Appknox vs AppSweep

Appknox9.4Visit AppSweep8.7Visit

Higher score Appknox #1 in Mobile Application Security Testing Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Appknox

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AppSweep #7 in Mobile Application Security Testing Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AppSweep

• Appknox fits best

  Organizations wanting broad hybrid mobile testing

• AppSweep fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing both analysis types

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Side by side

Feature	Appknox 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AppSweep 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Mobile Application Security Testing Software	#7 in Mobile Application Security Testing Software
Best for	Organizations wanting broad hybrid mobile testing	Budget-conscious teams needing both analysis types
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	11 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Appknox 3/3 · AppSweep 3/3
Static binary analysis	✓	✓
Dynamic app analysis	✓	✓
Sensitive-data flow	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile platforms	Both	Both
Deployment model	Hybrid	Cloud
Included apps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines binary SAST, real-device DAST, and mobile API testing Maps sensitive-data flows and generates compliance-oriented reports Supports cloud, on-premise deployment, CI/CD integrations, and public APIs	Static, dynamic, interactive, and taint analysis in one product Scans both Android and iOS applications CLI, CI/CD, MASVS classification, and PDF reporting
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales No free plan is offered Its broad feature set may exceed narrow testing needs	Reachability and dead-code analysis are limited to Enterprise Real-time threat monitoring starts with the Control plan Server-side attestation is limited to the Command plan
Our verdict	Appknox is a mobile application security testing platform from Xysec Labs for developers, security teams, and DevSecOps organizations. It analyzes compiled Android and iOS binaries with static and dynamic testing, tests mobile APIs, maps… Read the review →	AppSweep is Guardsquare’s cloud-based mobile application security testing product for developers and development teams. It scans Android and iOS applications through static, dynamic, and interactive runtime analysis, identifies issues in… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Appknox — where it wins

  • Combines binary SAST, real-device DAST, and mobile API testing
  • Maps sensitive-data flows and generates compliance-oriented reports
  • Supports cloud, on-premise deployment, CI/CD integrations, and public APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrow testing needs

• AppSweep — where it wins

  • Static, dynamic, interactive, and taint analysis in one product
  • Scans both Android and iOS applications
  • CLI, CI/CD, MASVS classification, and PDF reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Reachability and dead-code analysis are limited to Enterprise
  • Real-time threat monitoring starts with the Control plan
  • Server-side attestation is limited to the Command plan

• Appknox9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad hybrid testing for teams securing mobile apps across the development lifecycle.

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• AppSweep8.7/10 · Free plan

  A cloud-based mobile security scanner with broad analysis and CI/CD support.

  Visit AppSweepFull verdict →