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Referral program

Know a team drowning in findings?

Refer a security team to Cantina and you both get rewarded when they close their first loop — from first discovery to verified fix. No quotas, no catch, just a warm intro that pays off for everyone.

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The payoff

A warm intro that pays off for both sides.

Send us a team drowning in findings and we take the introduction from hello. When they close their first loop — first discovery to verified fix — the reward lands for both of you, at the same time. No quarterly payout cycle to wait on.

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Referred team

Acme Security

  • Intro sent
  • First loop closed verified
Reward unlocked you + them
How it works

Three steps, no paperwork.

You make the intro; we handle the rest. Follow it move by move — from the hello to the reward that lands for both of you.

Refer a team

Send us the team drowning in findings — a name and a way to reach them is enough. We take the intro from there and keep you posted.

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Refer

A team you know

Send referral

They close their first loop with Cantina

They connect their stack and run Cantina end to end: real findings triaged out of the noise, a fix shipped, and verified on record.

their-stack · first loop

  • signal · triaged
  • fix · shipped
  • verified · on record

You both get rewarded

The moment that first loop closes, the reward lands for both sides — no waiting on a quarterly payout cycle to catch up.

Reward unlocked
You account credit
The team you referred credit + priority setup
What you get

A reward for the intro — for both sides.

Rewards are illustrative and confirmed with you directly when we set up your referral. We keep them simple, generous, and genuinely useful to a working security team.

  • Benefits: Both

    Account credit

    Credit applied to both accounts once the referred team closes their first loop with Cantina.

  • Benefits: They

    Priority onboarding

    The team you refer jumps the queue with hands-on setup and a dedicated loop specialist.

  • Benefits: Both

    Co-marketing

    Opt into a joint case study or field note — your program, their results, shared reach.

  • Benefits: They

    Extended trial runway

    A longer, fuller evaluation so the referred team can prove value on their own stack.

  • Benefits: You

    Community standing

    Recognition in the Cantina community for practitioners who help other teams close the loop.

  • Benefits: You

    A direct line

    An open channel to the Cantina team for the programs you personally vouch for.

Who it's for

If you've felt the backlog, you know who needs this.

A queue that never shrinks. Findings that pile up faster than anyone can close them. If that's a pain you've lived, you probably know a team living it right now — customers, peers, or a community you're part of. Send them our way; you don't have to be a Cantina customer to refer.

What makes a referral qualify

  • The team is new to Cantina — not already in an active trial or contract.
  • You can make a warm intro. A name and a way to reach them is enough.
  • The reward unlocks once they close their first loop on a paid plan.
  • There's no cap — refer as many teams as you like, each qualifying referral counts.

Final reward amounts and timing are confirmed in writing when we set up your referral — no surprises.

Refer a team

Make the intro.

Tell us who to reach and we'll take it from hello — introducing Cantina, answering their questions, and getting them to their first closed loop.

  • A warm intro is all we need — we take it from there.
  • You stay in the loop as your referral gets onboarded.
  • We only use these details to make the introduction.

Prefer to talk it through first? Book a call instead.

Whatever you have — we'll do the outreach.

This continues on our contact desk, where we pick up the intro and reach out to bring your referral onboard.

FAQ

Questions about referrals.

The short version: make a warm intro, they close their first loop, you both get rewarded. The details are below.

Anyone who knows a security team that would benefit from Cantina — customers, partners, community members, or practitioners. You don't need to be a Cantina customer to refer.
After the team you refer closes their first loop with Cantina on a paid plan — first discovery through verified fix. We confirm the exact reward and timing with you in writing when we set up the referral.
The rewards shown on this page are illustrative. We keep them generous and useful, and we confirm the specifics with you directly so there are no surprises on either side.
No. Refer as many teams as you like — every qualifying referral counts toward a reward.
A team that's new to Cantina, that you can introduce us to, and that goes on to close their first loop on a paid plan. That's it.
Referrals need to be new to us. If a team is already in an active trial or conversation, that one won't qualify — but the next team you know might.
We use them only to make the introduction and follow up about Cantina — nothing else. Our security and privacy posture is spelled out on the trust page.
The community

Every closed loop widens the circle.

Refer a team and you don't just clear one backlog — you grow the community of security teams that ship verified fixes instead of drowning in findings.

Know the perfect team? Send them our way.

One warm intro can close a loop that's been open for months — and reward both of you for it. It takes a minute.

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