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Acunetix vs w3af comparison

Invicti and w3af are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Invicti is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.3, while w3af is ranked #46. Invicti holds a 2.5% mindshare in AS, compared to w3af’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Invicti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of w3af users who would recommend it.
Acunetix
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85% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

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Acunetix is praised for scalability, adaptability, and ease, though some note license limitations and seek performance improvements.
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Valuable Features

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8.3
Acunetix is valued for ease of use, detailed reporting, scalability, and integration, offering comprehensive security insights and features.
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Room For Improvement

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5.7
Acunetix requires improvements in testing, pricing, and integration, with enhanced false positive management, mobile functionality, and licensing flexibility.
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Stability Issues

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Acunetix is praised for stability, reliable performance, minimal maintenance, effective support, and consistently high user ratings.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.1
Acunetix support is mixed; some praise responsiveness, others cite slow response times and question cost-effectiveness despite 24/7 availability.
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Setup Cost

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5.5
Enterprise buyers found Acunetix pricing high and complex, with initial competitiveness fading against similarly featured competitors.
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Categories and Ranking

Acunetix
Ranking in Application Security Tools
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (13th), Vulnerability Management (20th), DevSecOps (6th)
w3af
Ranking in Application Security Tools
46th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Acunetix is 2.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of w3af is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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…
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It's buggy and seems to try to do too many things, but having this on a USB drive has been valuable.
I tried to install this on numerous systems and eventually, with help, I got it running. It needs far too many dependencies installed and there's too much messing about to be of much use. Once running, it's buggy and begs the question can it be relied upon? Even within Kali it reports website time-outs, yet Zap or Burp are able to do a successful scan. I wanted this to work so much and be able to use it as an additional check of my results but have now binned it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.

w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework. The project's goal is to create a framework to help you secure your web applications by finding and exploiting all web application vulnerabilities. Our framework is proudly developed using Python to be easy to use and extend, and licensed under GPLv2.0.
 

Sample Customers

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