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Pentest Terms

A reference site for pentest terminology with 2000+ term definitions

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
pentest-terms.vercel.app
Built by
Mira

Bloat

107/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A working, live static reference site with a large hand-gathered glossary and a bookmark feature, shipped once and not touched in over 600 days. It is a useful learning resource but has no revenue path, no distinctive edge beyond the curated dataset, and no sign of ongoing commitment.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Beginners in security do need term lookups, but this is a free glossary with no pricing, accounts or payments, and no plausible route to anyone paying.

22/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Positioned as a casual reference for people starting out, so the problem is real but low-value and free.

    “i just made a site for pentest terms where you can get definitions for terms related to pentest. use it as a casual reference or if you're starting out. - https://pentest-terms.vercel.app also spent lots of hours gathering the terms (2k+ lines of json object) and making sure each term defined properly. [GitHub Repo] [Download the raw json File] #MyProjects #PentestTerms #pentest”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 2 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. No pricing, payments or accounts found on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The glossary is a static JSON list that anyone can copy, and the creator publishes the raw file and repo, so the only edge is the effort already spent compiling it.

14/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The creator offers the raw JSON download and GitHub repo, making the data trivially copyable.

    “i just made a site for pentest terms where you can get definitions for terms related to pentest. use it as a casual reference or if you're starting out. - https://pentest-terms.vercel.app also spent lots of hours gathering the terms (2k+ lines of json object) and making sure each term defined properly. [GitHub Repo] [Download the raw json File] #MyProjects #PentestTerms #pentest”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 2 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Site is a simple term list on a free Vercel subdomain with no proprietary features.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Shipped once on 2025-02-02 with a single post and no updates in the 612 days since, so there is no sustained shipping history.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 612 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “i just made a site for pentest terms where you can get definitions for terms related to pentest. use it as a casual reference or if you're starting out. - https://pentest-terms.vercel.app also spent lots of hours gathering the terms (2k+ lines of json object) and making sure each term defined properly. [GitHub Repo] [Download the raw json File] #MyProjects #PentestTerms #pentest”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 2 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real, live, HTTPS site exists with a large glossary and bookmarks, but it is a thin static reference with no backend, accounts, or docs.

52/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://pentest-terms.vercel.app responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The site works and serves a large term list with a bookmarks page, but it is a thin, static reference with little beyond browsing.

  • Own home0/10

    Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-02-02.

  • Operations2/15

    Static front end on Vercel with a public repo; no accounts, backend, docs, API or status page.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://pentest-terms.vercel.app responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  2. Live site lists terms alphabetically with an A–Z index.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  3. A working bookmarks page exists, showing a small piece of interactivity.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app/bookmark (opens in a new tab)

  4. Facts show no docs, accounts, status page or store links.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  5. A GitHub repo and raw JSON download are offered.

    “i just made a site for pentest terms where you can get definitions for terms related to pentest. use it as a casual reference or if you're starting out. - https://pentest-terms.vercel.app also spent lots of hours gathering the terms (2k+ lines of json object) and making sure each term defined properly. [GitHub Repo] [Download the raw json File] #MyProjects #PentestTerms #pentest”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 2 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Free on a Vercel subdomain with no payments, pricing, privacy policy or support contact, and no sign the creator is continuing, so nothing sustains it.

19/100

  • Distribution12/30

    A site on a free subdomain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No mention of customers or revenue, and no payment mechanism.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms5/5

    Has terms of service.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    A single launch post and no follow-up; the creator did put real hours into compiling the data, but there is no roadmap, community or team.

Receipts (4)

  1. A site on a free subdomain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payments or prices detected.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator says they spent many hours gathering and defining 2k+ terms.

    “i just made a site for pentest terms where you can get definitions for terms related to pentest. use it as a casual reference or if you're starting out. - https://pentest-terms.vercel.app also spent lots of hours gathering the terms (2k+ lines of json object) and making sure each term defined properly. [GitHub Repo] [Download the raw json File] #MyProjects #PentestTerms #pentest”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 2 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. No sign of activity since 2025-02-02.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pentest-terms.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)