Warin vs Intruder: everything a small team needs, on every plan
Both tools are built for startups. The difference: Warin bundles subdomain discovery, email breach monitoring, deep SSL/TLS analysis, and AI fix guides into one flat price — while Intruder gates discovery behind its Pro tier and charges per target.
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The short version
Warin vs Intruder: the bottom line
Both target startups — but Warin includes more, for less. Discovery, breach monitoring, and AI fix guides come on every plan at a flat $49–$99/month; Intruder gates them behind higher tiers and per-license fees.
Intruder is a well-built, easy-to-use scanner and the closest peer to Warin — so the decision really comes down to coverage and pricing model:
- Email breach monitoring is built into Warin — Intruder doesn't offer it on any plan.
- Subdomain discovery is on every Warin plan; on Intruder it's Pro-tier only (Smart Recon is a target status checker, not discovery).
- Flat $49–$99/month, everything included vs Intruder's $149/month for 5 infrastructure licenses and zero application (DAST) licenses — more scanning means more licenses.
Feature by feature
Warin vs Intruder at a glance
| Capability | Warin Best for startups | Intruder |
|---|---|---|
| Web application scanning (DAST) | Included, all plans | Per-app license (0 incl.) |
| Network & port scanning | Included | Included (internal Pro+) |
| Subdomain discovery | Every plan | Pro tier only |
| Asset discovery & inventory | Automatic | Enterprise tier |
| SSL / TLS monitoring (deep) | Config + expiry | Basic cert checks |
| Email breach monitoring | Included | Not available |
| AI fix guides | Per finding, plain English | Remediation context |
| Risk prioritization | Severity + asset context | Risk-enriched data |
| Pricing model | Flat, all-in | $149/mo + per-license fees |
Included Limited / add-on Not available
Pricing and capabilities verified from public vendor sources, June 2026. We update these pages as vendors change their plans.
Why teams choose Warin
Where Warin comes out ahead
Breach monitoring built in
Warin continuously checks your team's email addresses against breach databases and the dark web, and alerts you the moment credentials leak. Intruder has no equivalent on any tier.
Subdomain discovery on every plan
Forgotten staging and dev subdomains are a top startup blind spot. Warin enumerates them automatically on the entry plan — Intruder only does this on Pro, and Smart Recon doesn't count: it just checks whether targets you already added are reachable.
Fix guides anyone can follow
Every Warin finding comes with step-by-step, plain-English remediation tailored to your stack. Intruder enriches findings with context, but you're still expected to know how to act on them.
Deep SSL/TLS, not just certs
Warin inspects cipher suites, protocol versions, HSTS, and certificate chains — not only expiry. Intruder's TLS coverage is basic certificate checks.
One flat price, no per-license math
Warin is $49 or $99 a month, all-in. Intruder's Essential plan is $149/month for 5 infrastructure licenses and zero application licenses — so web app and API scanning, and anything beyond 5 assets, cost more on top. The real number grows with what you scan.
Every feature on every plan
With Warin, Starter and Pro have the identical feature set — only asset and user counts change. With Intruder, the capabilities founders want sit behind Cloud, Pro, and Enterprise upgrades.
Pricing
What you'll actually pay
- Starter $49/mo 5 assets · 3 users · every feature included
- Pro $99/mo 25 assets · 10 users · 14-day free trial
Flat, transparent pricing. Every feature on every plan — only asset and user counts change.
- Essential $149/mo 5 infrastructure + 0 application licenses · $119/mo if billed annually
- Cloud / Pro / Enterprise On request Higher tiers and Enterprise are custom-quoted
Intruder's Essential plan is $149/month ($119/month if billed annually) and includes 5 infrastructure licenses (IPs, domains, servers, devices) and zero application licenses — so web app and API (DAST) scanning require buying application licenses on top, and more assets means more infrastructure licenses. Subdomain discovery and internal scanning require the Pro tier.
A fair look
Where Intruder might be the better fit
Intruder is a genuinely capable, easy-to-use scanner, and for some teams it's the better choice. We'd point you to Intruder if:
- You need internal network scanning. Intruder's Pro tier scans assets behind your firewall. Warin is external-attack-surface only by design.
- You want multiple scanning engines. Higher Intruder tiers layer Tenable and Nuclei on top of OpenVAS for broader infrastructure coverage.
- You want pentesting credits bundled. Intruder's paid tiers include human-led pentest credits each month.
- Native Vanta / Drata sync is a must-have. Intruder ships first-class compliance integrations for pushing evidence into SOC 2 tooling.
Common questions
Warin vs Intruder: FAQ
Yes. Warin is a strong Intruder alternative for startups and SaaS teams that want one flat-priced platform. Warin includes subdomain discovery, web and network scanning, deep SSL/TLS monitoring, email breach monitoring, risk prioritization, and AI-generated fix guides on every plan — several of which Intruder either gates behind higher tiers or doesn't offer at all.
The main difference is coverage and pricing model. Warin bundles discovery, scanning, breach monitoring, and guided remediation into a flat $49–$99/month price with every feature on every plan. Intruder charges a base fee plus per-target fees, has no email breach monitoring, and unlocks subdomain discovery and internal scanning only on its Pro tier.
No. Intruder does not offer email or credential breach monitoring on any plan. Warin includes continuous breach and dark-web monitoring of your team's email addresses on every plan.
Subdomain discovery is available on Intruder's Pro tier, not its entry Essential plan. Its 'Smart Recon' feature is sometimes mistaken for discovery, but per Intruder's own documentation it only checks whether targets you've already added are active or unresponsive — it does not find new subdomains. Warin performs continuous subdomain discovery on every plan.
Warin is a flat $49/month (Starter) or $99/month (Pro), all-inclusive. Intruder's Essential plan is $149/month ($119/month if billed annually) and includes only 5 infrastructure licenses and zero application licenses, so web app and API scanning and any additional assets cost extra on top. Intruder's Cloud, Pro, and Enterprise tiers are custom-quoted.
Both are designed to be easy to set up. Warin goes further for a non-security founder by including plain-English AI fix guides for every finding and bundling discovery, scanning, breach monitoring, and SSL/TLS into one tool, so there are no add-ons to manage or tiers to decode.
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