Acunetix vs IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment comparison

Invicti and IBM are both solutions in the Vulnerability Management category. Invicti is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.4, while IBM is ranked #51. Invicti holds a 1.2% mindshare in VM, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Invicti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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50% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Acunetix and IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment compete in the cybersecurity domain. Acunetix seems to have the upper hand in pricing and support, while IBM Guardium offers superior features meriting its investment.

Features: Acunetix provides an automated scanner, detailed web application security testing, and is suitable for web-based platforms. IBM Guardium offers comprehensive database security, sensitive data protection, and a data-centric security focus.

Room for Improvement: Acunetix could enhance its database security capabilities, expand its support for non-web application vulnerabilities, and refine its integration with other security tools. IBM Guardium could streamline its setup process, reduce its learning curve for new users, and offer more competitive pricing tiers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acunetix is known for straightforward setup, user-friendliness, and strong support. IBM Guardium requires more complex integration but provides robust service for implementation support.

Pricing and ROI: Acunetix offers a cost-effective solution with a quicker ROI due to competitive pricing. IBM Guardium requires higher initial costs, justified by its extensive feature set, benefiting larger enterprises.

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Categories and Ranking

Acunetix

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

17th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (12th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (11th), DevSecOps (5th)

IBM Guardium Vulnerability ...

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

51st

Average Rating

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Acunetix is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management

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AnubhavGoswami

Compliance Manager at Compunnel

Attractive automated reports with boost user productivity and an easy setup

The primary use is mainly related to vulnerability assessment, including both public and internal IP addresses By using this tool, we have reduced the workload and increased the productivity of users. It generates automated reports. This feature is beneficial when sharing reports with clients as…

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reviewer1714710

CTA\Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Worthwhile from the regulatory requirements and analytics perspective, but is expensive and not easy to use

We are a full security base integration and application business. We help with implementation and deployments. I used Guardium to help with a cloud migration to check and do some validation for a client's data landscape and services so that they made sure that they were all secure in overall…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Their technical support has been very active. If I have an issue, I can reach out to them and get an answer pretty quick."

"The tool's most valuable feature is scan configurations. We use it for external physical applications. The scanning time depends on the application's code."

"The product is really easy to use."

"We are able to create a report which shows the PCI DSS scoring and share it with the application teams. Then, they can correlate and see exactly what they need to fix, and why."

"I find it to be one of the most comprehensive tools, with support for manual intervention."

"Picks up weaknesses in our app setups."

"The scalability is good. The scalability is more than good because it can operate both as a standalone and it can be integrated as part of applications. So that really makes it a very, very versatile solution to have."

"It's very user-friendly for the testing teams. It's very easy for them to understand things and to fix vulnerabilities."

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"The most valuable feature is that it provides a simple English recommendation on actions that you need to take once a vulnerability is discovered."

"The reporting features are good and there are many built-in reports that can be quickly configured."

"It helped with some of the regulatory requirements. It also helped with some of the security analytics and analysis. It was worthwhile from that perspective."

Cons

"While we do have it integrated with other solutions, it could still offer more integrations."

"We want to see how much bandwidth usage it consumes. When we monitor traffic we have issues with the consumption and throttling of the traffic."

"It would be nice to have a feature to "retest" only a single vulnerability that the customer reports as patched, and delete it from the next scans since it has already been patched."

"It is difficult to create a proxy connection."

"It should be easier to recreate something manually, with the manual tool, because Acunetix is an automatic tool. If it finds something, it should be easier to manually replicate it. Sometimes you don't get the raw data from the input and output, so that could be improved."

"The only problem that they have is the price. It is a bit expensive, and you cannot change the number of applications for the whole year."

"Acunetix needs to include agent analysis."

"We have had issues during upgrades where their scans worked on some apps better with previous versions. Then, we had to work with their tech support, who were great, to get it fixed for the next version."

More Acunetix cons

"Building policies is not that easy. There are some things that are turned off by default, for example, displaying values."

"It was not as easy to use. The user-friendliness of it was somewhat lower than what I was expecting. It was also lacking in terms of the ease of the setup. There should be an automatic agent for deployment."

"The interface could be improved by having sub-groups of tests, ultimately making the process of collecting tests faster."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is based on two types of licenses, ConsultLite, and ConsultPlus, as well as the number of domains that are scanned."

"It is a bit expensive. If you need to check five applications, you have to pay almost 14,000. It is an agreement for two years at 7,000 per year for only five applications. You cannot change the applications in the license. So, you are stuck with the same license for the five applications for one full year."

"The pricing and licensing are reasonable to a point. In order to run multiple scans at a time, we are going to have to purchase a 100 count license, which is an overkill. Though, compared to what we were paying for, the cost seems reasonable."

"The costs aren't very expensive. It costs around $3000 or $4000."

"When we looked at all other vendors and what they were asking for, to provide a third of what Acunetix was capable of doing, it was an easy decision... But now that it's coming to a cost where it's line with market value, it becomes more of a competition... Acunetix is raising the cost of licensing. It's 3.5 times what we were initially quoted."

"Acunetix was around the same price as all the other vendors we looked at, nothing special."

"When compared with other products, the pricing is a little bit high. But it gives value for the price. It serves the purpose and is worthwhile for the price we pay."

"The solution is expensive."

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"One thing not advantageous for it was that it was a little bit more expensive. I would rate it one out of five in terms of pricing."

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Financial Services Firm

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?

The tool's most valuable feature is scan configurations. We use it for external physical applications. The scanning time depends on the application's code.

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What is your primary use case for Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?

I use Acunetix for penetration testing purposes. This is the primary use case.

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What advice do you have for others considering Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?

I rate the overall solution nine out of ten. I prefer Acunetix for its more precise and accurate results.

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Overview

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web applications by checking for vulnerabilities like SQL Injection, Cross site scripting, and other exploitable vulnerabilities.

IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment scans data infrastructures (databases, data warehouses and big data environments) to detect vulnerabilities, and suggests remedial actions. The solution identifies exposures such as missing patches, weak passwords, unauthorized changes and misconfigured privileges.

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Joomla!, Digicure, Team Random, Credit Suisse, Samsung, Air New Zealand

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