DAST

Dynamic Application Security Testing

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

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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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Invicti

    Invicti Security

    DAST

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

    Commercial
    Established

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Invicti

    Invicti Security

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

    Commercial Established
    DAST

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
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