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Cybersecurity software

20 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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  • Acunetix logo

    Acunetix

    Web application security testing made easy

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Web
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 1 question answered

  • Burp Suite logo

    Burp Suite

    The leading toolkit for web security testing

    Free plan, then $449/yr
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • C

    CyberGhost VPN

    A VPN you can trust to protect your online privacy

    From $2.19/mo
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 1 limitation documented

  • ExpressVPN logo

    ExpressVPN

    High-speed, secure, and anonymous VPN service

    From $6.67/mo
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 2 limitations documented

  • I

    IVPN

    Privacy-focused VPN with anonymous account numbers instead of email signup

    From $6/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • JumpCloud logo

    JumpCloud

    Unified identity and device management for hybrid workforce.

    From $9/user/mo
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +4
    5 integrations

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • M

    Mullvad VPN

    Privacy-first VPN with one flat price and no email required to sign up

    From $5/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • Nessus logo

    Nessus

    The most trusted vulnerability assessment solution

    From $4,790/yr
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • NordVPN logo

    NordVPN

    The best online VPN service for speed and security

    From $3.99/mo
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 1 limitation documented

  • P

    Private Internet Access

    Long-standing VPN service with a large server network and flexible multi-year plans

    From $11.99/mo
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    2 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

  • SentinelOne logo

    SentinelOne

    Autonomous endpoint protection and response

    Pricing not published
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Sophos Intercept X logo

    Sophos Intercept X

    Advanced endpoint protection with deep learning

    From $28/yr
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • iOS
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Head to head

Cybersecurity tools, compared

Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.

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Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed. A vendor can buy a place in the results on the home page, on a category listing or on the catalogue, and where they do the result carries a Sponsored label. Everything not carrying that label is ordered on the same criteria as everything else, and a paid place never changes where an unpaid one lands: the editorial order flows around it. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.