2026 Edition

All Certifications

Honest reviews from people who actually passed. Pick your path and start your journey.

Offensive Security

OffSec - Try Harder!

HackTheBox

HTB Academy Certifications

HARD

CPTS

Certified Penetration Testing Specialist

$490 10-Day Exam
★★★★★ (567)
COMING

CDSA

Certified Defensive Security Analyst

Review coming soon...

COMING

CBBH

Certified Bug Bounty Hunter

Review coming soon...

PortSwigger

Web Security Specialists

Zero-Point Security

Red Team Operations

MID

CRTO

Certified Red Team Operator

£159-399 48hr Exam
★★★★★ (892)
COMING

CRTO II

Certified Red Team Operator Level 2

Review coming soon...

TCM Security

Practical & Affordable

MID

PNPT

Practical Network Penetration Tester

$399 5-Day Exam
★★★★★ (892)
COMING

PJPT

Practical Junior Penetration Tester

Review coming soon...

INE Security

eLearnSecurity Certs

ENTRY

eJPT

Junior Penetration Tester

$249 48hr Exam
★★★★☆ (1,456)
COMING

eCPPT

Certified Professional Penetration Tester

Review coming soon...

EC-Council

Certified Ethical Hacker & More

CompTIA

Industry Foundation Certs

ENTRY

Security+

SY0-701 (2026)

$404 90min Exam
★★★★☆ (4,512)
COMING

CySA+

Cybersecurity Analyst

Review coming soon...

COMING

PenTest+

CompTIA Penetration Tester

Review coming soon...

Not sure where to start?

Complete Beginner

Never touched security before

Start: Security+eJPT

Want to Pentest

Offensive security career path

Path: eJPTPNPTOSCP

Defense Focused

SOC, IR, or blue team roles

Path: Security+ → CySA+ → BTL1