Pro buys no points and no rank. It buys back the waiting: your report is read first, roles you could actually take arrive by mail, and your application opens with the proof that posting was asking for.
A confirmed report is the only track here with no ceiling. Nothing about it is easier on Pro — the writing, the scope, the verdict are identical. What changes is how long it sits before a human opens it.
3th in line
8th in line
Illustrative. Both lanes move oldest first — a priority lane is only honest if the one underneath it is a queue and not a pile.
Six things. Three take back work you do by hand today; three make proof you already earned pay off more than once.
Your report goes to the front of the line.
A confirmed report is the only track here with no ceiling, so the only thing standing between your proof and your points is how long it waits to be read. Pro enters the priority lane. It comes out sooner — not approved.
You reach the same ceiling in a third of the time.
Same bank, same points per difficulty, same lifetime ceiling. More attempts a day means you reach that ceiling sooner. Never past it.
A mail when a role opens that you could actually apply to.
Good security roles fill in days. Instead of checking the board again, the one that matches your rank and where you are arrives with a link to apply. Off until you turn it on.
A week of applying that is not rationed.
When you are hunting properly, 1 run out on a Tuesday. Pro lifts the limit so a week of applying is not rationed.
Your application opens with the proof this role asked for.
Nobody reads a forty-row ledger. Rooted picks the entries that answer this posting and puts them at the top. You see it before you send, and your full ledger sits underneath, unchanged.
A small mark on your credential and every board row you appear in.
It says you are keeping the credential current. It does not change your rank, your points or where you sit on the board — and that is exactly the point.
Two rows never move, whatever you pay. They are the reason the rest is worth anything.
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank, points and gatesFixed | Identical | Identical |
| Review queue | Oldest first | Front of the line |
| Questions a day | 5 | 12 |
| Applications a day | 1 | 12 |
| Job alerts | — | Daily |
| Application brief | — | Yes |
| Mark on the credential | — | Yes |
| Questions and labs ceilingFixed | 2,000 total · 800 from questions | 2,000 total · 800 from questions |