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Cycode vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cycode
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
23rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (17th), Software Supply Chain Security (11th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (11th)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (8th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Cycode is 1.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 3.1%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional3.1%
Cycode1.3%
Other95.6%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2014131 - PeerSpot reviewer
DevSecOps Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Secret scanning has strengthened our code security and now needs better container integration
Regarding container scanning, Cycode can be improved as it does not have a CLI. As a DevSecOps professional, having a CLI is a must-have for any tool to integrate it into systems. Although Cycode does have a CLI, specifically for the container scanning module, a CLI does not exist. This is why all the modules that Cycode offers cannot be fully leveraged. A CLI for the container scanning module is believed to be on Cycode's roadmap, but it is not available today. As a big enterprise dealing with many assets, Cycode being faster would be beneficial. With many assets on-boarded on Cycode, the tool sometimes becomes slow. Making Cycode faster would definitely help. Other than that, things are good.
MH
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cycode excels in secret scanning and is brilliant at finding and identifying secrets within code."
"Cycode has positively impacted the organization by saving time in the pipeline and providing one platform for secret scanning, SAST, and Infrastructure as Code facilities."
"In my experience as an integrator with Cycode, the biggest advantage is that it is platform agnostic and language agnostic."
"In my area of expertise, I feel like it has almost everything I could possibly require at this moment."
"The automated scan is what I find most useful because a lot of customers will need it. Not every domain will be looking for complete security, they just need a stamp on the security key. For these kinds of customers, the scan works really well."
"I have found the best features to be the performance and there are a lot of additional plugins available."
"This is a very nice tool and anybody can use it, from beginner to expert level."
"It offers flexibility, macros, and features to reduce the effort required for authenticated sessions."
"The crawling capability is excellent."
"The intercepting feature is the most valuable."
"Some of the extensions, available using Burp Extender, are also very good and we have found issues by using them."
 

Cons

"Currently, Cycode does not have good container security, and while it is a full solution, companies desiring a single platform must seek additional tools to scan container images."
"While I appreciate the advantages of Cycode, one area for improvement is the machine learning aspect and how it can assist during AI operations."
"Regarding container scanning, Cycode can be improved as it does not have a CLI."
"There is a certain amount of lead time for the tickets to get resolved."
"The price could be better. The rest is fine."
"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."
"The Auto Scanning features should be updated more frequently and should include the latest attack vectors."
"I would like to see a more optimized solution, as it currently uses a lot of CPU power and memory."
"The one feature that I would like to see in Burp is active scanning of REST based web services. A lot of organizations are providing APIs to access their services to support different business models like SaaS. Scanning these APIs is still a challenge for many security product companies."
"We've faced lots of challenges, including slowing down of the tool, and a lot of error messages, sometimes because of the interface."
"The number of false positives needs to be reduced on the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This solution requires a license. It is expensive but you receive a lot of functionality for the price."
"The price for the solution is expensive and could be cheaper. We pay an annual license and our team has several of them."
"We have one license. The price is very nominal."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is reasonable. We only need to pay for the annual subscription. I rate the pricing five out of ten."
"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."
"Burp Suite is affordable."
"The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise35
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cycode?
Cycode is aggressively priced across the board with respect to other tools when it comes to pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Cycode?
Regarding container scanning, Cycode can be improved as it does not have a CLI. As a DevSecOps professional, having a CLI is a must-have for any tool to integrate it into systems. Although Cycode d...
What is your primary use case for Cycode?
Cycode is used for multiple types of scanning including secrets, SAST scanning, and IAC misconfiguration scanning. Secret scanning was one of the first services launched using Cycode and is integra...
Is OWASP Zap better than PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro?
OWASP Zap and PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro have many similar features. OWASP Zap has web application scanning available with basic security vulnerabilities while Burp Suite Pro has it available with ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?
The cost of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is reasonable at approximately $500 per year per user.
What needs improvement with PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?
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...
 

Also Known As

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Burp
 

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Sample Customers

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Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
Find out what your peers are saying about Cycode vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and other solutions. Updated: July 2026.
909,725 professionals have used our research since 2012.