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Burp Suite Community Edition vs ZAP: catalog facts
Burp Suite Community Edition	ZAP
Freemium Community Edition is free. It omits the automated scanner and throttles the intruder tool…	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser extension
The intercepting proxy and repeater are the standard tools for manual web testing Pairs with PortSwigger's free Web Security Academy, which teaches using it	Intercepting proxy plus automated scanning in one free tool API and automation framework make it usable inside CI pipelines
No automated scanner; that is the paid Professional edition The Intruder fuzzing tool is deliberately rate-limited in Community	Active scanning can damage a live application and must only be run with permission Java application with a heavy interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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