Bug Bounty Platforms

Discover the best platforms to earn money finding vulnerabilities

Showing 12 of 12 platforms

HackerOne

HackerOne

Platform Excellent
Founded
2012

The world's largest hacker community with over 800,000 hackers finding vulnerabilities.

Payout Range
$50 - $100,000+
Hackers
800,000+

Features:

Private Programs Public Programs Live Hacking Events Bounty Splitting

Notable Companies:

Twitter Uber Shopify GitLab Dropbox
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Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd

Platform Excellent
Founded
2012

Crowdsourced cybersecurity platform connecting organizations with security researchers.

Payout Range
$50 - $50,000+
Hackers
500,000+

Features:

Bug Bounty VDP Penetration Testing Security Assessments

Notable Companies:

Tesla Mozilla Western Union MasterCard Fitbit
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Synack

Synack

Invite-Only Excellent
Founded
2013

Invite-only platform combining human intelligence with advanced technology.

Payout Range
$100 - $75,000+
Hackers
1,500+

Features:

Red Team Continuous Testing AI-Powered Elite Researchers

Notable Companies:

DoD Fortune 500 Government Financial Services
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Intigriti

Intigriti

Platform Very Good
Founded
2016

European bug bounty platform focusing on ethical hacking and responsible disclosure.

Payout Range
$25 - $25,000+
Hackers
100,000+

Features:

Bug Bounty VDP Compliance Training

Notable Companies:

European Commission ING Atos Proximus
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YesWeHack

YesWeHack

Platform Very Good
Founded
2013

European crowdsourced cybersecurity platform with global reach.

Payout Range
$50 - $30,000+
Hackers
50,000+

Features:

Bug Bounty VDP Pentest Compliance

Notable Companies:

Orange BNP Paribas Société Générale Airbus
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Cobalt

Cobalt

PtaaS Very Good
Founded
2013

Pentest as a Service platform with on-demand security testing.

Payout Range
$100 - $15,000+
Hackers
400+

Features:

Pentest as a Service Agile Pentesting Continuous Testing

Notable Companies:

Veracrypt Recorded Future DataSite Kenna Security
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Open Bug Bounty

Open Bug Bounty

Free Platform Good
Founded
2014

Free platform for responsible disclosure of website vulnerabilities.

Payout Range
Recognition Only
Hackers
20,000+

Features:

Free Service Responsible Disclosure Website Scanning

Notable Companies:

Any Website Owner Non-profit Educational
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Zerocopter

Zerocopter

Platform Good
Founded
2015

Dutch crowdsourced security platform focusing on continuous security testing.

Payout Range
$50 - $10,000+
Hackers
15,000+

Features:

Continuous Testing Compliance Managed Programs

Notable Companies:

Dutch Government Financial Institutions Healthcare
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SafeHats

SafeHats

Platform Good
Founded
2017

Indian bug bounty platform connecting security researchers with organizations.

Payout Range
$25 - $5,000+
Hackers
10,000+

Features:

Bug Bounty VDP Security Consulting

Notable Companies:

Indian Startups Government SMEs
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Detectify

Detectify

Scanner + Crowdsource Very Good
Founded
2013

Automated web application security scanner with crowdsourced modules.

Payout Range
$500 - $30,000+
Hackers
300+

Features:

Automated Scanning Crowdsourced Modules Continuous Monitoring

Notable Companies:

Spotify Trello King Minecraft
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BugHunt

BugHunt

Platform Good
Founded
2019

Brazilian bug bounty platform focusing on local and international programs.

Payout Range
$50 - $10,000+
Hackers
20,000+

Features:

Bug Bounty VDP Security Research

Notable Companies:

Brazilian Companies Latin America
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Federacy

Federacy

Platform Good
Founded
2017

Continuous security testing platform for modern development teams.

Payout Range
$100 - $20,000+
Hackers
5,000+

Features:

Continuous Testing DevSecOps Integration Expert Network

Notable Companies:

Startups Scale-ups Enterprise
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Platform Statistics

12
Total Platforms
1.5M+
Total Hackers
$100M+
Paid Out
500K+
Bugs Found

Getting Started with Bug Bounty

1

Learn the Basics

Start with web application security fundamentals, OWASP Top 10, and common vulnerability types.

2

Practice on Labs

Use platforms like PortSwigger Web Security Academy, DVWA, and WebGoat to practice.

3

Start Hunting

Begin with public programs on HackerOne or Bugcrowd, focus on one target at a time.