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PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (9th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th), 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 (106th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (30th)
 

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 3.3%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
Virsec Security Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional3.3%
SonarQube10.8%
Checkmarx One7.3%
Other78.6%
Application Security Tools
Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Virsec Security Platform0.4%
Wiz4.9%
Qualys Exposure Management4.0%
Other90.7%
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

MH
Penetration Tester & Information Security Expert at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Dedicated browser and repeater have improved my proxy testing and manual vulnerability checks
I'm hoping perhaps for something to make it easier, such as to define things where if a message or a response is such and such, automatically make a request that is such and such. Perhaps something like this because otherwise, nowadays we have to do it manually. Perhaps they can automate it a bit more. Perhaps they could add some automation to things, to see what we do manually, which it has the tools to do manually, and perhaps enable with a click of a button to do things automatically. I'm not too sure which, but I'm sure they can from a product management point of view, do things that we need to do two, three, or four steps manually regarding specific testing. For instance, we want to check something specific if it's this or if it's that. Perhaps to define it once and have it more automatic, perhaps.
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

"Burp has several good features; it's cheaper than other solutions and you can scan any number of applications and it updates its database."
"Since we began this practice for every application, our clients are really happy and value our work."
"It's good testing software."
"Return on investment is good because it's a globally known product."
"This is a standard tool in this industry and anybody who is doing application security testing should be aware of it."
"This is one of the best tools that I'm using; I found this one much better."
"Everyone seems very happy with the solution."
"I find the attack model quite amazing, where I can write my scripts and load my scripts as well, which helps quite a bit. All the active scanning that it can do is also quite a lot helpful. It speeds up our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Right now, I am enjoying its in-browser, which also helps quite a bit. I'm always confused about setting up some proxy, but it really is the big solution we all want."
"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."
 

Cons

"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."
"Mitigating the issues and low confluence issues needs some improvement. Implementing demand with the ChatGPT under the web solution is an additional feature I would like to see in the next release."
"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."
"We wish that the Spider feature would appear in the same shape that it does in previous versions."
"The scanner and crawler need to be improved."
"Spidering large websites can use a lot of memory and might result in a crash on systems with lower RAM."
"It would be good if the solution could give us more details about what exactly is defective."
"I would like to see the return of the spider mechanism instead of the crawling feature. Burp Suite's earlier version 1.7 had an excellent spider option, and it would be beneficial if Burp incorporated those features into the current version. The crawling techniques used in the current version are not as efficient as those used in earlier versions."
"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is not very high. It was around $200."
"This solution requires a license. It is expensive but you receive a lot of functionality for the price."
"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."
"The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
"It is expensive for us in Brazil because the currency exchange rate from a dollar to a Brazilian Real is quite steep."
"The platform's pricing is reasonable."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is expensive compared to other tools."
"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."
"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
26%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise35
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Questions from the Community

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The cost of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is reasonable at approximately $500 per year per user.
What needs improvement with PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?
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Also Known As

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Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
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