Astra Security

What Astra Security is

Astra Security describes its cloud-deployed service as a continuous penetration testing platform for web applications, APIs and cloud infrastructure. Its DAST scanner covers more than 15,000 test cases and can scan authenticated flows, including MFA, SSO and custom authentication. PTaaS combines certified human penetration testers with AI-assisted threat modeling, scheduled tests and free rescans after remediation.

The API security platform can discover shadow, dormant and undocumented APIs and test them against API-specific attack cases. The cloud scanner supports AWS, Azure and GCP, with more than 400 security checks. Listed integrations include Slack, Jira, Vanta, GitLab, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Azure and CircleCI. Slack and Jira are configured at workspace level; CI/CD and other integrations are configured per target. Astra defines a target as a domain and its site-tree URLs, which may represent an application, IP, website or API. The company identifies engineering, security and DevOps professionals, along with compliance-dependent organizations, as intended users. A DAST Scanner trial is advertised for $7 for a full week, with no credit card commitment.

Who it suits

Astra Security is aimed at engineering, security and DevOps teams that need web, API or cloud security testing. Its compliance features and Trust Center may also suit organizations that need to share security posture and evidence with stakeholders.

Limits

Scanner Lite includes one target and three monthly scans; Scanner includes one target with unlimited scans. API DAST Scanner includes 20 API scans a month, with extra scans costing $10 each; API Security Pro includes 60 monthly API scans. Pentest Auto covers one target and one human rescan, while Pentest Expert covers one target and two expert rescans.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.getastra.com/.
2. Choose a plan based on whether you need DAST, API scanning, agency targets or pentesting.
3. Use the cloud deployment for web or API access.
4. Configure a target, defined as a domain and its site-tree URLs.
5. Connect available integrations at workspace level for Slack and Jira, or per target for CI/CD and other integrations.
6. Consider the advertised full-week DAST trial for $7; it has no credit card commitment and can be cancelled at any time.

Verdict

Astra Security combines automated scanning with human-led penetration testing and coverage for APIs and cloud infrastructure. Review each plan’s target and scan limits, and note that the advertised DAST trial costs $7 for a week.