Pentesting

Top pentesting tools and platforms

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Hack The Box

Cybersecurity training and lab platform

⭐ 4.7/5

traininglabsctf
Visit → Free / Pro $18/mo

Kali Linux

Advanced penetration testing distribution

⭐ 4.7/5

linuxdistributiontools-collection
Visit → Free

Wireshark

Network protocol analyzer

⭐ 4.7/5

packet-captureprotocol-analysisopen-source
Visit → Free

BloodHound

Active Directory attack path mapping

⭐ 4.6/5

active-directoryattack-pathsgraph
Visit → Free / Enterprise

Burp Suite

Web security testing

⭐ 4.6/5

DASTpentest
Visit → Free/$449-$7995/yr

Nmap

Network scanner

⭐ 4.6/5

open sourcescanning
Visit → Free

Offensive Security (OffSec)

Cybersecurity certification and training

⭐ 4.6/5

certificationoscptraining
Visit → From $799/yr

Atomic Red Team

Open-source adversary emulation library

⭐ 4.5/5

mitre-attackdetection-testingopen-source
Visit → Free

Cobalt Strike

Adversary simulation and red team operations

⭐ 4.5/5

red-teamc2adversary-simulation
Visit → $5,900/user/yr

Metasploit

Penetration testing framework

⭐ 4.5/5

pentestframework
Visit → Free/$15K+/yr

Pentera

Automated security validation platform

⭐ 4.5/5

automatedbreach-simulationvalidation
Visit → Custom pricing

ProjectDiscovery Nuclei

Fast template-based vulnerability scanner

⭐ 4.5/5

open-sourcetemplatesfast
Visit → Free

Rapid7 Metasploit Pro

Commercial penetration testing platform

⭐ 4.5/5

commercialrapid7automated
Visit → From $15,000/yr

Tenable.io

Cloud-based vulnerability management platform

⭐ 4.5/5

cloudcontinuousasset-discovery
Visit → Custom pricing

Commando VM

Windows-based penetration testing distribution

⭐ 4.2/5

windowsvmmandiant
Visit → Free

OpenVAS (Greenbone)

Open-source vulnerability scanner

⭐ 4.1/5

open-sourcefreenetwork
Visit → Free / Enterprise