Initially, I believe Acunetix provided us with two solutions. One was a SaaS, which means that they host it on their cloud. They also provide the option to host Acunetix on our internal servers, behind our firewalls, with an on-premise version.

The problem with the on-premise version is that it works only on Windows Servers. I can't install it on a Mac or a Linux-based machine. That was quite challenging for us because all of our cloud infrastructure has been AWS instance, which is of a Linux-based operating system. 

As far as security testing is concerned, we would prefer to host Acunetix, on-premise, because everything would be within our firewall. If we wanted to host it on the cloud, then we would have to sign a non-disclosure, because they know what vulnerabilities exist on our site.

For this reason, we generally prefer to host it on-premise so that they will have a restriction within our firewall, so no one can gain access from the outer wall. Setting up the on-premise version of Acunetix is quite challenging and it's not that straightforward because it only supports one operating system.

However, we found it so difficult to host on-premise that we actually had to stop. Instead, we have decided to go for the cloud version. All we have to do is send them our application to scan in their cloud.

The initial setup is not complex. You can be set up and start your first scan within an hour.

The initial setup was straightforward. I would rate it nine out of ten.

It is a bit complicated, but their support is very good in case of any issues. It can be on-prem or on the cloud. It depends on what the customer wants.

You don't need more than one person for its maintenance.

I rate the tool's deployment a nine out of ten. 

Acunetix is easy to install and took only two minutes to deploy. For desktop applications, you need to download an EXE file. Deployment over the cloud requires API. 

The setup is very straightforward with the database and the way that we use it. 

They have a very good support website, so you can find out answers to questions and reach out to the support team. 

Downloading and updating the software took ten to 15 minutes (deployment). I am the person who does the deployments and upgrades.

For standard use cases, we deploy it on a notebook or a desktop machine. In case of integration with a development system, we deploy it on a server or a virtual memory machine. I rate the solution's initial setup process a five out of ten.

It was very easy to set up Acunetix, as they give you an installer that does everything. You just need to click: "Install".

It takes a maximum of 10 minutes to deploy, if you want to read everything.

We did other configurations to enable the IP address to talk to all the networks.

We also used Acunetix on a Linux server. The deployment process was the same as Windows. It was just another installer, but for Linux.

The setup and upgrades could be easier. I would like to see a wizard to take you step-by-step.

Upgrading v7 to v8, we had to do a fresh reinstall. We had to uninstall it and reinstall it rather than just reaching out, grabbing an update and have it fix itself. We had to go into some files and re-input a key and we actually needed to call support to help us with upgrading from 7 to 8. We had to create a support ticket, call one of the resellers of Acunetix, and get some assistance with that.

So a wizard would be great, a step-by-step instructional program that guides administrators or security professionals along the way, especially with upgrades from version to version or initial installs.

They should make it a little easier for security professionals or system administrators to get the software into the actual infrastructure. Without that, people are running around, searching for Wikis and documentation that supports deployment on multiple devices. I know when I was first working with Acunetix and getting it deployed into our environment, we ran across those issues. I would like them to make it a little easier, where automation plays a key in driving deployment of Acunetix, versus a manual installation process.

If you know what you're doing, the deployment of Acunetix can take less than 30 minutes.

The initial setup is straightforward. You just need to download the client from the website or get a license from them, then you can deploy it.

It can take a couple of hours or less to deploy.

The initial setup was really straightforward. You can do it even if you're not an expert, you just need to download the appliance from their website and then you deploy. It took a few hours. 

The initial setup was very straightforward. It was easy. We didn't find it complex at all. The initial setup only takes one to two hours.

It was very easy to set up. It was just almost plug and play. Initially, it was not Linux compatible, but after a little while they actually came out with compatibility for Linux, which was nice.

We use it on Windows now. Initially, I wanted to set it up on a Linux box, and it didn't have compatibility for that, but they added the compatibility over the past several months, I just never really got around to installing it onto the Linux boxes. Now that we have everything already set up here, we don't really want to migrate a bunch of our scans.

The deployment took me a week to a week and a half to do, get everything set up, and all our first scans tested. However, this was from a very inexperienced point of view. I'm sure somebody who was more experienced and didn't come fresh out of college would've been able to set it up in a day.

Everything is web-based and relatively intuitive, which is very nice. Knowing what I know now versus back then, the first thing I would've done is set up a certification for a web portal. However, I installed it as it was correctly, but I was very cautious about what I was doing because I wasn't very experienced. It was a very easy install and set up.

The initial setup of this solution was very straightforward. The implementation didn't take much time. 

The initial setup is very easy and straightforward.

The initial setup is not overly complex or difficult. It's very straightforward and very easy. On their website, they have lots of documentation that walks you through the process. 

For deployment or maintenance, you only need a maximum of four or five people.

The initial setup was very straightforward. The deployment took a couple of minutes. It didn't take long at all. There wasn't really an implementation strategy. We just installed it - nothing special - on our work station.

There are just the two of us who take care of the deployment and maintenance.

The initial setup is very simple. 

We use this application for testing in different environments, such as production and DR, and implementing of scanning in those environments can sometimes be a little bit tough. But that is not due to the complexity of the application but more because of the complexity of the environments that we maintain, to keep our compliance level high.

The way we set it up is that once development is over, we push it to a single location. For that, it's not a very complex environment, it's a single PC. We do the scanning on that PC so that development is actually on a single server. The setup for that didn't take much time. Within two to three days, the complete setup was finished and the initial testing was run.

Initial setup was quite straightforward, we didn't have any problems with it. 

The initial setup is not too complex. It is simple and straightforward. A company should be able to implement it with ease.

The initial installation of Acunetix was simple.

Installation was quite simple.