# OWASP ZAP alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 386 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where OWASP ZAP holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/owasp-zap/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Invicti: 54
- Salt Security: 36
- Akamai API Security: 25
- StackHawk: 17
- 42Crunch: 14
- Acunetix: 11

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 27 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP (OWASP ZAP is #1 of 12 at 43%).

- Intruder: first choice in 7 of those 27
- StackHawk: first choice in 6 of those 27
- Acunetix: first choice in 4 of those 27
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Beagle Security: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Detectify: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Edgescan: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Invicti: first choice in 1 of those 27

**Mid-market**: 48 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP (OWASP ZAP is #1 of 11 at 29%).

- Invicti: first choice in 11 of those 48
- Acunetix: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Bright Security: first choice in 4 of those 48
- StackHawk: first choice in 4 of those 48
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Intruder: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 48
- AppCheck: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP (OWASP ZAP is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Invicti: first choice in 42 of those 82
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Veracode DAST: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Acunetix: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Burp Suite: first choice in 2 of those 82
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Rapid7 InsightAppSec: first choice in 2 of those 82

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP (OWASP ZAP is #5 of 14 at 7%).

- 42Crunch: first choice in 8 of those 71
- StackHawk: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Zuplo: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Escape: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Postman: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Beagle Security: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP (OWASP ZAP is #2 of 13 at 10%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Traceable AI: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 5 of those 74
- 42Crunch: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Noname Security: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Zuplo: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name OWASP ZAP.

- Salt Security: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 20 of those 84
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 84
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 84

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