Acunetix AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Vulnerability Scanners

The best Vulnerability Scanner alternative to Acunetix is SiteOne Crawler, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Acunetix and many of them are Vulnerability Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Vulnerability Scanner alternatives to Acunetix are Burp Suite, OpenVAS, Nessus and Lonkero.

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  1. SiteOne Crawler icon
     22 likes

    A free in-depth website analyzer providing audits of security, performance, SEO, accessibility and other technical aspects. Available as a desktop application for Windows/macOS/Linux and as a CLI tool for advanced users and CI/CD processes. It also includes an offline web page exporter.

    36 SiteOne Crawler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Burp Suite icon
     46 likes

    Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface, through to finding and exploiting...

    32 Burp Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Burp Suite vs Acunetix Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -3

    Burp Suite is for forced browsing whereas acunetix is finding vulnerabilities.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Burp Suite is Freemium and ProprietaryAcunetix is Paid and Proprietary
  3. OpenVAS icon
     24 likes

    The Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.

    34 OpenVAS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. Nessus icon
     28 likes

    Automated point-in-time assessments across various platforms discover vulnerabilities, detecting defects, malware, and misconfigurations while employing scoring systems to help prioritize remediation efforts and providing tools for both experienced users and newcomers.

    54 Nessus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  5. Lonkero icon
     1 like

    Lonkero is a high-performance web vulnerability scanner built in Rust for penetration testers and bug bounty hunters who are tired of slow, bloated tools that generate hundreds of false positives.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
     
  6. Nikto icon
     21 likes

    Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6400 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1000 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers.

    21 Nikto alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Probely icon
     16 likes

    Probely is a top-tier cloud-based DAST Scanner designed for DevOps, empowering Security and Development teams to work together to secure their web applications and APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Probely vs Acunetix Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Very easy to use, no useless results. API

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    cntzero
    Positive
    3

    Very complete API, good support, and low false positive rates.

    nunoloureiro
    Positive
    2

    Full API, very intuitive interface, reports what matters

    • Probely is Freemium and ProprietaryAcunetix is Paid and Proprietary
  8. nuclei icon
     2 likes

    Nuclei is used to send requests across targets based on a template, leading to zero false positives and providing fast scanning on a large number of hosts. Nuclei offers scanning for a variety of protocols, including TCP, DNS, HTTP, SSL, File, Whois, Websocket, Headless etc.

    26 nuclei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Netsparker is the only False-positive-free web application security scanner. Simply point it at your website and it will automatically discover the flaws that could leave you dangerously exposed.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. SecApps icon
     4 likes

    Find security vulnerabilities right from your browser. Experience the next generation security tools without the need to install any additional software.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  11. Whitespots icon
     3 likes

    📈 Measure and control your application security state; 🔎 Scan your code, containers, web and mobile applications; 🔥 Remove duplicates, validate results, and create Jira tasks in seconds; 🕜 Save your engineers time and automate your processes; ? Self-hosted.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. PENTESTON icon
     3 likes

    PENTESTON is a cloud-based Cybersecurity platform that allows you to oversee the complete secure development lifecycle of your application. It functions as a cyber security reporting and workflow management system, providing you with the necessary tools to manage the entire...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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