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

OWASP ZAP

by OWASP

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Acunetix

by Invicti

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Overview

What it is

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.

Acunetix

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

Product type

OWASP ZAP

Open-Source Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Scanner

Acunetix

Automated Web Vulnerability Scanner

Best for

OWASP ZAP

Penetration Testers, DevSecOps, AppSec Teams, Developers

Acunetix

Technology, Banking, Enterprise, E-commerce

Pricing

Pricing model

OWASP ZAP

Contact Vendor

Acunetix

Contact Vendor

Free trial

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Deployment

Deployment options

OWASP ZAP

Cloud

Acunetix

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

OWASP ZAP

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

Acunetix

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

Data residency

OWASP ZAP

Local; Self-hosted

Acunetix

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

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

Acunetix

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

Platform & access

API access

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Single sign-on (SSO)

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Role-based access (RBAC)

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Multi-tenant

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Mobile app

OWASP ZAP

Acunetix

Supported platforms

OWASP ZAP

DesktopCI/CDCloudContainers

Acunetix

WebsitesWeb appsHTML5APIs

Compliance

OWASP ZAP

Open-source Apache 2.0OWASP Flagship Project

Acunetix

PCI-DSSISO 27001HIPAAOWASP Top 10

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

OWASP ZAP

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsJiraPostmanSelenium

Acunetix

JiraGitHubGitLabAzure DevOps

Industries

OWASP ZAP

Penetration TestersDevSecOpsAppSec TeamsDevelopers

Acunetix

TechnologyBankingEnterpriseE-commerce

Regions

OWASP ZAP

Global

Acunetix

Global

Vendor

Company

OWASP ZAP

OWASP

Acunetix

Invicti

Headquarters

OWASP ZAP

Global nonprofit organization

Acunetix

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

OWASP ZAP

11-50

Acunetix

500+

Founded

OWASP ZAP

2001

Acunetix

2013