Fortify Application Defender vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

OpenText and PortSwigger are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. OpenText is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0, while PortSwigger is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.1. OpenText holds a 1.1% mindshare in AS, compared to PortSwigger’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of PortSwigger users who would recommend it.

Fortify Application Defender

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Fortify Application Defender compete in application security testing. User feedback indicates PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional has an edge due to its affordability and superior customer support, whereas Fortify Application Defender leads in advanced features, particularly in application protection.

Features: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is known for its extensive vulnerability scanning, integration capabilities, and efficient security testing. Fortify Application Defender offers runtime application self-protection, an advanced feature set, and comprehensive real-time protection. The focus of PortSwigger is on scanning, while Fortify emphasizes real-time application protection.

Room for Improvement: PortSwigger could enhance automation and reporting features. It can also strengthen its reporting tools. Fortify Application Defender requires better ease of use, clearer documentation, and improved user interaction. Fortify aims to improve support materials.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers easy deployment and responsive customer support, suitable for organizations with limited resources. Fortify Application Defender, while equipped with advanced features, faces challenges in deployment complexity and could benefit from more effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is considered cost-effective with good ROI and transparent pricing, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Fortify Application Defender's advanced features justify its higher price, offering value when specific features are needed, targeting those who prioritize functionality over initial cost.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortify Application Defender vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Fortify Application Defender

Ranking in Application Security Tools

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Ranking in Application Security Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Fortify Application Defender is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 2.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional	2.4%
Fortify Application Defender	1.1%
Other	96.5%

Application Security Tools

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VinothSivam

CTO at Abcl

Useful for fast code review in devOps pipelines

I rate the tool's scalability a seven out of ten. However, I'm concerned about how it handles an increasing number of lines of code. As the complexity grows, so does the time it takes for the tool to review everything. I want more clarity on how Fortify Application Defender handles multiple threats. We have numerous endpoints, but the tool runs in our pipeline, meaning it operates in the cloud. All our code is configured there, and the tool runs integration testing, unit testing, user testing, and final production code tests. It's a day-to-day experience. It's utilized almost every day as part of our pipeline runs. Each team responsible for integration testing, human testing, user access testing, and preproduction testing runs it whenever they take a build.

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Arther Magaya

Head Of Information Security at Aura

AI-driven analyses improve efficiency and reliability

I find all the features of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional most useful, particularly the AI enhancement for results and follow-up for retests. This feature helps me follow up on my results and perform retests step-by-step. The automation in AI verifies the findings, ensuring they are correct, and performs step-by-step testing. The Intruder tool enhances testing efficiency through intercepting information and analyzing it. It helps to analyze web applications and intercept the traffic.

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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

"We are able to provide out customers with a secure application after development. They are no longer left wondering if they are vulnerable to different threats within the market following deployment."

"The information from Fortify Application Defender on how to fix and solve issues is very good compared to other solutions."

"The product saves us cost and time."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology."

"I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy."

"The tool's most valuable feature is software composition analysis. This feature works well with my .NET applications, providing a better understanding of library vulnerabilities."

"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

"The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time."

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"It helps in API testing, where manual intervention was previously necessary for each payload."

"We use the solution for vulnerability assessment in respect of the application and the sites."

"It offers flexibility, macros, and features to reduce the effort required for authenticated sessions."

"It offers very good accuracy. You can trust the results."

"You can scan any number of applications and it updates its database."

"The tool provides complimentary services. It allows you to add a lot of extensions, and you can get extensions quite often. It is quite a flexible application."

"We are mostly using it for scanning the entire website. So, we basically create a script with the entire website and then run it for different injections."

"The most valuable feature is Burp Collaborator."

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Cons

"Fortify Application Defender could improve by supporting more code languages, such as GRAAS and Groovy."

"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."

"The biggest complaint that I have heard concerns additional platform support because right now, it only supports applications that are written in .NET and Java."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The solution could improve the time it takes to scan. When comparing it to SonarQube it does it in minutes while in Fortify Application Defender it can take hours."

"I encountered many false positives for Python applications."

"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."

"The false positive rate should be lower."

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"I would like to see the return of the spider mechanism instead of the crawling feature. Burp Suite's earlier version 1.7 had an excellent spider option, and it would be beneficial if Burp incorporated those features into the current version. The crawling techniques used in the current version are not as efficient as those used in earlier versions."

"I would like to see a more optimized solution, as it currently uses a lot of CPU power and memory."

"If we're running a huge number of scans regularly, it slows down the tool."

"In the Professional version, we cannot link it with the CI/CD process."

"The tool is very expensive."

"One area for improvement is the integrated browser, Chromium. Single Sign-On (SSO) methods like Microsoft authentication login sometimes fail and show errors. As a workaround, I have to use a different browser, such as Firefox, to log in and make Burp work."

"There were a lot of false positives there, and we used to spend a lot of time, like, for security reasons, reproducing those bugs for the development team to fix it."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."

"The product’s price is much higher than other tools."

"The licensing is very complex, it's project based and can range from $10,000 to $200,000+ depending on the project type and size."

"The price of this solution could be less expensive."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It comes as an annual cloud subscription. The tool's pricing is around 50 lakhs."

"Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."

"There are different licenses available that include a free version."

"Licensing costs are about $450/year for one use. For larger organizations, they're able to test against multiple applications while simultaneously others might have multiple versions of applications which needs to be tested which is why we have the enterprise edition."

"They should reduce the license cost a little bit. It is $400 per user, and it would be better if they could reduce the licensing fee."

"There is no setup cost and the cost of licensing is affordable."

"It is expensive for us in Brazil because the currency exchange rate from a dollar to a Brazilian Real is quite steep."

"This is a value for money product."

"PortSwigger is a bit expensive."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	35

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortify Application Defender?

I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy.

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What needs improvement with Fortify Application Defender?

The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and...

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What is your primary use case for Fortify Application Defender?

We use the solution for fast code review. It is integrated into our DevOps pipeline.

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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 ...

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What do you like most about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?

The solution helped us discover vulnerabilities in our applications.

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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.

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Also Known As

HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender

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Overview

Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.

OpenText

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

ServiceMaster, Saltworks, SAP

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

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