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Burp Suite VS Checkmarx_

As of 4 November 2026, Checkmarx is named by 244 companies and Burp Suite by 760; Burp Suite skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 30%), Checkmarx to companies over 1,000 (43% vs 33%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Burp Suite's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Checkmarx rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Burp Suite: 2–200 employees
42%
Checkmarx: 2–200 employees
30%
Burp Suite: 1,000+ employees
33%
Checkmarx: 1,000+ employees
43%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 2.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
760companies name Burp Suite
244companies name Checkmarx
114name both
1,363 · 643postings in 90 days, Burp Suite · Checkmarx
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentBurp SuiteshareCheckmarxshareLeans
Self-employed203%62%even
2-10 employees7510%135%Burp Suite
11-50 employees11715%2510%Burp Suite
51-200 employees12416%3615%even
201-500 employees10714%4016%Checkmarx
501-1000 employees679%208%even
1001-5000 employees11115%4518%Checkmarx
5001-10000 employees395%104%even
10,001+ employees10013%4920%Checkmarx
By industry
SegmentBurp SuiteshareCheckmarxshareLeans
Technology & software41755%12150%Burp Suite
Business & finance services16422%7330%Checkmarx
Consumer services & leisure415%52%Burp Suite
Manufacturing & industry395%146%even
Media & content203%52%even
Utilities & infrastructure203%52%even
Commerce & trade152%62%even
Public, community & associations152%42%even
Automotive71%31%even
Health care61%31%even
Property & construction61%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel51%10%even
Transport, logistics & rental––42%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBurp SuiteshareCheckmarxshareLeans
United States42956%16467%Checkmarx
United Kingdom476%135%even
India385%94%even
Germany314%––outside top 12
France253%135%Checkmarx
Australia152%––outside top 12
Canada101%52%even
Singapore101%42%even
United Arab Emirates81%10%even
Brazil81%31%even
Spain71%31%even
Italy71%––outside top 12
Portugal––31%outside top 12
Mexico––21%outside top 12
Romania––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBurp SuiteshareCheckmarxshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,36574%25832%Burp Suite
Software engineering1579%44254%Checkmarx
Education & training171%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)141%40%even
Unclassified111%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting90%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment90%10%even
facilities cleaning and security50%20%even
Customer service & success40%10%even
public safety and protective services30%––outside top 12
Data & AI20%172%even
General management & consulting20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%30%even
Sales20%20%even
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management––142%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
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Checkmarx is named by 244 companies in job postings and Burp Suite by 760; 114 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/burp-suite-vs-checkmarx)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Burp Suite vs Checkmarx: questions

Which is more used, Burp Suite or Checkmarx?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Burp Suite (760) over Checkmarx (244). By website-and-DNS footprint, Checkmarx (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Burp Suite?

42% of Burp Suite companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 30% for Checkmarx. 33% of Burp Suite companies have over 1,000 employees, against 43% for Checkmarx.

Do companies run both?

114 companies name both in their postings, usually Burp Suite in marketing and Checkmarx in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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