Invicti vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

Invicti and PortSwigger are both solutions in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category. Invicti is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.7, while PortSwigger is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.8. Invicti holds a 1.5% mindshare in SAST, compared to PortSwigger’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Invicti 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

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Invicti compete in the cybersecurity solutions category. Users prefer Invicti for its extensive features, while PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is favored for pricing and support satisfaction.

Features: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers robust scanning capabilities, flexible testing methodologies, and reliable assessments. Invicti is known for automated scanning, comprehensive reporting functions, and efficiency in its processes.

Room for Improvement: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional users suggest improvements in scalability, third-party tool integration, and enhanced UI. Invicti users desire better update notifications, improved scan speed, and a streamlined interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional provides straightforward deployment and consistent customer service, ensuring a smooth start. Invicti offers seamless deployment but faces minor initial configuration and support responsiveness issues.

Pricing and ROI: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is valued for reasonable setup costs and effective ROI through vulnerability assessments. Invicti is considered pricier but delivers satisfactory ROI due to powerful automated tools.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Invicti

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Security (5th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (3rd)

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (8th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Invicti is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 2.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Kunal M

Capability Center Leader, ETRM Platforms at Shell

Proactive scanning measures and realistic audit recommendations enhance development focus

Invicti's proactive scanning measures vulnerabilities each time we deploy or push code to a new environment. This feature helps us focus on priorities and prioritize the development team's effort, integrating seamlessly with DevOps to facilitate proactive scans of environments. Invicti also provides audit recommendations that are quite realistic, making it easy to discuss plans with developers.

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Anuradha.Kapoor Kapoor

Head - Quality Control at Net Solutions

Offers efficient scanning of entire websites but presence of false positive bugs, leading to time-consuming efforts in distinguishing real bugs from false alarms

We have found that so many times, false positive bugs are there, and then we spend a lot of time basically separating them from real bugs. So that's the reason we are looking for some other tool. So we were in discussion with Acunetix. Therefore, the false positive rate is, like, something that we would like to improve. What we are looking for is if this false positive rate goes down because we were OWASP Zap tool users, which was free anyway. But 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. So then we thought, okay, why not we go with the tool? Even if it is not very expensive. But still, every year, we have to renew the license. And we got this tool. Again, we found that in this tool also, even if it is less, there are still a lot of false positive bugs out there. So we again have to spend so much time. So we hired a security tester, who was basically using Acunetix in his previous company for almost three years, and then you said that in that scanning is very slow. The scanning is also slow. Like, sometimes the site scan takes eight hours, six to eight hours. Yeah. And whereas in Acunetix, it took three to four hours. And plus, there are no false positives. I'm not saying none but there's very little. But here, the rate sometimes is very high. These are the two features I think we would like to improve further.

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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

"Netsparker provides a more interactive interface that is more appealing."

"High level of accuracy and quick scanning."

"When we try to manually exploit the vulnerabilities, it often takes time to realize what's going on and what needs to be done."

"I am impressed with Invictus’ proof-based scanning. The solution has reduced the incidence of false positive vulnerabilities. It has helped us reduce our time and focus on vulnerabilities."

"The best features of Invicti are its ability to confirm access vulnerabilities, SSL injection vulnerabilities, and its connectors to other security tools."

"It correctly parses DOM and JS and has really good support for URL Rewrite rules, which is important for today's websites."

"Netsparker has valuable features, including the ability to scan our website, an interactive approach, and security data integration."

"The scanner and the result generator are valuable features for us."

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"It's good testing software."

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

"The solution scans web applications and supports APIs, which are the main features I really like."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite does not hamper the node of the server, and it does not shut down the server if it is running."

"The reporting part is the most valuable. It also has very good features. We use almost all of the features for different kinds of customers and needs."

"The product has a good learning hub."

"One useful function is the ability to send requests to the repeater without making actual requests through the browser, allowing me to modify requests easily."

"The most valuable feature is Burp Collaborator."

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Cons

"Maybe the ability to make a good reporting format is needed."

"The scannings are not sufficiently updated."

"Invicti takes too long with big applications, and there are issues with the login portal."

"The licensing model should be improved to be more cost-effective. There are URL restrictions that consume our license. Compared to other DAST solutions and task tools like WebInspect and Burp Enterprise, Invicti is very expensive. The solution’s scanning time is also very long compared to other DAST tools. It might be due to proof-based scanning."

"Netsparker doesn't provide the source code of the static application security testing."

"The support's response time could be faster since we are in different time zones."

"The proxy review, the use report views, the current use tool and the subset requests need some improvement. It was hard to understand how to use them."

"The solution's false positive analysis and vulnerability analysis libraries could be improved."

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

"Mitigating the issues and low confluence issues needs some improvement. Implementing demand with the ChatGPT under the web solution is an additional feature I would like to see in the next release."

"Sometimes the solution can run a little slow."

"There needs to be better documentation provided. Currently, we need to buy books, or we need to review online some use cases from other professionals who have been using the solution to find out their experience. It is not easy to find out how to properly do a security assessment."

"The biggest drawback is reporting. It's not so good. I can download them, but they're not so informative."

"There is not much automation in the tool."

"There is a lot to this product, and it would be good if when you purchase the tool, they can provide us with a more extensive user manual."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We never had any issues with the licensing; the price was within our assigned limits."

"We are using an NFR license and I do not know the exact price of the NFR license. I think 20 FQDN for three years would cost around 35,000 US Dollars."

"I think that price it too high, like other Security applications such as Acunetix, WebInspect, and so on."

"OWASP Zap is free and it has live updates, so that's a big plus."

"It is competitive in the security market."

"The price should be 20% lower"

"The solution is very expensive. It comes with a yearly subscription. We were paying 6000 dollars yearly for unlimited scans. We have three licenses; basic, business, and ultimate. We need ultimate because it has unlimited scan numbers."

"Invicti is best suited for large enterprises. I don't think small and medium-sized businesses can afford it. Maintenance costs aren't that great."

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"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."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."

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

"It has a yearly license. I am satisfied with its price."

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

"There are multiple versions available of PortSwigger Burp Suite, such as enterprise, commercial, professional, and beginners."

"Burp Suite is affordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

47%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner?

As a technical user, I do not handle pricing or licensing, but I am aware that Invicti offers flexible licensing models based on organizational needs.

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What do you like most about Invicti?

The most valuable feature of Invicti is getting baseline scanning and incremental scan.

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What needs improvement with Invicti?

Invicti's reporting capabilities need enhancement. We need enterprise-level information instead of repo-level details. Unlike Appiro, Invicti does not provide portfolio-level insights into vulnerab...

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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?

I find the price of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional to be very cost-efficient.

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Comparisons

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Compared 19% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

Rapid7 InsightAppSec vs Invicti

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional

Compared 8% of the time

Fortify on Demand vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional

Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

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Overview

Invicti helps DevSecOps teams automate security tasks and save hundreds of hours each month by identifying web vulnerabilities that matter. Combining dynamic with interactive testing (DAST + IAST) and software composition analysis (SCA), Invicti scans every corner of an app to find what other tools miss with 99.98% accuracy, delivering on the promise of Zero Noise AppSec. Invicti helps discover all web assets — even ones that are lost, forgotten, or created by rogue departments. With an array of out-of-the-box integrations, DevSecOps teams can get ahead of their workloads to hit critical deadlines, improve processes, and communicate more effectively while reducing risk and hitting the ROI goals.

Invicti

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

Samsung, The Walt Disney Company, T-Systems, ING Bank

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

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