---
id: 461
title: "Comparing web application scanners"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/comparing-web-application-scanners"
published_at: "2010-06-22T14:37:00Z"
tags: ["burp-suite", "benchmark", "scanner-comparison", "web-scanners", "larry-suto"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/461"
lang: en
---

# Comparing web application scanners

## Summary

Dafydd Stuttard responds to Larry Suto's scanner comparison, arguing Burp's trained-mode results matter more than point-and-shoot numbers given its hands-on penetration testing design.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2010-06-22T14:37:00Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/comparing-web-application-scanners
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/461