What does it cost to set up a pentesting company?
Exactly € 15.837,93 and not a cent more.
We are four founders and have set up a joint limited company in Austria. These are our start-up costs.
For monthly licences, we have taken the first three months into account. For annual licences, the whole year (we had to pay). Variable costs, kilometre allowance, etc. are not included.
Foundation costs
| Tax advice on formation | € 1 670,00 |
| Drawing up of articles of association | € 1 592,25 |
| Notarial certifications | € 1 005,00 |
| Commercial registration | € 494,20 |
| Registration of beneficial owners | € 198,00 |
| Total | € 4 959,45 |
Initial costs
| Logo | € 165,58 |
| Website (DIY via Webflow, incl 1 year hosting) | € 231,00 |
| Business Cards | € 71,18 |
| Total | € 467,76 |
Running costs
| Chamber of Commerce basic levy | € 244,00 |
| Social Security (4x, 3 months, minimum contribution) | € 1 691,88 |
| Corporate income tax (minimum contribution) | € 125,00 |
| Liability Insurance | € 193,65 |
| Bookkeeping (3 months) | € 400,00 |
| Telephone fees (4x, 3 months, incl service fee) | € 198,24 |
| Dedicated Cloud Server (3 months) | € 117,00 |
| S/MIME certificates (4x) | € 116,00 |
| Bank Fees (3 months, incl debit card) | € 51,57 |
| Total | € 3 561,41 |
Licences
| Burp Professional (4x) | € 1 396,00 |
| Nessus Professional | € 3 327,38 |
| Pingcastle | € 2 000,00 |
| Microsoft Action Pack | € 400,00 |
| SonarQube (1 year, Dev Edition) | € 150,00 |
| Total | € 7 273,38 |