Which vulnerability scanner is best ?

Vlad2012

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Is Acunetix one of the best web vulnerability scanners ?

 

JasonS

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Yes, it is but quite expensive.
Alternative option is OWASP, which is open source.

 

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Burp suite is another option. It has a CE as well which has lots of features.

 

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any others?

 

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Here some other web vulnerability scanners for you to try Nessus, OWASP and Nikto are open source.

 

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Nikto

 

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Not one of the best but it is effective.

 

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Using Nikto you can detect potential vulnerabilities within web applications.

 

SkullCrusher

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You can try OWASP.

 

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Vlad2012 said:

Is Acunetix one of the best web vulnerability scanners ?

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It's decent. Not the best.

 

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You can try Nikto