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Acunetix vs Synopsys Defensics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

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Acunetix excels in scalability and adaptability, supporting diverse user needs and cloud environments for enterprises, despite Linux constraints.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.3
Acunetix offers user-friendly, comprehensive scanning with detailed reporting, minimal false positives, and robust integration capabilities for efficient vulnerability management.
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I find it to be one of the most comprehensive tools, with support for manual intervention.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.5
Acunetix needs improvements in integrations, speed, clarity, and customization, with challenges in licensing, false positives, and jargon.
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The support program was helpful in addressing it.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
Acunetix offers reliable, stable performance with minimal maintenance, rare glitches, and effective support during updates, earning high user ratings.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.1
Acunetix support is available 24/7 but varies in responsiveness; satisfaction levels depend on user experience and response times.
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The technical support from Invicti is very good and fast.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
5.5
Acunetix's pricing is seen as high by some, competitive by others, with concerns about licensing complexity and transparency.
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We secured a special licensing model for penetration testing companies, which is cost-effective.
 

Categories and Ranking

Acunetix
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (16th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (13th), Vulnerability Management (20th), DevSecOps (6th)
Synopsys Defensics
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Fuzz Testing Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Acunetix is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 2.3% compared to last year.
Synopsys Defensics, on the other hand, focuses on Fuzz Testing Tools, holds 19.8% mindshare, up 12.6% since last year.
Application Security Tools
Fuzz Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

AnubhavGoswami - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
it_user586716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical support provided protocol-specific documentation to prove that some positives were not false.
A security assurance engineer was able to perform due diligence across all network-facing protocols. My prior organization designed, developed and deployed a Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance. A key part of the company wide security assurance program for all products, is to perform penetration testing against all network facing IP ports. For the web, SSL and RESTful APIs, there are very good COTS and open source tools to perform Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) testing. Unfortunately for NAS protocols like SMB, NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI, I researched and found that Codenomicon Defensics was the only viable source to satisfy our DAST requirements. Through the use of Selenium for automated web testing, it was easily found out that Codenomicon Defensics could be integrated into our Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI / CD) Agile processes, specific to automated testing. Also, like many of the other application security testing products, Defensics incorporates automatic update support and works on Windows, MacOS and Linux desktops.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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.
What is your primary use case for Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?
The primary use is mainly related to vulnerability assessment, including both public and internal IP addresses.
What advice do you have for others considering Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?
I would generally recommend Acunetix to any organization in the IT-enabled sector. However, I have not worked for a non-IT organization, so I cannot comment on that. I'd rate the solution nine out ...
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Also Known As

AcuSensor
Defensics, Codenomicon Defensics
 

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Sample Customers

Joomla!, Digicure, Team Random, Credit Suisse, Samsung, Air New Zealand
Coriant, CERT-FI, Next Generation Networks
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