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sqlmap vs Promptfoo: open-source security testing tools compared

Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.

Summary

sqlmap: Command-line penetration testing tool that detects and exploits SQL injection flaws in database-backed applications.

Promptfoo: CLI and library for LLM evaluations, side-by-side model comparison and red teaming of LLM-based applications.

Both are listed under Security testing. The table gives repository metrics from the GitHub API with their fetch date, then the documented facts used for every comparison in this category, each linked to the README or docs page it comes from. A cell reads "not documented" when the fact was not found in the project's documentation; that does not mean the feature is absent.

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sqlmap and Promptfoo: metrics and documented facts, in the fixed row order used for security testing comparisons.
FactsqlmapPromptfoo
Stars38,492125,3711
Forks6,37212,3531
Contributors15713491
Last release2026-01-0112026-09-181
Last commit2026-09-2012026-09-221
Commits in 90 days37017751
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1MIT1
Primary languagePython1TypeScript1
Statusactive1active1
Scan targetsWeb application parameters: GET, POST, cookie, User-Agent and Referer values source: Docs: FeaturesLLM apps, through red teaming and vulnerability scanning source: README
Languages or files analysedDatabase back ends including MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite and others listed source: Docs: FeaturesAny LLM API or programming language source: README
Check or rule formatCommand-line options and switches; tamper scripts that transform payloads source: Docs: UsageYAML config file (promptfooconfig.yaml) with prompts, providers and test cases source: Docs: Getting Started
CI integrationJSON run report (--report-json) for feeding findings into CI pipelines source: Docs: UsageGitHub Actions guide and GitHub Marketplace action; CI/CD guide for other platforms source: Docs: CI/CD Integration for LLM Evaluation and Security
Report formatsJSON run report (--report-json); dumped data as CSV, HTML, SQLite or JSONL source: Docs: UsageHTML, JSON, CSV, JUnit XML (promptfoo eval --output) source: Docs: Output Formats
Install methodGit clone of the repository, or tarball and zipball downloads; runs on Python 2.7 and 3.x source: READMEnpm (npm install -g promptfoo), Homebrew (brew install promptfoo), pip (pip install promptfoo) source: README

1 Fetched from the GitHub or GitLab API on . Hover a value for its own date.

When each fits

Written from each project's documented scope, not from preference. Neither tool is ranked.

sqlmap

Fits projects that test web applications for SQL injection flaws; its README describes automated detection and exploitation of SQL injection and takeover of database servers. source: README

Promptfoo

Fits projects that test prompts and models of LLM-based apps; its README describes a CLI and library that evaluates and red-teams LLM-based apps. source: README

More on these tools

Sources

  1. GitHub REST API: repository, read
  2. GitHub REST API: repository, read
  3. GitHub REST API: contributors, read
  4. GitHub REST API: contributors, read
  5. GitHub REST API: latest release, read
  6. GitHub REST API: latest release, read
  7. GitHub REST API: commits, read
  8. GitHub REST API: commits, read
  9. Docs: Features, read
  10. README, read
  11. Docs: Usage, read
  12. Docs: Getting Started, read
  13. Docs: CI/CD Integration for LLM Evaluation and Security, read
  14. Docs: Output Formats, read
  15. README, read

Documented facts collected 2026-09-22. See the methodology for how metrics and facts are gathered.