Acunetix vs CodeSonar comparison

Invicti and CodeSecure are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Invicti is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.4, while CodeSecure is ranked #28. Invicti holds a 2.3% mindshare in AS, compared to CodeSecure’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Invicti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of CodeSecure users who would recommend it.

Acunetix

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87% willing to recommend

CodeSonar

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Acunetix and CodeSonar compete in the security testing and analysis sector. CodeSonar appears to have the upper hand due to its robust feature set despite the higher price point.

Features: Acunetix offers automated scanning, ease of integration, and efficiency. CodeSonar delivers advanced static analysis, deeper vulnerability identification, and comprehensive analysis.

Room for Improvement: Acunetix needs more advanced vulnerability analysis and improved reporting tools. It also requires enhancement in technical depth. CodeSonar could improve with a more streamlined configuration process and better user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acunetix is known for straightforward deployment and responsive customer service, suitable for teams with limited IT resources. CodeSonar's deployment is complex, but its knowledgeable support team is helpful.

Pricing and ROI: Acunetix offers competitive setup costs and quick ROI, making it suitable for budget-conscious users. CodeSonar, while more expensive, provides lasting returns through enhanced software quality.

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Categories and Ranking

Acunetix

Ranking in Application Security Tools

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Vulnerability Management (19th), DevSecOps (6th)

CodeSonar

Ranking in Application Security Tools

28th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Acunetix is 2.3%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CodeSonar is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Acunetix	2.3%
CodeSonar	1.2%
Other	96.5%

Application Security Tools

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Rahul Kumar

Senior Engineer - Penetration Tester at a government with 10,001+ employees

Identifies vulnerabilities across bulk web applications but needs better support and cleaner reports

The best feature Acunetix offers is the centralized dashboard and the quality of reports it generates, which includes various options for selecting reports and developer options for directly sharing the reports with developers. The centralized dashboard of Acunetix gives visibility into the security aspects of mass applications; for instance, with more than 200 applications, it provides a valuable overview of findings and necessary fixes, along with a high-level summary that helps us achieve compliance through monthly and sometimes weekly scanning. In terms of reporting, Acunetix is excellent because it can generate different types of reports, such as an executive summary report, detailed reports, and developer reports that can be shared directly with developers. Acunetix positively impacts my organization by helping identify outdated libraries and applications, including legacy applications vulnerable to old attacks based on OWASP Top 10, thus aiding in compliance checks for PCI DSS and OWASP. Acunetix provides a centralized report with compliance-related aspects and a vulnerability timeline, effectively helping reduce vulnerabilities and save time.

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Mathieu ALBRESPY

Intigration Developer at ez-Wheel

Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand

This is the first time I've used this kind of software. It was the only one we could apply to analyze with MISRA rules. At my new company, I tried to use Klocwork. I tried to use it, just once so I cannot compare it exactly with CodeSonar. I also have a plugin for my Visual Studio and I try to make it work. It's not easy, however, I don't think that we have this kind of functionality with CodeSonar. It can do some incremental analysis. However, since this feature is also available on CodeSonar, it would be a good idea to have a plugin on Visual Studio just to have a quick analysis.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The centralized dashboard of Acunetix gives visibility into the security aspects of mass applications; for instance, with more than 200 applications, it provides a valuable overview of findings and necessary fixes, along with a high-level summary that helps us achieve compliance through monthly and sometimes weekly scanning."

"It comes equipped with an internal applicator, which automatically identifies and addresses vulnerabilities within the program."

"Overall, it's a very good tool and a very good engine."

"If an organization has 100 plus applications and wants to use an automated scanner, they should definitely go ahead with Acunetix because it is very cost-effective and will save time compared to focusing on other solutions and performing manual security assessments."

"We use the solution for the scanning of vulnerabilities like SQL injections."

"The features of Acunetix have proved most effective in identifying vulnerabilities."

"The most important feature is that it's a web-based graphical user interface. That is a great addition. Also, the ability to schedule scans is great."

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"It has been able to scale."

"The most valuable feature of CodeSonar is the catching of dead code. It is helpful."

"The tool is very good for detecting memory leaks."

"There is nice functionality for code surfing and browsing."

"The most valuable features of CodeSonar were all the categorized classes provided, and reports of future bugs which might occur in the production code. Additionally, I found the buffer overflow and underflow useful."

"What I like best about CodeSonar is that it has fantastic speed, analysis and configuration times. Its detection of all runtime errors is also very good, though there were times it missed a few. The configuration of logs by CodeSonar is also very fantastic which I've not seen anywhere else. I also like the GUI interface of CodeSonar because it's very user friendly and the tool also shows very precise logs and results."

"CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats."

Cons

"I believe Acunetix can improve customer support, as the dedicated support staff are often unfamiliar with problems and troubleshooting, leading to communication gaps that delay issue resolution."

"The pricing is a bit on the higher side."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing."

"The solution is generally stable, however, there might be room for improvement regarding glitches or bugs."

"Currently only supports web scanning."

"Acunetix may need to reconsider the cost or price compared to other vendors."

"The vulnerability identification speed should be improved."

"I believe Acunetix can improve customer support, as the dedicated support staff are often unfamiliar with problems and troubleshooting, leading to communication gaps that delay issue resolution."

More Acunetix cons

"The scanning tool for core architecture could be improved."

"In a future release, the solution should upgrade itself to the current trends and differentiate between the languages. If there are any classifications that can be set for these programming languages that would be helpful rather than having everything in the generic category."

"In terms of areas for improvement, the use case for CodeSonar was good, but compared to other tools, it seems CodeSonar isn't a sound static analysis tool, and this is a major con I've seen from it. Right now, in the market, people prefer sound static analysis tools, so I would have preferred if CodeSonar was developed into a sound static analysis tool formally, in terms of its algorithms, so then you can see it extensively used in the market because at the moment, here in India, only fifty to sixty customers use CodeSonar. If the product is developed into a sound static analysis tool, it could compete with Polyspace, and from its current fifty customers, that number could go up to a hundred."

"There could be a shared licensing model for the users."

"It was expensive."

"CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Acunetix was around the same price as all the other vendors we looked at, nothing special."

"When we looked at all other vendors and what they were asking for, to provide a third of what Acunetix was capable of doing, it was an easy decision... But now that it's coming to a cost where it's line with market value, it becomes more of a competition... Acunetix is raising the cost of licensing. It's 3.5 times what we were initially quoted."

"The costs aren't very expensive. It costs around $3000 or $4000."

"All things considered, I think it has a good price/value ratio."

"The price is exceptionally high."

"The pricing is a little high, and moreover, it's kind of domain-based."

"When compared with other products, the pricing is a little bit high. But it gives value for the price. It serves the purpose and is worthwhile for the price we pay."

"I would say that Acunetix is expensive because there are products on the market with similar features that are equally or better-priced."

More Acunetix pricing and cost advice

"Our organization purchased a license to use the solution."

"The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools."

"The solution's price depends on the number of licenses needed and the source code for the project."

"Pricing is a bit costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Manufacturing Company

25%

University

12%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

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?

My main use case for Acunetix is using it as a web security and web vulnerability scanner. I use Acunetix in my day-to-day work to perform web vulnerability assessments for our web servers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner?

I would rate Acunetix a 10 out of 10. I gave Acunetix a 10 because of its accuracy. My advice to others looking into using Acunetix is that it will be one of the best web vulnerability scanners, pr...

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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.

Invicti

GrammaTech enables organizations to develop software applications more efficiently, on-budget, and on-schedule by helping to eliminate harmful defects that can cause system failures, enable data breaches, and ultimately increase corporate liabilities in today’s connected world. GrammaTech is the developer of CodeSonar, the most powerful source and binary code analysis solution available today. Extraordinarily precise, CodeSonar finds, on average, 2 times more serious defects in software than other static analysis solutions. Designed for organizations with zero tolerance for defects and vulnerabilities in their applications, CodeSonar provides static analysis for applications where reliability and security are paramount - widely used by software developers in avionics, medical, automotive, industrial control, and other mission-critical applications. Some of GrammaTech's customers include Toyota, GE, Hyundai, Kawasaki, LG, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Panasonic, and Samsung.

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

Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY

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