Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Acunetix
Acunetix clearly comes out ahead of Burp Suite on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Burp Suite has a free tier; Acunetix does not. Burp Suite's paid plans start at $39.58/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Invicti Security | PortSwigger |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRM |
| Categories | security-tools | security-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | acunetix | burp-suite |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Automations | ||
| Advanced Manual Testing Tools | ||
| Advanced Reports | ||
| Automated Dast Scanning | ||
| Ai-Powered Dast | ||
| Burp Scanner | ||
| Api Security | ||
| Centralized Management | ||
| Ast Connectors | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| Everything In Community | ||
| Customizable Rbac | ||
| Extensibility | ||
| Dast (Dynamic Application Security Testing) | ||
| Intruder | ||
| Deployment: Cloud Hosting | ||
| Manual Penetration Testing Tools | ||
| Deployment: Cloud Hosting, Bring Your Own Cloud, On-Premises, Air Gapped | ||
| Proxy | ||
| Dynamic Url Scanning | ||
| Repeater | ||
| Everything In Essentials | ||
| Scalable Scanning Agents | ||
| Everything In Professional | ||
| Iast (Interactive Application Security Testing) | ||
| Integrations (Ticketing, Ci/Cd, Communications) | ||
| Integrations: Pam & Sem, Api Management Systems | ||
| Internal App Scanning (Agents) | ||
| Llm Scanning |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Acunetix comes out ahead overall, though Burp Suite can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Burp Suite offers a free tier; Acunetix does not currently list one.
Acunetix scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
