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Kali Linux vs. Metasploit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kali Linux
Score 9.3 out of 10
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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
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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
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Editions & Modules
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Kali LinuxMetasploit
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Kali LinuxMetasploit
Considered Both Products
Kali Linux
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Kali Linux
The hard feature to be beat Kali with is the amount of preinstalled tools. I.e. Ubuntu is great but you would have to install each and every tool separately.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Kali Linux
As Parrot security OS is relatively new to the game, Kali Linux has an edge as it is in the market since 2013. Kali Linux has an advantage that it is opensource and has good back end technical support by open source developers worldwide. Also Parrot security OS is based on …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Kali Linux
Different suite of tools and need of specialists to be familiar with the tools to use the best features. Most of the users will be familiar with Kali Linux compared with Blackbox. But easy to switch between the two and is more to complement with each other on the areas needed …
Metasploit
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Metasploit
Acunetix vulnerability scanner, Netsparker, SQLMap
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy
Auditor de Seguridad de la Información
Chose Metasploit
You can configure and develop your own versions of exploits that are suitable for your business. The free version is very useful and the Rapid7 website has a lot of info to help you understand the exploits. Nessus just lets you identify the vulnerabilities but Metasploit lets …
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
Senior Network Security Engineer
Chose Metasploit
Metasploit is an all around good suite of tools to test and validate potential vulnerabilites. Other tools have bits and pecies such as NMAP, Nessus, Burp Suite, etc. but Metasploit can function in the same way but more.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Metasploit
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Metasploit
They are equal in my mind. It really just depends on a user's preference. Cobalt Strike is essential a graphical user interface (GUI) built on top of Metasploit, so it will feel very familiar to Metasploit users. The Pentestly Framework is also quite similar to Metasploit. …
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.6 out of 10
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.6 out of 10
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Likelihood to Renew
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User Testimonials
Kali LinuxMetasploit
Likelihood to Recommend
Kali is well suited for the following:



  • Analyzing SSL certs to verify
    they are installed correctly
  • Analyzing SSL configuration on
    servers to confirm correct ciphers are enabled
  • Scanning our web servers for
    vulnerabilities as part of our regular security testing
  • Scanning wordpress sites to
    identify out of date plugins and other potential security issues.
  • Running port scans on our servers
    to make sure only certain ports are open
It is not appropriate for users who aren't already familiar with cybersecurity. Kali is an advanced OS geared for cybersecurity applications.
John Reeve | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Reeve
Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer
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In security of information it's vital to think like a hacker and it's important to know the tools they use for attacks. So this software gives you the exploits that are already in the wild and to the access of everyone. That's very dangerous so you have to be aware of it.
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy
Auditor de Seguridad de la Información
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Pros
  • Open source
  • Suite of tools for PT
  • NEtHunter
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Anonymous
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  • Scanning our network for new or existing vulnerable systems.
  • Automation of manual tests and exploits to allow what used to be days of effort to be squeezed into hours.
  • Metasploit has become an integral part in our validation of new systems before their inclusion in our production network.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
  • Usage wise, it is tough for use by beginners. Can be improved.
  • With Kali Linux have noticed driver related issues especially with Nvidia graphics cards.
  • Kali Linux can be improved for use as a day to day OS.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • If Metasploit could support payloads written in languages other than Ruby, that would be amazing and could help draw in a larger set of contributors.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
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We don't use it.
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy
Auditor de Seguridad de la Información
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Alternatives Considered
As Parrot security OS is relatively new to the game, Kali Linux has an edge as it is in the market since 2013. Kali Linux has an advantage that it is opensource and has good back end technical support by open source developers worldwide. Also Parrot security OS is based on cloud environments and Kali Linux OS is made to run in house.
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Anonymous
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Acunetix vulnerability scanner, Netsparker, SQLMap
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Kali is a free OS which makes it very useful to install so many tools while not paying a premium
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • We have been able to weed out false positives with a more manual vetting of scanned vulnerabilities.
  • Our teams have become more well versed in penetration testing with Metasploit to understand the vulnerabilities potentially present.
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
Senior Network Security Engineer
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