HackerOne

HackerOne

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HackerOne is a vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform that connects businesses with penetration testers and cybersecurity researchers. HackerOne Community Edition offers a version of our popular HackerOne Bounty program for free to eligible open source projects. Use HackerOne to coordinate vulnerability reports, pay out bug bounties, and more.

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Goal: Funding. Model: Bounties. Status: Live.

Should you use this?

Best for
Scoped issues, audits, tasks, and contribution work with clear deliverables.
Not ideal for
Ongoing maintainer labor that cannot be broken into concrete tasks.
Why choose it
Established bug bounty platform for managed vulnerability programs. Best for mature projects that need structured security disclosures.
Watch out for
Poorly scoped bounties can create review burden without sustainable support.
Setup effort
High
Fees
For eligible open source Community Edition programs, HackerOne says the platform is free and only charges a 5% payment processing fee on paid bounties.
Last verified
2026-03-15
Goal Funding
Model Bounties
Tags
Security
Official websiteVisit official website
VerificationUnverified
OrganizationCorporation
Open source statusClosed source platform supporting open source programs
Platform technologyClosed source security coordination platform
Monetization modelSecurity bug bounties
Payment methodsPayPal, Bitcoin, Bank Transfer
Platform feesFor eligible open source Community Edition programs, HackerOne says the platform is free and only charges a 5% payment processing fee on paid bounties.
User activityOver 1,700 customer programs and over 600,000 ethical hackers have signed up

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