Fortify Software Security Center vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

OpenText and PortSwigger are both solutions in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category. OpenText is ranked #21 with an average rating of 9.0, while PortSwigger is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.1. OpenText holds a 0.9% mindshare in SAST, compared to PortSwigger’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of PortSwigger users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Fortify Software Security Center and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional compete in the realm of software security solutions. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional appears to have the upper hand due to its flexibility and innovative features, whereas Fortify is superior in comprehensive security management capabilities.

Features: Fortify Software Security Center includes static and dynamic analysis, extensive reporting, and integration capabilities for enterprise environments. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional features interactive web vulnerability scanning, advanced attack simulation tools, and integration with CI/CD pipelines.

Room for Improvement: Fortify Software Security Center could improve by simplifying its deployment process, reducing setup time, and offering more user-friendly interfaces. It may also benefit from expanding community-driven support resources. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional could enhance by broadening its application security scope, improving detailed reporting features, and increasing enterprise-level integration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortify Software Security Center requires substantial infrastructure, potentially impacting deployment speed, and offers comprehensive enterprise-focused support. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional provides faster implementation with easier deployment, supported by a knowledgeable community forum and direct critical issue support.

Pricing and ROI: Fortify Software Security Center has a higher setup cost aimed at long-term ROI through enhanced security posture. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers a more attractive initial pricing structure, providing quicker ROI with efficient web testing capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortify Software Security C...

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

21st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (9th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Fortify Software Security Center is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 2.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional	2.1%
Fortify Software Security Center	0.9%
Other	97.0%

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Featured Reviews

Diego Caicedo Lescano

Chief Innovation Officer at SAGGA

Enables centralized analysis and improves governance through seamless tool integration

The main use case for Fortify Software Security Center is exceptional because we have governance and control through that console. You can centralize both static analysis and dynamic analysis, and correlate both analyses in one tool to get better results by combining those independent results from each solution. That is outstanding, and there is no tool I have seen on the market that offers these capabilities. I appreciate the interoperability with other solutions from Fortify Software Security Center. Because we are using Kiuwan, you can run Kiuwan analyses and integrate them with Fortify Software Security Center to get those results in a single console. That is a good console for centralizing things in one point. That is one of the best features of the on-premises Fortify.

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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

"The main use case for Fortify Software Security Center is exceptional because we have governance and control through that console."

"I like the explanation of issues provided by Fortify Software Security Center."

"Software Security Center is highly customizable and helps me test all vulnerability data against the latest conventions like OWASP Top Ten, CVE Top twenty-five, and several other legal compliances."

"Fortify Analytics' AI function helps scan and provides more detailed explanations and recommendations about vulnerabilities."

"The reporting is very useful because you can always view an entire list of the issues that you have."

"You can easily download the tool's rule packs and update them."

"This is a stable solution at the end of the day."

"The overall rating for this tool is ten out of ten."

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"The most valuable feature of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is the advanced features, user-friendly interface, and integration with other tools."

"The most valuable features of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional are its ease of use and its cost efficiency."

"The most valuable feature is the application security. It also has a reasonable price."

"BurpSuite helps us to identify and fix silly mistakes that are sometimes introduced by our developers in their coding."

"For pentesting scenarios, this is the number one tool. It can capture the request, and there are so many functions that are very good for that. For example, a black box satellite host."

"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."

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

"With the Extender Tab, if you know how to code then you can create a plugin and add it to Burp."

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Cons

"Improvements needed for Software Security Center include better aggregation views of datasets."

"The support for Fortify on-premises is the same as for the other products. I would say the support is not good and I would rate it a three out of ten."

"I am not satisfied with the percentage of false positives, which is around eighteen percent."

"Fortify Software Security Center's setup is really painful."

"Improvements needed for Software Security Center include better aggregation views of datasets."

"We are having issues with false positives that need to be resolved."

"The product's overlap feature is restrictive and requires more customization efforts, which can be expensive."

"This solution is difficult to implement, and it should be made more comfortable for the end-users."

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

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

"The price could be better. The rest is fine."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional could improve the static code review."

"I am from Brazil. The currency exchange rate from a dollar to a Brazilian Real is quite steep. It is almost six to one. It would be good if it can be sold in the local currency, and its price is cheaper for us."

"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."

"Currently, the scanning is only available in the full version of Burp, and not in the Community version."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a costly solution that could be cheaper."

"The solution is priced fair."

"As a Fortify partner company providing technical support, I find the product expensive in our country, where local, inexpensive products are available."

"We have one license. The price is very nominal."

"The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."

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

"The yearly cost is about $300."

"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is an expensive solution."

"This solution requires a license. It is expensive but you receive a lot of functionality for the price."

"I rate the pricing a four out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

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

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Software Security Center?

The pricing for the on-premises Fortify is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Software Security Center?

In my opinion, there are no areas that could be improved with Fortify Software Security Center. I would say it is a good product and a mature product. However, the SAST has many improvement areas. ...

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Software Security Center?

We have installed Fortify Static Code Analysis, SAST, in Ecuador in two customers. The Fortify ScanCentral includes three components: SAST, Fortify Software Security Center, and the WebInspect.

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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

Micro Focus Software Security Center, Application Security Center, HPE Application Security Center, WebInspect

Burp

Overview

Software Security Center enables management, development, and security teams to work together to triage, track, validate, automate, and manage software security activities.

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

Neosecure, Acxiom, Skandinavisk Data Center A/S, Parkeon

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

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