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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 187 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/acunetix/alternatives/

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

- Invicti: 46
- OWASP ZAP: 43
- StackHawk: 12
- Intruder: 8
- Burp Suite DAST: 7
- Burp Suite: 5

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #4 of 12 at 9%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 28 of those 53
- Intruder: first choice in 8 of those 53
- StackHawk: first choice in 8 of those 53
- Invicti Web + API: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Beagle Security: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Invicti: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Snyk: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Snyk API & Web: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #3 of 11 at 12%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 15 of those 60
- Invicti: first choice in 11 of those 60
- StackHawk: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Burp Suite: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Checkmarx XPA: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Acunetix (Acunetix is #10 of 14 at 2%).

- Invicti: first choice in 34 of those 74
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Veracode DAST: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Burp Suite: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 2 of those 74
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 74

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