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PortSwigger Web Security

Burp Suite

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

19 Reviews Write a Review

What is Burp Suite?

Burp Suite Professional, Test like a Pro. Hands-on security testers need the best tools for the job. Tools you have faith in, and enjoy using all day long. The tools that other professionals trust.

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Burp Suite Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+99 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Burp Suite?

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0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Automation

Reconnaissance

Crawling

Host Target Scanning

Diversity of Tools

Countermeasures Circumvention

Maintaining Access

Payload Transport

Multi Faceted Testing

Exploits

Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 88

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Burp Suite Reviews

Mujbur R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jan 2026

Good learning resource just didn’t fit my workflow

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Burp Suite from other similar products?

Burp Suite stands out because of how much control it gives you over web traffic. The intercepting proxy and manual testing features are very flexible, which makes it easier to find complex issues that automated scanners often miss.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite part is the intercepting proxy and the ability to manipulate requests in real time. It makes testing much more hands-on and gives a lot of insight into how applications handle data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The learning curve can be pretty steep for beginners. Some features are powerful but not very intuitive, so it takes time to get comfortable using everything effectively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be prepared to spend some time learning the interface and features. It’s a powerful tool, but you get the most value if you take the time to explore it and understand how each module works.

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Respectful

Priya s.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Powerful tool for web application security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Burp Suite from other similar products?

Best UI Easy to use Automation Features Time saver Packages that can be downloaded for many read teaming activities Easy recognition

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Automation UI Easy to use Modify request and response Scanner

What do you dislike most about this product?

High cost Manual testing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

More automation Easy learning for the PT Manage costs Combine with other security

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Siddhanth S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

A solid web application testing tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Burp Suite from other similar products?

we can do brute force from intruder tab and intercept the traffic is best feature.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

we can download new testing techniques app from The BAPP store.

What do you dislike most about this product?

i do not dislike the product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

best for web app testing for black box and grey box using the credentials.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Burp Suite Ratings

94 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+99 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Burp Suite?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Automation Able to automate regressive testing and perform repeat tasks in a very rapid fashion (as fast as the target system’s hardware will allow).​

Reconnaissance Analysis of the target system to gather information order to assess its susceptibility to attack, and to plan for the attack strategy.

Crawling Once a system has been penetrated, crawling should occur to determine how far unauthorized access has extended.

Host Target Scanning Ability to scan across a defined spectrum, including port numbers, protocols, IP address ranges, etc.​

Diversity of Tools Penetration testing software often come in a suite of individual tools, each designed to penetrate different aspects of a system.

Countermeasures Circumvention The pen testing tool should perform like a hacker employing techniques to circumvent countermeasures aimed to prevent a security risk.

Maintaining Access Maintaining persistent access to the application or system with the rationale being, the longer a hacker has access to a system, the more damage they can do.

Payload Transport The penetration software should mimic hackers' ability to gain unauthorized access in order to drop harmful payload (e.g. malicious code) onto a target system.

Multi Faceted Testing Penetration testing tools should have the ability to test a wide range of platforms, systems and applications.

Exploits Simulates the exploits that will likely be implemented once the system is penetrated.

Reporting Reporting of both strengths and vulnerabilities of the target system.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Burp Suite Reviews

Mujbur R.

Good learning resource just didn’t fit my workflow

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Priya s.

Powerful tool for web application security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Siddhanth S.

A solid web application testing tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Automation

Reconnaissance

Crawling

Host Target Scanning

Diversity of Tools

Countermeasures Circumvention

Maintaining Access

Payload Transport

Multi Faceted Testing

Exploits

Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement