What is the difference between penetration testing and vulnerability testing?

Penetration testing goes one step further than vulnerability testing; while vulnerability tests check for known vulnerabilities, penetration testing adopts the concept of ‘in-depth ethical hacking’

Penetration testing is based on purely online vulnerability analysis while vulnerability testing engages ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities

Vulnerability testing is more expensive than penetration testing

Penetration testing is conducted purely for meeting compliance standards while vulnerability testing is focused on online scans