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Product	Acunetix by Invicti View product	OWASP ZAP by OWASP View product
Overview
What it is	Acunetix by Invicti: reports and DeepScan DOM crawler. Ideal for Web Application Security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DAST alternatives.	OWASP ZAP from OWASP focuses on API security testing. Key capabilities: REST API control. Compare it with the leading Application Security Testing alternatives.
Product type	Automated Web Vulnerability Scanner	Open-Source Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Scanner
Best for	Technology, Banking, Enterprise, E-commerce	Penetration Testers, DevSecOps, AppSec Teams, Developers
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud (SaaS); Windows Desktop; Cloud SaaS; Windows desktop	Desktop Client; CLI; Container; CI/CD; Desktop GUI; CLI; Docker container; Automation framework
Data residency	Global; US; EU	Local; Self-hosted
Key features
What it offers	Automated DAST scanning DeepScan DOM crawler AcuSensor IAST agent 7,000+ vulnerability checks Reports DAST Web Application Security Vulnerability Scanning	Intercepting web proxy Automated active/passive vulnerability scanner REST API control CI/CD pipeline automation Community add-on marketplace Automated web vulnerability scanning Manual penetration testing proxy CI/CD DAST pipeline integration
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	WebsitesWeb appsHTML5APIs	DesktopCI/CDCloudContainers
Compliance	PCI-DSSISO 27001HIPAAOWASP Top 10	Open-source Apache 2.0OWASP Flagship Project
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	JiraGitHubGitLabAzure DevOps	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsJiraPostmanSelenium
Industries	TechnologyBankingEnterpriseE-commerce	Penetration TestersDevSecOpsAppSec TeamsDevelopers
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Invicti	OWASP
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, USA	Global nonprofit organization
Company size	500+	11-50
Founded	2013	2001

Acunetix

by Invicti

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OWASP ZAP

by OWASP

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Overview

What it is

Acunetix

Acunetix by Invicti: reports and DeepScan DOM crawler. Ideal for Web Application Security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top DAST alternatives.

OWASP ZAP

OWASP ZAP from OWASP focuses on API security testing. Key capabilities: REST API control. Compare it with the leading Application Security Testing alternatives.

Product type

Acunetix

Automated Web Vulnerability Scanner

OWASP ZAP

Open-Source Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Scanner

Best for

Acunetix

Technology, Banking, Enterprise, E-commerce

OWASP ZAP

Penetration Testers, DevSecOps, AppSec Teams, Developers

Pricing

Pricing model

Acunetix

Contact Vendor

OWASP ZAP

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Deployment

Deployment options

Acunetix

SaaSCloud

OWASP ZAP

Cloud

Deployment details

Acunetix

Cloud (SaaS); Windows Desktop; Cloud SaaS; Windows desktop

OWASP ZAP

Desktop Client; CLI; Container; CI/CD; Desktop GUI; CLI; Docker container; Automation framework

Data residency

Acunetix

Global; US; EU

OWASP ZAP

Local; Self-hosted

Key features

What it offers

Acunetix

Automated DAST scanning
DeepScan DOM crawler
AcuSensor IAST agent
7,000+ vulnerability checks
Reports
DAST
Web Application Security
Vulnerability Scanning

OWASP ZAP

Intercepting web proxy
Automated active/passive vulnerability scanner
REST API control
CI/CD pipeline automation
Community add-on marketplace
Automated web vulnerability scanning
Manual penetration testing proxy
CI/CD DAST pipeline integration

Platform & access

API access

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Single sign-on (SSO)

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Role-based access (RBAC)

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Multi-tenant

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Mobile app

Acunetix

OWASP ZAP

Supported platforms

Acunetix

WebsitesWeb appsHTML5APIs

OWASP ZAP

DesktopCI/CDCloudContainers

Compliance

Acunetix

PCI-DSSISO 27001HIPAAOWASP Top 10

OWASP ZAP

Open-source Apache 2.0OWASP Flagship Project

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Acunetix

JiraGitHubGitLabAzure DevOps

OWASP ZAP

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsJiraPostmanSelenium

Industries

Acunetix

TechnologyBankingEnterpriseE-commerce

OWASP ZAP

Penetration TestersDevSecOpsAppSec TeamsDevelopers

Regions

Acunetix

Global

OWASP ZAP

Global

Vendor

Company

Acunetix

Invicti

OWASP ZAP

OWASP

Headquarters

Acunetix

Austin, Texas, USA

OWASP ZAP

Global nonprofit organization

Company size

Acunetix

500+

OWASP ZAP

11-50

Founded

Acunetix

2013

OWASP ZAP

2001