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Kali Linux vs. Synack

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
Synack
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Synack in Redwood City, California offers the Synack Crowdsourced Security Testing Platform, which they describe as providing a comprehensive, continuous penetration test with actionable results, and a sense of the adversarial perspective.N/A
Pricing
Kali LinuxSynack
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Kali LinuxSynack
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 LinuxSynack
Considered Both Products
Kali Linux
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
Synack

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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.7 out of 10
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.7 out of 10
Veracode
Veracode
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Kali LinuxSynack
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
7.3
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User Testimonials
Kali LinuxSynack
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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Pros
  • Open source
  • Suite of tools for PT
  • NEtHunter
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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.
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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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Return on Investment
  • Kali is a free OS which makes it very useful to install so many tools while not paying a premium
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