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Contrast Security Protect vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Contrast Security Protect
Ranking in Application Security Tools
32nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (6th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Contrast Security Protect is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 1.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Akshay Waghmare - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2023
A stable DevSecOps product that gives fewer false positives
We use the product for DevSecOps.  The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.  Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.  I have been using the product for a year.  Contrast Security Protect is stable.  The solution is scalable. My company has ten…
Anton Krivonosov - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2024
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives."
"The solution has excellent real-time capabilities."
"Protect provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks."
"The solution is quite helpful for session management and configuration."
"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."
"The Repeater and the BApp extensions are particularly useful. Certain extensions, such as the Active Scan extensions and the Autoracer extension, are very good."
"This tool is more accurate than the other solutions that we use, and reports fewer false positives."
"It helps in API testing, where manual intervention was previously necessary for each payload."
"It's good testing software."
"The automated scan is what I find most useful because a lot of customers will need it. Not every domain will be looking for complete security, they just need a stamp on the security key. For these kinds of customers, the scan works really well."
 

Cons

"There's room for improvement in the initial setup."
"Protect's reporting GUI is very basic. To get all statuses from the APIs, we needed to write our own KPI dashboard to provide reports."
"Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration."
"As with most automated security tools, too many false positives."
"The Iran market does not have after-sales support. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional needs to provide after-sales support."
"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."
"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."
"It would be good if the solution could give us more details about what exactly is defective."
"The biggest drawback is reporting. It's not so good. I can download them, but they're not so informative."
"The reporting needs to be improved; it is very bad."
"The Auto Scanning features should be updated more frequently and should include the latest attack vectors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This is a value for money product."
"The pricing of the solution is cost-effective and is best suited for small and medium-sized businesses."
"The pricing of the solution is reasonable. We only need to pay for the annual subscription. I rate the pricing five out of ten."
"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."
"It is a cheap solution, but it may not be cheaper than other solutions."
"There are different licenses available that include a free version."
"Burp Suite is affordable."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is expensive compared to other tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Contrast Security Protect?
The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.
What needs improvement with Contrast Security Protect?
Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.
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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?
I would rate the pricing a six out of ten. It's not as flexible here as it might be in European or American markets.
 

Also Known As

Contrast Protect
Burp
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.
Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
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