CEH vs eJPT
| CEH EC-Council | eJPT INE | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Offensive · Intermediate | Offensive · Beginner |
| Price | $1,199 Exam voucher. Without official training you need 2 years of experience and an application fee. | $249 Exam voucher; the prep course is free with INE's Starter plan. |
| Study hours | 80–150 h | 40–80 h |
| Real difficulty | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ |
| Exam | Multiple choice Length: 4 h | Hands-on Length: 48 h |
| Validity | 3 years (credits + annual fee) | 3 years |
| Job ads in United States | – | – |
| Avg. salary | – | – |
| Index | – | – |
| Summary | Very common in job ads and with HR, but the main exam is multiple choice and the technical community rates it poorly. Expensive for what it proves. | A first hands-on pentesting exam: a lab with questions about what you find. A good stepping stone before PNPT or OSCP. |
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