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Best Checkmarx DAST Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from dynamic application security testing software ranked against Checkmarx DAST on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Checkmarx DAST vs OWASP ZAP
  2. 2
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    Checkmarx DAST vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  3. 3
    Beagle Security Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    Checkmarx DAST vs Beagle Security
  4. 4
    Detectify Surface Monitoring Free plan apiWeb €208.33/mo6.4
    Checkmarx DAST vs Detectify Surface Monitoring
  5. 5
    Bright Security DAST apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    Checkmarx DAST vs Bright Security DAST
  6. 6
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Checkmarx DAST vs Burp Suite DAST
  7. 7
    Veracode DAST Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.6
    Checkmarx DAST vs Veracode DAST
  8. 8
    OpenText Fortify DAST LinuxWeb 5.3
    Checkmarx DAST vs OpenText Fortify DAST
  9. 9
    Safeguard DAST self-hostedWeb 5.3
    Checkmarx DAST vs Safeguard DAST
  10. 10
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
    Checkmarx DAST vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  11. 11
    Wapiti WinMacLinux 5.3
    Checkmarx DAST vs Wapiti
  12. 13
    FortiDAST Web 5.2
    Checkmarx DAST vs FortiDAST
  13. 14
    Holm Security Cloud Security Web 5.2
    Checkmarx DAST vs Holm Security Cloud Security
  14. 15
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Checkmarx DAST vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  15. 16
    StackHawk HawkScan Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $10/mo5.2
    Checkmarx DAST vs StackHawk HawkScan
  16. 17
    w3af LinuxMac 5.2
    Checkmarx DAST vs w3af
  17. 18
    SecuDAST 5.1
    Checkmarx DAST vs SecuDAST
  18. 19
    Astra DAST Scanner Free trial apiWeb $58.25/mo5.0
    Checkmarx DAST vs Astra DAST Scanner
  19. 20
    Indusface WAS Free trial Web $49.92/mo5.0
    Checkmarx DAST vs Indusface WAS
  20. 21
    Invicti apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    Checkmarx DAST vs Invicti

Checkmarx DAST alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1OWASP ZAP6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
3Beagle Security6.4Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
4Detectify Surface Monitoring6.4Free plan€208.33/moAPI, Web
5Bright Security DAST5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Burp Suite DAST5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Veracode DAST5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8OpenText Fortify DAST5.3No—Linux, Web
9Safeguard DAST5.3No—self-hosted, Web
10Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Wapiti5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
13FortiDAST5.2No—Web
14Holm Security Cloud Security5.2No—Web
15Rapid7 Surface Command5.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16StackHawk HawkScan5.2No$10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17w3af5.2No—Linux, Mac
18SecuDAST5.1No——
19Astra DAST Scanner5.0No$58.25/moAPI, Web
20Indusface WAS5.0No$49.92/moWeb
21Invicti5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Checkmarx DAST alternatives

What is the best alternative to Checkmarx DAST?

OWASP ZAP, number 1 in dynamic application security testing software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Qualys External Attack Surface Management, Beagle Security, Detectify Surface Monitoring and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Checkmarx DAST?

OWASP ZAP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 3 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.