Comparison
OnScanner vs Burp Suite (Professional & DAST)
Burp Suite Professional is an interactive toolkit for manual web penetration testing, and Burp Suite DAST scales its scanner across large application portfolios. OnScanner solves a different problem: continuous, hands-off, outside-in coverage of everything a target exposes, including categories a web-app DAST does not look at, like CVE intelligence on your detected stack, email authentication, and tracker or consent behavior.
Evaluating options? See OnScanner as an alternative to Burp Suite.
Burp Suite (Professional & DAST) facts verified ·Page updated
TL;DR
Choose OnScanner when you want automated coverage between engagements without driving a toolkit: scheduled and monitored scans, CVE intelligence with EPSS and CISA KEV on your detected stack, privacy, consent and Global Privacy Control checks, email and TLS posture, and a deployment gate that compares each release with production. Free plan, REST API and hosted MCP server included.
Burp Suite (Professional & DAST) is a great choice when you do hands-on web application penetration testing or need authenticated DAST across an application portfolio: Burp Professional is a widely used interactive toolkit, and Burp DAST brings its scanner to CI/CD pipelines.
Feature comparison
Verified against public product pages on 2026-07-02. Cells marked "Not listed" mean the capability is not described on the vendor's public docs as of that date, not that it is impossible.
| Capability | OnScanner | Burp Suite (Professional & DAST) |
|---|---|---|
| External (unauthenticated) scanning | YesThe anonymous attacker's view, no agents | YesBlack-box dynamic scanning of running web apps with no code instrumentation |
| Authenticated scanning | YesScan behind login with credentials | YesFirst-class in both Professional and DAST: username and password credentials, or recorded login sequences for complex logins |
| Privacy, tracker & consent scanning | Yes40+ categories incl. fingerprinting | NoNo tracker, cookie-consent, or fingerprinting-detection capability appears on any Burp product page |
| Consent & Global Privacy Control verification | YesAdvanced and deep scans click Accept all and Reject all, send the GPC signal, and diff trackers and cookies against a normal visit | Not listed* |
| CVE intelligence (EPSS & CISA KEV) | YesCVE/CPE matching with EPSS + KEV context | NoFindings are web application vulnerabilities (injection, access control, etc.), not CVE-driven |
| Active exploit verification | YesSafe, non-destructive, in-band probes | PartialManual exploitation toolkit (Repeater/Intruder) + Collaborator; automated proof not a scanner claim |
| Patch-status & end-of-life detection | YesVendor/distro patch data + EOL flags | NoNot a marketed capability: Burp reports web vulnerabilities rather than host patch levels or end-of-life software inventory |
| Email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | Yes | NoNo SPF/DKIM/DMARC or email posture checks appear on any Burp product page |
| WAF detection | Yes | NoWAF fingerprinting is not a marketed product capability (community BApp extensions exist, but it is not a vendor feature) |
| Continuous monitoring | YesMonitors re-scan weekly or daily and diff each run; on paid plans, an alert email when something changes for the worse | PartialBurp DAST: scheduled and recurring scans; Professional is on-demand desktop |
| REST API | Yes | YesProfessional includes a built-in REST API (off by default, API-key auth, binds to localhost) |
| MCP server for AI agents | YesHosted: mcp.onscanner.com | YesOfficial MCP Server extension (local, via BApp Store), not a hosted endpoint |
| Deployment regression gate | YesCompares a preview scan with a production baseline (headers, TLS, exposed paths, trackers, OWASP families) for pass, regressed or inconclusive, via the REST API or MCP | PartialBurp DAST integrates with CI/CD pipelines; a baseline regression verdict is not described |
| AI analysis & remediation | YesOptional AI Findings (no extra credits per scan, turned on in account settings): executive summary, Top Risks, attack paths and remediation | PartialBurp AI assistant in Professional |
| Rule-based compliance matrix | YesOptional, turned on in account settings, +1 credit per scan. Versioned rules map scan evidence to SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, US state privacy and EU CRA controls; a plain-language AI narrative over each framework never changes a verdict | Not listed* |
| Compliance evidence & coverage | YesEach failing control cites what the scan observed; PDF evidence binder plus JSON or Vanta-format export. 25 of 229 controls are checkable from outside, the rest need your own evidence. Evidence at scan time, not a certification | Not listed* |
| Transparent self-serve pricing | YesFree plan; Pro $129/mo for 20 credits | PartialProfessional public at $499/user/yr; DAST quote-only |
Why teams pick OnScanner
- Hands-off by design: scans run on a schedule, from a monitor or from an API call, with no desktop toolkit to drive and no tester time per pass.
- Coverage beyond the web app: CVE matching with EPSS and CISA KEV on the detected stack, patch-status and end-of-life flags, email authentication, TLS and WAF posture, none of which Burp markets.
- Privacy and consent scanning: 40+ tracker and fingerprinting checks, plus Accept all versus Reject all and Global Privacy Control verification on advanced and deep scans.
- Between engagements, not instead of them: monitors re-scan weekly or daily and diff each run, with an alert email on paid plans when something changes for the worse, so regressions surface before the next pentest.
- Release checks without a tester in the loop: a deployment gate that compares a preview scan with a production baseline for a pass, regressed or inconclusive verdict, through the REST API or MCP.
- A hosted MCP server at mcp.onscanner.com, so agents can start scans and read results without a local Burp instance or extension.
- Optional AI Findings (included on every scan) write the executive summary and chain findings into MITRE ATT&CK attack paths for readers who need the story rather than the raw requests.
When Burp Suite (Professional & DAST) fits
- You do hands-on web application penetration testing: Burp Professional combines manual tools, Burp Scanner, Collaborator out-of-band testing, and BApp extensions.
- You need recorded login sequences for complex or SSO authentication flows in a hands-on testing workflow.
- You are scaling scanning across a large application portfolio: Burp DAST offers bulk and scheduled scanning, CI/CD integrations, and a GraphQL API, self-hosted or in PortSwigger's cloud.
Even with Burp in the toolbox, OnScanner covers the time between engagements: automated scans, monitors that re-scan weekly or daily, privacy and consent checks, and a deployment gate for each release.
Pricing
Burp Suite Professional has a public self-serve price of $499 per user per year; Burp Suite DAST is quote-based, customized to your requirements (verified 2026-07-02). OnScanner is self-serve with a free plan and Pro at $129 per month for 20 scan credits, priced per scanning usage rather than per user.
Frequently asked questions
Is OnScanner a replacement for Burp Suite?
Not for manual penetration testing: Burp's proxy, Repeater and Intruder workflows are for hands-on testers, and OnScanner does not try to be that. OnScanner replaces the gap between pentests: continuous external scanning with CVE, privacy and email coverage that a web-app toolkit does not include.
Can AI agents drive both tools?
Yes, in different ways. Burp offers an official MCP Server extension that exposes a locally running Burp instance to MCP clients. OnScanner runs a hosted MCP server at mcp.onscanner.com, so agents can create targets, start scans and fetch results without any local install.
Which should a small team start with?
If nobody on the team does manual web pentesting, start with automated external coverage and add hands-on testing when needed. If you employ testers, they will want Burp Professional regardless; OnScanner then covers the continuous monitoring and the privacy, email and CVE posture between engagements.
Does Burp Suite check for CVEs or privacy issues?
Burp reports web application vulnerability classes such as injection and access control issues. CVE-based intelligence with EPSS or KEV prioritization, tracker and consent scanning, and email authentication checks are not marketed Burp capabilities as of 2026-07-02, which is exactly the ground OnScanner covers.
Sources
Every Burp Suite (Professional & DAST) fact above was checked against these public pages on 2026-07-02. If something has changed since, tell us at support@onscanner.com and we will correct it.
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Live, never-cached security and privacy scanning: OWASP Top 10, CVE intelligence with EPSS and KEV, 40+ privacy checks with consent and Global Privacy Control verification, a REST API and an MCP server. Most scans finish in minutes. Free plan, no sales call.