---
id: 1003
title: "Bug Bounty & Pen Test: How to Choose, and When to Combine"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bounty-pen-test/"
published_at: "2020-06-30T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "crowdsourced-security", "security-testing", "buyers-guide", "next-gen-pen-test", "cost-comparison"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1003"
lang: en
---

# Bug Bounty & Pen Test: How to Choose, and When to Combine

## Summary

Bugcrowd compares bug bounty with pen testing in pay-for-success versus pay-for-time terms, and outlines four use cases where combining both delivers the biggest gains in coverage and cost savings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2020-06-30T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bounty-pen-test/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1003