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Alternatives to OWASP ZAP
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside OWASP ZAP in this directory. Below is what separates each from OWASP ZAP on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- OWASP ZAP starts at
- Free
Why people look past OWASP ZAP
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the OWASP ZAP entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
OWASP ZAP publishes a single plan, Free & Open Source at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's most-loved password manager
- No free tier, where OWASP ZAP has one.
- Starts $2.99 a month dearer, at $2.99/month.
The world's #1 rated antivirus
- No free tier, where OWASP ZAP has one.
- Starts $19.99 a year dearer, at $19.99/year.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
- 3 tiers to OWASP ZAP's 1.
Powerful protection against evolving threats
- No free tier, where OWASP ZAP has one.
- Starts $36 a year dearer, at $36/year.
- 3 tiers to OWASP ZAP's 1.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than free.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where OWASP ZAP has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than free.
Every OWASP ZAP alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWASP ZAP (this page) | Free | Free | 1 | |
| 1PasswordThe world's most-loved password manager | $2.99/month | - | - | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Bitdefender Total SecurityThe world's #1 rated antivirus | $19.99/year | - | - | vs OWASP ZAP |
| LastPassSimplify online life with LastPass password manager | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Norton 360Powerful protection against evolving threats | $36/year | - | 3 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs OWASP ZAP |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OWASP ZAP |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the OWASP ZAP badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- LastPass , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
OWASP ZAP is most often brought in for adding a baseline security scan to every application's pipeline where per-target commercial licensing would limit coverage to a handful, manual penetration testing that needs an intercepting proxy, request replay and fuzzing without a paid licence per tester, teaching developers what an attack against their own endpoint looks like, using a tool they can install themselves, pre-release regression scanning of an internal application that would never justify a commercial dast subscription. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If OWASP ZAP is broadly right and the question is cost, the OWASP ZAP pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
OWASP ZAP runs on desktop, cli, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about OWASP ZAP alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to OWASP ZAP?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by 1Password, Bitdefender Total Security, LastPass, Norton 360. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to OWASP ZAP?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: LastPass, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to OWASP ZAP?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from OWASP ZAP?
- OWASP ZAP is most often brought in for adding a baseline security scan to every application's pipeline where per-target commercial licensing would limit coverage to a handful, manual penetration testing that needs an intercepting proxy, request replay and fuzzing without a paid licence per tester, teaching developers what an attack against their own endpoint looks like, using a tool they can install themselves, pre-release regression scanning of an internal application that would never justify a commercial dast subscription. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to OWASP ZAP?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these OWASP ZAP alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare OWASP ZAP against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against OWASP ZAP covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside OWASP ZAP. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.