Cobalt Offensive Security Testing vs. Kali Linux vs. Metasploit

Cobalt Offensive Security Testing

2 Reviews and Ratings

Kali Linux

33 Reviews and Ratings

Metasploit

19 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Cobalt’s Offensive Security Platform aims to modernize traditional pentesting. By combining a SaaS platform with an exclusive community of testers, the service aims to deliver real-time insights needed to remediate risk and innovate securely.	N/A
Kali Linux	Score 8.7 out of 10	N/A	Kali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.	N/A
Metasploit	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Metasploit is open source network security software described by Rapid7 as the world’s most used penetration testing framework, designed to help security teams do more than just verify vulnerabilities, manage security assessments, and improve security awareness.	N/A

Pricing

Cobalt Offensive Security Testing

Kali Linux

Metasploit

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Kali Linux	Metasploit
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
No	No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Cobalt Credits™ is a flexible consumption model where pentests are sold in groups and redeemed easily throughout the year for a continuous and carefree pentesting experience.

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Community Pulse
	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Kali Linux	Metasploit
Considered Multiple Products	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing No answer on this topic	Kali Linux No answer on this topic	Metasploit Verified User Consultant Chose Metasploit Acunetix vulnerability scanner, Netsparker, SQLMap Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Kali Linux	Metasploit
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Kali Linux	Metasploit
Likelihood to Recommend	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security Kali Linux is especially well suited in environments where high security is needed for your custom developed applications. This is well suited for offensive testing your high security in house developed applications. It is also very good for doing penetration testing on in house developed applications and safe guarding them from external attackers. Kali Linux is tough for use as a day to day Linux operating system as this was never intended to be used by beginners and occasional Linux users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Rapid7 It is easy to use with sufficient documentation on how to use the tools for end users or newbies. Experienced testers will find it easy to customise and configure the test cases. Just wished that I could have taken up a course on using this tool in my study days so that I could had explored more and improved my familiarity with the tool, unlike when working where access and time to explore the other features of the tool is limited Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security Analyzing SSL certificates Analyzing SSL server configurations Vulnerability scanning Port scanning Incentivized John Reeve Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer Read full review	Rapid7 Easy to use. Many exploits available. Multi-platform. Incentivized Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy Auditor de Seguridad de la Información Read full review
Cons	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security Option to deselect tools upon install Instructions for all the tools Lightweight install option Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Rapid7 More robust menus Better plugin inter-operation Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review
Support Rating	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security No answers on this topic	Rapid7 We don't use it. Incentivized Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy Auditor de Seguridad de la Información Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security I will Stack Kali Linux at the top of among to its similar devices. Incentivized Om Khard Network Engineer Read full review	Rapid7 Metasploit is the most well-known tool in the average pen tester's toolkit. It's hard to compare to its neighbor's due to its size and following. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Offensive Security Costs Time taken to setup Configurations needed for each use Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Rapid7 Positive: Improves efficiency of our network penetration testing operations. Positive: Allows for collaboration and information sharing during a penetration test. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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