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Fortify VS OWASP ZAP_

As of 4 November 2026, OWASP ZAP is named by 312 companies and Fortify by 233; Fortify skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 39%), OWASP ZAP to companies over 1,000 (31% vs 42%).

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: Fortify'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.

Fortify: 2–200 employees
38%
OWASP ZAP: 2–200 employees
39%
Fortify: 1,000+ employees
42%
OWASP ZAP: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
233companies name Fortify
312companies name OWASP ZAP
54name both
747 · 510postings in 90 days, Fortify · 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
SegmentFortifyshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
Self-employed52%93%even
2-10 employees136%206%even
11-50 employees2611%5217%OWASP ZAP
51-200 employees5021%5116%Fortify
201-500 employees2410%5718%OWASP ZAP
501-1000 employees188%268%even
1001-5000 employees4720%4414%Fortify
5001-10000 employees125%165%even
10,001+ employees3816%3712%Fortify
By industry
SegmentFortifyshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
Technology & software12855%17355%even
Business & finance services5524%5919%Fortify
Manufacturing & industry2611%206%Fortify
Utilities & infrastructure63%83%even
Commerce & trade52%83%even
Consumer services & leisure42%124%OWASP ZAP
Automotive21%21%even
Public, community & associations21%52%even
Hospitality & travel21%––outside top 12
Media & content21%93%OWASP ZAP
Health care10%52%even
Property & construction––52%outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentFortifyshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
United States15968%17656%Fortify
India94%186%even
United Kingdom83%196%OWASP ZAP
Singapore83%––outside top 12
Canada52%83%even
Brazil42%62%even
Germany31%114%OWASP ZAP
Spain31%52%even
France31%72%even
Argentina21%––outside top 12
Australia21%72%even
Belgium21%––outside top 12
Switzerland––41%outside top 12
MY––41%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFortifyshareOWASP ZAPshareLeans
Software engineering60458%20831%Fortify
IT operations & business systems26425%33550%OWASP ZAP
Engineering (non-software)283%162%even
Product, program & project management131%––outside top 12
Sales111%10%even
Data & AI81%112%even
manufacturing and production50%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport30%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy20%30%even
facilities cleaning and security20%10%even
Quality, safety & environment20%112%even
skilled trades and field service20%20%even
Unclassified20%––outside top 12
Customer service & success10%10%even
Finance & accounting10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%71%even
construction and civil––41%outside top 12
Education & training––41%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––41%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––10%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––10%outside top 12
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OWASP ZAP is named by 312 companies in job postings and Fortify by 233; 54 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/fortify-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

Fortify vs OWASP ZAP: questions

Which is more used, Fortify or OWASP ZAP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, OWASP ZAP (312) over Fortify (233). By website-and-DNS footprint, OWASP ZAP (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Fortify?

38% of Fortify companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 39% for OWASP ZAP. 42% of Fortify companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for OWASP ZAP.

Do companies run both?

54 companies name both in their postings, usually Fortify 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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