Tenable.io Web Application Scanning vs w3af comparison

Tenable and w3af are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Tenable is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.5, while w3af is ranked #46. Tenable holds a 1.3% mindshare in AS, compared to w3af’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Tenable users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of w3af users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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121 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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Ranking in Application Security Tools

21st

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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w3af

Ranking in Application Security Tools

46th

Average Rating

8.0

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is 1.3%, down from 1.7% 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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Harshal Deshmukh

CEO and Managing Director at Digidata Infsystems Private Limited

Jul 12, 2024

Simple tool to use, good dashboard capabilities and offers asset criticality ratings

It's nice to work with because it gives good results for web application scanning according to OWASP Top 10 and NISC. It's also a very simple tool to use It supports cybersecurity strategy. For me, it works. AndI sell this tool to my customers, and they are also happy with it. It has good…

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Omar Sánchez (Mr.Tech)

Information Security Advisor, CISO & CIO, Docutek Services at Docutek Services

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

"For Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, it comes to around 6,50,000 Indian rupees, plus taxes."

"The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."

"I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."

"It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."

"The pricing is okay."

"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."

"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?

The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment.

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What needs improvement with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?

We would like some additional features. Sometimes it lags with different cloud environments. Private clouds are becoming more common, and the integration lags with those compared to AWS, Azure, or ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?

Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten. We deploy it for customers, and it's very easy to deploy. Some people are worried about the cost, but we try to sell it at a good rate, less than the o...

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Overview

Tenable.io Web Application Scanning safely, accurately and automatically scans your web applications, providing deep visibility into vulnerabilities and valuable context to prioritize remediation.

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.

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