Synack in 9 slides
A vetted security testing platform whose Red Team accepts researchers only after skills assessment and background checks. Members get steady, well-paid engagements.
- Vetted security platform
- Bug bounty platforms
- Based in Redwood City, California, United States
- Vetted: providers are screened
What you do on Synack
How the money is made: prizes and bounties
- Join a challenge
- Submit your work
- It gets judged
- Win the prize
A vetted security testing platform whose Red Team accepts researchers only after skills assessment and background checks. Members get steady, well-paid engagements.
Founded 2013 · next to 9 other bug bounty platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Synack takes
Vetted researchers earn per vulnerability
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Application and vettingIncludes an ID check
- Do the work
- Earnings clearPaid direct to bank account, schedule not published
- Withdraw1 way to withdraw
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you pass its application.
You need a computer, reliable internet, a skills test and a background check. You have to verify your ID.
What you need
- A computer
- Reliable internet
- A skills test
- A background check
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Application and vettingHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
The Synack Red Team is made up of over 1,500 vetted security researchers who pick from about 52,000 tests executed per year.
Source: synack.com ↗Synack says its average payment per accepted vulnerability was in the $600 to $900 range in 2020, with regular missions paying $25 to $50.
Source: synack.com ↗How it scores
Strong on proof of earnings and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.5
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings5.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts