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Security Validation and Red Teaming Platforms in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 177 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) and 42Crunch share the lead in recommendations, with ZAP cited for open-source pipeline scanning and 42Crunch for API contract security. For aggregating penetration test reports alongside vulnerability scan data, PlexTrac is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)29% open-source dynamic scanning of API endpoints in CI pipelines	open-source dynamic scanning of API endpoints in CI pipelines	29%
2	42Crunch 27% contract security and OpenAPI specification auditing in CI/CD pipelines	contract security and OpenAPI specification auditing in CI/CD pipelines	27%
3	StackHawk 27% developer-focused dynamic application security testing for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC	developer-focused dynamic application security testing for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC	27%
4	Tenable NessusTenable product line 26% accurate network and application vulnerability scanning with minimal false positives	accurate network and application vulnerability scanning with minimal false positives	26%
5	PlexTrac 24% consolidating penetration test findings and vulnerability scanner data into reporting dashboards	consolidating penetration test findings and vulnerability scanner data into reporting dashboards	24%
6	Qualys VMDRQualys product line 23% cloud-based asset discovery, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and patch prioritization	cloud-based asset discovery, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and patch prioritization	23%
7	Rapid7 InsightVMRapid7 product line 21% real-time risk scoring and prioritizing remediation across scan findings	real-time risk scoring and prioritizing remediation across scan findings	21%
8	Tenable 19% comprehensive vulnerability coverage using extensive plugin libraries and targeted templates	comprehensive vulnerability coverage using extensive plugin libraries and targeted templates	19%
9	Intruder 18% balanced vulnerability scanning with false-positive reduction for smaller teams	balanced vulnerability scanning with false-positive reduction for smaller teams	18%
10	Nucleus Security 12% ingesting scanner outputs and penetration test reports for risk-based management	ingesting scanner outputs and penetration test reports for risk-based management	12%
11	Tenable Vulnerability ManagementTenable product line 11%		11%
12	Qualys 11%		11%
13	Burp SuitePortswigger product line 11%		11%
14	Postman 11%		11%
15	DefectDojo 10%		10%
16	Invicti 10%		10%
17	Semgrep 10%		10%
18	Discloze 9%		9%
19	Schemathesis 8%		8%
20	OpenVAS 8%		8%
21	Rapid7 8%		8%
22	Microsoft 7%		7%
23	Burp AIPortswigger product line 6%		6%
24	Aikido 6%		6%
25	Wiz 6%		6%
26	Tenable OneTenable product line 6%		6%
27	Brinqa 6%		6%
28	Newman 6%		6%
29	Snyk 6%		6%
30	CodeQLGitHub product line 5%		5%
31	Greenbone 5%		5%
32	Trivy 5%		5%
33	PMAP 5%		5%
34	Portswigger 5%		5%
35	Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementMicrosoft product line 4%		4%
36	Dradis 4%		4%
37	ArmorCode 3%		3%
38	Wallarm 3%		3%
39	Kenna SecurityCisco product line 3%		3%
40	Rootshell Security 3%		3%
41	Checkmarx OneCheckmarx product line 3%		3%
42	GitLab · gitlab.com 3%		3%
43	Gitlab · gitlab.io 3%		3%
44	Akto 3%		3%
45	APIsec 3%		3%
46	Tenable Exposure ManagementTenable product line 3%		3%
47	Orca Security 3%		3%
48	GitGuardian 3%		3%
49	DependabotGitHub product line 3%		3%
50	Faraday 3%		3%
51	Strobes 2%		2%
52	HackerOne 2%		2%
53	Pentest-Tools 2%		2%
54	Picus Security 2%		2%
55	Nessus Expert 2%		2%
56	NopSec 2%		2%
57	DeepTraq 2%		2%
58	CrowdStrike 2%		2%
59	Cisco Vulnerability ManagementCisco product line 2%		2%
60	Escape 2%		2%
61	SonarQubeSonarsource product line 2%		2%
62	TruffleHogTruffle Security product line 2%		2%
63	Cisco 2%		2%
64	Pentera Core 2%		2%
65	Edgescan 2%		2%
66	SafeBreach 2%		2%
67	Cymulate 2%		2%
68	ThreatsView 2%		2%
69	Escape Technologies 2%		2%
70	PDQ 2%		2%
71	SecPortal 2%		2%
72	Appknox 2%		2%
73	Gitleaks 2%		2%
74	OSV Scanner 2%		2%
75	Open Policy Agent 2%		2%
76	AppCheck 2%		2%
77	GitHub Advanced SecurityGitHub product line 2%		2%
78	Acunetix 1%		1%
79	SpectralOps 1%		1%
80	Bugcrowd 1%		1%
81	BreachLock 1%		1%
82	OWASP 1%		1%
83	OWASP API Security Testing FrameworkOWASP product line 1%		1%
84	Levo AI 1%		1%
85	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusManageengine product line 1%		1%
86	Burp DASTPortswigger product line 1%		1%
87	Caido 1%		1%
88	HCL AppScanHCL Software product line 1%		1%
89	SecPod 1%		1%
90	Salt Security 1%		1%
91	Synack 1%		1%
92	Code DxSynopsys product line 1%		1%
93	GitHub ActionsGitHub product line 1%		1%
94	RESTler 1%		1%
95	Inspectiv 1%		1%
96	ServiceNow 1%		1%
97	SplunkOwned by Cisco 1%		1%
98	HostedScan 1%		1%
99	CrowdStrike Falcon SpotlightCrowdStrike product line 1%		1%
100	JupiterOne 1%		1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: Rapid7 InsightVM, 30% on ChatGPT Search and 13% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)	33%	24%
42Crunch	28%	26%
StackHawk	31%	22%
Tenable Nessus	24%	28%
PlexTrac	24%	24%
Qualys VMDR	29%	17%
Rapid7 InsightVM	30%	13%
Tenable	24%	13%
Intruder	13%	23%
Nucleus Security	10%	15%

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