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Best w3af Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from penetration testing software ranked against w3af on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Dradis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $300/mo7.9
    w3af vs Dradis
  2. 2
    Pentesterra Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted €23/mo7.6
    w3af vs Pentesterra
  3. 3
    Caido Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    w3af vs Caido
  4. 4
    RedAmon Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    w3af vs RedAmon
  5. 5
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    w3af vs Kali Linux
  6. 6
    Aircrack-ng Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    w3af vs Aircrack-ng
  7. 7
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 7.2
    w3af vs Burp Suite DAST
  8. 8
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    w3af vs OWASP Amass
  9. 9
    PenTest.WS Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $4.95/mo7.2
    w3af vs PenTest.WS
  10. 10
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.2
    w3af vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  11. 11
    Faraday Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.1
    w3af vs Faraday
  12. 12
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    w3af vs OWASP ZAP
  13. 13
    Revelion Free plan LinuxWeb £99/mo7.0
    w3af vs Revelion
  14. 14
    AttackForge Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.9
    w3af vs AttackForge
  15. 15
    NodeZero Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    w3af vs NodeZero
  16. 16
    Pentera Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    w3af vs Pentera Platform
  17. 17
    Wifiphisher Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    w3af vs Wifiphisher
  18. 18
    PlexTrac apiself-hostedWeb 6.5
    w3af vs PlexTrac
  19. 19
    Equixly apiWeb 6.2
    w3af vs Equixly
  20. 20
    PenPeeper WinMacLinux 6.1
    w3af vs PenPeeper

w3af alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Dradis7.9Free plan$300/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Pentesterra7.6Free plan€23/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Caido7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4RedAmon7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Kali Linux7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Aircrack-ng7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Burp Suite DAST7.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8OWASP Amass7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9PenTest.WS7.2No$4.95/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
10Rapid7 Surface Command7.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Faraday7.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12OWASP ZAP7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Revelion7.0Free plan£99/moLinux, Web
14AttackForge6.9No$50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15NodeZero6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Pentera Platform6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Wifiphisher6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18PlexTrac6.5No—API, self-hosted, Web
19Equixly6.2No—API, Web
20PenPeeper6.1No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about w3af alternatives

What is the best alternative to w3af?

Dradis, number 1 in penetration testing software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Pentesterra, Caido, RedAmon and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to w3af?

Dradis is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.