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
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    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)

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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...

    35 Burp Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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  3. OpenVAS icon
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    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

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. nuclei icon
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    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.

    28 nuclei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Unified application security platform — 12 scanners including SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen-testing in one on-premise deployment. Replaces your entire AppSec stack.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. skipfish icon
     14 likes

    A fully automated, active web application security reconnaissance tool. Key features: High speed: pure C code, highly optimized HTTP handling, minimal CPU footprint - easily achieving 2000 requests per second with responsive targets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. 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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  11. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. 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
     
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