Klocwork vs PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional comparison

Perforce and PortSwigger are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Perforce is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0, while PortSwigger is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7. Perforce holds a 1.4% mindshare in AS, compared to PortSwigger’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of PortSwigger users who would recommend it.

Klocwork

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98% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Klocwork compete in software security testing and code analysis. User reviews indicate PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional has an upper hand due to its extensive features and pricing structure, while Klocwork stands out for its in-depth functionality and comprehensive features.

Features: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional offers a comprehensive suite of web security testing tools, real-time scanning, and intuitive workflow capabilities. It is effective in identifying security vulnerabilities efficiently. Klocwork excels in deep static code analysis, integration capabilities, and detailed code scrutiny, making it ideal for complex codebases and larger projects.

Room for Improvement: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional could enhance its reporting tools and reduce resource consumption during intensive scans. Klocwork users suggest improving the highlighting of false positives and enhancing integration with more development environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is praised for its straightforward deployment process and reliable customer support, making user onboarding seamless. Klocwork, although offering a robust setup, requires more configuration to match specific project needs, which can lead to additional customer service contact.

Pricing and ROI: PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is recognized for its competitive pricing and rapid return on investment. Klocwork's setup cost is higher, but users find it worthwhile due to the extensive benefits for large-scale projects needing detailed code analysis.

To learn more, read our detailed Klocwork vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Klocwork vs. PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional

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Categories and Ranking

Klocwork

Ranking in Application Security Tools

18th

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

16th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (5th)

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...

Ranking in Application Security Tools

10th

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

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Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Klocwork is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 2.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AnirbanSarkar

Head - Solution Management Group at Meteonic Innovation Pvt. Ltd.

Lets you find defects during the development phase, so you don't have to wait till the development is over to find and address flaws

What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity. What I'd like added in the next release of Klocwork is the peer code review Cahoots which used to be a part of Klocwork, and the architecture analysis and both have been taken out of Klocwork. I found the two critical for specific deployments, so if those can be brought back to Klocwork, that would be very good.

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Anuradha.Kapoor Kapoor

Head - Quality Control at Net Solutions

Offers efficient scanning of entire websites but presence of false positive bugs, leading to time-consuming efforts in distinguishing real bugs from false alarms

We have found that so many times, false positive bugs are there, and then we spend a lot of time basically separating them from real bugs. So that's the reason we are looking for some other tool. So we were in discussion with Acunetix. Therefore, the false positive rate is, like, something that we would like to improve. What we are looking for is if this false positive rate goes down because we were OWASP Zap tool users, which was free anyway. But there were a lot of false positives there, and we used to spend a lot of time, like, for security reasons, reproducing those bugs for the development team to fix it. So then we thought, okay, why not we go with the tool? Even if it is not very expensive. But still, every year, we have to renew the license. And we got this tool. Again, we found that in this tool also, even if it is less, there are still a lot of false positive bugs out there. So we again have to spend so much time. So we hired a security tester, who was basically using Acunetix in his previous company for almost three years, and then you said that in that scanning is very slow. The scanning is also slow. Like, sometimes the site scan takes eight hours, six to eight hours. Yeah. And whereas in Acunetix, it took three to four hours. And plus, there are no false positives. I'm not saying none but there's very little. But here, the rate sometimes is very high. These are the two features I think we would like to improve further.

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Pros

"There's a feature in Klocwork called 'on-the-fly analysis', which helps developers to find and fix the defects at the time of development itself."

"The best advantage of Klocwork is the reduced setup time."

"The ability to create custom checkers is a plus."

"Klocwork's most valuable feature is the static code analysis feature. It detects the potential problem earlier to allow the developer to receive feedback quickly and then address it before it becomes a problem."

"Technical support is quite good."

"The reporting helps us understand the trend of our results and whether we improve over time. We can see the history within Klocwork's server architecture and know that we're making things better. It creates a great story for our management. We can demonstrate value and how our software is developing over time."

"The customer support team is very responsive, proactive, and engages in conversations to ensure our needs are met."

"On-the-fly analysis and incremental analysis are the best parts of Klocwork. Currently, we are using both of these features very effectively."

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"With the Extender Tab, if you know how to code then you can create a plugin and add it to Burp."

"The intercepting feature is the most valuable."

"The reporting part is the most valuable. It also has very good features. We use almost all of the features for different kinds of customers and needs."

"The solution has a great user interface."

"The solution has a limited range of functions, which is good for small companies. This is because, in small companies, websites are less complex. They also have single services which makes the solution good enough for them. However, the most advantageous aspect of the solution is its affordable price."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional has an intercept tab that helps us to scan our APIs, set the response, and request errors."

"The most valuable feature of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is the dashboard. It is very informative and you can receive all the information you need in one place. It's clear, well-defined, and organized. Anybody without any cybersecurity can use it."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite does not hamper the node of the server, and it does not shut down the server if it is running."

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Cons

"I would like to see better codes between projects and a more user-friendly desktop in the next release."

"Even though it does the job, there's room for feature enhancements, such as integrations with Git for better tracking and notifications."

"What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity."

"There are too many warnings, and it requires expertise to determine the correct category for them."

"Now the only issue we have is that whenever we need to get the code we have to build it first. Then we can get the report."

"Klocwork has to improve its features to stay ahead of other free solutions."

"Klocwork sometimes provides too many additional warnings which require expertise to manage."

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"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional can improve by having more features in the free version for beginners to try."

"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."

"If we're running a huge number of scans regularly, it slows down the tool."

"As with most automated security tools, too many false positives."

"There could be an improvement in the API security testing. There is another tool called Postman and if we had a built-in portal similar to Postman which captures the API, we would be able to generate the API traffic. Right now we need a Postman tool and the Burp Suite for performing API tests. It would be a huge benefit to be able to do it in a single UI."

"The Burp Collaborator needs improvement. There also needs to be improved integration."

"The number of false positives need to be reduced on the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When it comes to licensing, the solution has two packages, one for a fixed and the other for a floating server, with the former being more cost effective than the latter."

"Licensing fees are paid annually, but they also have a perpetual license."

"This solution offers competitive pricing."

"There are other solutions on the market such as Microsoft Visual Studio. They have been adding more static code analysis features that come for free. It is getting better all the time. That is one of the possibilities is that we've been considering that we may stop using the Klocwork because it doesn't give us any added value."

"The limitation that we have is that Klocwork is licensed to certain programs, and if you want to license them to other programs, you have to pay more money."

"Klocwork should not to be quite so heavy handed on the licensing for very specific programs."

"The pricing for Klocwork is very competitive if you compare it from apple to apple. It has competitive pricing regarding the licensing model and the per-license cost. Klocwork isn't a high-end investment for anyone deploying it; even SMBs can afford it. The Klocwork cost per user would depend on the license type, so I'm unable to mention a ballpark figure because it would depend on the type of installation and how the deployment will be, and the nodes to give an accurate calculation or figure. The total price depends on the package, so my company could never publish pricing for Klocwork on the website. My team first collects information from potential clients on the deployment scenario, project environment, etc., before suggesting a package for Klocwork. My rating for Klocwork in terms of pricing is a five because of its flexible license models. There's a license model for every type of organization, whether small, midsize, or enterprise, so it's a five out of five for me."

"Klocwork is still tight on their licensing. If Klocwork would loosen up on the licensing, and where the license could be used, and how many different programs could be run on it, then we have several development programs that I would love to be able to use it for going forward."

"There are multiple versions available of PortSwigger Burp Suite, such as enterprise, commercial, professional, and beginners."

"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."

"At $400 or $500 per license paid annually, it is a very cheap tool."

"This is a value for money product."

"We are using the community version, which is free."

"The platform's pricing is reasonable."

"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."

"The yearly cost is about $300."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

30%

Manufacturing Company

21%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Klocwork?

It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Klocwork?

Klocwork was competitively priced, making it a cost-effective solution for us.

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What needs improvement with Klocwork?

We would like Klocwork to connect to Git and notify developers of issues tied to specific commits. Currently, this feature is absent, but we have suggested it to the team.

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Is OWASP Zap better than PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro?

OWASP Zap and PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro have many similar features. OWASP Zap has web application scanning available with basic security vulnerabilities while Burp Suite Pro has it available with ...

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What do you like most about PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?

The solution helped us discover vulnerabilities in our applications.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional?

I find the price of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional to be very cost-efficient.

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Overview

Klocwork detects security, safety, and reliability issues in real-time by using this static code analysis toolkit that works alongside developers, finding issues as early as possible, and integrates with teams, supporting continuous integration and actionable reporting.

Perforce

Burp Suite Professional, by PortSwigger, is the world’s leading toolkit for web security testing. Over 52,000 users worldwide, across all industries and organization sizes, trust Burp Suite Professional to find more vulnerabilities, faster. With expertly-engineered manual and automated tooling, you're able to test smarter - not harder.

PortSwigger is the web security company that is enabling the world to secure the web. Over 50,000 security engineers rely on our software and expertise to secure their world.

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Sample Customers

ACCESS Co Ltd, Risk-AI, Winbond Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, University of Southern California, Alebra Technologies, SIMULIA, Risk Management Solutions, Brigham Young University, SRD, HRL

Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce

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