We performed a comparison between PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Rapid7 AppSpider based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Testing (AST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In my area of expertise, I feel like it has almost everything I could possibly require at this moment."
"You can scan any number of applications and it updates its database."
"The most valuable feature of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is the advanced features, user-friendly interface, and integration with other tools."
"The extension that it provides with the community version for the skills mapping is excellent."
"The solution is quite helpful for session management and configuration."
"I personally love its capability to automatically and accurately detect vulnerabilities. So, I would say it is the Burp scanner that is THE most powerful, valuable, and an awesome feature."
"It offers very good accuracy. You can trust the results."
"The initial setup is simple."
"It is really accurate and the rate of false positives is very low."
"I would say that it is stable, as I am not aware of any major issues."
"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."
"The initial deployment is very straightforward and simple. The product is stable if configured properly."
"Rapid7 AppSpider is good at managing different applications. It uses applets and generates reports to cover the PCA/GDPR compliance requirements."
"The most valuable feature of Rapid7 AppSpider is the vulnerability reporting data. Additionally, the data is reported in a convenient way rather than seeing them as a PDF. We are able to generate all the reports exactly what we want in a flexible way."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which is compliant with international standards."
"The setup is usually straightforward."
"I would like to see a more optimized solution, as it currently uses a lot of CPU power and memory."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The biggest drawback is reporting. It's not so good. I can download them, but they're not so informative."
"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."
"The solution is not easy to set it up. You need a lot of knowledge."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The Burp Collaborator needs improvement. There also needs to be improved integration."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution is too slow. It could take a full day to scan. Competitors are much faster."
"The enterprise interface is too simple. It should be more customizable."
"AppSpider has some problems with the RAM needed while scanning."
"There are some glitches with stability, and it is an area for improvement."
"The tech support is responsive but issues remain unresolved."
"Implementing Rapid7 AppSpider requires scanning and self-identification mechanisms. You can add different types of authentication to each scan."
"The product needs to be able to scale for large companies, like ours. We have millions of IP addresses that need to be scanned, and the scalability is not great."
"AppSpider could improve in the area of integration. They need to add more integration opportunities."
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PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is ranked 5th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 55 reviews while Rapid7 AppSpider is ranked 25th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 13 reviews. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is rated 8.6, while Rapid7 AppSpider is rated 7.8. 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 Rapid7 AppSpider writes "Useful vulnerability reporting data, flexible, and simple implementation". PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is most compared with OWASP Zap, Fortify WebInspect, Acunetix, HCL AppScan and Qualys Web Application Scanning, whereas Rapid7 AppSpider is most compared with Rapid7 InsightAppSec, OWASP Zap, Acunetix, Invicti and Checkmarx One. See our PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Rapid7 AppSpider report.
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