Review Summary
I have divided my review of the Web Vulnerability Scanner into the following categories and rated it on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being best):
|
Description |
Rating |
Comments |
|
Installation |
5 |
Very simple and standard installation. |
|
Documentation |
5 |
There are supporting documents available on the Web site and the .chm format of the online help is very useful. |
|
Product Stability |
4 |
I have been using this software for around one month. During this period, I had a problem creating database objects. This couldn’t be solved as support couldn’t reproduce the problem. However, I was given the DB script as a temporary solution. |
|
Usability |
4.5 |
No major usability issues. |
|
Value |
5 |
A great tool for a Web site developer and QA tester. |
|
Feature Set |
5 |
Most of the features required to identify SQL Injection vulnerabilities are available. |
|
Support |
4 |
Many means of support. However, e-mails were not answered quickly enough for me. |
|
Update Service |
5 |
Update checking and installation is available. |
|
Average |
4.69 |
Product is above the average and close to excellent. |
Product Information
If Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner sounds like it fits your development needs, download the 30-day evaluation version from www.acunetix.com/vulnerability-scanner/download.php, which you test by scanning the Acunetix test Web site (test.acunetix.com). There are also a few documents such as the installation manual and the user manual available at the same location.
For the latest news on WVS, see http://www.acunetix.com/news/. As for pricing, there are three product categories available: Pro, Enterprise and Consultant. You can check the latest pricing information at www.acunetix.com/ordering/pricing.htm.
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