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MyPentest vs ZAP: an honest comparison.
ZAP is free, open source and runs anywhere you can run Docker. MyPentest is hosted and does the configuring for you. Here's what you trade either way.
Facts about ZAP checked on 24 September 2026 against their own pages.
At a glance
Two different tools for two different jobs.
MyPentest · by BugSnaps
A hosted automated penetration test for web apps and their APIs: discovery, 56 passive and safe-active checks, signed-in access-control testing, and a report with evidence, CVSS and fixes.
Best for: Teams who want results without configuring contexts, authentication scripts and scan policies.
ZAP · ZAP by Checkmarx (open source)
The widely used free, open-source (Apache-2.0) web app scanner and proxy, now stewarded by Checkmarx.
Best for: Teams with security know-how who want a free scanner in their pipeline and are willing to tune it.
Feature by feature
What MyPentest and ZAP each do.
Including where MyPentest says no. Where ZAP's site doesn't say, we don't guess.
| Feature | MyPentest | ZAP |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | ||
| Hosted - nothing to install | YesRuns in the browser at bugsnaps.in | NoYou run it yourself |
| Free way to start | YesFree plan with the whole engine, no card | YesFree forever |
| No AI/LLM API key of your own needed | YesNothing to configure | Yes |
| Prices published on the website | YesIn rupees; a single paid scan or monthly plans | YesFree |
| Testing | ||
| Automated testing of a live web app | YesCrawl, then 56 passive and safe-active checks | Yes |
| Signed-in (authenticated) testing | YesSigns in as your test accounts and checks one user can't read another's data | YesConfigured by you (authentication guides in the docs) |
| REST / GraphQL API testing | YesDiscovered REST, GraphQL and OpenAPI endpoints | Yes |
| Exploitation / working proof-of-concept | NoBy design: harmless probes only, nothing is changed | PartlyProxy and manual request tools for a human tester |
| Coverage beyond the web app | ||
| Network & infrastructure scanning | NoWeb apps and their APIs only | No |
| Cloud configuration scanning | No | No |
| Source-code analysis (SAST) | No | No |
| Workflow | ||
| Pentest service from the same company | YesExpert-led BugSnaps engagements | No |
| CI/CD or ticketing integrations | PartlySARIF and Markdown exports; no native pipeline integration yet | YesDocker images and an automation framework |
| Compliance reports or certifications | NoCVSS 3.1, CWE and CISA KEV on findings; no compliance report packs | Not stated on their site |
| Open source / self-hostable | No | YesApache-2.0 |
- Yes
- Partly
- No
- Not stated on their site
Pros and cons
Strengths and trade-offs - ours too.
Every tool gives something up. Here's what each one does well, and what you accept by choosing it.
MyPentest
Strengths
- Hosted and configured for you: discovery, sign-in and checks in one run
- Differential validation and a confidence level on every finding to cut triage
- Cross-user access-control testing with two test accounts
- Reports with CVSS 3.1, CISA KEV status and a remediation plan
Trade-offs
- Not free beyond the free plan's limits; ZAP is free without limits
- Not open source, can't run inside your network or CI yet
- Fewer knobs - you can't write your own scan rules
ZAP
Strengths
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
- Runs anywhere - desktop, Docker, CI - under your control
- Large add-on marketplace and community
- Doubles as an intercepting proxy for manual testing
Trade-offs
- You host, configure and tune it - authentication in particular takes work
- Output needs triage; it's up to you to judge what's real
- No vendor support by default
Pricing
What each one costs.
MyPentest
- FreeFree - 1 scan a month
- Strike₹399 once - one full scan, to use within 30 days
- Hunter₹999 per month - 5 scans a month
- Operator₹1,999 per month - 15 scans a month
Paid through Razorpay, in rupees. Nothing renews automatically.
Full pricingZAP
- Free and open source.
As listed on their site on 24 September 2026. Check theirs for current prices.
ZAP's siteThe verdict
Which one should you choose?
Choose MyPentest if…
You'd rather have a hosted assessment that's configured for you, with validated findings and fixes ranked.
Run MyPentest freeChoose ZAP if…
You have the know-how and time to run and tune a scanner yourself, and want it free and inside your own pipeline.
Need more than any automated tool gives you? A BugSnaps manual pentest covers business logic and chained attacks, with retesting of fixes.
FAQ
MyPentest vs ZAP: common questions.
Is MyPentest built on ZAP?
No. The MyPentest engine is BugSnaps' own, with its own crawler, checks and validation.
Sources
Checked on 24 September 2026. Products change - if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it. ZAP is a trademark of its owner; BugSnaps is not affiliated with ZAP by Checkmarx (open source).
Try MyPentest before you decide.
Sign in, prove you own the domain, and MyPentest maps and tests it. No credit card.