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Product	Burp Scanner by PortSwigger View product	HCL AppScan Standard by HCLSoftware View product	Tenable Web App Scanning by Tenable View product
Overview
What it is	Burp Scanner, from PortSwigger, provides API scanning and authenticated crawling. Common uses: automated web scanning. Check deployment options and top DAST competitors.	Looking for SCA software? HCL AppScan Standard by HCLSoftware provides compliance reports for black-box vulnerability assessment. Compare features and alternatives.	Looking for Application Security Testing software? Tenable Web App Scanning by Tenable provides SPA support for API security testing. Compare features and alternatives.
Product type	Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Engine	Desktop Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tool	Cloud Dynamic Web Application & API Scanner
Best for	Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Retail	Penetration Testers, Security Auditors, AppSec Specialists, Cybersecurity Consulting, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise IT	Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Technology, Education, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, Higher Education, Tech
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	Cloud	SaaSCloudHybrid
Deployment details	Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Managed cloud engine; Private cloud agent; Self-hosted container	Installable Desktop Software; Windows Workstation/Server; Installable Desktop Software Application	Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Local Engine; Cloud SaaS; Local Scanner Appliance for Internal Apps
Data residency	Customer environment / Cloud region dependent	Customer workstation data sovereignty	Global multi-region cloud hosting; Regional data isolation
Key features
What it offers	Automated web vulnerability scanning Embedded Chromium crawler OAST via Burp Collaborator API scanning Authenticated crawling Customized attack insertion points CI/CD integration Remediation advice	Desktop Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) SPA and JavaScript crawling REST API testing via OpenAPI Automated login recorder Compliance reports Black-box vulnerability assessment API penetration testing Pre-release security validation	Modern Chromium crawling engine SPA support (React/Angular) REST API scanning via OpenAPI OWASP Top 10 detection Client-side SCA library auditing Dynamic web vulnerability scanning API security testing Front-end open-source library auditing
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Web applicationsREST APIsSOAP APIsMicroservices	Running Web ApplicationsWeb ServicesRESTful APIsSPAs	Web ApplicationsSPAsRESTful APIsMicroservices
Compliance	OWASP Top 10PCI DSSISO 27001SOC 2	PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10HIPAAISO 27001CWE Top 25	PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	JenkinsGitLabGitHub ActionsTeamCityAzure DevOpsJiraREST API	JiraJenkinsAzure DevOpsPostmanHCL AppScan 360	Tenable OneTenable Vulnerability ManagementJiraJenkinsGitHub
Industries	TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareRetail	Penetration TestersSecurity AuditorsAppSec SpecialistsCybersecurity ConsultingFinancial ServicesHealthcare+1 more	Financial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceTechnologyEducationBanking & Finance+3 more
Regions	Global	Global availability	Global multi-region cloud hosting
Vendor
Company	PortSwigger	HCLSoftware	Tenable
Headquarters	Knutsford, United Kingdom	Noida, India	Columbia, Maryland, USA
Company size	201-500	10,000+	1,500+
Founded	2008	2017	2002

Burp Scanner

by PortSwigger

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HCL AppScan Standard

by HCLSoftware

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Tenable Web App Scanning

by Tenable

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Overview

What it is

Burp Scanner

Burp Scanner, from PortSwigger, provides API scanning and authenticated crawling. Common uses: automated web scanning. Check deployment options and top DAST competitors.

HCL AppScan Standard

Looking for SCA software? HCL AppScan Standard by HCLSoftware provides compliance reports for black-box vulnerability assessment. Compare features and alternatives.

Tenable Web App Scanning

Looking for Application Security Testing software? Tenable Web App Scanning by Tenable provides SPA support for API security testing. Compare features and alternatives.

Product type

Burp Scanner

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Engine

HCL AppScan Standard

Desktop Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tool

Tenable Web App Scanning

Cloud Dynamic Web Application & API Scanner

Best for

Burp Scanner

Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Retail

HCL AppScan Standard

Penetration Testers, Security Auditors, AppSec Specialists, Cybersecurity Consulting, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise IT

Tenable Web App Scanning

Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Technology, Education, Banking & Finance, Retail & E-commerce, Higher Education, Tech

Pricing

Pricing model

Burp Scanner

Contact Vendor

HCL AppScan Standard

Contact Vendor

Tenable Web App Scanning

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Deployment

Deployment options

Burp Scanner

CloudHybridOn-Premise

HCL AppScan Standard

Cloud

Tenable Web App Scanning

SaaSCloudHybrid

Deployment details

Burp Scanner

Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Managed cloud engine; Private cloud agent; Self-hosted container

HCL AppScan Standard

Installable Desktop Software; Windows Workstation/Server; Installable Desktop Software Application

Tenable Web App Scanning

Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Local Engine; Cloud SaaS; Local Scanner Appliance for Internal Apps

Data residency

Burp Scanner

Customer environment / Cloud region dependent

HCL AppScan Standard

Customer workstation data sovereignty

Tenable Web App Scanning

Global multi-region cloud hosting; Regional data isolation

Key features

What it offers

Burp Scanner

Automated web vulnerability scanning
Embedded Chromium crawler
OAST via Burp Collaborator
API scanning
Authenticated crawling
Customized attack insertion points
CI/CD integration
Remediation advice

HCL AppScan Standard

Desktop Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
SPA and JavaScript crawling
REST API testing via OpenAPI
Automated login recorder
Compliance reports
Black-box vulnerability assessment
API penetration testing
Pre-release security validation

Tenable Web App Scanning

Modern Chromium crawling engine
SPA support (React/Angular)
REST API scanning via OpenAPI
OWASP Top 10 detection
Client-side SCA library auditing
Dynamic web vulnerability scanning
API security testing
Front-end open-source library auditing

Platform & access

API access

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Single sign-on (SSO)

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Role-based access (RBAC)

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Multi-tenant

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Mobile app

Burp Scanner

HCL AppScan Standard

Tenable Web App Scanning

Supported platforms

Burp Scanner

Web applicationsREST APIsSOAP APIsMicroservices

HCL AppScan Standard

Running Web ApplicationsWeb ServicesRESTful APIsSPAs

Tenable Web App Scanning

Web ApplicationsSPAsRESTful APIsMicroservices

Compliance

Burp Scanner

OWASP Top 10PCI DSSISO 27001SOC 2

HCL AppScan Standard

PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10HIPAAISO 27001CWE Top 25

Tenable Web App Scanning

PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Burp Scanner

JenkinsGitLabGitHub ActionsTeamCityAzure DevOpsJiraREST API

HCL AppScan Standard

JiraJenkinsAzure DevOpsPostmanHCL AppScan 360

Tenable Web App Scanning

Tenable OneTenable Vulnerability ManagementJiraJenkinsGitHub

Industries

Burp Scanner

TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareRetail

HCL AppScan Standard

Penetration TestersSecurity AuditorsAppSec SpecialistsCybersecurity ConsultingFinancial ServicesHealthcare+1 more

Tenable Web App Scanning

Financial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceTechnologyEducationBanking & Finance+3 more

Regions

Burp Scanner

Global

HCL AppScan Standard

Global availability

Tenable Web App Scanning

Global multi-region cloud hosting

Vendor

Company

Burp Scanner

PortSwigger

HCL AppScan Standard

HCLSoftware

Tenable Web App Scanning

Tenable

Headquarters

Burp Scanner

Knutsford, United Kingdom

HCL AppScan Standard

Noida, India

Tenable Web App Scanning

Columbia, Maryland, USA

Company size

Burp Scanner

201-500

HCL AppScan Standard

10,000+

Tenable Web App Scanning

1,500+

Founded

Burp Scanner

2008

HCL AppScan Standard

2017

Tenable Web App Scanning

2002