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Virsec Security Platform vs w3af comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Virsec Security Platform
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (94th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (26th)
w3af
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (39th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Virsec Security Platform and w3af aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Virsec Security Platform is designed for Vulnerability Management and holds a mindshare of 0.3%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
w3af, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Virsec Security Platform0.3%
Wiz6.4%
Tenable Nessus5.0%
Other88.3%
Vulnerability Management
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
w3af0.6%
SonarQube16.3%
Checkmarx One9.9%
Other73.19999999999999%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

KevinMcCarthy - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at Klearnow
Helps with Zero-day protection
We use the solution for Zero-day protection.  The solution stops any kind of remote code execution.  The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load.  I have been using the product for a year.  I would rate the tool's stability a six out of ten.  I would…
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Information Security Advisor, CISO & CIO, Docutek Services at Docutek Services
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."
"The best free software for pen testing web applications."
 

Cons

"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."
"Unfortunately, once you get around the seemingly strict set of pre-requisites to install it, it is incredibly buggy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Healthcare Company
13%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
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Small Business
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Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security
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