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Product	Burp Scanner by PortSwigger View product	StackHawk HawkScan by StackHawk 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.	StackHawk HawkScan offers containerized DAST engine, hawkscan.yml configuration as code and OpenAPI parsing. Use it for local debugging. See DAST alternatives.
Product type	Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Engine	Containerized Dynamic Security Scanning Engine
Best for	Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Retail	Software Developers, DevOps Teams, Technology Startups
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Managed cloud engine; Private cloud agent; Self-hosted container	Docker Container; CLI; CI/CD Pipeline; Docker Container; CLI Binary
Data residency	Customer environment / Cloud region dependent	Local Workstation / Pipeline Host
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	Containerized DAST engine Hawkscan.yml configuration as code OpenAPI parsing Custom script injection Local terminal output Containerized DAST execution Configuration-as-code vulnerability scanning Local debugging
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Web applicationsREST APIsSOAP APIsMicroservices	Containerized CI PipelinesDeveloper Workstations
Compliance	OWASP Top 10PCI DSSISO 27001SOC 2	SOC 2 Type II
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	JenkinsGitLabGitHub ActionsTeamCityAzure DevOpsJiraREST API	DockerKubernetesGitGitHubGitLabBitbucket
Industries	TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareRetail	Software DevelopersDevOps TeamsTechnology Startups
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	PortSwigger	StackHawk
Headquarters	Knutsford, United Kingdom	Denver, Colorado, USA
Company size	201-500	51-200
Founded	2008	2019

Burp Scanner

by PortSwigger

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StackHawk HawkScan

by StackHawk

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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.

StackHawk HawkScan

StackHawk HawkScan offers containerized DAST engine, hawkscan.yml configuration as code and OpenAPI parsing. Use it for local debugging. See DAST alternatives.

Product type

Burp Scanner

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Engine

StackHawk HawkScan

Containerized Dynamic Security Scanning Engine

Best for

Burp Scanner

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

StackHawk HawkScan

Software Developers, DevOps Teams, Technology Startups

Pricing

Pricing model

Burp Scanner

Contact Vendor

StackHawk HawkScan

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Deployment

Deployment options

Burp Scanner

CloudHybridOn-Premise

StackHawk HawkScan

Cloud

Deployment details

Burp Scanner

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

StackHawk HawkScan

Docker Container; CLI; CI/CD Pipeline; Docker Container; CLI Binary

Data residency

Burp Scanner

Customer environment / Cloud region dependent

StackHawk HawkScan

Local Workstation / Pipeline Host

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

StackHawk HawkScan

Containerized DAST engine
Hawkscan.yml configuration as code
OpenAPI parsing
Custom script injection
Local terminal output
Containerized DAST execution
Configuration-as-code vulnerability scanning
Local debugging

Platform & access

API access

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Single sign-on (SSO)

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Role-based access (RBAC)

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Multi-tenant

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Mobile app

Burp Scanner

StackHawk HawkScan

Supported platforms

Burp Scanner

Web applicationsREST APIsSOAP APIsMicroservices

StackHawk HawkScan

Containerized CI PipelinesDeveloper Workstations

Compliance

Burp Scanner

OWASP Top 10PCI DSSISO 27001SOC 2

StackHawk HawkScan

SOC 2 Type II

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Burp Scanner

JenkinsGitLabGitHub ActionsTeamCityAzure DevOpsJiraREST API

StackHawk HawkScan

DockerKubernetesGitGitHubGitLabBitbucket

Industries

Burp Scanner

TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareRetail

StackHawk HawkScan

Software DevelopersDevOps TeamsTechnology Startups

Regions

Burp Scanner

Global

StackHawk HawkScan

Global

Vendor

Company

Burp Scanner

PortSwigger

StackHawk HawkScan

StackHawk

Headquarters

Burp Scanner

Knutsford, United Kingdom

StackHawk HawkScan

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company size

Burp Scanner

201-500

StackHawk HawkScan

51-200

Founded

Burp Scanner

2008

StackHawk HawkScan

2019