Burp Suite vs. Semgrep
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Burp Suite | Semgrep |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Review count | 129 | 56 |
| Ease of use | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Ease of setup | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Quality of support | 8.9 | 9.0 |
| Meets requirements | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| NPS | 93.650794 | 76.785714 |
| Small Business | 30.5% | 10.9% |
| Mid-Market | 39.8% | 43.6% |
| Enterprise | 29.7% | 45.5% |
| Total page views | 1,678 | 987 |
| Total LLM citations | 27,394 | 18,600 |
Burp Suite
Burp Suite is a complete ecosystem for web application and API security testing, combining two products: Burp Suite DAST - a best-of-breed, precision DAST solution that automates runtime testing, and Burp Suite Professional - the industry-standard toolkit for manual penetration testing. Developed by PortSwigger, more than 85,000 security professionals rely on Burp Suite to find, verify, and understand vulnerabilities across complex modern web applications.
- Ease of Use
- User Interface
- Testing Services
- Features
- Easy Integrations
- Clear Interface
Semgrep
Semgrep is a modern static analysis (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and secrets detection platform designed for both developers and security teams. It combines fast, deterministic analysis with context-aware AI that triages findings like a senior security engineer. The AI Assistant helps reduce false positives, prioritize meaningful results, and offers clear remediation guidance. Its “Memories” feature learns from past decisions to further reduce triage noise over time.
- Ease of Use
- Features
- Vulnerability Detection
- Scanning Efficiency
- Security
- Speed