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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
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Kiuwan offers robust scalability across environments, supporting various user demands efficiently, though larger analytics may impact budget.
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Room For Improvement

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4.5
Kiuwan needs to improve integration, user interface, language support, report accuracy, technical support, and vulnerability report generation.
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Stability Issues

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8.4
Kiuwan is highly stable and reliable, with rare minor issues and strong user satisfaction supported by effective technical support.
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Customer Service

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Kiuwan's customer service is praised for expertise, though some note delays and email-only ticket submissions as limitations.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.1
Kiuwan integrates with Jenkins and JIRA, offering security scanning, lifecycle management, and user-friendly interface with actionable insights.
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Setup Cost

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Kiuwan pricing is based on application size, with varying opinions on affordability, offering competitive value in the market.
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Categories and Ranking

Kiuwan
Ranking in Application Security Tools
19th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
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
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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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Mustufa Bhavnagarwala - PeerSpot reviewer
Though a stable tool, the UI needs improvement
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 the tool and tried to scan the repository to find the security issues. The product's UI has certain shortcomings, where improvements are required.
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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
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Insurance Company
7%
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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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