Best Pacu Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

AWS IAM Privilege Escalation Methods

Documentation of an AWS IAM privilege escalation technique that exploits the iam:CreatePolicyVersion permission to gain elevated access through policy manipulation.

Cognito Scanner

A Python script that performs security testing attacks against AWS Cognito services including account creation, user enumeration, and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

CloudCopy

CloudCopy implements a cloud version of the Shadow Copy attack to extract domain user hashes from AWS-hosted domain controllers by creating and mounting volume snapshots.

Enumerate IAM Permissions

A security assessment tool that identifies AWS IAM permissions by systematically testing API calls to determine the actual scope of access granted to specific credentials.

Lambda-Proxy

Lambda-Proxy is a utility that enables SQL injection testing of AWS Lambda functions by converting SQLMap HTTP attacks into Lambda invoke calls through a local proxy.

Ironwood Cyber Enlight

Autonomous pentesting platform that discovers, exploits & maps attack paths.

BloodHound

BloodHound is a Javascript web application that uses graph theory to analyze Active Directory and Azure environments, revealing hidden relationships and potential attack paths through visual mapping.

Active Directory Control Paths

A tool for analyzing and visualizing control relationships and privilege escalation paths within Active Directory environments using graph-based representations.

PowerUp

PowerUp aims to be a clearinghouse of common Windows privilege escalation vectors that rely on misconfigurations.

GCPBucketBrute

A script to enumerate Google Storage buckets and determine access and privilege escalation

Cloud Container Attack Tool (CCAT)

A security testing framework for assessing container environment security across AWS and GCP cloud platforms.

SUDO_KILLER

A tool for privilege escalation within Linux environments by targeting vulnerabilities in SUDO usage.

Linux Exploit Suggester 2

A Linux exploit suggestion tool that identifies potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities by analyzing kernel versions and matching them against a database of known exploits.

Dirtyc0w Docker POC

A proof-of-concept tool that demonstrates the Dirty COW kernel exploit (CVE-2016-5195) for privilege escalation within Docker containers, specifically targeting nginx images while providing mitigation guidance through AppArmor profiles.

Payloads All The Things

A comprehensive repository of payloads and bypass techniques for web application security testing and penetration testing across multiple platforms and attack vectors.

AWS pwn

A collection of Python scripts for conducting penetration testing activities against Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.

Nimbostratus

A proof-of-concept toolkit for fingerprinting and exploiting Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructures using the boto library.

WeirdAAL (AWS Attack Library)

WeirdAAL is an open-source framework that provides tools and libraries for simulating attacks and testing security vulnerabilities in AWS environments.

AWSBucketDump

A security tool for discovering and analyzing interesting files in AWS S3 buckets across multiple regions and bucket types.

s3reverse

A format conversion tool for S3 buckets designed to assist bug bounty hunters and security testers in standardizing bucket data during reconnaissance activities.

NSBrute

A Python utility that identifies and exploits domains vulnerable to AWS name server takeover attacks by detecting misconfigured DNS settings.

Burp Suite Professional

A web application security testing platform that combines manual and automated testing tools for conducting comprehensive security assessments and penetration testing.

Synack Sara

AI-powered autonomous penetration testing platform with multi-agent system

XBOW Captcha Bypass Tool

AI-powered automated penetration testing platform for vulnerability discovery

FireCompass AI-powered Pen Testing

AI-powered automated pen testing & continuous red teaming platform

ImmuniWeb® On-Demand

ImmuniWeb® On-Demand is a web application penetration testing platform that combines AI-powered automation with manual security testing to provide comprehensive vulnerability assessments and compliance reporting.

ImmuniWeb® MobileSuite

ImmuniWeb MobileSuite is a mobile application penetration testing platform that combines AI-powered automation with manual security testing to assess mobile apps and their backend infrastructure for security vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.

Cyver Pentest Management Platform

Pentest management platform for reporting, project mgmt & client collaboration

PlexTrac Pentest Reporting

Pentest reporting & exposure mgmt platform for vulnerability remediation

Rapid7 Metasploit

Penetration testing software for simulating attacks and validating vulnerabilities

ImmuniWeb® Continuous Penetration Testing

Continuous pentesting service monitoring web apps & APIs for code changes

Vulnetic Penetration Testing

AI-powered automated penetration testing platform for web apps and networks

Aikido Attack

AI-powered automated penetration testing platform for on-demand security audits

XBOW Lightspeed

Autonomous web app pentesting platform with exploit validation

Simbian AI Agents

AI-powered autonomous pentesting platform for continuous security validation

Entersoft AI AST

Smart contract security audit service for DeFi blockchain platforms

Faraday Faraday All-in-One

Modular offensive security platform for continuous monitoring and testing

Prancer SwarmHack™ AI Pentesting

AI-native multi-agent pentesting engine for autonomous vulnerability discovery

Prancer AI-Native Pentesting

AI-driven autonomous pentesting platform for continuous vulnerability discovery

Ampcus Agentic AI

Autonomous AI system for continuous penetration testing and exploit validation

Happiest Minds ThreatVigil 2.0

Cloud-based penetration testing platform for threat mgmt & remediation

Kaseya Network Penetration Testing Tool

Automated network penetration testing tool for internal and external attacks

Xiarch Binary Code Analysis

Binary code analysis service for security testing compiled applications

CurlSek Intelligence Suite

Continuous pentesting platform with autonomous AI agents for web apps and APIs

Terra Agentic AI Platform

AI-powered continuous pentesting platform with agentic automation

Veria Labs

AI-powered continuous pentesting that finds and fixes vulnerabilities

MindTheHack Platform

AI-driven pentesting platform with white hat hacker community support

NodeZero

Autonomous pentesting platform for internal, external, cloud & K8s testing