We performed a comparison between OWASP Zap and Rapid7 AppSpider based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Testing (AST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has improved my organization with faster security tests."
"Automatic scanning is a valuable feature and very easy to use."
"Simple to use, good user interface."
"The ZAP scan and code crawler are valuable features."
"Two features are valuable. The first one is that the scan gets completed really quickly, and the second one is that even though it searches in a limited scope, what it does in that limited scope is very good. When you use Zap for testing, you're only using it for specific aspects or you're only looking for certain things. It works very well in that limited scope."
"The solution is scalable."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"The HUD is a good feature that provides on-site testing and saves a lot of time."
"The setup is usually straightforward."
"The entire solution is interactive and has a point-and-click user experience, which makes it easy to find items or drill down on information. You don't need specialized skills to use the product."
"The most valuable feature of Rapid7 AppSpider is the vulnerability reporting data. Additionally, the data is reported in a convenient way rather than seeing them as a PDF. We are able to generate all the reports exactly what we want in a flexible way."
"It scans all the components developed within a web application."
"It is really accurate and the rate of false positives is very low."
"AppSpider's most valuable feature is reporting - everything is stored in the local database so it can be sent to other machines."
"What I like most about AppSpider is that it's easy to use and its automated scan gives me all the details I need to know when it comes to vulnerabilities and their solutions."
"The initial deployment is very straightforward and simple. The product is stable if configured properly."
"If there was an easier to understand exactly what has been checked and what has not been checked, it would make this solution better. We have to trust that it has checked all known vulnerabilities but it's a bit hard to see after the scanning."
"Online documentation can be improved to utilize all features of ZAP and API methods to make use in automation."
"The solution is unable to customize reports."
"Sometimes, we get some false positives."
"The product should allow users to customize the report based on their needs."
"I prefer Burp Suite to SWASP Zap because of the extensive coverage it offers."
"Lacks resources where users can internally access a learning module from the tool."
"There isn't too much information about it online."
"It needs better integration with mobile applications."
"The enterprise interface is too simple. It should be more customizable."
"Implementing Rapid7 AppSpider requires scanning and self-identification mechanisms. You can add different types of authentication to each scan."
"One of the challenges I have with AppSpider is that it gives you a lot of false positives, especially when compared to other solutions."
"The solution is too slow. It could take a full day to scan. Competitors are much faster."
"Support response times are slow and can be improved."
"AppSpider has some problems with the RAM needed while scanning."
"The product needs to be able to scale for large companies, like ours. We have millions of IP addresses that need to be scanned, and the scalability is not great."
OWASP Zap is ranked 8th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 37 reviews while Rapid7 AppSpider is ranked 25th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 13 reviews. OWASP Zap is rated 7.6, while Rapid7 AppSpider is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OWASP Zap writes "Great for automating and testing and has tightened our security ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 AppSpider writes "Useful vulnerability reporting data, flexible, and simple implementation". OWASP Zap is most compared with SonarQube, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, Qualys Web Application Scanning and Contrast Security Assess, whereas Rapid7 AppSpider is most compared with Rapid7 InsightAppSec, Acunetix, Invicti, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning and Qualys Web Application Scanning. See our OWASP Zap vs. Rapid7 AppSpider report.
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