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PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional vs Venn Software comparison

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Categories and Ranking

PortSwigger Burp Suite Prof...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th), Fuzz Testing Tools (1st)
Venn Software
Ranking in Application Security Tools
56th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (39th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is 3.3%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Venn Software is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional3.3%
Venn Software0.6%
Other96.1%
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Featured Reviews

MH
Penetration Tester & Information Security Expert at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Dedicated browser and repeater have improved my proxy testing and manual vulnerability checks
I'm hoping perhaps for something to make it easier, such as to define things where if a message or a response is such and such, automatically make a request that is such and such. Perhaps something like this because otherwise, nowadays we have to do it manually. Perhaps they can automate it a bit more. Perhaps they could add some automation to things, to see what we do manually, which it has the tools to do manually, and perhaps enable with a click of a button to do things automatically. I'm not too sure which, but I'm sure they can from a product management point of view, do things that we need to do two, three, or four steps manually regarding specific testing. For instance, we want to check something specific if it's this or if it's that. Perhaps to define it once and have it more automatic, perhaps.
reviewer2110356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Growth Specialist at Digitrends Soultions
Great for hybrid workers, minimizes latency and delivers great performance
We haven't encountered major issues with the solution. We are really happy that we decided to purchase Venn Software, although they are quite new. The initial setup is seamless. It's not overly complex. In our experience, for the most part, the solution is reliable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches. That said, the performance could be a bit better. We'd like to see a bit more done with the deployment capabilities. The solution needs to offer better local or regional support to cater to offshore users.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"For pentesting scenarios, this is the number one tool, as it can capture the request and there are so many functions that are very good for that, for example, a black box satellite host."
""The product is very good just the way it is; It has everything already well established and functions great. I can't see any way for this current version to be improved.""
"The solution is stable."
"The Spider is the most useful feature. It helps to analyze the entire web application, and it finds all the passes and offers an automated identification of security issues."
"This is by far the best application assessment tool I have used."
"I have found this solution has more plugins than other competitors which is a benefit."
"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."
"I have found this solution has more plugins than other competitors which is a benefit. You are able to attach different plugins to the security scan to add features. For example, you can check to see if there are any payment systems that exist on a server, or username and password brute force analysis."
"We don't need to go to the physical office, and it only requires minimal supervision or assistance from our IT Team."
"Since the software is launched directly from the computer, not remotely delivered, it has minimized latency and response time."
"It allows us to improve our security and prevent company files and data leaks."
 

Cons

"It should provide a better way to integrate with Jenkins so that DAST (dynamic application security testing) can be automated."
"Improvement should be done as per the requirements of customers."
"In general, there's not much to complain about but the stability of the tool is not good enough."
"The biggest drawback is reporting. It's not so good. I can download them, but they're not so informative."
"Scanning needs to be improved in enterprise and professional versions."
"The one feature that I would like to see in Burp is active scanning of REST based web services."
"There needs to be better documentation provided."
"The solution doesn't offer very good scalability."
"It would be better to have the back end more efficient."
"Currently, Venn only uses two platforms/applications: Windows and Mac. It would be great if they could also add more platforms since some BYOD employees might be using an application other than Windows or Mac - for example, Linux."
"We'd like to see a bit more done with the deployment capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a lower priced tool that we can rely on with good standard mechanisms."
"At $400 or $500 per license paid annually, it is a very cheap tool."
"We are using the community version, which is free."
"Burp Suite is affordable."
"There is no setup cost and the cost of licensing is affordable."
"The solution used to be expensive. However, they have reduced the price to approximately $400.00 which is reasonable."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is expensive compared to other tools."
"PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise35
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Questions from the Community

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The cost of PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional is reasonable at approximately $500 per year per user.
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Sample Customers

Google, Amazon, NASA, FedEx, P&G, Salesforce
Venn is currently being used by 700+ organizations. The newest version of our secure workspace is selling not only to our existing customer base but to new companies like Voya, ModSquad, TTech and many others.
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