Acunetix Alternatives for Linux

Acunetix is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative 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 available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Acunetix are Burp Suite, OpenVAS, Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) and Nessus.

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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.

    49 SiteOne Crawler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  2. Burp Suite icon
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    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...

    46 Burp Suite alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • 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.

    41 OpenVAS alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.

    49 Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Java
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  5. Nessus icon
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    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.

    61 Nessus alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  6. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
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  7. Nikto icon
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    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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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  8. wapiti icon
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    Wapiti allows you to audit the security of your web applications. Wapiti is a command line tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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.

    31 nuclei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. w3af icon
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    w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Main screen with OSWASP_TOP10 testing profile selected.
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  12. Websecurify icon
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    Websecurify is a powerful web application security testing environment designed from the ground up to provide the best combination of automatic and manual vulnerability testing technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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