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| Product | Nuclei View product | Bright STAR View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives. | Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives. |
| Product type | Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability Scanner | Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation Engine |
| Best for | AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOps | DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binary | Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner Agent |
| Data residency | Local / Operator Controlled | United States; Europe |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: no | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: no | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines | Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories |
| Compliance | Open Source (MIT License) | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker | JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd |
| Industries | AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps | DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | ProjectDiscovery | Bright Security |
| Headquarters | Global / Remote | San Rafael, California, USA |
| Company size | 11-50 | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |
Overview
What it is
Nuclei
Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives.Bright STAR
Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives.Product type
Nuclei
Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability ScannerBright STAR
Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation EngineBest for
Nuclei
AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOpsBright STAR
DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-TechPricing
Pricing model
Nuclei
Contact VendorBright STAR
Contact VendorFree trial
Nuclei
Free trial: yesBright STAR
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Nuclei
Cloud
Bright STAR
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Nuclei
CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binaryBright STAR
Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner AgentData residency
Nuclei
Local / Operator ControlledBright STAR
United States; EuropeKey features
What it offers
Nuclei
- Configurable YAML vulnerability templates
- Fast scanning engine
- Community templates
- Custom rule writing
- DAST
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Testing
- Continuous Scanning
Bright STAR
- Contextual dynamic vulnerability scanning
- Automated exploit validation
- BOLA & SSRF detection
- CI/CD quality gate enforcement
- Automated dynamic security testing
- Proof-of-concept exploit generation
- Rapid vulnerability remediation
Platform & access
API access
Nuclei
API access: noBright STAR
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nuclei
SSO: noBright STAR
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Nuclei
RBAC: noBright STAR
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nuclei
Multi-tenant: noBright STAR
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Nuclei
Mobile app: noBright STAR
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nuclei
Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines
Bright STAR
Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories
Compliance
Nuclei
Open Source (MIT License)
Bright STAR
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nuclei
GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker
Bright STAR
JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd
Industries
Nuclei
AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps
Bright STAR
DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech
Regions
Nuclei
Global
Bright STAR
Global
Vendor
Company
Nuclei
ProjectDiscoveryBright STAR
Bright SecurityHeadquarters
Nuclei
Global / RemoteBright STAR
San Rafael, California, USACompany size
Nuclei
11-50Bright STAR
51-200Founded
Nuclei
2019Bright STAR
2018