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Open-source alternatives to NowSecure

NowSecure is a commercial mobile application security testing platform. MobSF provides automated static and dynamic analysis of Android and iOS apps, and Frida provides dynamic instrumentation for manual testing.

NowSecure is a commercial product by NowSecure (official site). Category: Mobile application security.

Comparison

ToolLicenceStarsLast commitBest for
FridaLGPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1Open source22ktodayDynamic instrumentation toolkit
MobSFGPL-3.0-onlyOpen source22k7 days agoAutomated mobile app security testing

Open-source options

  • Frida

    Dynamic instrumentation toolkit

    Injects a JavaScript engine into running processes on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android to trace, hook and modify functions at runtime.

    Stars
    22k
    Forks
    2.3k
    Last commit
    today
    LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1Open sourceMobile application security
    Alternative toNowSecure

  • MobSF

    Automated mobile app security testing

    Mobile Security Framework: automated static and dynamic analysis of Android and iOS apps, with malware analysis and a REST API for CI.

    Stars
    22k
    Forks
    3.8k
    Last commit
    7 days ago
    GPL-3.0-onlyOpen sourceMobile application security
    Alternative toNowSecure

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