We performed a comparison between Acunetix and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional 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.
"There is a lot of documentation on their website which makes setting it up and using it quite simple."
"Picks up weaknesses in our app setups."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
"For us, the most valuable aspect of the solution is the log-sequence feature."
"I haven't seen reporting of that level in any other tool."
"One of the features that I feel is groundbreaking, that I would like to see expanded on, is the IAS feature: The Interactive Application Security Testing module that gets loaded onto an application on a server, for more in-depth, granular findings. I think that is really neat. I haven't seen a lot of competitors doing that."
"It comes equipped with an internal applicator, which automatically identifies and addresses vulnerabilities within the program."
"Acunetix is the best service in the world. It is easy to manage. It gives a lot of information to the users to see and identify problems in their site or applications. It works very well."
"The solution has a pretty simple setup."
"The suite testing models are very good. It's very secure."
"It was easy to learn."
"The solution scans web applications and supports APIs, which are the main features I really like."
"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."
"With the Extender Tab, if you know how to code then you can create a plugin and add it to Burp."
"There is no other tool like it. I like the intuitiveness and the plugins that are available."
"The reporting part is the most valuable. It also has very good features. We use almost all of the features for different kinds of customers and needs."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the way the licensing model is currently is not very convenient for us because initially, when we bought it, the licensing model was very flexible, but now it restricts us."
"We want to see how much bandwidth usage it consumes. When we monitor traffic we have issues with the consumption and throttling of the traffic."
"There's a clear need for a reduction in pricing to make the service more accessible."
"There are some versions of the solution that are not as stable as others."
"The vulnerability identification speed should be improved."
"We have had issues during upgrades where their scans worked on some apps better with previous versions. Then, we had to work with their tech support, who were great, to get it fixed for the next version."
"The solution's pricing could be better."
"Currently only supports web scanning."
"The number of false positives need to be reduced on the solution."
"There should be a heads up display like the one available in OWASP Zap."
"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."
"The use of system memory is an area that can be improved because it uses a lot."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional can improve by having more features in the free version for beginners to try."
"We'd like to have more integration potential across all versions of the product."
"One area that can be improved, when compared to alternative tools, is that they could provide different reporting options and in different formats like PDF or something like that."
"It should provide a better way to integrate with Jenkins so that DAST (dynamic application security testing) can be automated."
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Acunetix is ranked 16th in Application Security Tools with 26 reviews while PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is ranked 9th in Application Security Tools with 55 reviews. Acunetix is rated 7.6, while PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Acunetix writes "Fantastic reporting features hindered by slow scanning ". On the other hand, 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". Acunetix is most compared with OWASP Zap, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, HCL AppScan, Fortify WebInspect and Veracode, whereas PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is most compared with OWASP Zap, Fortify WebInspect, HCL AppScan, Qualys Web Application Scanning and SonarQube. See our Acunetix vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional report.
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