PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Fortify Application Defender compete in application security testing. User feedback indicates PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional has an edge due to its affordability and superior customer support, whereas Fortify Application Defender leads in advanced features, particularly in application protection.
Features: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is known for its extensive vulnerability scanning, integration capabilities, and efficient security testing. Fortify Application Defender offers runtime application self-protection, an advanced feature set, and comprehensive real-time protection. The focus of PortSwigger is on scanning, while Fortify emphasizes real-time application protection.
Room for Improvement: PortSwigger could enhance automation and reporting features. It can also strengthen its reporting tools. Fortify Application Defender requires better ease of use, clearer documentation, and improved user interaction. Fortify aims to improve support materials.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers easy deployment and responsive customer support, suitable for organizations with limited resources. Fortify Application Defender, while equipped with advanced features, faces challenges in deployment complexity and could benefit from more effective customer support.
Pricing and ROI: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is considered cost-effective with good ROI and transparent pricing, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Fortify Application Defender's advanced features justify its higher price, offering value when specific features are needed, targeting those who prioritize functionality over initial cost.
The technical support from PortSwigger is excellent.
The most valuable feature of Burp Suite Professional is its ability to schedule tasks for scanning websites.
Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.
Burp Suite Professional, by PortSwigger, is the world’s leading toolkit for web security testing. Over 52,000 users worldwide, across all industries and organization sizes, trust Burp Suite Professional to find more vulnerabilities, faster. With expertly-engineered manual and automated tooling, you're able to test smarter - not harder.
PortSwigger is the web security company that is enabling the world to secure the web. Over 50,000 security engineers rely on our software and expertise to secure their world.
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