Bugtraq AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Penetration Testing Tools

The best Penetration Testing alternative to Bugtraq is Kali Linux, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Bugtraq and seven of them are Penetration Testing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Penetration Testing Tool alternatives to Bugtraq are Parrot Security OS, BlackArch, BackBox Linux and Cyborg Linux.

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Bugtraq alternatives page was last updated Mar 11, 2019
  1. Kali Linux icon
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    Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, originally forked from Backtrack Linux by the Offensive Security team.

    22 Kali Linux alternatives
    Kali Linux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Penetration Testing
    2.  Security Testing
    3.  Linux-based
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  ARM support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Based on Debian
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    • Kali Linux is the most popular Windows alternative to Bugtraq.

    • Kali Linux is Free and Open SourceBugtraq is also Free and Open Source
    • Kali Linux is Privacy focusedBugtraq is not according to our users
  2. Parrot Security OS icon
     46 likes

    Parrot is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian Testing and designed with Security, Development, and Privacy in mind.

    34 Parrot Security OS alternatives
    Parrot Security OS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Security Testing
    2.  Penetration Testing
    3.  Vulnerability Assessment
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Portable
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Rolling Release
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Linux-based
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  3. BlackArch icon
     21 likes

    BlackArch Linux is an Small Arch Linux iconArch Linux -based distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 2554 tools.

    17 BlackArch alternatives
    BlackArch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux

    BlackArch Features

    1.  Based on Arch Linux
    2.  Arch User Repository
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Rolling Release
    5.  No registration required
    6.  PHP IDE
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  4. BackBox Linux icon
     18 likes

    BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and to provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment thanks to its own software repositories...

    16 BackBox Linux alternatives
    BackBox Linux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    BackBox Linux Features

    1.  Based on Ubuntu
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  5. Cyborg Linux icon
     7 likes

    The most advanced, powerful and yet beautiful penetration testing distribution ever created.Lined up with ultimate collection of tools for pro Ethical Hackers and Cyber Security Experts.

    16 Cyborg Linux alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    have not been any updates on their website in almost 2 years.

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  6. Matriux icon
     5 likes

    Matriux is a fully featured security distribution consisting of a bunch of powerful, open source and free tools that can be used for various purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, ethical hacking, system and network administration, cyber forensics...

    34 Matriux alternatives
    Matriux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Matriux Features

    1.  Based on Debian
    2.  Security Testing
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, Matriux Blue, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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  7. ArchStrike icon
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    ArchStrike is a penetration testing and security layer on top of Arch Linux done the Arch Way and optimized for i686, x86_64, ARMv6, ARMv7 and ARMv8. We follow the Arch Linux standards very closely in order to keep our packages clean, proper and easy to maintain.

    16 ArchStrike alternatives
    ArchStrike screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation

    ArchStrike Features

    1.  Linux-based
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