Azure Penetration Test Cost (2026): $14K to $45K

Azure pentest pricing by scope

Why Entra ID is the centre of gravity

Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is what most production Azure attacks actually target. The control-plane access model in Azure routes through Entra; getting an Entra foothold (compromised user, consented application, over-privileged service principal) usually translates directly to subscription-level access depending on role assignments.

The Entra ID scope items that consume the most testing time, and that consistently produce the highest-impact findings, are: Conditional Access policy review for gaps that allow MFA bypass, application registration and enterprise application consent review, service principal and managed identity privilege analysis, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) configuration verification, and B2B/external collaboration review.

A common discovery is that Conditional Access policies are configured but excluded for "break-glass" accounts that are not actually monitored. Another is over-permissive application consent that allows third-party apps to read mailboxes or files across the tenant.

Azure pentest scope by service category

Azure's shared responsibility model places customer responsibility on the configuration of any Azure service consumed. The scope categories below cover the bulk of Azure pentest engagements.

Hybrid identity scoping

Many enterprise Azure deployments are hybrid: Entra ID is synchronised with an on-premises Active Directory via Entra Connect (formerly AAD Connect), and authentication may flow through ADFS, pass-through authentication, or password hash sync. Each architecture introduces different attack surface, and the tester needs to understand which is in use to scope accurately.

ADFS environments require additional testing time because ADFS itself becomes a high-value target (compromising ADFS can produce signed SAML assertions for any tenant user). Pass-through authentication is simpler but introduces dependency on the on-premises AD security posture. Password hash sync raises questions about hash storage in Entra ID.

Hybrid identity scope typically adds $5,000-$10,000 to the engagement and 2-4 testing days. Declare it accurately during scoping; it is not the kind of complexity that can be added mid-engagement.

Microsoft 365 overlap and exclusions

Many organisations use Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams) backed by the same Entra ID tenant as their Azure subscriptions. Pentest scope decisions usually need to clarify whether Microsoft 365 services are in scope. Most boutique firms include high-level Entra ID tenant testing that surfaces M365-relevant findings (over-permissive app consent that can read mailboxes, for example) but exclude detailed M365 service testing.

Detailed M365 testing is typically a separate engagement at $8,000-$15,000 because it requires different tooling and methodology coverage (Exchange Online configuration, SharePoint sharing review, Teams guest access, Power Platform app review).