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Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) vs w3af comparison

The compared Black Duck and w3af solutions aren't in the same category. Black Duck is ranked #7 in DAST , and holds a 5.4% mindshare in the category. w3af is ranked #42 in AS , and holds a 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Black Duck users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of w3af users who would recommend it.
Continuous Dynamic (formerl...
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50% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) and w3af based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Continuous Dynamic (formerl...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (7th)
w3af
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (42nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) and w3af aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) is designed for Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and holds a mindshare of 5.4%, up 3.9% compared to last year.
w3af, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.3% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic)5.4%
OpenText Dynamic Application Security Testing17.7%
HCL AppScan14.0%
Other62.9%
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
w3af0.3%
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)20.5%
Checkmarx One10.4%
Other68.8%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user245412 - PeerSpot reviewer
The product and customer service is extremely efficient but I would like to see more research and code examples.
* The continuous online scanning capabilities and reporting features. * The SaaS product features accessible from a browser make managing our online systems easy. * The ability to review security items quickly along with being able to retest vulnerabilities on our schedule make the Sentinel product an invaluable tool for our company’s product security requirements.
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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
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Comparisons

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Compared 20% of the time
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HCL AppScan vs Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic)
Compared 15% of the time
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Product Reports

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Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
August 2025
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Application Security Tools
September 2025
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Also Known As

Sentinel Dynamic, WhiteHat Security Application Security Testing, Synopsys WhiteHat Dynamic
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Overview

Continuous Dynamic™ is a powerful dynamic application security testing (DAST) solution that rapidly and accurately finds vulnerabilities in websites and applications. With this DAST solution, you can perform scans and testing at the scale and speed modern enterprises need to identify security risks across your entire application portfolio.

Black Duck
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.
w3af
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August 2025
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