Burp Suite DAST vs Invicti

Burp Suite DAST is an automated dynamic scanner for web vulnerabilities, built on the scanning engine used in Burp Suite Professional. Its Chromium-based crawler can handle JavaScript single-page applications, dynamic forms, GraphQL endpoints, and asynchronous loads, while crawling and auditing can run in parallel. Session-aware scans maintain authenticated state using username-password pairs or recorded login sequences. The scanner covers APIs described by Postman Collections, OpenAPI, SOAP, and GraphQL, with native support for several authentication methods. Teams can schedule portfolio scans from a dashboard or run them in CI pipelines, including on pull requests and merges. Deployment options include managed cloud and self-hosted software for Windows and Linux, plus Helm deployment for Kubernetes; self-hosted deployments can operate in air-gapped environments. Access controls include role-based permissions, site groups, audit trails, SAML single sign-on, and group-locked scan policies. Findings include captured requests and confirming responses. Pricing depends on the portfolio and requires contacting PortSwigger; a guided proof-of-concept trial follows a tailored demo and discovery call.

Invicti is an application security platform for finding, prioritizing, and fixing application risk. Its testing engines cover DAST, SAST, software composition analysis, infrastructure as code, secrets, and container security. The platform discovers and tests REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs, including authorization flaws such as BOLA and BFLA. Invicti says Proof-Based Scanning confirms vulnerabilities with 99.98% accuracy. Findings are prioritized using runtime reachability, exploitability, business impact, and threat intelligence. DAST results can be correlated with SAST, developer ownership, reproduction context, and remediation guidance. Integrations include more than 110 tools, such as GitHub Actions, Jira, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, ServiceNow, and Slack. Deployment varies by package; AppSec Flex includes cloud, on-premises, Bring Any Cloud, and air-gapped options. Compliance reports cover HIPAA, PCI DSS, OWASP Top 10, and other standards. Agentic Pentest costs $500, paid once for one application and its API suite, delivered within 24 hours with audit-ready PDF reports.