# Acunetix alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 208 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Acunetix holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acunetix/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- OWASP ZAP: 55
- Invicti: 46
- StackHawk: 14
- Intruder: 12
- Burp Suite DAST: 5
- Burp Suite: 4

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #4 of 13 at 8%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 41 of those 71
- Intruder: first choice in 12 of those 71
- StackHawk: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Nuclei: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Probely: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Blacksight: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Detectify: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Escape: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #3 of 13 at 13%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 14 of those 58
- Invicti: first choice in 9 of those 58
- StackHawk: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Escape: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Bright: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Burp Suite: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Probely: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Invicti: first choice in 37 of those 79
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Burp Suite: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Checkmarx DAST: first choice in 2 of those 79
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 79
- ImmuniWeb Neuron: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 79

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