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OWASP ZAP VS Trivy_

As of 4 November 2026, Trivy is named by 253 companies and OWASP ZAP by 312; OWASP ZAP skews to companies under 200 people (39% vs 42%), Trivy to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 31%).

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: OWASP ZAP's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Trivy rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

OWASP ZAP: 2–200 employees
39%
Trivy: 2–200 employees
42%
OWASP ZAP: 1,000+ employees
31%
Trivy: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 1.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
312companies name OWASP ZAP
253companies name Trivy
60name both
510 · 474postings in 90 days, OWASP ZAP · Trivy
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
SegmentOWASP ZAPshareTrivyshareLeans
Self-employed93%94%even
2-10 employees206%198%even
11-50 employees5217%3514%OWASP ZAP
51-200 employees5116%5120%Trivy
201-500 employees5718%4919%even
501-1000 employees268%3413%Trivy
1001-5000 employees4414%3112%even
5001-10000 employees165%83%even
10,001+ employees3712%177%OWASP ZAP
By industry
SegmentOWASP ZAPshareTrivyshareLeans
Technology & software17355%15059%Trivy
Business & finance services5919%3614%OWASP ZAP
Manufacturing & industry206%177%even
Consumer services & leisure124%114%even
Media & content93%42%even
Commerce & trade83%114%even
Utilities & infrastructure83%73%even
Public, community & associations52%73%even
Health care52%21%even
Property & construction52%21%even
Transport, logistics & rental31%42%even
Automotive21%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––21%outside top 12
By country
SegmentOWASP ZAPshareTrivyshareLeans
United States17656%13654%OWASP ZAP
United Kingdom196%2610%Trivy
India186%156%even
Germany114%83%even
Canada83%52%even
Australia72%31%even
France72%73%even
Brazil62%62%even
Spain52%42%even
Switzerland41%31%even
MY41%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates31%––outside top 12
Netherlands––31%outside top 12
Sweden––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentOWASP ZAPshareTrivyshareLeans
IT operations & business systems33550%17831%OWASP ZAP
Software engineering20831%35761%Trivy
Engineering (non-software)162%61%even
Data & AI112%92%even
Quality, safety & environment112%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk71%––outside top 12
construction and civil41%––outside top 12
Education & training41%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical41%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy30%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
Customer service & success10%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%––outside top 12
Sales10%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management––20%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
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Trivy is named by 253 companies in job postings and OWASP ZAP by 312; 60 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/owasp-zap-vs-trivy)
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

OWASP ZAP vs Trivy: questions

Which is more used, OWASP ZAP or Trivy?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, OWASP ZAP (312) over Trivy (253). By website-and-DNS footprint, Trivy (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses OWASP ZAP?

39% of OWASP ZAP companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for Trivy. 31% of OWASP ZAP companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for Trivy.

Do companies run both?

60 companies name both in their postings, usually OWASP ZAP in marketing and Trivy 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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