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DAST

Dynamic Application Security Testing

Probe a running application from the outside, the way an attacker would.

34 tools profiled

How it differs Tests the running application from the outside, with no access to source. SAST never runs the app; IAST instruments it from the inside.

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34 tools

  • Acunetix

    Invicti Security

    DAST

    Commercial dynamic application security scanner that crawls web apps with a headless browser engine and confirms many injection findings by exploiting them.

    Commercial
    Established

  • AppCheck

    AppCheck

    DAST

    Commercial scanning platform that covers web applications, APIs and network infrastructure from a single console, backed by an in-house research team.

    Commercial
    Established

  • AppTrana

    Indusface

    DAST

    Managed web application and API protection platform that pairs dynamic scanning with a WAF, using scan findings to drive virtual patch rules.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Arachni

    Arachni Project (Tasos Laskos)

    DAST

    Ruby based web application security scanner with an integrated browser environment, driven from the command line or a self hosted web interface.

    Open source
    Established

  • Astra Security

    Astra Security

    DAST

    Pentest platform that pairs a continuous automated scanner with human driven testing, reporting findings through a shared remediation dashboard.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Beagle Security

    Beagle Security

    DAST

    Hosted scanner that runs automated penetration tests against web applications and APIs, with pipeline triggers and remediation guidance per finding.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Black Duck Web Scanner

    Black Duck

    DAST

    Hosted dynamic scanner offered alongside Black Duck's static and composition analysis, aimed at automated web and API testing inside a pipeline.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Bright Security

    Bright Security

    DAST

    Developer oriented dynamic scanner for web apps and APIs that validates each finding before reporting it, designed to run on every build.

    Freemium
    Growing

  • Burp Suite

    PortSwigger

    DAST

    Intercepting proxy and testing toolkit that puts a human in the request path, with an automated scanner and an extension ecosystem around it.

    Freemium
    Established Verified

  • Caido

    Caido Labs

    DAST

    Web security testing proxy built around a separate client and server, with a query language for filtering traffic and a plugin system for automation.

    Not recorded
    Growing

  • Dastardly

    PortSwigger

    DAST

    Free container based scanner from PortSwigger that runs a small subset of Burp Scanner checks against a web app inside CI.

    Free
    Established Verified

  • Detectify

    Detectify

    DAST

    Hosted platform that maps an organization's internet facing assets and tests them with checks built from findings submitted by a private hacker community.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Acunetix

    Invicti Security

    Commercial dynamic application security scanner that crawls web apps with a headless browser engine and confirms many injection findings by exploiting them.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • AppCheck

    AppCheck

    Commercial scanning platform that covers web applications, APIs and network infrastructure from a single console, backed by an in-house research team.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • AppTrana

    Indusface

    Managed web application and API protection platform that pairs dynamic scanning with a WAF, using scan findings to drive virtual patch rules.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Arachni

    Arachni Project (Tasos Laskos)

    Ruby based web application security scanner with an integrated browser environment, driven from the command line or a self hosted web interface.

    Open source Established
    DAST

  • Astra Security

    Astra Security

    Pentest platform that pairs a continuous automated scanner with human driven testing, reporting findings through a shared remediation dashboard.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Beagle Security

    Beagle Security

    Hosted scanner that runs automated penetration tests against web applications and APIs, with pipeline triggers and remediation guidance per finding.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Black Duck Web Scanner

    Black Duck

    Hosted dynamic scanner offered alongside Black Duck's static and composition analysis, aimed at automated web and API testing inside a pipeline.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Bright Security

    Bright Security

    Developer oriented dynamic scanner for web apps and APIs that validates each finding before reporting it, designed to run on every build.

    Freemium Growing
    DAST

  • Burp Suite

    PortSwigger

    Intercepting proxy and testing toolkit that puts a human in the request path, with an automated scanner and an extension ecosystem around it.

    Freemium Established
    DAST

  • Caido

    Caido Labs

    Web security testing proxy built around a separate client and server, with a query language for filtering traffic and a plugin system for automation.

    Not recorded Growing
    DAST

  • Dastardly

    PortSwigger

    Free container based scanner from PortSwigger that runs a small subset of Burp Scanner checks against a web app inside CI.

    Free Established
    DAST

  • Detectify

    Detectify

    Hosted platform that maps an organization's internet facing assets and tests them with checks built from findings submitted by a private hacker community.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Escape

    Escape Technologies

    DAST

    API focused dynamic scanner that models a schema, generates traffic from it, and tests authorization and business logic as well as injection classes.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Fluid Attacks

    Fluid Attacks

    DAST

    Continuous security testing service combining automated scanners with a standing team of testers, delivered through a shared platform with a build gate.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Fortify WebInspect

    OpenText

    DAST

    Long established enterprise dynamic scanner with deep scan configuration, macro based authentication and an optional runtime agent for deeper visibility.

    Commercial
    Established

  • GitLab DAST

    GitLab

    DAST

    Dynamic scanning built into GitLab pipelines, running a browser based analyzer against a deployed review environment and reporting into merge requests.

    Commercial
    Established

  • HCL AppScan

    HCLSoftware

    DAST

    Long established enterprise application security suite whose dynamic scanner crawls and audits running applications with heavy scan configuration options.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Intruder

    Intruder

    DAST

    Hosted scanner that watches an organization's internet-facing footprint and re-tests it automatically whenever significant new vulnerabilities are published.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Invicti

    Invicti Security

    DAST

    Enterprise dynamic scanner, formerly Netsparker, that confirms many injection findings by safely exploiting them before reporting.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Mayhem

    ForAllSecure

    DAST

    Autonomous fuzzing platform that combines coverage-guided mutation with symbolic execution to drive programs and APIs into crashing states.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Nikto

    Chris Sullo and contributors

    DAST

    Perl command line scanner that checks a web server against a large database of known dangerous files, outdated software banners and misconfigurations.

    Open source
    Established Verified

  • Nuclei

    ProjectDiscovery

    DAST

    Go-based scanner that executes YAML templates describing a request and a match condition, run at high concurrency across large target lists.

    Open source
    Established Verified

  • Pentest Tools

    Pentest-Tools.com

    DAST

    Hosted platform that packages web and network scanners behind one interface, with chained scan automation and report generation.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Qualys WAS

    Qualys

    DAST

    Web application scanning module of the Qualys platform, sharing its sensor network, asset model and reporting with infrastructure vulnerability management.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Escape

    Escape Technologies

    API focused dynamic scanner that models a schema, generates traffic from it, and tests authorization and business logic as well as injection classes.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Fluid Attacks

    Fluid Attacks

    Continuous security testing service combining automated scanners with a standing team of testers, delivered through a shared platform with a build gate.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Fortify WebInspect

    OpenText

    Long established enterprise dynamic scanner with deep scan configuration, macro based authentication and an optional runtime agent for deeper visibility.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • GitLab DAST

    GitLab

    Dynamic scanning built into GitLab pipelines, running a browser based analyzer against a deployed review environment and reporting into merge requests.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • HCL AppScan

    HCLSoftware

    Long established enterprise application security suite whose dynamic scanner crawls and audits running applications with heavy scan configuration options.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Intruder

    Intruder

    Hosted scanner that watches an organization's internet-facing footprint and re-tests it automatically whenever significant new vulnerabilities are published.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Invicti

    Invicti Security

    Enterprise dynamic scanner, formerly Netsparker, that confirms many injection findings by safely exploiting them before reporting.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Mayhem

    ForAllSecure

    Autonomous fuzzing platform that combines coverage-guided mutation with symbolic execution to drive programs and APIs into crashing states.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Nikto

    Chris Sullo and contributors

    Perl command line scanner that checks a web server against a large database of known dangerous files, outdated software banners and misconfigurations.

    Open source Established
    DAST

  • Nuclei

    ProjectDiscovery

    Go-based scanner that executes YAML templates describing a request and a match condition, run at high concurrency across large target lists.

    Open source Established
    DAST

  • Pentest Tools

    Pentest-Tools.com

    Hosted platform that packages web and network scanners behind one interface, with chained scan automation and report generation.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Qualys WAS

    Qualys

    Web application scanning module of the Qualys platform, sharing its sensor network, asset model and reporting with infrastructure vulnerability management.

    Commercial Established
    DAST
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