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Burp Suite VS OWASP ZAP_

As of 4 November 2026, OWASP ZAP is named by 312 companies and Burp Suite by 760; Burp Suite skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 39%), OWASP ZAP to companies over 1,000 (31% 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, OWASP ZAP 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%
OWASP ZAP: 2–200 employees
39%
Burp Suite: 1,000+ employees
33%
OWASP ZAP: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
760companies name Burp Suite
312companies name OWASP ZAP
296name both
1,363 · 510postings in 90 days, Burp Suite · OWASP ZAP
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 SuiteshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
Self-employed203%93%even
2-10 employees7510%206%Burp Suite
11-50 employees11715%5217%even
51-200 employees12416%5116%even
201-500 employees10714%5718%OWASP ZAP
501-1000 employees679%268%even
1001-5000 employees11115%4414%even
5001-10000 employees395%165%even
10,001+ employees10013%3712%even
By industry
SegmentBurp SuiteshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
Technology & software41755%17355%even
Business & finance services16422%5919%Burp Suite
Consumer services & leisure415%124%even
Manufacturing & industry395%206%even
Media & content203%93%even
Utilities & infrastructure203%83%even
Commerce & trade152%83%even
Public, community & associations152%52%even
Automotive71%21%even
Health care61%52%even
Property & construction61%52%even
Hospitality & travel51%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBurp SuiteshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
United States42956%17656%even
United Kingdom476%196%even
India385%186%even
Germany314%114%even
France253%72%even
Australia152%72%even
Canada101%83%even
Singapore101%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates81%31%even
Brazil81%62%even
Spain71%52%even
Italy71%––outside top 12
Switzerland––41%outside top 12
MY––41%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBurp SuiteshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,36574%33550%Burp Suite
Software engineering1579%20831%OWASP ZAP
Education & training171%41%even
Engineering (non-software)141%162%even
Unclassified111%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting90%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment90%112%even
facilities cleaning and security50%10%even
Customer service & success40%10%even
public safety and protective services30%––outside top 12
Data & AI20%112%even
General management & consulting20%10%even
Marketing & communications20%10%even
Sales20%10%even
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––71%outside top 12
construction and civil––41%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––41%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––30%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––20%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––10%outside top 12
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OWASP ZAP is named by 312 companies in job postings and Burp Suite by 760; 296 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/burp-suite-vs-owasp-zap)
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 OWASP ZAP: questions

Which is more used, Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Burp Suite (760) over OWASP ZAP (312). By website-and-DNS footprint, OWASP ZAP (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 39% for OWASP ZAP. 33% of Burp Suite companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for OWASP ZAP.

Do companies run both?

296 companies name both in their postings, usually Burp Suite in marketing and OWASP ZAP 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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