CodeSonar vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

CodeSecure and PortSwigger are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. CodeSecure is ranked #29, while PortSwigger is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.9. CodeSecure holds a 1.2% mindshare in AS, compared to PortSwigger’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of CodeSecure users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of PortSwigger users who would recommend it.

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98% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and CodeSonar compete in the field of security testing and static code analysis. Burp Suite showcases greater flexibility and versatility, while CodeSonar offers a robust approach to vulnerability detection.

Features: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers excellent web security testing, automation features, and customizable testing processes. CodeSonar stands out with static code analysis, advanced vulnerability detection, and suitability for complex software systems.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest enhancing Burp Suite's performance speed and efficiency for large-scale scans. CodeSonar needs better user accessibility, improved tool integration, and quicker technical support. Burp Suite's real-time interaction is an added area for future improvement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is noted for easy setup and responsive support. CodeSonar requires more technical expertise for deployment, and while support is reliable, users desire quicker response times and more detailed assistance.

Pricing and ROI: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is valued for cost-effectiveness and short-term ROI in web security testing. CodeSonar demands a larger investment but offers significant long-term security benefits, appealing to those prioritizing comprehensive code analysis.

To learn more, read our detailed CodeSonar vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional Report (Updated: April 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

CodeSonar

Ranking in Application Security Tools

29th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (10th)

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Ranking in Application Security Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (5th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of CodeSonar is 1.2%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 2.8%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional	2.8%
CodeSonar	1.2%
Other	96.0%

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Mathieu ALBRESPY

Intigration Developer at ez-Wheel

Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand

This is the first time I've used this kind of software. It was the only one we could apply to analyze with MISRA rules. At my new company, I tried to use Klocwork. I tried to use it, just once so I cannot compare it exactly with CodeSonar. I also have a plugin for my Visual Studio and I try to make it work. It's not easy, however, I don't think that we have this kind of functionality with CodeSonar. It can do some incremental analysis. However, since this feature is also available on CodeSonar, it would be a good idea to have a plugin on Visual Studio just to have a quick analysis.

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Moti Huberman

Penetration Tester & Information Security Expert at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Dedicated browser and repeater have improved my proxy testing and manual vulnerability checks

I'm hoping perhaps for something to make it easier, such as to define things where if a message or a response is such and such, automatically make a request that is such and such. Perhaps something like this because otherwise, nowadays we have to do it manually. Perhaps they can automate it a bit more. Perhaps they could add some automation to things, to see what we do manually, which it has the tools to do manually, and perhaps enable with a click of a button to do things automatically. I'm not too sure which, but I'm sure they can from a product management point of view, do things that we need to do two, three, or four steps manually regarding specific testing. For instance, we want to check something specific if it's this or if it's that. Perhaps to define it once and have it more automatic, perhaps.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"What I like best about CodeSonar is that it has fantastic speed, analysis and configuration times."

"The most valuable features of CodeSonar were all the categorized classes provided, and reports of future bugs which might occur in the production code. Additionally, I found the buffer overflow and underflow useful."

"It has been able to scale."

"There is nice functionality for code surfing and browsing."

"The most valuable feature of CodeSonar is the catching of dead code. It is helpful."

"CodeSonar has helped our organization because it detects dead and nonusable parts of code to create a more optimized code."

"The solution is very stable and we have used it for a long time with no issues."

"It has helped us a lot with some issues and has helped us avoid bad code."

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"The Spider is the most useful feature. It helps to analyze the entire web application, and it finds all the passes and offers an automated identification of security issues."

"Enables automation of different tasks such as authorization testing."

"This solution has helped a lot in finding bugs and vulnerabilities, and the scanner is good enough for simple web apps."

"The free version is one of the best proxy tools for manual testing."

"Burp Suite gives you a very good automated scanning tool, which gives you around sixty to seventy percent security coverage without having to use a security resource."

"I rate PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional ten points out of ten."

"This tool is more accurate than the other solutions that we use and reports fewer false positives."

"I have found the best features to be the performance and there are a lot of additional plugins available."

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Cons

"It was expensive."

"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security."

"In a future release, the solution should upgrade itself to the current trends and differentiate between the languages. If there are any classifications that can be set for these programming languages that would be helpful rather than having everything in the generic category."

"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security."

"CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

"There could be a shared licensing model for the users."

"The scanning tool for core architecture could be improved."

"CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

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"We'd like to have more integration potential across all versions of the product."

"The solution lacks sufficient stability."

"There should be a heads up display like the one available in OWASP Zap."

"The solution doesn't offer very good scalability."

"Even though I started working with PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, I think I may have run the Scanner once, but I prefer to run ZAP because I'm more used to it and I think it checks many more vulnerabilities."

"The Iran market does not have after-sales support. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional needs to provide after-sales support."

"BurpSuite has some issues regarding authentication with OAT tokens that need to be improved."

"The reporting needs to be improved; it is very bad."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our organization purchased a license to use the solution."

"The solution's price depends on the number of licenses needed and the source code for the project."

"The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools."

"Pricing is a bit costly."

"Pricing is not very high. It was around $200."

"Burp Suite is affordable."

"The pricing of the solution is cost-effective and is best suited for small and medium-sized businesses."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is expensive compared to other tools."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"This is a value for money product."

"Our licensing cost is approximately $400 USD per year."

"PortSwigger is reasonably-priced. It's fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

25%

Computer Software Company

University

Financial Services Firm

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	35

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Overview

GrammaTech enables organizations to develop software applications more efficiently, on-budget, and on-schedule by helping to eliminate harmful defects that can cause system failures, enable data breaches, and ultimately increase corporate liabilities in today’s connected world. GrammaTech is the developer of CodeSonar, the most powerful source and binary code analysis solution available today. Extraordinarily precise, CodeSonar finds, on average, 2 times more serious defects in software than other static analysis solutions. Designed for organizations with zero tolerance for defects and vulnerabilities in their applications, CodeSonar provides static analysis for applications where reliability and security are paramount - widely used by software developers in avionics, medical, automotive, industrial control, and other mission-critical applications. Some of GrammaTech's customers include Toyota, GE, Hyundai, Kawasaki, LG, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Panasonic, and Samsung.

CodeSecure

Burp Suite Professional, by PortSwigger, is the world’s leading toolkit for web security testing. Over 52,000 users worldwide, across all industries and organization sizes, trust Burp Suite Professional to find more vulnerabilities, faster. With expertly-engineered manual and automated tooling, you're able to test smarter - not harder.

PortSwigger is the web security company that is enabling the world to secure the web. Over 50,000 security engineers rely on our software and expertise to secure their world.

PortSwigger

Sample Customers

Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY

Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce

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