Cobalt Offensive Security Testing vs. Nikto

Cobalt Offensive Security Testing

Nikto

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
Nikto	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Nikto is an open source fast (not stealthy) vulnerability testing tool that can be used in penetration testing or purple team exercises.	N/A

Pricing

Cobalt Offensive Security Testing

Nikto

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Nikto
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	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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User Ratings
	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Nikto
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cobalt Offensive Security Testing	Nikto
Likelihood to Recommend	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Open Source Nikto is well suited for scanning web server-related vulnerabilities for small and medium enterprises. We can utilise it for checking server default files and security misconfigurations. It is not suited well for some users because it is CLI based tool and not a GUI based. Also, community and OEM support are not available for this tool. Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior consultant Read full review
Pros	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Open Source Well known tool Source code available Wweb server vulnerability scanner Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior consultant Read full review
Cons	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Open Source Can be made GUI based for ease of users User community should be there Development and support should be available Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior consultant Read full review
Return on Investment	Cobalt Labs, Inc No answers on this topic	Open Source Improved security posture of organisation. Improved in regulatory and corporate compliance. Easy to use result in adaptation of this tool by business users. Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior consultant Read full review
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