Burp Suite confirmed as best value web security scanner
Summary: At the Hack Miami conference, independent security researchers ran a "Pen-Test Tools Shootout" comparing leading web security scanners against a range of targets and benchmarks. The authors concluded that Burp Suite and Nexpose/Metasploit Pro "currently provide the most value to the independent security consultant in terms of discovered vulnerabilities, ease of use, licensing flexibility, and range of functionality," with Nexpose costing 66 times the price of Burp Suite.
What you should know: Burp Suite matched Nexpose/Metasploit Pro on value while costing 66 times less, and the only area where it was significantly marked down was generating reports in HTML rather than PDF.
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