BoringSec vs Acunetix
Acunetix is web application & api vulnerability scanner (dast). BoringSec offers fast, affordable, self-serve security scans and separate SEO audits for websites and AI-built apps. Choose a flow, paste a URL, and get its graded report.
What's included
What you get with BoringSec
Choose a security scan or an SEO audit. Each flow returns its own grade and fixes you can ship.
Fast and self-serve
Paste a URL and get a graded report in about a minute. No sales call, no account, no agents, no onboarding.
20 base URL modules plus 3 verified-owner background engines
Security headers, TLS/SSL, DNS and email auth, exposed secrets, tech-stack CVEs, CORS, cookies, injection/XSS surface, privacy/legal signals, Supabase/Firebase misconfiguration, and malware/blacklist reputation. Applicable and unavailable states remain explicit.
One clear A++ to F grade
A single, honest grade so you know exactly where you stand, plus severity on every finding.
AI-ready fixes
Plain-language remediation with copy-paste prompts for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Windsurf.
Separate security and SEO reports
Choose a security scan or a separate SEO / AI-search audit. Each flow has its own grade, evidence, findings, and remediation.
Priced for builders
Transparent, low pricing with reports in 10 languages, optional continuous monitoring, and API / CI-CD / Slack hooks.
Decision guide
Which one fits your team?
Acunetix and BoringSec solve different problems. Here is the honest split.
Acunetix is the better fit when
- You need deep, active DAST testing of your own web apps and APIs, not a surface-level audit
- Your apps are complex JavaScript/SPA or API-heavy and need deep authenticated crawling
- You run a formal vulnerability-management program with proof-based validation and tight CI/ticketing integration
BoringSec is the better fit when
- You want a self-serve answer without a demo, onboarding, or sales call
- You are an indie developer, founder, or small team shipping an AI-built app (Cursor, Lovable, v0, Bolt, Windsurf) and want affordable, self-serve pricing
- You want broad coverage in one pass plus plain-language, AI-ready fixes, not an enterprise console to operate
- You want both website security and SEO / AI-search readiness, with separate report flows and grades available in 10 languages
For context: Acunetix is a commercial dynamic application security testing (DAST) scanner that deeply crawls and actively probes running web apps and APIs, part of the Invicti Security group. Built for Security and appsec teams at SMB and mid-market organizations.