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Head-to-head · Web Application Security Scanners

Beagle Security vs Astra Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Beagle Security #6 in Web Application Security Scanners 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Try Beagle Security
Astra Security #7 in Web Application Security Scanners 8.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Astra Security

Beagle Security leads on 0 checks, Astra Security on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBeagle Security · 8.9/10
  • Lowest starting priceAstra Security · $69/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresAstra Security · 5 of 5

Beagle Security scores higher on our rubric for web application security scanners: 8.9 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

Astra Security is cheaper to start at $69/user/mo against $99/user/mo.

Beagle Security is the better fit for growing teams wanting AI-assisted testing. Astra Security is the better fit for small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning.

  • Beagle Security fits best

    Growing teams wanting AI-assisted testing

  • Astra Security fits best

    Small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning

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Side by side

Feature Beagle Security 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Astra Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.8
Ranking #6 in Web Application Security Scanners #7 in Web Application Security Scanners
Best for Growing teams wanting AI-assisted testing Small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $99/mo $69/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days 7 days
Free trial length 14 days · no card needed 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 20 integrations 7 integrations
Features Beagle Security 0/5 · Astra Security 5/5
Authenticated scans Not checked yet ✓ (best)
JavaScript crawling Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Scheduled scans Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Compliance reports Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API scanning Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment Not checked yet Cloud
Target limit Not checked yet 1 targets
Our review
Pros
  • Authenticated browser testing covers login-protected functionality.
  • Advanced adds API, GraphQL, and business-logic testing.
  • CI/CD and issue-tracking integrations support development workflows.
  • Authenticated scanning for login-protected applications
  • JavaScript, REST, SOAP, and GraphQL API scanning
  • CI/CD, compliance, remediation, and rescan capabilities
Cons
  • Essential allows only 2 tests per month.
  • Advanced limits usage to 15 tests per month.
  • Enterprise pricing and testing capacity are custom.
  • Scanner Lite is limited to one target
  • Scanner Lite includes three monthly vulnerability scans
  • No open-source deployment option
Our verdict

Beagle Security is a cloud SaaS application security platform for development and security teams. It performs automated AI penetration testing across web applications, REST APIs, and GraphQL endpoints, including browser-based testing for…

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Astra Security is a cloud-based SaaS security platform for engineering, security, DevOps, and compliance teams. Its DAST scanner assesses web applications and APIs, including applications behind login walls and JavaScript-heavy single-page…

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  1. Beagle SecurityWeb Application Security Scanners 8.9Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. Astra SecurityWeb Application Security Scanners 8.8Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Beagle Security — where it wins

    • Authenticated browser testing covers login-protected functionality.
    • Advanced adds API, GraphQL, and business-logic testing.
    • CI/CD and issue-tracking integrations support development workflows.

    Where it doesn't

    • Essential allows only 2 tests per month.
    • Advanced limits usage to 15 tests per month.
    • Enterprise pricing and testing capacity are custom.

  • Astra Security — where it wins

    • Authenticated scanning for login-protected applications
    • JavaScript, REST, SOAP, and GraphQL API scanning
    • CI/CD, compliance, remediation, and rescan capabilities

    Where it doesn't

    • Scanner Lite is limited to one target
    • Scanner Lite includes three monthly vulnerability scans
    • No open-source deployment option

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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