We performed a comparison between OWASP Zap and Rapid7 AppSpider based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Two features are valuable. The first one is that the scan gets completed really quickly, and the second one is that even though it searches in a limited scope, what it does in that limited scope is very good. When you use Zap for testing, you're only using it for specific aspects or you're only looking for certain things. It works very well in that limited scope."
"The solution is good at reporting the vulnerabilities of the application."
"The scalability of this product is very good."
"They offer free access to some other tools."
"It has improved my organization with faster security tests."
"The ZAP scan and code crawler are valuable features."
"You can run it against multiple targets."
"The interface is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which is compliant with international standards."
"I would say that it is stable, as I am not aware of any major issues."
"AppSpider's most valuable feature is reporting - everything is stored in the local database so it can be sent to other machines."
"The entire solution is interactive and has a point-and-click user experience, which makes it easy to find items or drill down on information. You don't need specialized skills to use the product."
"It scans all the components developed within a web application."
"Rapid7 AppSpider is good at managing different applications. It uses applets and generates reports to cover the PCA/GDPR compliance requirements."
"The initial deployment is very straightforward and simple. The product is stable if configured properly."
"What I like most about AppSpider is that it's easy to use and its automated scan gives me all the details I need to know when it comes to vulnerabilities and their solutions."
"OWASP Zap needs to extend to mobile application testing."
"ZAP's integration with cloud-based CICD pipelines could be better. The scan should run through the entire pipeline."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the algorithm to provide better summaries of automatic scanning results."
"The documentation needs to be improved because I had to learn everything from watching YouTube videos."
"Reporting format has no output, is cluttered and very long."
"It needs more robust reporting tools."
"It would be nice to have a solid SQL injection engine built into Zap."
"Deployment is somewhat complicated."
"AppSpider has some problems with the RAM needed while scanning."
"The performance of the solution could improve. When I compare the speed it is slower than others on the market. There are some tricks we use to help speed up the solution."
"AppSpider could improve in the area of integration. They need to add more integration opportunities."
"The solution is too slow. It could take a full day to scan. Competitors are much faster."
"Support response times are slow and can be improved."
"One of the challenges I have with AppSpider is that it gives you a lot of false positives, especially when compared to other solutions."
"The dashboard and interface are crucial and they need some improvement."
"The tech support is responsive but issues remain unresolved."
OWASP Zap is ranked 7th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 37 reviews while Rapid7 AppSpider is ranked 25th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 13 reviews. OWASP Zap is rated 7.6, while Rapid7 AppSpider is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OWASP Zap writes "Great for automating and testing and has tightened our security ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 AppSpider writes "Useful vulnerability reporting data, flexible, and simple implementation". OWASP Zap is most compared with SonarQube, Acunetix, Qualys Web Application Scanning, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Contrast Security Assess, whereas Rapid7 AppSpider is most compared with Rapid7 InsightAppSec, Acunetix, Invicti, Qualys Web Application Scanning and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning. See our OWASP Zap vs. Rapid7 AppSpider report.
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