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Head-to-head · Web Application Security Scanners

OpenText Fortify DAST vs Astra Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score OpenText Fortify DAST #5 in Web Application Security Scanners 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit OpenText
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

OpenText Fortify DAST leads on 0 checks, Astra 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 scoreOpenText Fortify DAST · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Astra Security
  • Free trialonly Astra Security
  • Most featuresAstra Security · 5 of 5

OpenText Fortify DAST scores higher on our rubric for web application security scanners: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

OpenText Fortify DAST is the better fit for large enterprises with compliance requirements. Astra Security is the better fit for small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning.

  • OpenText Fortify DAST fits best

    Large enterprises with compliance requirements

  • Astra Security fits best

    Small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning

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Side by side

Feature OpenText Fortify DAST 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Astra Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #5 in Web Application Security Scanners #7 in Web Application Security Scanners
Best for Large enterprises with compliance requirements Small teams wanting affordable cloud scanning
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request $69/mo
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux Web
Integrations 2 integrations 7 integrations
Features OpenText Fortify DAST 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
  • Scans authenticated applications, including MFA-enabled workflows
  • Supports REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, and Postman APIs
  • Automates CI/CD testing with pipelines, CLI, containers, and REST APIs
  • Authenticated scanning for login-protected applications
  • JavaScript, REST, SOAP, and GraphQL API scanning
  • CI/CD, compliance, remediation, and rescan capabilities
Cons
  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Its broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning needs
  • Hybrid deployment can require more planning than a single SaaS tool
  • Scanner Lite is limited to one target
  • Scanner Lite includes three monthly vulnerability scans
  • No open-source deployment option
Our verdict

OpenText Fortify DAST is an automated dynamic application security testing solution for DevSecOps teams securing running web applications, APIs, and services. It simulates attacks against live environments without requiring source code or…

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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. OpenText Fortify DASTWeb Application Security Scanners 9.0Pricing on request
  2. Astra SecurityWeb Application Security Scanners 8.8Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • OpenText Fortify DAST — where it wins

    • Scans authenticated applications, including MFA-enabled workflows
    • Supports REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI, and Postman APIs
    • Automates CI/CD testing with pipelines, CLI, containers, and REST APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contact with sales
    • Its broad feature set may exceed narrow scanning needs
    • Hybrid deployment can require more planning than a single SaaS tool

  • 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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