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Nucleus Security vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 23, 2026

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

Nucleus Security
Ranking in Application Security Tools
27th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (41st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (14th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (13th)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Nucleus Security is 0.7%, up from 0.3% 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.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional3.1%
Nucleus Security0.7%
Other96.2%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2808414 - PeerSpot reviewer
Health Care Specialist at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Improved radiation safety and compliance has supported patient care but daily workflows still need refinement
I think it can be improved by making it more practical, integrated, and easier for teams to apply in real-world workflow from a healthcare perspective. The main improvements I can see right now are better user training with real-case scenarios rather than only theory, and clear and simple protocols for day-to-day operations. Strong integration between safety compliance and documentation systems would help significantly in practice for the healthcare field, which is a niche field. The biggest gain would come from making security processes easier to follow consistently, especially in busy environments where teams need to be aware of clarity and really need to rely on the documentation they are using.I chose a rating of seven because it offers strong value in safety, risk reduction, and compliance, especially in healthcare. However, there is still room for improvement in usability and day-to-day integration. Protocols can be too complex in practice sometimes, and some processes can feel heavy and disconnected from our daily workflow.
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

"We have seen clear compliance and risk control outcomes more than other operational metrics, including fewer process gaps during documentation and safety checks, strong consistency in following protocols for handling, traceability, and staff awareness, better audit readiness, a lower chance of procedure errors, and faster escalation when something appears out of standard, which is very important for us in the healthcare sector."
"You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition."
"Once I capture the proxy, I'm able to transfer across. All the requested information is there. I can send across the request to what we call a repeater, where I get to ready the payload that I send to the application. Put in malicious content and then see if it's responding to it."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional has an intercept tab that helps us to scan our APIs, set the response, and request errors."
"The most valuable feature of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is the Burp Intruder tool."
"It offers flexibility, macros, and features to reduce the effort required for authenticated sessions."
"The most valuable feature of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is the dashboard. It is very informative and you can receive all the information you need in one place. It's clear, well-defined, and organized. Anybody without any cybersecurity can use it."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite does not hamper the node of the server, and it does not shut down the server if it is running."
"I find the attack model quite amazing, where I can write my scripts and load my scripts as well, which helps quite a bit. All the active scanning that it can do is also quite a lot helpful. It speeds up our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Right now, I am enjoying its in-browser, which also helps quite a bit. I'm always confused about setting up some proxy, but it really is the big solution we all want."
 

Cons

"Protocols can be too complex in practice sometimes, and some processes can feel heavy and disconnected from our daily workflow."
"The number of false positives need to be reduced on the solution."
"One more thing they can improve is that despite having a good architecture, it needs a lot of specification."
"Currently, the scanning is only available in the full version of Burp, and not in the Community version."
"The Burp Collaborator needs improvement. There also needs to be improved integration."
"There needs to be better documentation provided."
"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."
"For a country such as Sri Lanka, the pricing is not reasonable."
"The reporting needs to be improved; it is very bad."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is expensive for us in Brazil because the currency exchange rate from a dollar to a Brazilian Real is quite steep."
"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 platform's pricing is reasonable."
"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."
"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."
"We are using the community version, which is free."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive."
"At $400 or $500 per license paid annually, it is a very cheap tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software 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 Nucleus Security?
I have a good experience with that, so we don't have much problem dealing with pricing, setup, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Nucleus Security?
I think it can be improved by making it more practical, integrated, and easier for teams to apply in real-world workflow from a healthcare perspective. The main improvements I can see right now are...
What is your primary use case for Nucleus Security?
I have been using Nucleus Security for the past few years in my company, particularly in the healthcare field.I use Nucleus Security especially for understanding radiation safety, nuclear medicine,...
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
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