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Penetration Testing Tools
Metasploit
ZAP by Checkmarx
Metasploit-vs-ZAP by Checkmarx
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Metasploit
(55)
4.6
out of
5
Metasploit
By
Rapid7
ZAP by Checkmarx
(12)
4.7
out of
5
ZAP by Checkmarx
By
Checkmarx
At a Glance
Star Rating
(55)
4.6
out of
5
(12)
4.7
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
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Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Pentesting Efficiency
(2)
Expertise
(1)
Complex Setup
(1)
Ease of Use
(6)
Automation
(5)
False Positives
(3)
Poor Documentation
(2)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Metasploit
Star Rating
(55)
4.6
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Pentesting Efficiency
(2)
Expertise
(1)
Complex Setup
(1)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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ZAP by Checkmarx
Star Rating
(12)
4.7
out of
5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Ease of Use
(6)
Automation
(5)
False Positives
(3)
Poor Documentation
(2)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Metasploit vs ZAP by Checkmarx
Reviewers felt that ZAP by Checkmarx meets the needs of their business better than Metasploit.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Metasploit is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ZAP by Checkmarx over Metasploit.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Metasploit
No pricing available
ZAP by Checkmarx
Open source
Free
Everything
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Metasploit
Free Trial is available
ZAP by Checkmarx
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
42
9.6
12
Ease of Use
8.1
42
9.0
12
Ease of Setup
7.8
22
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
20
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
36
8.1
12
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
17
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
38
10.0
11
Features by Category
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8.4
23
8.4
13
Administration
API / Integrations
8.5
(won by 0.2)
9
8.3
12
Extensibility
8.1
13
8.8
(won by 0.7)
12
Reporting and Analytics
7.7
14
8.8
(won by 1.1)
12
Analysis
Issue Tracking
8.1
(tied score)
12
8.1
(tied score)
12
Reconnaissance
8.6
(won by 0.4)
17
8.2
12
Vulnerability Scan
8.7
19
9.4
(won by 0.7)
12
Testing
Command-Line Tools
9.1
(won by 1.5)
20
7.6
12
Manual Testing
8.3
(won by 0.8)
21
7.5
12
Test Automation
8.0
16
8.6
(won by 0.6)
12
Performance and Reliability
8.4
19
8.9
(won by 0.5)
12
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
API / Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extensibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Reporting and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Scan
Not enough data
Not enough data
Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Testing
Manual Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Test Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Black-Box Scanning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection Rate
Not enough data
Not enough data
False Positives
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Shared Categories
Metasploit
ZAP by Checkmarx
Metasploit and ZAP by Checkmarx are categorized as
Penetration Testing
Unique Categories
Metasploit has no unique categories
ZAP by Checkmarx is categorized as
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Metasploit
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
47.2%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
39.6%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
13.2%
ZAP by Checkmarx
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
75.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
8.3%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
16.7%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
47.2%
75.0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
39.6%
8.3%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
13.2%
16.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Metasploit
Computer & Network Security
34.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
7.5%
Security and Investigations
3.8%
Computer Networking
3.8%
Other
28.3%
ZAP by Checkmarx
Computer & Network Security
41.7%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
16.7%
Internet
8.3%
Hospital & Health Care
8.3%
Other
0.0%
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