OWASP ZAP vs StackHawk
Zero of fourteen models named OWASP ZAP first on the direct prompt; zero named StackHawk. OWASP ZAP was named by ten of the fourteen models and StackHawk by twelve and OWASP ZAP carries 12 labels and StackHawk 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the API security platforms page.
By framing
OWASP ZAPFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStackHawk
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, OWASP ZAP and StackHawk were named in the same answer eighty-two times, of the 188 answers naming OWASP ZAP and the 147 naming StackHawk. In those answers StackHawk took the first choice seventeen times and OWASP ZAP thirty-four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
OWASP ZAP StackHawk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OWASP ZAP on the left and StackHawk on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
StackHawk11%#2 of 14OWASP ZAP7%#5 of 14OWASP ZAP10%#2 of 13StackHawk4%#8 of 13OWASP ZAP—not namedStackHawk0%#– of 12What the models said about OWASP ZAP
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about StackHawk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“If you outgrow them, scale to affordable paid like StackHawk.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall Value (Automated Testing): StackHawk ... widely considered the best balance of cost and capability for startups and SMBs” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“StackHawk - a developer-centric CI/CD DAST on a budget, with a free tier and paid plans starting at $59/mo.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.