Top 13 DAST Tools for Dynamic
Application Security Testing

Detectify detects vulnerabilities in production as soon as they arise and tests beyond the OWASP Top 10 with real hacker payloads. Powered by a crowd-sourced research community of ethical hackers, Detectify continuously adds the latest vulnerability tests to its automated scanning engine, staying ahead of emerging threats.

Netsparker dramatically reduces your risk of attacks with accurate, automated application security testing that scales. Its unique proof-based scanning technology automatically verifies identified vulnerabilities, eliminating false positives and enabling security teams to focus on genuine threats that require remediation.

InsightAppSec is part of Rapid7's security suite, providing Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) for applications utilizing complex JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular. It crawls and tests modern single-page applications (SPAs) with advanced rendering capabilities that traditional scanners often miss.

Appknox DAST simulates actual attacks on a test environment to analyze, detect, and plug those pesky vulnerabilities that can fall prey to runtime and network attacks. It provides mobile and web application security testing with an intuitive dashboard and rapid remediation guidance for development teams.

Acunetix quickly finds and fixes the vulnerabilities that put your web applications at risk of attack. With advanced crawling technology for modern web applications, Acunetix provides comprehensive scanning for SQL injection, XSS, and over 7,000 other web vulnerabilities with detailed remediation guidance.

AppCheck is a leading security scanning platform that automates the discovery of security flaws within your websites, applications, network, and cloud infrastructure. It provides comprehensive coverage with intelligent crawling, deep scanning capabilities, and actionable reporting for security teams and compliance officers.

Hdiv detects security bugs in the source code before they are exploited, using a runtime dataflow technique to report the file and line number of the vulnerability. This unique approach bridges the gap between SAST and DAST by analyzing data flow in real-time while the application executes, providing precise vulnerability localization.

HCL AppScan delivers powerful DevSecOps that pinpoints and remediates application vulnerabilities in every phase of the development lifecycle. With a heritage spanning over two decades of application security innovation, AppScan provides DAST, SAST, IAST, and SCA in a unified platform trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises.

Checkmarx optimizes your runtime testing with CxIAST, the solution specifically built for DevOps and your QA automation or CI/CD pipelines. As an Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) tool that complements DAST, CxIAST analyzes application traffic from inside the running application for higher accuracy and lower false positive rates.

Mister Scanner offers best-in-industry vulnerability scanning to identify issues that can lead to security breaches. Designed for simplicity and effectiveness, it provides continuous monitoring of web applications and APIs, delivering clear reports that help organizations maintain a strong security posture against evolving cyber threats.