Syhunt as Alternative to Acunetix
This document compares key functionality and scan capabilities of two industry-leading products: Syhunt Hybrid and Acunetix. The comparison is of particular interest for those undecided between the two products and for those seeking for an alternative to Acunetix.
Background
Both Syhunt and Acunetix are pioneer industry-leading web application security competing companies. The development of both products began almost at the same epoch, Syhunt was founded in 2003 while Acunetix was founded in 2005. In 2008, Syhunt went beyond the DAST market and added its first SAST capabilities (Syhunt Code), which has been expanding heavily since then, and in 2019, added MAST capabilities (Syhunt Mobile). Acunetix in comparison added IAST capabilities in 2008 (known as AcuSensor), OAST capabilities (AcuMonitor) in 2013 and, in 2019, network scans through OpenVAS. Syhunt's OAST capabilities (Syhunt Signal), unveiled in 2020, integrate with Syhunt's SAST capabilities to provide hybrid-augmented security analysis. In 2023, Syhunt became the first player in the market to add AI-powered capabilities for both DAST and SAST.
Comparison
The table below offers a closer look at the different testing methodologies and features of Syhunt Hybrid and Acunetix and why Syhunt can best suit the application security needs of an organization.
| Feature | Syhunt Hybrid Platinum Plus | Acunetix Standard | Acunetix Premium |
| Number of Target Websites | Unlimited | Restricted to 5 (minimum) | Restricted to 5 (minimum) |
| Number of Detected Web Vulnerabilities | 8.000+ | 6500+ | 6500+ |
| Detect Mobile Vulnerabilities | iOS & Android | ||
| Deep Crawler (crawls HTML5 & JS-heavy websites) | |||
| Gray-Box Vulnerability Testing | HAST (Hybrid-Augmented Analysis) | IAST (AcuSensor) | IAST (AcuSensor) |
| Gray-Box Vulnerability Testing Language Support | PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Delphi, Java, Node.js, Lua, Perl, Python & Ruby | PHP, ASP.NET & Java only | PHP, ASP.NET & Java only |
| Black-Box Vulnerability Testing | DAST & OAST (Syhunt Signal) | DAST & OAST (AcuMonitor) | DAST & OAST (AcuMonitor) |
| White-Box Vulnerability Testing | SAST, MAST & FAST | ||
| Compliance Reports (PCI-DSS, CWE/SANS, WASC, and more) | |||
| Version Control Systems Integration (GIT, Azure Repos, GitHub, etc) | |||
| Issue Tracker Integration (Jira, GitLab, GitHub, etc) | |||
| Continuous Scanning & Integration | GitHub, GitLab & Jenkins Pipeline | ||
| Architecture & Scale | |||
| Unlimited Web Scanning | |||
| Multiple Simultaneous Scans | |||
| Max Number of Simultaneous Scans | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| Delivery | On-Premises | Hosted or On-Premises | Hosted and On-Premises |
| Vulnerability Assessment Features | |||
| Manual & Automated Login | AI-Powered Login Sandcat Browser Session Integration Google Chrome Integration | Login Sequence Recorder | Login Sequence Recorder |
| Manual Intervention during Scan | |||
| Malware Content Detection | DAST, SAST & FAST | DAST only | DAST only |
| Vulnerability Reporting | |||
| Report Templates | |||
| OWASP Top 10 Report | |||
| CWE/SANS Top 25 Report | |||
| WASC Threats Report | |||
| CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) for Severity | CVSS3, CVSS2 | CVSS3, CVSS2 | CVSS3, CVSS2 |
| Remediation Advice | |||
| Trend Graphs | |||
| Integrations | |||
| Notifications | |||
| WAF Virtual Patching | Big IP ASM, Imperva, ModSecurity, XML Export | ||
| Version Control Systems Integration (GIT, Azure Repos, GitHub, etc) | |||
| Issue Tracker Integration (Jira, GitLab, GitHub, etc) | |||
| Continuous Integration | GitHub, GitLab & Jenkins Pipeline | ||
| Integration APIs | CLI, REST API & Lua API | CLI & REST API | |
DAST Accuracy & Crawling Coverage Comparison
| Vulnerability | Syhunt Dynamic | Acunetix |
| Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Detection | 100% | 100% |
| SQL Injection | 100% | 100% |
| LFI/Path Traversal | 100% | 94% |
| Unvalidated Redirect | 100% | 100% |
| Crawling Coverage (WIVET) | 94% | 94% |
For more details. see Scanner Comparison.