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We performed a comparison between PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and SonarCloud 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.
To learn more, read our detailed PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. SonarCloud Report (Updated: March 2023).
686,748 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"For pentesting scenarios, this is the number one tool. It can capture the request, and there are so many functions that are very good for that. For example, a black box satellite host.""The most valuable feature is Burp Collaborator.""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.""Enables automation of different tasks such as authorization testing.""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.""The automated scan is what I find most useful because a lot of customers will need it. Not every domain will be looking for complete security, they just need a stamp on the security key. For these kinds of customers, the scan works really well.""We use the solution for vulnerability assessment in respect of the application and the sites."

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"The reports from SonarCloud are very good.""I'm not implementing the solutions. However, I've talked to the people who deploy the tools, and they are happy with how easy setting up SonarCloud is.""The most valuable feature of SonarCloud is its overall performance.""The most valuable features of SonarCloud are the ability to discover vulnerabilities, security weak points, security hotspots, and all the feedback that comes into the feature branch. You can deploy the code with the security, you can eliminate the problem at the developer level rather than identifying the problem in the productions.""For what it is meant to do, it works pretty well.""The solution can be installed locally."

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Cons
"The solution lacks sufficient stability.""PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional could improve the static code review.""The reporting needs to be improved; it is very bad.""PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional can improve by having more features in the free version for beginners to try.""The initial setup is a bit complex.""Sometimes the solution can run a little slow.""BurpSuite has some issues regarding authentication with OAT tokens that need to be improved.""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."

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"We had some issues with the scanner.""SonarCloud can improve the false positives. Sometimes the gates sometimes act a little weird. We then need to manually go and mark the false positive.""It would be helpful if notifications could go out to an extra person.""CI/CD pipeline is part of a whole chain of design, development, and production, and it's becoming increasingly crucial to optimize the various tools across different stages. However, it's still a silo approach because the full integration is missing. This isn't just an issue with SonarCloud. It's a general problem with tooling.""The reports could improve by providing more information. We are not able to use the reports in our operation until they are improved. Additionally, if the vendor provided more customization capabilities it would be a benefit.""I've been told by the developers that the solution is too limited. It's not testing enough within the containers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price for the solution is expensive and could be cheaper. We pay an annual license and our team has several of them."
  • "It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."
  • "This solution requires a license. It is expensive but you receive a lot of functionality for the price."
  • "The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."
  • "For a country such as Sri Lanka, the pricing is not reasonable."
  • "They should reduce the license cost a little bit. It is $400 per user, and it would be better if they could reduce the licensing fee."
  • "There are multiple versions available of PortSwigger Burp Suite, such as enterprise, commercial, professional, and beginners."
  • "Pricing is not very high. It was around $200."
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  • "The price of SonarCloud could be less expensive. We are using the community version and the price should be more reasonable."
  • "The price of SonarCloud is not expensive, it goes by the lines of code. 1 million lines per code are approximately 4,000 USD per year. If you need 2 million lines of code you would double the annual cost."
  • "I am using the free version of the solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:We use the community version. It's free. Pricing is not very high. It was around $200. They have some licenses, and features and they have some different categories. I need to go through the sites… more »
    Top Answer:I'm not implementing the solutions. However, I've talked to the people who deploy the tools, and they are happy with how easy setting up SonarCloud is.
    Top Answer:I can't say what it costs off the top of my head, but I believe the license is based on the number of users and services. Generally, it's considered inexpensive. The price is also based on the lines… more »
    Top Answer:CI/CD pipeline is part of a whole chain of design, development, and production, and it's becoming increasingly crucial to optimize the various tools across different stages. However, it's still a silo… more »
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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.

    SonarCloud is the leading online service to catch Bugs and Security Vulnerabilities in your Pull Requests and throughout your code repositories. Totally free for open-source projects (paid plan for private projects), SonarCloud pairs with existing cloud-based CI/CD workflows, and provides clear resolution guidance for any Code Quality or Code Security issue it detects. With more than 1 billion lines of code analyzed every week, SonarCloud empowers development teams of all sizes to write cleaner and safer code, across 24 programming languages.

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    Sample Customers
    Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
    Microsoft, Apache, Wikimedia foundation, Brave
    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company29%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    University10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Educational Organization7%
    Energy/Utilities Company6%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. SonarCloud
    March 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. SonarCloud and other solutions. Updated: March 2023.
    686,748 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is ranked 6th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 13 reviews while SonarCloud is ranked 11th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 6 reviews. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is rated 8.6, while SonarCloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional writes "Excellent Intruder, Repeater, and Proxy features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonarCloud writes "It helps us detect vulnerabilities, but the integration with other tools in the CI/CD pipeline could be better". PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is most compared with OWASP Zap, Fortify WebInspect, Acunetix, Qualys Web Application Scanning and SonarQube, whereas SonarCloud is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Checkmarx, OWASP Zap and GitLab. See our PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. SonarCloud report.

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