Best Dynamic Application Security Testing Software in 2026

Burp Suite DAST

Burp Suite DAST suits teams scanning modern web applications and APIs, especially those integrating scans into CI pipelines.

Beagle Security

Beagle Security suits teams that need automated testing for web applications, APIs or GraphQL, including teams integrating security tests into CI/CD workflows.

ZAP is designed for developers, testers who are new to security testing, and security testing specialists.

Bright Security DAST

Bright DAST is intended for security experts and developers securing web applications, server-side mobile applications, and APIs.

w3af suits developers and penetration testers conducting web vulnerability assessments.

Wapiti suits security practitioners who want self-hosted web, authenticated, and API scanning on supported systems.

Invicti

Invicti suits organizations managing application security across code, dependencies, infrastructure, APIs, secrets, and containers.

It suits teams that need to scan live web applications or APIs, including assets behind firewalls, and connect findings to CI/CD workflows.

Safeguard DAST

It suits application-security teams needing authenticated web and API scanning, CI integrations, and shared SAST/SCA triage.

SecuDAST

SecuDAST suits organizations with airgapped networks, regulated datacenters, or applications that cannot be uploaded to a vendor cloud.