AppSpider Insights

What is AppSpider?

AppSpider (now part of InsightAppSec by Rapid7) was a dynamic application security testing (DAST) tool used to identify vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs. It worked by crawling the application, attacking it with a variety of techniques, and reporting any vulnerabilities found. Common use cases included identifying security flaws before deployment, ensuring compliance with security standards, and reducing the risk of data breaches. Rapid7 has consolidated its DAST capabilities into InsightAppSec.

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What other technologies are related to AppSpider?

AppSpider Competitor Technologies

Cenzic Hailstorm

Cenzic Hailstorm was a DAST tool for web application security testing, directly competing with AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 90% (56) of relevant job posts

AppScan

AppScan is a DAST tool, similar to AppSpider, used for identifying vulnerabilities in web applications.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 5% (126) of relevant job posts

WebInspect

WebInspect is a DAST tool for web application security assessments, making it a direct competitor to AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 5% (134) of relevant job posts

OWASP ZAP

OWASP ZAP is a free, open-source web application security scanner, acting as a direct competitor to commercial tools like AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 3% (112) of relevant job posts

Burp Suite

Burp Suite is a popular web application security testing tool often used as a competitor to AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 1% (173) of relevant job posts

Checkmarx

Checkmarx is primarily a SAST tool, but also offers some DAST capabilities that compete with AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 1% (82) of relevant job posts

Qualys

Qualys provides a suite of security tools, including web application scanning capabilities, which compete with AppSpider.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 0% (75) of relevant job posts

AppSpider Complementary Technologies

sqlmap

sqlmap is an open-source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws. It can complement AppSpider by providing in-depth SQL injection testing capabilities.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 7% (95) of relevant job posts

Metasploit

Metasploit is a penetration testing framework. While not directly competitive, it can be used in conjunction with AppSpider to validate discovered vulnerabilities and exploit them.

mentioned alongside AppSpider in 1% (124) of relevant job posts