Community
Free
Includes
- Manual testing proxy
- Repeater & Decoder
- Sequencer & Intruder (limited)
- Basic scanner
Best for: Students & independent researchers
Last Updated: May 2026
Industry-standard web application security testing toolkit with AI-enhanced scanning and extensions. Burp Suite currently offers a Freemium pricing model. Below is a complete breakdown of all available plans, costs, and what each tier includes.
Free
Includes
Best for: Students & independent researchers
$499/user/year
Includes
Best for: Freelance pentesters & bug bounty hunters
From $3,999/year
Includes
Best for: Security teams running continuous DevSecOps
Burp Suite Professional at $499/user/year delivers genuine value for penetration testers, bug-bounty hunters, and application security engineers — the kind of professionals who can earn back the license cost in a single bug-bounty payout or one billable engagement. The Community edition is fine for casual learners and CTF work, but anyone running real web app tests will hit its scanner and Intruder limits within hours; that is the moment to upgrade. Compared to Veracode DAST or Checkmarx One at $25,000+/year per seat, Burp Pro is dramatically cheaper while remaining the de facto bug-bounty toolchain. Enterprise (DAST) pricing starts around $3,999/year and scales by application count — justified once you need CI/CD-integrated scanning across many apps with centralized reporting.
PortSwigger does not offer a public student discount, but the Community Edition is fully free forever for learners. Burp Suite Professional is billed annually only — there is no monthly plan — and PortSwigger occasionally runs Black Friday and back-to-school promotions on bundled Web Security Academy training. A 30-day money-back guarantee functions as the de facto trial. For Enterprise (DAST), volume discounts apply above 5+ apps. See the official PortSwigger pricing page for current Pro and Enterprise quotes.
Burp Suite Community Edition is fully free with no time limit, but the active vulnerability scanner and unthrottled Intruder are reserved for the paid Professional and Enterprise editions.
The cheapest paid plan is Burp Suite Professional at $499/user/year (as of January 2026). Community Edition is free, but lacks the scanner — Professional is the entry-level paid tier.
PortSwigger does not offer a time-limited Pro trial, but the Community Edition is permanently free and a 30-day money-back guarantee on Professional licenses functions as the equivalent of a trial.
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