IDA PRO vs. Metasploit

Metasploit

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IDA PRO	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	IDA Pro as a disassembler is capable of creating maps of their execution to show the binary instructions that are actually executed by the processor in a symbolic representation (assembly language). Advanced techniques have been implemented into IDA Pro so that it can generate assembly language source code from machine-executable code and make this complex code more human…	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

IDA PRO

Metasploit

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
IDA PRO	Metasploit
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

We offer the following discounts: 25% off for the second copy of the same product (new license) bundle discount for new IDA and Decompiler licenses 50% off for additional decompiler type (for example, ARM decompiler in addition to x86)

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Community Pulse
	IDA PRO	Metasploit

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	IDA PRO	Metasploit
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User Ratings
	IDA PRO	Metasploit
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IDA PRO	Metasploit
Likelihood to Recommend	Hex-Rays No answers on this topic	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	Hex-Rays No answers on this topic	Rapid7 Easy to use. Many exploits available. Multi-platform. Incentivized Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy Auditor de Seguridad de la Información Read full review
Cons	Hex-Rays No answers on this topic	Rapid7 More robust menus Better plugin inter-operation Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review
Support Rating	Hex-Rays 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	Hex-Rays No answers on this topic	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	Hex-Rays No answers on this topic	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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