Metasploit
The world’s most used penetration testing framework
Ranked #7 in Best penetration testing tools, and on 1 more ranking.
Metasploit is the world’s most used penetration testing framework. It empowers defenders to stay ahead of threats through collaboration between the open source community and Rapid7.
At a glance
| Best for | Security teams |
From Metasploit's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, YouTube |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
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What stands out
Metasploit helps security teams manage security assessments effectively.
“A collaboration between the open source community and Rapid7, Metasploit helps security teams do more than just verify vulnerabilities,”Metasploit, own website
The product arms defenders to stay ahead of attackers.
“it empowers and arms defenders to always stay one step (or two) ahead of the game.”Metasploit, own website
How it ranks
Metasploit is ranked 7th of 10 in Best penetration testing tools (Lister Score 80.0) and 8th of 10 in Open-source application security testing tools (Lister Score 80.0).
#7 in Best penetration testing tools · Lister Score 80.0
Metasploit is the world’s most used penetration testing framework. It empowers defenders to stay ahead of threats through community collaboration.
Helps security teams manage security assessments effectively.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 8.
“The world’s most used penetration testing framework Knowledge is power, especially when it’s shared.”Metasploit, own website
| Rank | Best penetration testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pentest-Tools.com | 98.0 |
| 2 | Picus Security | 86.0 |
| 3 | HackerOne | 84.0 |
| 4 | Kali Linux | 82.0 |
| 5 | Lockwell | 82.0 |
| 6 | Sqlmap | 82.0 |
| 7 | Metasploit | 80.0 |
| 8 | PortSwigger | 80.0 |
| 9 | Horizon3.ai | 78.0 |
| 10 | Nmap | 78.0 |
#8 in Open-source application security testing tools · Lister Score 80.0
Metasploit is the world’s most used penetration testing framework.
Helps security teams manage security assessments effectively.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 8.
“The world’s most used penetration testing framework Knowledge is power, especially when it’s shared.”Metasploit, own website
“A collaboration between the open source community and Rapid7, Metasploit helps security teams do more than just verify vulnerabilities, manage security assessments, and improve security awareness;”Metasploit, own website
| Rank | Open-source application security testing tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mend.io | 94.0 |
| 2 | ReversingLabs | 94.0 |
| 3 | Snyk | 94.0 |
| 4 | SonarQube | 90.0 |
| 5 | Wazuh | 88.0 |
| 6 | Aqua | 84.0 |
| 7 | SpecterOps | 84.0 |
| 8 | Metasploit | 80.0 |
| 9 | Bandit | 74.0 |
| 10 | Gitleaks | 68.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Metasploit rank on Lister?
Metasploit is ranked 7th of 10 in Best penetration testing tools (Lister Score 80.0) and 8th of 10 in Open-source application security testing tools (Lister Score 80.0).