# Qualys Web Application Scanning alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 229 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Qualys Web Application Scanning 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/qualys-web-application-scanning/alternatives

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

- OWASP ZAP: 62
- Invicti: 46
- StackHawk: 17
- Acunetix: 12
- Intruder: 12
- Burp Suite: 5

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Qualys Web Application Scanning.

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 46 of those 84
- Intruder: first choice in 12 of those 84
- StackHawk: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Acunetix: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Nuclei: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Probely: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Blacksight: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Detectify: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Qualys Web Application Scanning (Qualys Web Application Scanning is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Invicti: first choice in 18 of those 78
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Acunetix: first choice in 8 of those 78
- StackHawk: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Burp Suite: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Bright Security: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Escape: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Qualys Web Application Scanning (Qualys Web Application Scanning is #8 of 14 at 2%).

- Invicti: first choice in 28 of those 67
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Burp Suite: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Checkmarx DAST: first choice in 2 of those 67
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 67
- ImmuniWeb Neuron: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 67

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