Burp Suite Professional
The world's #1 web penetration testing toolkit.
Overview
Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface, through to finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities.
✨ Key Features
- Intercepting Proxy
- Web application scanner for automated vulnerability detection
- Intruder tool for customized, automated attacks
- Repeater tool for manual request manipulation
- Sequencer for analyzing randomness of tokens
- Extensibility with BApps from the BApp Store
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Industry-standard tool for manual web penetration testing.
- Highly effective combination of automated scanning and powerful manual tools.
- Extensive ecosystem of third-party extensions (BApps).
Unique Value: Provides a single, powerful platform that combines the best of automated scanning with an unparalleled toolkit for manual web security testing.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Intercepting and modifying HTTP/S traffic to test for vulnerabilities.
- Automated scanning for common web vulnerabilities like SQLi and XSS.
- Fuzzing application inputs to discover unexpected behavior.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Network-level penetration testing.
- Post-exploitation and lateral movement (not its primary focus).
- Mobile application testing (can proxy traffic, but dedicated tools are better).
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a much more powerful and flexible set of manual testing tools than competitors like Acunetix, and is generally considered more feature-rich and robust than the open-source alternative OWASP ZAP.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
Free tier: Community Edition has limited features (e.g., no automated scanner, throttled Intruder).
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