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Head-to-head · Offensive Security

Burp Suite Professional vs Metasploit

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Burp Suite Professional #3 in Offensive Security 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit PortSwigger
Metasploit #5 in Offensive Security 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Rapid7

Burp Suite Professional leads on 0 checks, Metasploit on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBurp Suite Professional · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Metasploit
  • Most featuresBurp Suite Professional · 1 of 2

Burp Suite Professional scores higher on our rubric for offensive security: 9.1 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Metasploit offers free plan; Burp Suite Professional doesn't.

Burp Suite Professional is the better fit for web testers who need manual control and scanning. Metasploit is the better fit for practitioners needing free exploit and post-exploit tools.

  • Burp Suite Professional fits best

    Web testers who need manual control and scanning

  • Metasploit fits best

    Practitioners needing free exploit and post-exploit tools

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Side by side

Feature Burp Suite Professional 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Metasploit 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.9
Ranking #3 in Offensive Security #5 in Offensive Security
Best for Web testers who need manual control and scanning Practitioners needing free exploit and post-exploit tools
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $499/user/yr Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Linux, macOS
Support Email, Community, Docs Community
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Burp Suite Professional 1/2 · Metasploit 0/2
Automated attacks ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Attack simulation library Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment Self-hosted Not checked yet
Testing scope Web Not checked yet
Listed integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Intercept, inspect, and modify web traffic with Proxy
  • Combines manual testing tools with automated vulnerability scanning
  • Extend and customize workflows with extensions, Bambdas, and BChecks
  • Free Framework includes reconnaissance, exploit, payload and post-exploitation modules
  • Supports network and web application testing in a self-hosted setup
  • Metasploit Pro adds evidence collection, reports and credential management
Cons
  • The $499 annual per-user price may be high for a focused web-testing tool
  • Testing scope is limited to web applications
  • Desktop deployment requires Windows, macOS, or Linux
  • Framework is installed locally and is available for Linux and macOS
  • Community support is the listed support channel
  • Advanced assessment workflow features are part of the commercial edition
Our verdict

Burp Suite Professional is a desktop toolkit for penetration testers and other web security testers who want direct control over testing. Its Proxy lets testers intercept, inspect, and modify web traffic, while manual penetration testing…

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Metasploit is a penetration testing framework maintained by the open-source community and Rapid7. Its free Metasploit Framework is aimed at security practitioners and teams that need tools to gather information, test known vulnerabilities,…

Read the review →
  1. Burp Suite ProfessionalOffensive Security 9.1Paid
  2. MetasploitOffensive Security 8.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Burp Suite Professional — where it wins

    • Intercept, inspect, and modify web traffic with Proxy
    • Combines manual testing tools with automated vulnerability scanning
    • Extend and customize workflows with extensions, Bambdas, and BChecks

    Where it doesn't

    • The $499 annual per-user price may be high for a focused web-testing tool
    • Testing scope is limited to web applications
    • Desktop deployment requires Windows, macOS, or Linux

  • Metasploit — where it wins

    • Free Framework includes reconnaissance, exploit, payload and post-exploitation modules
    • Supports network and web application testing in a self-hosted setup
    • Metasploit Pro adds evidence collection, reports and credential management

    Where it doesn't

    • Framework is installed locally and is available for Linux and macOS
    • Community support is the listed support channel
    • Advanced assessment workflow features are part of the commercial edition
  • Burp Suite Professional9.1/10 · Paid

    Manual web testing control paired with automated scanning, for $499 per user annually.

    Visit PortSwiggerFull verdict →
  • Metasploit8.9/10 · Free plan

    Free, open-source testing tools with paid capabilities for guided assessments and reporting.

    Visit Rapid7Full verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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