PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs Rapid7 InsightAppSec comparison

The compared PortSwigger and Rapid7 solutions aren't in the same category. PortSwigger is ranked #8 in AS , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 1.8% mindshare in the category. Rapid7 is ranked #4 in DAST , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 12.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of PortSwigger users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Rapid7 InsightAppSec 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.

To learn more, read our detailed PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Rapid7 InsightAppSec Report (Updated: May 2022).

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Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (8th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (6th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.8%, down 2.0% compared to last year.
Rapid7 InsightAppSec, on the other hand, focuses on Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), holds 12.1% mindshare, down 13.0% since last year.

Application Security Tools

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

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Anton Krivonosov

Application Security Architect at Kuehne & Nagel Inc.

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…

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Vikas Dusa

Cyber Security Trainer and Programmer at Freelancer

Helps to check multiple websites, particularly dynamic and e-commerce websites, for vulnerabilities within the code

In Rapid7 InsightAppSec, a distinctive feature is the provision of a CDM for integrating web servers and web applications. To establish the connection between these applications, you only need to paste the provided CDN into your metadata. Once connected, every piece of information, including vulnerabilities, can be accessed. It also offers demo sessions. If there is any malicious network traffic targeting a specific web application, it is designed to detect and showcase the entire scenario. It provides insights into potential vulnerabilities, including issues related to process scripting or content security policy vulnerabilities. Setting up and configuring scans within the tool is easy, and I would rate it a nine out of ten. It provides videos on YouTube, along with documentation that breaks down the process into step-by-step instructions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the attack model quite amazing, where I can write my scripts and load my scripts as well, which helps quite a bit. All the active scanning that it can do is also quite a lot helpful. It speeds up our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Right now, I am enjoying its in-browser, which also helps quite a bit. I'm always confused about setting up some proxy, but it really is the big solution we all want."

"You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition."

"The most valuable features are Burp Intruder and Burp Scanner."

"The tool provides complimentary services. It allows you to add a lot of extensions, and you can get extensions quite often. It is quite a flexible application."

"It is a time-saver application."

"The most valuable feature is the application security. It also has a reasonable price."

"The solution scans web applications and supports APIs, which are the main features I really like."

"It was easy to learn."

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"The most valuable feature of this solution is the graphical interface."

"You have various attack modules, and you also have the Attack Replay feature for the attack sequence. You can reproduce an attack and see it. That is a very good feature I noticed in this solution. It helps developers as well."

"We have seen measurable decrease in the mean time to respond to threats by 20 percent."

"The templates feature is very easy. You just choose the kind of attack you want on your web application, and you run it against that template and receive a report. It's great."

"It is very convenient to get reports from the tool, which offers high-level environmental statistics."

"In Rapid7 InsightAppSec, a distinctive feature is the provision of a CDM for integrating web servers and web applications. To establish the connection between these applications, you only need to paste the provided CDN into your metadata. Once connected, every piece of information, including vulnerabilities, can be accessed. It also offers demo sessions."

"The product’s most valuable feature is UI. It is easy to manage and find vulnerabilities in the application."

"The solution is stable."

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Cons

"The Iran market does not have after-sales support. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional needs to provide after-sales support."

"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."

"The biggest improvement that I would like to see from PortSwigger that today many people see as an issue in their testing. There might be a feature which might be desired."

"The one feature that I would like to see in Burp is active scanning of REST based web services. A lot of organizations are providing APIs to access their services to support different business models like SaaS. Scanning these APIs is still a challenge for many security product companies."

"The vendor must provide documentation on how to use the new API feature."

"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."

"As with most automated security tools, too many false positives."

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"The interface should be a little bit easier to manage. Sometimes, the logic that they use is kind of strange. They need to work a little bit more on their interface to make it more understandable. The interface is the only problem. I'm using Rapid7, which is very intuitive. There are other applications available in the market with a better interface. They can include more techniques or options to test different types of security because the templates are limited. It would be great to see them follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework or what is there in tools like Veracode and Synopsys."

"The reporting is definitely an aspect of the solution that's in need of some work. We found that we'd try to use widgets, but often getting them to work for us wasn't very clear. They need to be more user friendly or offer better instructions."

"The product’s pricing could be flexible."

"In the future, if they can have integration with a lot of ticketing systems then it would be amazing."

"Rapid7 InsightAppSec needs improvement in detecting phishing pages."

"They should add more features. I would like to see them do a little more on static analysis and also interactivity analysis. Currently, it does very basic static analysis. It could do a little more static analysis, which is something that would help. A lot more interactivity analysis should also be there. It should basically look at security during interactivity."

"The only concern I have with Rapid7 is that it does not provide enough information about vulnerabilities within AppSec."

"We get a lot of false positives during the tests."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing a four out of ten."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is an expensive solution."

"Licensing costs are about $450/year for one use. For larger organizations, they're able to test against multiple applications while simultaneously others might have multiple versions of applications which needs to be tested which is why we have the enterprise edition."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive."

"PortSwigger is reasonably-priced. It's fair."

"It has a yearly license. I am satisfied with its price."

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"Rapid7 InsightAppSec is cheap."

"I rate Rapid7 InsightAppSec’s pricing an eight out of ten."

"The price of this product is very cheap."

"Its price is competitive. It is not expensive."

"I'm not sure how much it costs exactly, but I know it's expensive."

"They offer a good price, but I don't remember its cost. It is fair as compared to the competition. We have opted for project-based licensing, not user-based. We can add any number of users. That doesn't matter. It is worth the money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Is OWASP Zap better than PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro?

OWASP Zap and PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro have many similar features. OWASP Zap has web application scanning available with basic security vulnerabilities while Burp Suite Pro has it available with ...

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What do you like most about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?

The solution helped us discover vulnerabilities in our applications.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?

The pricing for Burp Suite Professional is not very high, however, it could be more flexible for clients.

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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightAppSec?

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightAppSec?

The dynamic scanning feature has simplified and improved the security testing process. I suggest adding a SaaS feature to the solution to support scanning SaaS applications, making it more comprehe...

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What is your primary use case for Rapid7 InsightAppSec?

We use Rapid7 InsightAppSec for dynamic application security scanning. We scan our web applications to identify vulnerabilities and then address the issues based on the report. It is a task solutio...

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Overview

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.

Your web applications may be complex, but your application security testing tool doesn’t need to be. InsightAppSec brings Rapid7’s proven Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) technology to the Insight platform, combining powerful application crawling and attack capabilities, flexibility in scan scope and scheduling, and accuracy in results with a modern UI, intuitive workflows, and sensible data organization. This enables you to identify XSS, SQL injection, CSRF, and other vulnerabilities with unparalleled ease. The best part? All of these capabilities are delivered via the cloud so that you’re up and running in minutes to identify the critical security risks that exist in your applications.

Sample Customers

Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce

CenterPoint Energy, CPA Australia, Hypertherm, First American Financial Corporation, Rackspace

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