Comparison

OWASP ZAP vs Veracode

On the evidence we track, Veracode leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. 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
★Veracode73
Score
vioscaleAI score
OWASP ZAP50 / 100low · 40%
Veracode73 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
OWASP ZAP✓
Veracode–
Model
OWASP ZAPopen_source
Veracodecommercial
Price level
OWASP ZAPfree
Veracode–
Integrations
Count
OWASP ZAP2
Veracode25
Security
Disclosure policy
OWASP ZAP✓
Veracode–
Fedramp
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Gdpr
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Hipaa
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Iso27001
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Pci
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Scorecard
OWASP ZAP6.8
Veracode–
Soc2
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
OWASP ZAP–
Veracode✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OWASP ZAP30
Veracode–
Github stars
OWASP ZAP15,930
Veracode–
Activity
Commits last 30d
OWASP ZAP29
Veracode–
Release
Cadence days
OWASP ZAP6
Veracode–
History
OWASP ZAP20 items
Veracode–
License
Spdx
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
Veracode–
Language
Primary
OWASP ZAPJava
Veracode–
Content
Faq
OWASP ZAP4 items
Veracode–

Capabilities

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

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

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

Veracode

Leader

A comprehensive platform for identifying, prioritizing, and fixing application security vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure. It combines static and dynamic testing with AI-driven remediation to reduce security risk while maintaining developer velocity.

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 ↗

Veracode

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Veracode

Leader
20 total - 19 not shared
  • GitLab
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Snyk
  • Checkmarx
  • Contrast Security
  • Fortify OnDemand
  • Rapid7 InsightAppSec
  • Qualys
  • JFrog Xray
  • AWS Config
  • AWS Inspector
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Wiz
  • CrowdStrike
  • Orca
  • SecurityScorecard
  • Terraform Cloud
Independently observed
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