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Kiuwan vs w3af comparison

Kiuwan and w3af are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Kiuwan is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.8, while w3af is ranked #46. Kiuwan holds a 0.9% mindshare in AS, compared to w3af’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Kiuwan users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of w3af users who would recommend it.
Kiuwan
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93% willing to recommend
w3af
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  • 121 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
 

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Categories and Ranking

Kiuwan
Ranking in Application Security Tools
19th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (15th)
w3af
Ranking in Application Security Tools
46th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Kiuwan is 0.9%, down from 1.1% 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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Featured Reviews

Mustufa Bhavnagarwala - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2023
Though a stable tool, the UI needs improvement
Kiuwan is useful because it provides functions related to secure code review, source code review, detection of security vulnerabilities, and development of proper input validations to get proper output and coding to see if all the systems in our environment are properly used. Some SQL queries are…
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OS
Jul 9, 2015
It's buggy and seems to try to do too many things, but having this on a USB drive has been valuable.
Having this on a USB drive saved me so many times, and has also proven an easy way to hammer the point home when doing a physical penetration test We've been able to do lots of tests and have gotten lots of useful results. I found it buggy, but it probably takes an expert user who knows…
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Kiuwan is an open-source solution and free to use."
"It follows a subscription model. I think the price is somewhere in the middle."
"I recommend contacting a sales person who will create the best plan payment plan for you, as we did."
"Nothing special. It's a very fair model."
"Check with your account manager."
"This solution is cheaper than other tools."
"The price of Kiuwan is lower than that of other tools on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kiuwan?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is quick when processing and giving an output or generating a report.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kiuwan?
I'm not entirely sure about the price and business aspects, but I assume Checkmarx might be less expensive. I think Checkmarx might offer more affordable options, especially in its smaller business...
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What needs improvement with Kiuwan?
Kiuwan can improve its UI a little more. The user experience can be made better. Kiuwan offers a user interface that is similar to the one offered by Windows 7 or Windows 98, which I saw when I ran...
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Overview

Software analytics technology with a breadth of third party integrations that takes into account the wealth of applications your teams are currently using.

We facilitate and encourage work between unlocalized teams. We understand the complexity of working on multi technology environments, constantly striving to increase the number of programming languages and technologies we support.

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

DHL, BNP Paribas, Zurich, AXA, Ernst & Young, KFC, Santander, Latam, Ferrovial
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