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PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (9th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (6th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)
Virsec Security Platform
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (117th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Virsec Security Platform 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 2.3%, up 1.8% compared to last year.
Virsec Security Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional2.3%
SonarQube19.2%
Checkmarx One10.2%
Other68.3%
Application Security Tools
Vulnerability Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Virsec Security Platform0.2%
Wiz8.6%
Tenable Nessus5.9%
Other85.3%
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Anton Krivonosov - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
KevinMcCarthy - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at Klearnow
Helps with Zero-day protection
We use the solution for Zero-day protection.  The solution stops any kind of remote code execution.  The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load.  I have been using the product for a year.  I would rate the tool's stability a six out of ten.  I would…

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 feature is the application security. It also has a reasonable price."
"You can scan any number of applications and it updates its database."
"I find all the features of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional most useful, particularly the AI enhancement for results and follow-up for retests."
"The intercepting feature is the most valuable."
"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."
"We are mostly using it for scanning the entire website. So, we basically create a script with the entire website and then run it for different injections."
"Some of the extensions, available using Burp Extender, are also very good and we have found issues by using them."
"I rate PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional ten points out of ten."
"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."
 

Cons

"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."
"We'd like to have more integration potential across all versions of the product."
"The technical support team's response time is mostly delayed and should be improved."
"One area for improvement is the integrated browser, Chromium. Single Sign-On (SSO) methods like Microsoft authentication login sometimes fail and show errors. As a workaround, I have to use a different browser, such as Firefox, to log in and make Burp work."
"Improvement should be done as per the requirements of customers."
"The solution lacks sufficient stability."
"The Iran market does not have after-sales support. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional needs to provide after-sales support."
"I need the solution to be more user-friendly. The solution needs to be user-friendly."
"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"PortSwigger is reasonably-priced. It's fair."
"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."
"This solution requires a license. It is expensive but you receive a lot of functionality for the price."
"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."
"PortSwigger is a bit expensive."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is an expensive solution."
"I rate the pricing a four out of ten."
"The yearly cost is about $300."
"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
31%
Healthcare Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise35
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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 ...
What do you like most about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?
The solution helped us discover vulnerabilities in our applications.
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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Also Known As

Burp
Virsec
 

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Sample Customers

Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security
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