Skip to main content
TrustRadius
Kali Linux

Kali Linux

Overview

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.

Read more

Learn from top reviewers

Kali Linux comes with 600 preinstalled tools

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 24, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Kali Linux is a great operating system that comes preinstalled with a ton of tools that can be used for penetration testing.
Continue reading
Verified user
Engineer
Kali Linux2 years of experience

Kali, the cybersecurity sidekick

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 16, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As a SaaS company we must perform regular security scans to ensure our servers are up to date and configured properly. We use Kali's security tools for this purpose.
Continue reading
John Reeve
Engineer - Engineering
Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer
Pelago Design
Kali Linux5 years of experience

Kali Linux a great security toolkit

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 15, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I started using Kali when taking security courses. Building a Test Lab and using ti to test and harden the security of the network.
Continue reading
Dave King
Director - Information Technology
Director of IT
Preis PLC
Kali Linux3 years of experience

It's the best OS for any IT infrastructure enthusiast

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 16, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux OS, and it has a variety of tools and utilities for a Network Engineer and Pentester to perform a real-life Network scan and analyze the tra...
Continue reading
Om Khard
Engineer - Information Technology
Network Engineer
Freelancing
Kali Linux2 years of experience

Great OS for closing all security holes.

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 13, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As a consultant working for a consulting company, this flavour of Linux called Kali Linux is being used across by several customers of ours. We also use for Kali Linux in few ...
Continue reading
Verified user
Consultant
Kali Linux5 years of experience
Log in with LinkedIn to see content from your network
Return to navigation

Pricing

View all pricing
Kali Linux

Kali Linux

N/A
Unavailable

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Would you like us to let the vendor know that you want pricing?

7 people also want pricing

Alternatives Pricing

Hackrate

Hackrate

$200
per month
What is Hackrate?

Hackrate makes cybersecurity testing transparent by providing a crowdsourced approach for continuous security testing and a solution for controlling and monitoring ethical hacking projects.

Pentest-Tools.com

Pentest-Tools.com

Free
What is Pentest-Tools.com?

Pentest-Tools.com helps security teams run the key steps of a penetration test, without expert hacking skills. Headquartered in Europe (Bucharest, Romania), Pentest-Tools.com makes offensive cybersecurity tools and proprietary vulnerability scanner software for penetration testers and other…

Return to navigation

Product Demos

Python Brute Force Password hacking (Kali Linux SSH)

YouTube

Linux deploy full demo with installing kali linux & all error fixed (part 1)

YouTube

Extract iPhone and Android EXIF metadata from online photos using PYTHON // OSINT with Kali Linux

YouTube
Return to navigation

Product Details

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Return to navigation

Comparisons

View all alternatives
Return to navigation

Reviews From Top Reviewers

View all reviews
(1-5 of 6)

Kali Linux comes with 600 preinstalled tools

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 24, 2024
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Kali Linux
2 years of experience
Pros
  • Forensics
  • Steganography
  • Reverse engineering
Cons
  • Option to deselect tools upon install
  • Instructions for all the tools
  • Lightweight install option

Kali Linux a great security toolkit

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 15, 2023
DK
Dave King
Director of IT
Preis PLC (Law Practice, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Kali Linux
3 years of experience
View profile
Pros
  • logical and intuitive interface
  • come with over 600 useful tools
  • built Linux Debian distribution
Cons
  • GIU interfaces for some tools
  • Kali is mostly CLI based and requires knowledge of the CLI commands

Kali, the cybersecurity sidekick

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 16, 2023
JR
John Reeve
Co-founder, Lead developer, Lead designer
Pelago Design (Internet, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Kali Linux
5 years of experience
View profile
Pros
  • Analyzing SSL certificates
  • Analyzing SSL server configurations
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Port scanning
Cons
  • Kali is a collection of tools, so the documentation is fragmented. It would be nice to have more centralized docs.

It's the best OS for any IT infrastructure enthusiast

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 16, 2021
OK
Om Khard
Network Engineer
Freelancing (Computer Networking, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Kali Linux
2 years of experience
View profile
Pros
  • Port analyses
  • Hosting any website
  • Using system as a proxy server
  • More secure than Windows
Cons
  • To make the Graphical interface more interactive, because Linux distros are more tend to be used in CLI.

Great OS for closing all security holes.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 13, 2021
Verified User
Consultant in Research & Development
Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Kali Linux
5 years of experience
Pros
  • Provides high security.
  • Does great job with penetration testing.
  • Has good number of testing tools with in.
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.
Return to navigation