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Head-to-head · Web Application Security Scanners

Escape vs Holm Security Web Application Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Escape #3 in Web Application Security Scanners 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Escape
Holm Security Web Application Security #8 in Web Application Security Scanners 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Holm Security

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

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreEscape · 9.2/10
  • Most featuresEscape · 5 of 5

Escape scores higher on our rubric for web application security scanners: 9.2 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Escape is the better fit for advanced teams testing complex applications. Holm Security Web Application Security is the better fit for hybrid AppSec and attack-surface programs.

  • Escape fits best

    Advanced teams testing complex applications

  • Holm Security Web Application Security fits best

    Hybrid AppSec and attack-surface programs

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Side by side

Feature Escape 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Holm Security Web Application Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.7
Ranking #3 in Web Application Security Scanners #8 in Web Application Security Scanners
Best for Advanced teams testing complex applications Hybrid AppSec and attack-surface programs
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 8 integrations 15 integrations
Features Escape 5/5 · Holm Security Web Application Security 0/5
Authenticated scans ✓ (best) Not checked yet
JavaScript crawling ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Scheduled scans ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Compliance reports ✓ (best) Not checked yet
API scanning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment Hybrid Not checked yet
Target limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Business-logic, MFA, multi-role, API, and JavaScript application testing
  • Exploit proof, screenshots, exploration graphs, and remediation guidance
  • Public API, CLI, MCP Server, and CI/CD automation
  • Combines authenticated DAST, SCA, and OWASP Top 10 assessment
  • Scans JavaScript, REST, SOAP, and CMS-based applications
  • Supports cloud, on-premises, CI/CD, SIEM, and ticketing workflows
Cons
  • Contact-sales pricing provides less upfront cost transparency
  • Advanced coverage may exceed the needs of simpler applications
  • Requires an agent for connecting to customer APIs
  • Pricing requires a sales quote
  • No free plan is available
  • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrow scanning programs
Our verdict

Escape is an offensive security platform for security and engineering teams testing web applications and APIs. It combines attack-surface management, business-logic-aware dynamic application security testing, AI pentesting, and external…

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Holm Security Web Application Security is a vulnerability assessment service for organizations testing internet-facing and local web applications. It covers authenticated and unauthenticated scanning, with Dynamic Application Security…

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  1. EscapeWeb Application Security Scanners 9.2Pricing on request
  2. Holm Security Web Application SecurityWeb Application Security Scanners 8.7Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Escape — where it wins

    • Business-logic, MFA, multi-role, API, and JavaScript application testing
    • Exploit proof, screenshots, exploration graphs, and remediation guidance
    • Public API, CLI, MCP Server, and CI/CD automation

    Where it doesn't

    • Contact-sales pricing provides less upfront cost transparency
    • Advanced coverage may exceed the needs of simpler applications
    • Requires an agent for connecting to customer APIs

  • Holm Security Web Application Security — where it wins

    • Combines authenticated DAST, SCA, and OWASP Top 10 assessment
    • Scans JavaScript, REST, SOAP, and CMS-based applications
    • Supports cloud, on-premises, CI/CD, SIEM, and ticketing workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a sales quote
    • No free plan is available
    • Broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrow scanning programs

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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