PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition vs Rapid7 Metasploit comparison

PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition vs. Rapid7 Metasploit

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Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Ente...

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

37th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (7th)

Rapid7 Metasploit

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 Metasploit is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Rapid7 Metasploit	1.7%
PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition	1.2%
Other	97.1%

Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

Oussama Ben Taher

Studiant at Edifixio

Enables time-saving automated scanning and brute force attacks

The most appreciated functionality of PortSwigger Burp Suite is its ability to perform brute force attacks automatically. Its automated scanning feature saves time. Additionally, using this tool provides significant security insights, making our testing process more efficient and comprehensive, leading to considerable time savings, which in turn translates to financial benefits.

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reviewer1247523

Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Extensive exploit database and seamless integration enhance penetration testing capabilities

The automated approach in the audits or in the hacking testing with Rapid7 Metasploit could be improved because even the same attack you provide today will go in different ways another day. I prefer when the auditor or pen-tester provides the attack in a non-automated mode. For some, it might be a valuable option, but I'm not sure it's valuable for us, as after the attack has been provided, we should release a report detailing how it transpired and what the customer should improve to block this way of attack. If the attack was provided in an automated mode, you cannot receive sufficient information that helps with this final report for the customer. While you can check the vulnerability, and the system will tell you there is no vulnerability, usually, a human can change one, two, or three parameters and using the same technique and the same scripts can break the system. Rapid7 Metasploit could be improved in areas concerning the experience with finding particular scripts pre-installed in the solution. Customers, administrators, and pen-testers spend considerable time trying to locate the specific component they need by the name of the technique or the name of the attack, so any improvements in making it easier to find those predefined components by name or timeframe would be beneficial. Search filters could be a correct improvement.

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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 most valuable features of PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition are the vast amount of options and ease of use. They frequently improve the solution every six months to a year. Additionally, if we want any more features we can upload a custom script to meet our needs."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The solution's extensions really expand the capabilities and features offered by the installation."

"We are in the early stage of using the solution making it difficult to fully determine the best features; however, we have noticed the CMDB and device discovery features look valuable at this time."

"The most appreciated functionality of PortSwigger Burp Suite is its ability to perform brute force attacks automatically."

"The most valuable part of it was probably the ability to intercept and modify calls."

"Parallel scans can be done with PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition."

"The product's initial setup phase was super easy."

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"The most valuable features of Metasploit include its powerful capabilities for exploitation and scanning."

"The most valuable features and capabilities of Rapid7 Metasploit are its tight connection with InsightVM, which searches for potential threats and vulnerabilities and then validates whether we can break the system using those vulnerabilities, serving as a validator component of the InsightVM solution."

"It contains almost all the available exploits and payloads."

"I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"

"The solution is open source and has many small targetted penetration tests that have been written by many people that are useful."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

"Technical support is very good; whenever we need assistance, they are quite helpful and responsive."

"It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit."

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Cons

"It would be beneficial if Burp Suite provided predefined payloads for each attack category, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, to automate some tasks more effectively."

"The cost per license per user could be cheaper, specifically for individual licensing."

"From my personal experience, the solution's performance could be improved."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition should incorporate a static code analysis feature. One main issue we encounter is false positives. False positives can be challenging for developers."

"The implementation of the solution is quite complicated and could be easier."

"There's definitely room for improvement. There are lots of false positives. Once I do the manual assessment, it comes as a false positive. They need to improve the Enterprise Edition, especially the part that gives false positives."

"The product needs to have the ability to evaluate more."

"It would be beneficial if Burp Suite provided predefined payloads for each attack category, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, to automate some tasks more effectively."

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"While Metasploit excels in vulnerability assessment, it could improve in vulnerability management."

"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."

"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."

"It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners."

"Support is another area where improvement is needed, particularly for assisting non-security users."

"I think areas with shortcomings that need improvement are more integration and automation."

"If your company's patch is not up to date, but you have other detection or defense solutions such as endpoint detection and response and antivirus software, the product exploit may not work effectively. This is because its exploit database update process is slow and not real-time. For zero-day vulnerabilities or new security threats, relying on Rapid7 Metasploit alone may not be effective."

"The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition is neither a cheap nor an expensive product. PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition is a good tool for companies."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition is expensive compared to other solutions."

"For Professional, it's about $400 per year."

"Although the solution can be a bit expensive for small companies, its pricing is fairly reasonable for its capabilities."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable and costs around 400 dollars per year."

"The pricing structure involves a one-time purchase cost of approximately twenty thousand dollars or euros for all customers."

"There are two versions available, one of which is the Pro version, and the other is the free version."

"I use the open-source version of this product. Pricing is not relevant."

"The cost is approximately $15 per device."

"I have used the free version of Rapid7 Metasploit."

"The great advantage with Rapid7 Metasploit, of course, is that it's free."

"We pay monthly. The pricing is reasonable."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product's pricing a six. So it's fairly priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition?

I am using the Community Edition, which is free, however, I understand there might be extra expenses for additional features or services.

What needs improvement with PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition?

It would be beneficial if Burp Suite provided predefined payloads for each attack category, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, to automate some tasks more effectively.

What is your primary use case for PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition?

I work with security testing tools for SaaS, focusing on static application security testing and using tools like Burp Suite for replaying Apex.

What do you like most about Rapid7 Metasploit?

I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 Metasploit?

The pricing of Rapid7 Metasploit is quite affordable. It has a free version that many customers start with, and after that, they usually purchase the commercial part of the solution due to its deep...

What needs improvement with Rapid7 Metasploit?

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Overview

Burp Suite Enterprise Edition is an automated web vulnerability scanner, designed to enable enterprises to scale security across their web portfolios and achieve DevSecOps. Automate trusted Burp scans, integrate web security testing with development, and free your application security to support software development.

PortSwigger

Attackers are always developing new exploits and attack methods—Metasploit penetration testing software helps you use their own weapons against them. Utilizing an ever-growing database of exploits, you can safely simulate real-world attacks on your network to train your security team to spot and stop the real thing.

Rapid7

Sample Customers

Nasa, Disney, Dow Jones, Iberia Bank, IBM, Ernest and Young, Apple, Ryanair, Thyssenkrupp, Delivery Hero

City of Corpus Christi, Diebold, Lumenate, Nebraska Public Power District, Prairie North Regional Health, Apptio, Automation Direct, Bob's Stores, Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, Carnegie Mellon University

PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition vs. Rapid7 Metasploit