Tester toolkit
Invadel vs Burp Suite
This is not really a comparison, because we use Burp Suite Professional on nearly every web engagement. The real question is whether you buy the tool and run it yourself, or buy the outcome.
The models
How each one works
Burp Suite
As of Sep 2026, Burp Suite from PortSwigger is the standard toolkit for manual web application testing. Burp Suite Professional is licensed per user per year, and Burp Suite DAST, formerly Enterprise Edition, runs automated scanning across a portfolio and in CI/CD pipelines.
Invadel
We license Burp Professional, add our own purpose-built tooling, and put a senior tester behind it. You get findings, evidence, a report, and a free retest instead of software.
Side by side
Invadel compared with Burp Suite
| Dimension | Burp Suite | Invadel |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Software licensed per user | A delivered engagement and a report |
| Who operates it | Your team, and it needs real skill | Our senior in-house testers |
| Independence | Self-testing | Independent third party, which auditors require |
| Output | Whatever your tester produces | Report written as audit evidence, mapped to SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001, with an attestation letter |
| Cost model | Annual subscription per user | Fixed price per engagement, published on the pricing page before you talk to anyone |
| Time cost | Your engineers’ weeks | None of your team’s time beyond scoping |
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An honest read
Which one should you pick
We would rather you choose correctly than choose us. Here is where each option genuinely wins.
Choose Burp Suite when
- You have skilled application security testers on staff already.
- You want continuous internal testing between third-party engagements.
- Your team is building an in-house testing capability deliberately.
Choose Invadel when
- You need independent evidence, which self-testing cannot provide.
- Your engineers’ time is better spent shipping than learning to test.
- You want a report mapped to the framework your auditor uses.
Where to start
The engagements buyers compare here
Web Application Penetration Testing
Manual testing of your web application across the OWASP Top 10, business logic, and all user roles, with a free retest included, from $5,200.
From $5,200
API Penetration Testing Services
REST, GraphQL, and SOAP testing for broken authorization, token flaws, and data exposure, with every endpoint in scope, from $4,000.
From $4,000
Secure Code Review
AI-assisted static analysis paired with expert manual review of your source code, with each finding traced to file and line, from $4,800.
From $4,800
What drives each price: Web App cost guide, API cost guide, Secure Code Review cost guide.
01Do you use Burp?
Yes, Burp Suite Professional on nearly every web and API engagement, alongside our own tooling. The tool is not the differentiator; the tester is.
02Can we do our own testing instead?
You can, and internal testing is valuable. It does not satisfy the independence requirement in SOC 2, PCI DSS, or NYDFS 500, so most teams do both. Our guide to web application security testing methods shows where each fits.
03Would you train our team?
We include a developer walkthrough with every engagement, which is where most teams learn the most about their own application.
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