He clicked through the licensing tiers. Acunetix didn’t charge by user or by scan—it charged by Target . A "Target" was a single domain, IP, or OpenAPI definition. If a single web app had three subdomains (api, admin, shop), that was three targets.
He also discovered a hidden feature in their Enterprise license— Scan Pooling . By reconfiguring, he could share licenses across two on-premises engines, effectively giving him 50 concurrent scans for the price of 25, as long as the total active didn't exceed the cap. acunetix license
Mark built a solution over a sleepless night: a lightweight license broker. It sat between Jenkins and Acunetix, checking available slots. If all 25 were busy, it queued the job and sent a Slack alert. He clicked through the licensing tiers
This quarter was different. The company had grown, acquiring a smaller startup with fifteen new microservices. Mark’s boss, Priya, gave him a simple directive: "Make sure we’re covered. No gaps." If a single web app had three subdomains
"Exactly. Acunetix changed their EULA last year. You just can't exceed the concurrent scan limit. Stored targets are fine."
"Lena, we need to upgrade from Pro to Premium. And we need more targets."