PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs Seeker Interactive comparison

The compared PortSwigger and Black Duck solutions aren't in the same category. PortSwigger is ranked #10 in AS , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 2.2% mindshare in the category. Black Duck is ranked #19 in IS , and holds a 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of PortSwigger users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Black Duck users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (10th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (6th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Seeker Interactive

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Internet Security (19th), Mobile Threat Defense (16th), API Security (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Seeker Interactive aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, up 1.8% compared to last year.
Seeker Interactive, on the other hand, focuses on Internet Security, holds 0.1% mindshare.

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional	2.2%
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)	20.4%
Checkmarx One	10.4%
Other	67.0%

Application Security Tools

Internet Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Seeker Interactive	0.1%
Cisco Umbrella	34.1%
Zscaler Internet Access	32.2%
Other	33.599999999999994%

Internet Security

Featured Reviews

Anton Krivonosov

Application Security Architect at Kuehne & Nagel Inc.

A special tool for penetration testers or security specialists to conduct security assessments

We use the solution for security assessments. It's a special tool for penetration testers or security specialists PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is a standard tool in the security industry. It's a stable solution that has many features. You can download different plugins if you don't have…

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San K

Senior Group Leader at Infosys

More effective than dynamic scanners, but is missing useful learning capabilities

One area that Seeker can improve is to make it more customizable. All security scanning tools have a defined set of rules that are based on certain criteria which they will use to detect issues. However, the criteria that you set initially is not something that all applications are going to need. The purposes for which applications are designed may differ in practice in the industry, and because of this, there will always be tools that sometimes report false positives. Thus, there should be some means with which I can customize the way that Seeker learns about our applications, possibly by using some kind of AI / ML capability within the tool that will automatically reduce the number of false positives that we get as we use the tool over time. Obviously, when we first start using the scanning tool there will be false positives, but as it keeps going and as I keep using the tool, there should be a period of time where either the application can learn how to ignore false positives, or I can customize it do so. Adding this type of functionality would definitely prevent future issues when it comes to reporting false positives, and this is a key area that we have already asked the vendor to improve on, in general. On a different note, there is one feature that isn't completely available right now where you can integrate Seeker with an open-source vulnerability scanner or composition analysis tool such as Black Duck. I would very much like this capability to be available to us out-of-the-box, so that we can easily integrate with tools like Black Duck in such a way that any open source components that are used in the front-end are easily identified. I think this would be a huge plus for Seeker. Another feature within Seeker which could benefit from improvement is active verification, which lets you actively verify a vulnerability. This feature currently doesn't work in certain applications, particularly in scenarios where you have requested tokens. When we bought the tool, we didn't realize this and we were not told about it by the vendor, so initially it was a big challenge for us to overcome it and properly begin our deployment.

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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

"You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition."

"This tool is more accurate than the other solutions that we use, and reports fewer false positives."

"I have found this solution has more plugins than other competitors which is a benefit. You are able to attach different plugins to the security scan to add features. For example, you can check to see if there are any payment systems that exist on a server, or username and password brute force analysis."

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

"I am impressed with the tool's detailed analysis for penetration testing. AppScan can give only visibility, but it can't do the PT part. But the PortSwigger Burp Application can do both, and it gives much more visibility on the PT rating."

"The solution has a great user interface."

"I personally love its capability to automatically and accurately detect vulnerabilities. So, I would say it is the Burp scanner that is THE most powerful, valuable, and an awesome feature."

"The intercepting feature is the most valuable."

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"A significant advantage of Seeker is that it is an interactive scanner, and we have found it to be much more effective in reducing the amount of false positives than dynamic scanners such as AppScan, Micro Focus Fortify, etc. Furthermore, with Seeker, we are finding more and more valid (i.e. "true") positives over time compared with the dynamic scanners."

Cons

"As with most automated security tools, too many false positives."

"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 scanner and crawler need to be improved."

"A lot of our interns find it difficult to get used to PortSwigger Burp's environment."

"The Burp Collaborator needs improvement. There also needs to be improved integration."

"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."

"Integration is a big problem."

More PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional cons

"One area that Seeker can improve is to make it more customizable. All security scanning tools have a defined set of rules that are based on certain criteria which they will use to detect issues. However, the criteria that you set initially is not something that all applications are going to need."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is cost-effective and is best suited for small and medium-sized businesses."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

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

"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."

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

"The platform's pricing is reasonable."

"We are using the community version, which is free."

More PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional pricing and cost advice

"The licensing for Seeker is user-based and for 50 users I believe it costs about $70,000 per year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

24%

Government

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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Questions from the Community

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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Overview

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

Seeker®, interactive application security testing (IAST) solution, gives you unparalleled visibility into your modern web, cloud based and microservices based app security posture. It automatically verifies, prioritizes and reports on critical vulnerabilities in real time. It identifies vulnerability trends against compliance standards (e.g., OWASP Top 10, PCI DSS, GDPR, CAPEC, and CWE/SANS Top 25). Seeker enables security teams to identify and track sensitive data to ensure that it is handled securely and not stored in log files or databases with weak or no encryption. Seeker’s seamless integration into CI/CD workflows enables fast interactive application security testing at DevOps speed.

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