AuditCore vs Burp Suite
Burp Suite and AuditCore are complementary, not competing. Burp Pro ($475/year/user) is the manual pentester's daily tool — interactive proxy, repeater, intruder, custom Python extensions. Burp Enterprise ($17k+/year) adds CI scanning. AuditCore is fully-automated, self-serve continuous scanning. Most teams need BOTH — read on for the honest take.
The TL;DR
Pick AuditCore if: You want fully-automated, scheduled, continuous scanning. You don't have a dedicated pentester on staff. You want to scan-on-push via GitHub Action without writing custom logic. You want self-serve, one-time pricing instead of seat-based subscriptions. You need integrated SEO + AI-readiness + mobile coverage in addition to security.
Pick Burp Suite if: You're a security professional doing manual pentesting. You need an interactive HTTP proxy to inspect/modify requests in real time. You write custom Burp extensions in Python or Java. You're delivering manual pentest reports billed at $5-50k. Burp Pro is the standard daily tool — AuditCore doesn't replace it for hands-on testing.
Run both: MOST teams that take security seriously run both. AuditCore handles the continuous baseline (scan-on-push, weekly diff alerts, OWASP Top 10 coverage, AI / mobile / SEO). Burp Pro handles the deep manual work — quarterly pentest engagements, novel-vulnerability hunting, business-logic exploration that no automation can do. Combined: $475/year (Burp Pro per pentester) + $99/site one-time (AuditCore) = $574/year for one pentester + 1 fully-covered site. Significantly cheaper than Burp Enterprise alone, with both daily-tool AND continuous-scanning needs covered.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Burp Pro: $475/year/user. Burp Enterprise: ~$17,000+/year (varies by user/site count). AuditCore pricing accurate as of mid-2026.
| Feature | AuditCore | Burp Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price Burp Pro is per-user. AuditCore is per-site one-time. | $0 free, $29 paid | $475/year (Pro) |
| Pricing model | One-time per site, unlimited rescans | Annual subscription per user (Pro) or per scan target (Enterprise) |
| Free tier | yes (1-page Free Trial) | yes (Burp Community — limited) |
| Use case | Automated continuous scanning | Manual interactive pentesting |
| Manual proxy + repeater + intruder Burp's core strength — AuditCore doesn't compete here. | ||
| Fully automated scan | partial (Pro), yes (Enterprise) | |
| Self-serve no-config setup | ||
| OWASP Top 10 coverage | ||
| BOLA / BFLA testing | yes (multi-role automation) | yes (manual via repeater) |
| AI prompt-injection scanner Unique to AuditCore. | yes (14 categories) | |
| AI-readiness scanner | ||
| Mobile (APK / IPA) scanning | partial (via mobile assistant) | |
| WordPress-specific tests | yes (11) | |
| Nuclei templates Burp has its own scan checks. | yes (8000+) | |
| SEO audit included | yes (60+ checks) | |
| Custom extensions / scripting Burp's biggest pro-user advantage. | yes (BApp Store + Python/Java) | |
| Scan-on-push GitHub Action | yes (Enterprise only) | |
| Slack slash command | ||
| White-label PDF reports | ||
| Best for | Continuous baseline, agencies, SaaS | Manual pentest, bug bounty, deep work |
Frequently asked questions
Should I use Burp or AuditCore?+
If the question is exclusive — most teams should use AuditCore unless they have a dedicated pentester. Burp without manual operator is underutilized; you'd pay for tooling no-one's using. If you DO have a pentester, the answer is BOTH: AuditCore for continuous baseline + Burp for manual deep work. They complement, don't compete.
What does Burp do that AuditCore can't?+
Manual interactive testing. Burp's repeater (modify-resend requests), intruder (fuzz parameters), comparer (diff responses) and proxy (inspect/modify in flight) are unmatched for hands-on work. AuditCore is automated — push button, get report. Two different tools for two different workflows.
Can AuditCore replace Burp for our quarterly pentest?+
Partially. AuditCore catches the 80% of issues that follow known patterns (OWASP Top 10, BOLA, BFLA, JWT, CORS, SSRF). Burp + a human catches the 20% that needs business-logic understanding — ('what happens if I change this state machine in this order?', 'is this rate limit bypassed by these specific headers?'). Best practice: AuditCore continuously, plus a human Burp pentest annually. The human pentest is much more valuable when AuditCore has already cleared the easy stuff.
Is Burp Enterprise comparable to AuditCore?+
Burp Enterprise adds CI/CD scanning and scheduled scans on top of Burp's engine. Pricing: ~$17,000+/year. AuditCore Business is $299 once per site. Different audiences: Burp Enterprise targets organizations with existing Burp expertise that want to scale it; AuditCore targets organizations that want the modern automated stack without building Burp expertise.
Can I import Burp scan results into AuditCore?+
Not directly — they're different report formats. The AuditCore PDF is structured for clients/stakeholders; Burp's XML is structured for AppSec engineers. If you're an agency running Burp manually for clients, AuditCore lets you white-label deliverables faster (and cheaper) for the standard 80% findings — Burp for deep custom work. Most agencies do exactly this.
Does AuditCore have a manual proxy mode?+
No. Manual proxy work is Burp's domain. We focus on automated scanning. If you need manual proxy + automated scanning + AI/mobile/SEO coverage, run both: Burp Pro license per pentester ($475/year) + AuditCore Business per site ($299 once). Total cost much less than Burp Enterprise alone.
What about ZAP — the free alternative to Burp?+
OWASP ZAP is excellent and free. It overlaps with Burp on manual proxy + automated scanning. AuditCore actually USES ZAP under the hood as part of its 50+ scanner pipeline (we run ZAP active scanner during the injection phase). So if you're choosing between 'roll-your-own ZAP setup' and 'AuditCore' — AuditCore gets you ZAP plus 49 other scanners, integrations, and reporting, all hands-off.
I'm a bug bounty hunter — should I switch from Burp to AuditCore?+
Don't switch — supplement. Bug bounty is fundamentally manual creative work; Burp (or Caido) is the right daily tool. AuditCore is useful for INITIAL coverage on a new target — run it first to get the easy findings (and points) quickly, then use Burp for deeper manual work. Speed matters in bug bounty competitive scenarios.