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# Bright Security vs StackHawk Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Bright Security** [

4.7/5(29)

](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews#reviews)

**StackHawk** [

4.6/5(68)

](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Bright Security**
No pricing available

**StackHawk**
Free Trial

**$39.00** 1 Code Contributor Per Month · Secure

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Bright Security**
1 monthFaster

Based on 6 responses

**StackHawk**
2 months

Based on 12 responses

Return on Investment

**Bright Security**
5 months3 months sooner

Based on 5 responses

**StackHawk**
8 months

Based on 10 responses

Perceived Cost

**Bright Security**
Not enough reviews yet

**StackHawk**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Bright Security**
Not enough reviews yet

**StackHawk**
10%

Pros & Cons

**Bright Security**
[
Accuracy of Results (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2426428&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Automated Scanning (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1932068&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2426445&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Setup (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1932277&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**StackHawk**
[
Easy Integrations (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1809484&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customer Support (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1809770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Setup (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1810393&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Learning Curve (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1809576&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Bright Security**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8ec3c17e3fb1df25b6a8bd7cc69cf2d1/github.png "Product Avatar Image")

GitHub

](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_816e7e27d5ac09363053c4ca43e63c5c/jenkins.png "Product Avatar Image")

Jenkins

](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_793034d14bb0f3fa12d97cf3cc0032c4/jira.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Jira

](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/integrations)

**StackHawk**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2ea5f7178028686921161d65d4be481a/bitbucket.png "Product Avatar Image")

Bitbucket

](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f12938338549ef6246b98aaa6418267e/circleci.png "Product Avatar Image")

CircleCI

](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_393746d0cdc8904473bde59b5858158e/datadog.png "Product Avatar Image")

Datadog

](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_1eff145289f3ee8649ba9d287a4fc68a/gitlab.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

GitLab

](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/integrations)

Screenshots

**Bright Security**
No screenshot available

**StackHawk**
 ![StackHawk screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/132434/finding-details-request-long.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Bright Security**

8.5

8.524

**StackHawk**

8.8

8.853

Ease of Use

**Bright Security**

8.5

8.524

**StackHawk**

9.0

9.053

Ease of Setup

**Bright Security**

8.4

8.421

**StackHawk**

8.4

8.433

Ease of Admin

**Bright Security**

9.1

9.113

**StackHawk**

8.8

8.828

Quality of Support

**Bright Security**

9.4

9.424

**StackHawk**

9.3

9.349

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Bright Security**

9.2

9.213

**StackHawk**

9.1

9.125

Product Direction (% positive)

**Bright Security**

9.5

9.524

**StackHawk**

9.4

9.442

Features

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.0

23

8.2

32

Administration

API / Integrations

8.3

21

8.8(won by 0.5)

29

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Extensibility

8.2

19

8.5(won by 0.3)

28

Analysis

Reporting and Analytics

8.4(won by 0.2)

20

8.2

32

Issue Tracking

8.3

17

8.4(won by 0.1)

28

Vulnerability Scan

9.0(tied score)

21

9.0(tied score)

31

Static Code Analysis

6.4(won by default)

14

Feature Not Available

Code Analysis

6.3(won by default)

13

Feature Not Available

Testing

Manual Testing

6.8

13

7.3(won by 0.5)

29

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Test Automation

8.9(won by 0.1)

17

8.8

31

Compliance Testing

8.9(won by 1.0)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.9

29

Black-Box Scanning

9.1(won by 0.8)

16

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

28

Detection Rate

8.2(won by 0.1)

14

8.1

31

False Positives

7.6(won by 0.3)

19

7.3

31

Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

5

8.3

26

Performance

Issue Tracking

8.3(tied score)

5

8.3(tied score)

22

Automated Scans

8.3

5

8.7(won by 0.4)

26

Detection Rate

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

23

False Positives

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

23

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

Feature Not Available

8.3(won by default)

20

Perimeter Scanning

Feature Not Available

Feature Not Available

Configuration Monitoring

Feature Not Available

Feature Not Available

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Manual Application Testing

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

22

Black Box Testing

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

19

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Crawling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Security[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

10

Not enough data

Administration

Content Delivery

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Dashboard & Reporting

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Alerting

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Vulnerability Assessment

8.9(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Blacklist and Whitelist

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Firewall

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Malware Removal

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Penetration Testing[Hide 39 FeaturesShow 39 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.2

12

Administration

API

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

12

Extensibility

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

10

Reporting and Analytics

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

12

Analysis

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Reconnaissance

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

10

Vulnerability Scan

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

10

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Scans

Not enough data

Not enough data

SPA Scans

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Command-Line Tools

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Manual Testing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

12

Test Automation

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

11

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Additional Functionality

Network Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assignment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-User Collaboration

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Cracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Simulated Threat Attacks

Not enough data

Not enough data

Certificates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-Site Scripting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Exploit Frameworks

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Security[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

13

API Management 

API Discovery

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

11

API Monitoring

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

11

Reporting

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

12

Change Management

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

10

Security Testing

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

10

API Verification

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

API Testing

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

12

Security Management

Security and Policy Enforcement

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

11

Anomoly Detection

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

10

Bot Detection

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

10

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Visibility

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Registry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity

SSO

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Bright Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/83e0ddd2e7fd4f1fae2adfcd88fe9f5f/bright-security.svg "Bright Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews)

Bright Security

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

17.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

48.3%

[![StackHawk](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_116082a4dad1a65b08b83555f78caddf/stackhawk.png "StackHawk")](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews)

StackHawk

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

45.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

18.2%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

17.2%

45.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

34.5%

36.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

48.3%

18.2%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Bright Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/83e0ddd2e7fd4f1fae2adfcd88fe9f5f/bright-security.svg "Bright Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-security/reviews)
Bright Security

Computer & Network Security

34.5%

Information Technology and Services

27.6%

Financial Services

6.9%

Banking

6.9%

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

3.4%

Other

20.7%

[![StackHawk](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_116082a4dad1a65b08b83555f78caddf/stackhawk.png "StackHawk")](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews)
StackHawk

Information Technology and Services

22.7%

Computer Software

18.2%

Computer & Network Security

9.1%

Banking

4.5%

Financial Services

4.5%

Other

40.9%

Alternatives

**Bright Security Alternatives**

 ![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")

[
GitLab
](/products/gitlab/reviews)

 ![Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_7b1e34d1cfcc265beee0d9b4290461fa/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform.jpg "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform")

[
Red Hat Ansible Automation...
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 ![Wiz](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/991dbad301661dc9e1b78a7e252252b4/wiz-wiz.svg "Wiz")

[
Wiz
](/products/wiz-wiz/reviews)

 ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b2231a414cb9f3f7c194f65af32b723e/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance.png "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance")

[
Cloudflare Application...
](/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews)

**StackHawk Alternatives**

 ![Intruder](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1539808658/intruder.svg "Intruder")

[
Intruder
](/products/intruder/reviews)

 ![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")

[
GitLab
](/products/gitlab/reviews)

 ![Tenable Nessus](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/127e03b7d601741c15306f07b0f8cf84/tenable-nessus.svg "Tenable Nessus")

[
Tenable Nessus
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 ![Wiz](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/991dbad301661dc9e1b78a7e252252b4/wiz-wiz.svg "Wiz")

[
Wiz
](/products/wiz-wiz/reviews)

## Bright Security vs StackHawk

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found StackHawk easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that Bright Security was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

- Reviewers felt that StackHawk meets the needs of their business better than Bright Security.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bright Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bright Security over StackHawk.