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Why Choose Appknox Over MobSF?

We’d Like to acknowledge the team at Appknox, They’ve built a great product preferred by enterprises and banks, commonly referred to as the most preferred alternative to MOBSF. If you are here to understand the difference between MOBSF vs Appknox you’re at the right place.

Try Appknox, a better alternative to MOBSF.

They Trust Us!

250+ Leading Enterprises across the world trust us for their compliance and security requirements.

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Top 5 Reasons why companies choose Appknox over Mobsf

1st-step 

Better prioritization of vulnerabilities as per CVSS Scoring

At Appknox we rely on CVSS scoring to prioritize and indicate vulnerability found in your mobile application. CVSS scores are widely relied upon to gauge and prioritize a vulnerability.

CVSS Score Metrics

Basic Metric Group
Exploitability Metrics
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Priveleges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Impact Metrics
Compatibility Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Scope
Temporal Metric Group
Temporal Metric Group
Remediation Level
Report Confidence
Environmental Metric Group
Confidentiality Requirement
Integrity Requirement
Availability Requirement
Modified Base Metrics

2nd-step

Run SAST, DAST, and APIT under 90 minutes using Appknox

It is evident that 90 % of security incidents result in hackers exploiting software bugs which can be fixed early in the development stage by prioritizing security assessments using SAST, DAST, and APIT security assessments at each stage of your development lifecycle.

Try Appknox Automated Scanner

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3rd-step

Leverage best in class CXO Security Dashboard

  • Bring visibility into the process by providing critical insights to key stakeholders in your organization.
  • Understand critical risks or exposures due to noncompliance.
  • Necessary KPI’s for your security teams.
  • An extensible framework that adds new outcomes and KPI’s that should be taken into account based on industry and organizational growth.

Unlock Critical Business Insights

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4th-step

Less than 1 % false positives and 0.0001 % false negatives

We ensure to deliver apps with less than 1 % false negatives and 0.001 % false negatives following OWASP Mobile security stands in your vulnerability assessment reporting compared with MOBSF.

Prevent Appsec Data Breaches

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5th-step

Shorten your SDLC with Appknox CI-CD tool chain

Appknox promotes devsecops as an active process at every stage of your SDLC with continuous security integration at every stage of your development with Appknox CI-CD plugins[Jira , Jenkins, Github, and Bitrise] built into your security.

Checkout Appknox Marketplace

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MOBSF Constraints

  • Mobsf is a completely open-sourced tool and runs with contributor support with a limited set of test cases in the ecosystem.
  • Mobsf is limited to SAST and DAST whereas Appknox supports SAST, DAST, and API level bulletproof security for your mobile apps.
  • Mobsf doesn’t support third-party code components imported from a third-party open-source library.
  • Delayed support in the resolution or adding new test cases.
  • Doesn’t support Frida or appium scripts.

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Appknox VS MOBSF

For complete 360-degree mobile security assessment

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AppKnox

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MobSF

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Works by uploading the binary of the application. We dissemble the application and rform scans on it
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Works by uploading the binary of the application
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OWASP, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and CWE, CVSSare included in Regulatory Compliance
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CWE, CVSSare included in Regulatory Compliance
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Organization & Team Option available
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Organization & Team Option unavailable
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API Access is available
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API Access is available
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JIRA, Github, CLI Integration with Eclipse, Android Studioare available Integrations
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Only Docker Integration is available
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Available on Cloud, On-Premise
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Available on Local Installation, Docker
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SAST is available
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SAST is available
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DAST runs on real devices
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DAST is available only for Android and runs on simulator
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UBA is available
No data
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API Testing is available
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API Testing is unavailable
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Comparison with Previous Scans is available
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Comparison with Previous Scans is available
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Report and telephonic Remediation
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Only report Remediation
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Covers iOS and Android
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Covers Android (SAST & DAST), iOS (SAST only)
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1.35% False Positive and False Negative is less than 0.001%
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False Positive is 6-7 %
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CXO Dashboard is available
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CXO Dashboard is unavailable
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Detailed Analytics
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Only a couple of data is shown in dashboard
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Project Grouping is available
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Project Grouping is unavailable
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Account Security - 2FA, Account and Report Passwords are available
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Account Security - 2FA, Account and Report Passwords are unavailable
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Report Formats are available in PDF and Excel
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Report Format is available only in PDF

We Lead

We got a G2 Satisfaction Score of 84 on the SAST Grid
report, leaving behind tools like Synopsys, Checkmarx, HCL
AppScan
and others...

High performer Spring 2020
Fall 2020 -G2 Crowd
Highperformer -winter 2021
Easiest to do Business winter 2021
Gartner Peer Inisghts
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What They Say!

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