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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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    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

  • 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

  • Rapid7 InsightAppSec

    Rapid7

    DAST

    Cloud-managed dynamic scanner that crawls and attacks web applications through distributed engines, with replayable proof steps for each finding.

    Commercial
    Established

  • RunSybil

    RunSybil

    DAST

    Commercial service that runs an AI agent against a target application to find and demonstrate vulnerabilities the way a human tester would.

    Commercial
    Emerging

  • StackHawk

    StackHawk

    DAST

    Developer-oriented dynamic scanner driven by a YAML config and a CLI scanner, built to run against an application spun up inside the build pipeline.

    Commercial
    Growing

  • Strix

    Strix

    DAST

    Open source framework that runs AI agents with browser, proxy and shell tooling against a target to find and validate vulnerabilities.

    Open source
    Emerging

  • Syhunt Dynamic

    Syhunt

    DAST

    Black-box web application scanner from Syhunt's hybrid analysis suite, run from a desktop interface or scripted from the command line.

    Commercial
    Established

  • Tenable Web App Scanning

    Tenable

    DAST

    Web application scanning module of the Tenable platform, using a browser-based crawler and sharing asset inventory and reporting with infrastructure scanning.

    Commercial
    Established

  • 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

  • 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

  • Rapid7 InsightAppSec

    Rapid7

    Cloud-managed dynamic scanner that crawls and attacks web applications through distributed engines, with replayable proof steps for each finding.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • RunSybil

    RunSybil

    Commercial service that runs an AI agent against a target application to find and demonstrate vulnerabilities the way a human tester would.

    Commercial Emerging
    DAST

  • StackHawk

    StackHawk

    Developer-oriented dynamic scanner driven by a YAML config and a CLI scanner, built to run against an application spun up inside the build pipeline.

    Commercial Growing
    DAST

  • Strix

    Strix

    Open source framework that runs AI agents with browser, proxy and shell tooling against a target to find and validate vulnerabilities.

    Open source Emerging
    DAST

  • Syhunt Dynamic

    Syhunt

    Black-box web application scanner from Syhunt's hybrid analysis suite, run from a desktop interface or scripted from the command line.

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • Tenable Web App Scanning

    Tenable

    Web application scanning module of the Tenable platform, using a browser-based crawler and sharing asset inventory and reporting with infrastructure scanning.

    Commercial Established
    DAST
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