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We performed a comparison between PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Synopsys Defensics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Fuzz Testing 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. Synopsys Defensics Report (Updated: May 2024).
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"The active scanner, which does an automated search of any web vulnerabilities.""You can download different plugins if you don't have them in the standard edition.""The solution helped us discover vulnerabilities in our applications.""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.""The solution is stable.""The Repeater and the BApp extensions are particularly useful. Certain extensions, such as the Active Scan extensions and the Autoracer extension, are very good.""It helps in API testing, where manual intervention was previously necessary for each payload.""I have found this solution has more plugins than other competitors which is a benefit. You are able to attach different plugins to the security scan to add features. For example, you can check to see if there are any payment systems that exist on a server, or username and password brute force analysis."

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"We have found multiple issues in our embedded system network protocols, related to buffer overflow. We have reduced some of these issues.""The product is related to US usage with TLS contact fees, i.e. how more data center connections will help lower networking costs.""Whatever the test suit they give, it is intelligent. It will understand the protocol and it will generate the test cases based on the protocol: protocol, message sequence, protocol, message structure... Because of that, we can eliminate a lot of unwanted test cases, so we can execute the tests and complete them very quickly."

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"The solution is not easy to set it up. You need a lot of knowledge.""I would like to see a more optimized solution, as it currently uses a lot of CPU power and memory.""The solution’s pricing could be improved.""PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional could improve the static code review.""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.""The Auto Scanning features should be updated more frequently and should include the latest attack vectors.""I need the solution to be more user-friendly. The solution needs to be user-friendly.""You can have many false positives in Burp Suite. It depends on the scale of the penetration testing."

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"Sometimes, when we are testing embedded devices, when we trigger the test cases, the target will crash immediately. It is very difficult for us to identify the root cause of the crash because they do not provide sophisticated tools on the target side. They cover only the client-side application... They do not have diagnostic tools for the target side. Rather, they have them but they are very minimal and not very helpful.""Codenomicon Defensics should be more advanced for the testing sector. It should be somewhat easy and flexible to install.""It does not support the complete protocol stack. There are some IoT protocols that are not supported and new protocols that are not supported."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is a value for money product."
  • "The cost is approximately $500 for a single license, and there are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
  • "Our licensing cost is approximately $400 USD per year."
  • "The yearly cost is about $300."
  • "There is no setup cost and the cost of licensing is affordable."
  • "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."
  • "There are different licenses available that include a free version."
  • "At $400 or $500 per license paid annually, it is a very cheap tool."
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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.

    Defensics® fuzz testing is a comprehensive, powerful, and automated black box solution that enables organizations to effectively and efficiently discover and remediate security weaknesses in software. By taking a systematic and intelligent approach to negative testing, Defensics allows organizations to ensure software security without compromising on product innovation, increasing time to market, or inflating operational costs.

    Sample Customers
    Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
    Coriant, CERT-FI, Next Generation Networks
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Manufacturing Company22%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider13%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Healthcare Company5%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Synopsys Defensics
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Synopsys Defensics and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is ranked 1st in Fuzz Testing Tools with 57 reviews while Synopsys Defensics is ranked 5th in Fuzz Testing Tools. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is rated 8.6, while Synopsys Defensics is rated 8.6. 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 Synopsys Defensics writes "Technical support provided protocol-specific documentation to prove that some positives were not false". PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is most compared with OWASP Zap, Fortify WebInspect, Acunetix, HCL AppScan and Qualys Web Application Scanning, whereas Synopsys Defensics is most compared with Snyk, SonarQube, Fortify on Demand, Invicti and Checkmarx One. See our PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs. Synopsys Defensics report.

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