Burp Suite
Web security testing toolkit and automated DAST scanning used by security professionals worldwide
By PortSwigger · HQ Knutsford, UK · 4.8/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Penetration testers and security consultants doing hands-on testing of web applications
- AppSec and vulnerability management teams that need unlimited automated DAST scanning across a portfolio
- DevOps and engineering teams embedding CI-driven DAST scanning before release
- Security upskilling through the free Web Security Academy and community labs
Ideal size: 10–500 people · Security-mature organisation with a dedicated AppSec, pentest or DevSecOps function
Not for
- Teams without security specialists that want a fully managed compliance platform
- Buyers who need published, self-serve list pricing without going through sales
- Organisations looking for a broad GRC or policy-management suite instead of testing tooling
- Non-technical stakeholders expecting one-click dashboards with no configuration
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
2–4 weeks for first production scan
~30 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Editions are split by use case (hands-on testing, scalable automated scanning, CI-driven scanning). The pricing page routes buyers to a demo or quote rather than publishing list prices.
Implementation Friction
3/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not listed
Add-on costs
- None
Company & support
Who is behind Burp Suite, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- Knutsford, UK
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailPlan not stated
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumAll plans
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Technical support and a Customer Happiness team are reached by email, and the support centre hosts documentation for both desktop and DAST editions. No phone support line is offered.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Burp Suite sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Burp Suite
- Veracode
- RelativityOne
- Sardine
- Salt Security
- Convera
Add or change companies
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Burp Suite ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Burp Suite is PortSwigger's web application security testing toolkit, used for over 20 years by pentesters and AppSec teams. Desktop editions cover hands-on manual testing; Burp Suite DAST adds unlimited, CI-driven automated scanning. PortSwigger reports 90,000+ practitioners and 15,000+ organisations in 170 countries, and a 4.8 rating on G2. Buying is quote-based rather than self-serve list pricing, and the compliance page positions Burp as an input to PCI DSS, HIPAA and GDPR programmes rather than a compliance system of record.
Frequently asked questions
What does Burp Suite cost and how do we buy it?
PortSwigger's pricing page routes buyers by use case rather than publishing list prices: hands-on manual testing, scalable automated scanning, and CI-driven scanning for developers. Licensing is handled through sales, so expect a quote and a demo request. Free web security training and community resources sit alongside the paid editions.
How quickly can a team get value from Burp Suite?
Individual testers become productive quickly because the desktop editions are point-and-click rather than code-driven, and customers describe a short learning curve. Larger DAST deployments take longer because they involve installation, target configuration and scan scheduling, so budget two to four weeks for a first production scan of a real application portfolio.
How does Burp Suite fit our compliance obligations?
The compliance page positions Burp Suite as an input to PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, OWASP Top 10 and GDPR work: scheduled scanning, reporting and reduced pentest effort give assessors evidence of continuous testing. It is not a GRC system of record and does not itself certify or manage compliance.
What support is included?
Technical support and a Customer Happiness team are reached by email, and a support centre holds documentation for both desktop and DAST editions. There is no support phone line; the contact page directs callers to email instead.
Can we run automated scanning in CI/CD and at enterprise scale?
Yes. PortSwigger positions Burp Suite DAST for AppSec and DevOps teams with unlimited automated scanning, CI-driven scanning before release, and deployment to a Kubernetes cluster, so scans can be scheduled or triggered by pipeline events.