Crossfyre vs Invicti (Acunetix)
Established CI-oriented DAST vs distributed penetration testing.
Invicti (which includes Acunetix) is a mature, CI-oriented DAST platform for web and API scanning, known for "proof-based scanning" that verifies exploitability, sold to enterprises. It is closed and scan-centric. Crossfyre shares the confirm-before-report idea (every finding is reproduced before it is reported) but comes at it from the operator side: open-source engines on BYO-compute nodes, distributed recon into authenticated scanning and BOLA/BFLA/BOPLA authorization testing, self-serve.
Invicti / Acunetix
- Mature web + API DAST with proof-based (verified) findings
- CI/CD-oriented, enterprise sales and pricing
- Closed platform; strong reporting and integrations
- Scan-centric; not a distributed recon or OPSEC tool
- Authorization testing is limited vs a dedicated authz oracle
Crossfyre
- Confirm-before-report engine (every finding reproduced before reporting)
- Distributed recon that maps the surface before scanning it
- API authorization testing (BOLA/BFLA/BOPLA) as a first-class stage
- Open-source engines, BYO-compute nodes, self-serve from $29/mo
- Adaptive pacing and isolated egress for authorized targets
The honest take
Invicti is a strong, mature enterprise DAST with excellent reporting. Choose Crossfyre when you want the same confirm-before-report discipline plus distributed recon and authorization testing, self-serve and BYO-compute, without an enterprise contract.
Frequently asked
Does Crossfyre do "proof-based" scanning like Invicti?
Same idea, different name: cortex runs a non-bypassable confirm-before-report pipeline where every finding is re-issued and must reproduce before it is emitted, so what you get is verified, not a pile of maybes. The curated template pack is newer and smaller than an established DAST’s corpus.
Is Crossfyre CI-oriented?
It is operator-driven offensive recon and scanning first, with a CLI and an upcoming public API for automation. Invicti is more tuned for in-pipeline DAST; Crossfyre is tuned for distributed recon-to-authz against authorized targets.