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We performed a comparison between PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools 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. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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"In my area of expertise, I feel like it has almost everything I could possibly require at this moment.""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.""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 initial setup is simple.""The solution scans web applications and supports APIs, which are the main features I really like.""The most valuable features are Burp Intruder and Burp Scanner.""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.""You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition."

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"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which provides a good level of detail with respect to vulnerabilities.""The solution's instant reports feature is the most effective for detecting threats.""Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is very easy to use.""Our customers adopt this solution because of the replication testing and the vulnerability assessment it can do. It is a multi-faceted product.""All the features are valuable to us as they offer cutting-edge scanning methods and address the latest issues with a contemporary approach. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is highly stable. I rate it a nine out ten. Since the solution works on the Cloud, it's highly scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. The setup of the solution is straightforward. The Return on Investment is substantial. I recommend the solution to all.""The initial setup is straightforward.""Tenable provides the end analysis results covering all the published vulnerabilities and information on the market.""The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment."

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Cons
"BurpSuite has some issues regarding authentication with OAT tokens that need to be improved.""One thing that is not up to the mark in PortSwigger is web application testing. I found some issues with its performance and reporting. They should work on these and give us a better outcome.""The one feature that I would like to see in Burp is active scanning of REST based web services. A lot of organizations are providing APIs to access their services to support different business models like SaaS. Scanning these APIs is still a challenge for many security product companies.""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 use of system memory is an area that can be improved because it uses a lot.""There is a lot to this product, and it would be good if when you purchase the tool, they can provide us with a more extensive user manual.""The reporting needs to be improved; it is very bad.""The Initial setup is a bit complex."

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"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is not very user-friendly and you need a lot of information to get proper reports. The tool's support is not very responsive.""It would be great if there were a dashboard that is more user-friendly.""The report customization needs to be better.""The reporting has a very limited customization capability.""The solution's dashboards could be improved and made more user-friendly.""I would like for them to add proxy filtering, where you can transfer and alter the package. It is fully automated. Other web application testers programs are actually proxy software, and the proxy software gives you the flexibility of modifying the outgoing package, which will actually help you in exploiting any vulnerability in detail.""The cloud and the on-premises versions have their own controllers, and there is no way to centrally manage controllers.""The platform's technical support services could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is a value for money product."
  • "The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
  • "Our licensing cost is approximately $400 USD per year."
  • "The yearly cost is about $300."
  • "There is no setup cost and the cost of licensing is affordable."
  • "Licensing costs are about $450/year for one use. For larger organizations, they're able to test against multiple applications while simultaneously others might have multiple versions of applications which needs to be tested which is why we have the enterprise edition."
  • "There are different licenses available that include a free version."
  • "At $400 or $500 per license paid annually, it is a very cheap tool."
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  • "The pricing is okay."
  • "It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."
  • "Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."
  • "The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."
  • "I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."
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    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:You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition.
    Top Answer:We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive.
    Top Answer:The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment.
    Top Answer:The platform's technical support services could be better.
    Top Answer:Implementing Tenable.io Web Application Scanning has been beneficial in identifying numerous vulnerabilities within application code. I rate its scanning capabilities in terms of user-friendliness an… 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.

    Tenable.io Web Application Scanning safely, accurately and automatically scans your web applications, providing deep visibility into vulnerabilities and valuable context to prioritize remediation.

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    Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Manufacturing Company22%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider13%
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    Government9%
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    University8%
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    Buyer's Guide
    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning
    March 2024
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    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is ranked 12th in Application Security Tools with 54 reviews while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is ranked 24th in Application Security Tools with 14 reviews. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is rated 8.6, while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional writes "The solution is versatile and easy to deploy, but it needs to give more detailed security reports". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning writes "Highly Recommended Solution with Latest Scanning Methods". PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is most compared with OWASP Zap, Fortify WebInspect, Acunetix, HCL AppScan and Veracode, whereas Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is most compared with Acunetix, SonarQube, Qualys Web Application Scanning, Fortify on Demand and AWS WAF. See our PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning report.

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