Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) Alternatives

Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is described as 'The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications' and is a penetration testing tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) alternative is Fiddler, which is free. Other great apps like Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) are mitmproxy, HTTP Toolkit, Charles and Burp Suite.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Nautillo Pro icon
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    Test your website like a real attacker would. Nautillo Pro finds account takeover risks, API exposure, broken access control, and AI security flaws before users and hackers do.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ShipSafe icon
     1 like

    ShipSafe is a free online website safety checker that helps users quickly analyze whether a website is safe or potentially risky. By entering a domain or URL, ShipSafe provides a trust score, security insights, and reputation indicators that help users avoid scams, phishing...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. 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
     
  6. w3af icon
     16 likes

    w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework.

    26 w3af alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Pabit icon
     1 like

    Pabit is a modern project management and task tracking tool designed to help teams organize work without unnecessary complexity. It provides tasks, sprints, project modules, and real-time analytics in a clean and intuitive interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Axeploit icon
     4 likes

    Defense, driven by a fleet of AI agents. Axeploit can automatically create multiple accounts. It operates & attacks with real contact details, just like a hacker.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. HTTP Debugger icon
     8 likes

    HTTP Debugger captures and decrypts HTTP/HTTPS from any Windows app without proxy setup — HTTP/2, WebSocket, SSE, gRPC and localhost included. Edit and replay requests, modify traffic on the fly, and let an AI assistant read the session over the built-in MCP server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Acunetix icon
     14 likes

    Audit your website security and web applications for SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web vulnerabilities with Acunetix Web Security Scanner. Download Free Edition!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
  11. James icon
     5 likes

    James is a HTTP Proxy and Monitor that enables developers to view and intercept requests made from the browser. It is an open-source alternative to the popular developer tool Charles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
     
  12. HunterX icon
     6 likes

    HunterX is an open-source, AI-assisted vulnerability scanner and red team framework designed to automate and orchestrate modern security testing workflows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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