OWASP Zap vs Ox Security comparison

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OWASP and Ox Security are both solutions in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category. OWASP is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0, while Ox Security is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.5. OWASP holds a 2.5% mindshare in SAST, compared to Ox Security’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of OWASP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ox Security users who would recommend it.

OWASP Zap

Read 41 OWASP Zap reviews

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88% willing to recommend

Ox Security

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3,688 Views
2,176 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

OWASP Zap

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between OWASP Zap and Ox Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed OWASP Zap vs. Ox Security Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

OWASP Zap

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

15th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ox Security

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

24th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (13th), Software Supply Chain Security (9th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of OWASP Zap is 2.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ox Security is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OWASP Zap	2.5%
Ox Security	1.2%
Other	96.3%

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Featured Reviews

Amit Beniwal

Project Manager at Al Hassan LLC

Simplifies vulnerability discovery and has high quality support

There are areas for improvement with OWASP Zap, particularly in the alignment of vulnerabilities concerning CVSS scores. Sometimes, a vulnerability initially categorized as high severity may be reduced to medium or low over time after security patches are applied. This alignment with the present severity score and CVSS score could be improved.

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Yossi Shmulevitch

Owner at SoftContact

Experience has raised visibility into vulnerabilities but still demands deeper customization options

Regarding threat detection capability, I think that Ox Security is not used for that matter. The CISO mainly focuses on dev sec ops rather than runtime security or real-time security. I figure that the most important metrics for the analytics feature are the critical issues dashboard, which helps understand whether there is a leak of a secret or a very critical vulnerability that is not being used. Another important aspect is the integration with other products like JFrog and X-ray, which shows not all the findings but mostly focuses on what Ox Security considers the most important issues. For instance, we found some issues that were flagged by JFrog, but Ox Security dismissed them, leading to discussions about whether those issues are real, as there are often false positives in the security world, as well as considerations about the attack surface for each vulnerability and whether these are truly critical issues or not. I work extensively with JFrog X-ray, which is my major tool for another customer. I believe that JFrog is more pinpointing, and I have some integration with JFrog with the build system, the CI/CD and X-ray vulnerabilities meter. It's quite useful, but I think that they serve different purposes; JFrog comes mostly from the artifact management side and less from security. Ox Security is mostly focused on the DevSecOps and areas that cannot be detected. In terms of vulnerability management, Ox Security has strong integration, but sometimes there are vulnerabilities that are disputed or dismissed, which creates an interesting intersection between the two products. From what I talked about with the DevOps team, deployment is quite straightforward. My overall review rating for Ox Security is zero.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution is very easy to use, the initial setup is straightforward, it is free due to the fact that it is open-source, the stability is very good, and the product has a strong community surrounding it to help with issues and troubleshooting."

"The community support that ZAP provides me, as an open source, provides me flexibility and is convenient to use."

"As Zap is free and open-source, with tons of features similar to those of commercial solutions, I would definitely recommend trying it out."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. I think it's stable enough. I don't see any crashes within the application, so its stability is high."

"The most valuable feature is scanning the URL to drill down all the different sites."

"The stability of the solution is very good."

"This is a very mature tool; it is capable of facilitating the work of many security experts, and I highly recommend it for beginners and advanced users when some other tools fail to catch traffic."

"The API is exceptional."

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"As a service provider, I believe the biggest advantage of Ox Security is its simplicity and the clarity of the issues, along with a very good dashboard showing the state of the company."

"Ox Security has positively impacted my organization by helping to reduce the amount of noise we received from vulnerabilities because of the prioritization scoring it has and all of the context it provides."

Cons

"The solution is somewhat unreliable because after we get the finding, we have to manually verify each of its findings to see whether it's a false positive or a true finding, and it takes time."

"I prefer Burp Suite to SWASP Zap because of the extensive coverage it offers."

"Deployment is somewhat complicated."

"The computers perform somewhat slowly when loading a large number of queries into memory."

"It doesn't run on absolutely every operating system."

"It would be ideal if I could try some pre-built deployment scenarios so that I don't have to worry about whether the configuration sector team is doing it right or wrong. That would be very helpful."

"The disadvantage of Zap is that we're unable to customize reports as it only has a single standard format."

"Right now, I can't give it off to a team and expect them to give me a report that I'm happy with."

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"The main pain point I have with Ox Security as a tool is the user interface, which can feel quite complex when navigating large datasets."

"My overall review rating for Ox Security is zero."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's free. It's good for us because we don't know what the extent of our use will be yet. It's good to start with something free and easy to use."

"This solution is open source and free."

"It is open source, and we can scan freely."

"The solution’s pricing is high."

"It's free and open, currently under the Apache 2 license. If ZAP does what you need it to do, selling a free solution is a very easy."

"It is highly recommended as it is an open source tool."

"This is an open-source solution and can be used free of charge."

"As Zap is free and open-source, with tons of features similar to those of commercial solutions, I would definitely recommend trying it out."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

University

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	22

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Questions from the Community

Is OWASP Zap better than PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro?

OWASP Zap and PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro have many similar features. OWASP Zap has web application scanning available with basic security vulnerabilities while Burp Suite Pro has it available with ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OWASP Zap?

OWASP might be cost-effective, however, people prefer to use the free edition available as open source.

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What needs improvement with OWASP Zap?

The improvement that has to be done for APIs focuses on manual activities where the feature exists, but it is not at the same level as what Burp Suite does with intercepting and tools such as Postm...

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What needs improvement with Ox Security?

I'm not sure about flexibility because I didn't try it, so I can't comment on that, but as far as I understand, most of Ox Security is not personalized. I think that most of the tool is quite deter...

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What is your primary use case for Ox Security?

I worked with Ox Security as a service provider, not as a representative, but as a user. I use it in my employee capacity, providing services to companies in Israel, and one of them is an insurance...

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What advice do you have for others considering Ox Security?

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Overview

OWASP Zap is a free and open-source web application security scanner.

The solution helps developers identify vulnerabilities in their web applications by actively scanning for common security issues.

With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, Zap is a popular choice among developers for ensuring the security of their web applications.

OWASP

OX rewires your security program for the Mythos Age: the era where AI writes the code, chains the exploits, and moves faster than human-built defenses can track.

OX is an AI Native Application Protection Platform (AINAPP) unifying security from Prompt to Runtime. It moves your control surface upstream to the prompt, preventing and governing risk at the source instead of chasing it downstream in runtime.

OX Mind and OX AI Context Lake connect AI-user governance, code security, cloud and runtime enforcement, and agentic pentesting into one system that shares context across the entire Agentic Development Lifecycle (ADLC), replacing fragmented point tools with a single platform.

The platform runs on four connected pillars:

OX VibeSec: Prevents unsafe AI decisions at the point of creation and governs every AI user in the organization, not just developers using coding assistants. Full visibility into which agents, MCPs, skills, and packages run, with what permissions, against what data.
OX Code: Separates exploitable risk from theoretical noise using evidence from your actual deployment, threat model, and threat intelligence.
OX Cloud: Prevents misconfigurations and enforces runtime boundaries that code and agents cannot cross, watching what actually runs in production.
OX Agentic Pentester: Continuously simulates adversarial agent behavior to prove exploit paths back to their exact source, feeding what it finds back into OX VibeSec to sharpen governance.

OX connects to your existing stack and traces every finding back to its origin (the prompt, the AI user, or the endpoint that created it), then fixes issues at the source rather than flagging them after the fact.

For new deployments, OX consolidates governance, code security, cloud enforcement, and pentesting into one platform. For existing stacks, OX layers governance on top and makes current tools smarter through continuous learning, so the same issue never gets created twice.

Visit https://ox.security for more information.

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Sample Customers

1. Google 2. Microsoft 3. IBM 4. Amazon 5. Facebook 6. Twitter 7. LinkedIn 8. Netflix 9. Adobe 10. PayPal 11. Salesforce 12. Cisco 13. Oracle 14. Intel 15. HP 16. Dell 17. VMware 18. Symantec 19. McAfee 20. Citrix 21. Red Hat 22. Juniper Networks 23. SAP 24. Accenture 25. Deloitte 26. Ernst & Young 27. PwC 28. KPMG 29. Capgemini 30. Infosys 31. Wipro 32. TCS

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