# Astra Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 450 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Astra Security 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/astra-security/alternatives/

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

- Invicti: 62
- OWASP ZAP: 57
- Cobalt: 35
- NetSPI: 30
- Acunetix: 19
- BreachLock: 17

## Penetration testing as a service

**Small business**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security (Astra Security is #4 of 8 at 11%).

- Cobalt: first choice in 11 of those 65
- BreachLock: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Acunetix: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Bright Defense: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Bug Circuit: first choice in 3 of those 65
- HIFENCE: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Pentest-Tools.com: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Prescient Security: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security (Astra Security is #4 of 10 at 4%).

- Cobalt: first choice in 18 of those 69
- BreachLock: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Synack: first choice in 2 of those 69
- UnderDefense: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Bishop Fox: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Bugcrowd: first choice in 1 of those 69
- CISA's free Cyber Hygiene service: first choice in 1 of those 69
- HackerOne: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security (Astra Security is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- NetSPI: first choice in 30 of those 80
- Synack: first choice in 13 of those 80
- Cobalt: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Bishop Fox: first choice in 3 of those 80
- BreachLock: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Bugcrowd: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Bugcrowd's PTaaS Subscription: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Mandiant: first choice in 1 of those 80

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security (Astra Security is #6 of 12 at 4%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 40 of those 77
- Intruder: first choice in 13 of those 77
- StackHawk: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Acunetix: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Invicti: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Invicti Web + API: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Beagle Security: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security (Astra Security is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Invicti: first choice in 17 of those 77
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 17 of those 77
- Acunetix: first choice in 6 of those 77
- StackHawk: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Bright Security: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Burp Suite: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Astra Security.

- Invicti: first choice in 42 of those 82
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Veracode DAST: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Acunetix: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Burp Suite: first choice in 2 of those 82
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Rapid7 InsightAppSec: first choice in 2 of those 82

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