Comparison

OWASP ZAP vs StackHawk

On the evidence we track, StackHawk leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OWASP ZAP50
★StackHawk56
Score
vioscaleAI score
OWASP ZAP50 / 100low · 40%
StackHawk56 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
OWASP ZAP✓
StackHawk✓
Model
OWASP ZAPopen_source
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
OWASP ZAPfree
StackHawklow
Starting price
OWASP ZAP–
StackHawk$10
Transparent
OWASP ZAP–
StackHawk✓
Integrations
Count
OWASP ZAP2
StackHawk7
Reliability
Status page
OWASP ZAP–
StackHawk✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OWASP ZAP30
StackHawk–
Github stars
OWASP ZAP15,930
StackHawk–
Activity
Commits last 30d
OWASP ZAP29
StackHawk–
Release
Cadence days
OWASP ZAP6
StackHawk–
History
OWASP ZAP20 items
StackHawk–
License
Spdx
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
StackHawk–
Language
Primary
OWASP ZAPJava
StackHawk–
Market
Availability
OWASP ZAP–
Content
Faq
OWASP ZAP4 items
StackHawk6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for devsecops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk✗
DAST (dynamic analysis)
OWASP ZAP✓
StackHawk✓
SCA / dependency scanning
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
Secret scanning
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
Container / image scanning
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
IaC misconfiguration scanning
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
Governance
OSS licence compliance
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk✓
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk-
Deployment
Hosting
OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only
StackHawkCloud only
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
OWASP ZAP✓
StackHawk✓
In-editor / IDE scanning
OWASP ZAP-
StackHawk✓
Licensing
OSS engine available
OWASP ZAP✓
StackHawk✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

StackHawk

Leader

Platform that automatically tests running applications for vulnerabilities within AI coding workflows, identifies exploitable issues, and provides automated fixes before code is committed.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

StackHawk

Leader
from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.

  • Wingman$10/user/month
    • Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    • Auto-configures and boots app
    • Runtime testing against running app
    • Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
    • Auto-rescanning to verify fix
    • +3 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Wingman
    • Attack surface discovery
    • Sensitive data detection
    • Deeper, broader scan coverage
    • Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
OWASP ZAP–
StackHawk✓
CLI
OWASP ZAP–
StackHawk✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OWASP ZAP✗
StackHawk✓
Self-hosted
OWASP ZAP✓
StackHawk✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

StackHawk

Leader
14 total - 12 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Antigravity
Independently observed
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OWASP ZAP or StackHawk: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.