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Top 10 DAST Tools for DevSecOps (2025)

Discover the top 10 DAST tools for 2025, built for SPAs, APIs (REST, GraphQL...), business logic vulnerabilities, and CI/CD pipelines. Compare strengths, weaknesses, and key features that matter to AppSec and DevSecOps teams.

Case Study

How DoubleVerify Achieved Full API Visibility and Security with Wiz and Escape

Discover how implementing Escape x Wiz integration helped the DoubleVerify AppSec team achieve full API visibility and accelerate targeted remediation.

Product updates

Our Latest Product Updates: API Lifecycle Graph and Others

In addition to our bi-directional Integration with Wiz, we have more product updates for you this month!

Application Security

Qualys DAST: Key Features and Top Alternatives

Looking to learn more about Qualys DAST? Discover its key features and alternatives.

Application Security

Fortune 1000 at risk: How we discovered 30k exposed APIs & 100k API vulnerabilities in the world’s largest organizations

Hey there! Next week, social media will be flooded with Thanksgiving feasts (and Black Friday deals). But before you dive into the holiday shopping madness, the Escape team has prepared a special treat for you—not a Black Friday deal on Escape, of course, but rather some impressive findings on

API Security

The Elephant in AppSec Talks Highlight: Reinventing API Security

Highlights from Escape's talks at The Elephant in AppSec Conference on the challenges of API security and how Escape is overcoming these

API Security

API Security Day - powered by APIDays & Escape

Are you ready to dive deep into API security? Join Escape's team for a focused, one-day event at the APIDays Paris. Learn from industry leaders and discover the latest strategies and technologies to protect your APIs. Whether you're a cybersecurity professional, API developer, or API architect,

Competitor Comparison

Top Traceable Alternative: Escape vs Traceable API Security (2025)

Learn why Escape’s agentless discovery and developer-friendly testing make it a top Traceable alternative.

Competitor Comparison

Top Qualys DAST Alternative: Escape vs Qualys (2025 Comparison)

Looking for a Qualys alternative? In this article, we compare Escape with Qualys to help you choose the right security testing solution

API Security

Invicti DAST (formerly Netsparker) vs Escape DAST: 2025 Comparison

Discover why Escape is a better API security solution.

API Security

Forrester's CISO Budget Planning Guide for 2025: Prioritize API Security

As we head into 2025, planning a robust security budget is more critical than ever. According to Forrester's latest Budget Planning Guide for Security and Risk Leaders, one element stands out as indispensable: API security. APIs form the backbone of modern digital interactions, connecting services, platforms, and users.

Competitor Comparison

Escape vs Salt Security: In-Depth 2025 Comparison

Discover the differences between Salt Security and Escape.

Compliance

How API Security Fits into DORA Compliance: Everything You Need to Know

With over 22,000 financial institutions and IT service providers now affected, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents an important shift in cybersecurity for the EU’s financial sector. DORA forces tighter collaboration between regulators, financial institutions, and third-party vendors. It’s not just about protecting internal systems anymore

API Security

Escape vs Cequence Security: Full 2025 Comparison

Discover why Escape is a better API security solution.

API Security

Escape vs Rapid7 InsightAppSec: A 2025 DAST Comparison

Discover why Escape is a better API security solution.

API Security

Escape vs Noname Security (Akamai): Complete 2025 Comparison

Discover how Escape helps implementing API Security faster and with lower overhead than traffic-based solutions like Noname Security.

API Discovery

How Escape’s agentless API discovery technology works

Discover what makes Escape's agentless API discovery technology truly innovative.

API Security

Reinventing API security: Why Escape is better than traditional DAST tools

We have been doing API Security wrong. Discover how the limitations of DAST API security tools might impact your security and why Escape's technology is the best way to protect your APIs.

API Security

Reinventing API security: Why Escape is better than traditional traffic-based tools

We have been doing API Security wrong. Discover how the limitations of traffic-based API security tools might impact your security and why Escape's agentless technology is the best way to protect your APIs.

API Security

The State of GraphQL Security 2024

Insights from 13,000 GraphQL API issues: Read our deep dive into the current state of GraphQL security.

API Security

Introducing the API Threat Landscape, a new resource for API security researchers

Since 2022, Escape's security research team has been tracking API-related data breaches. We’ve decided to make our database public, providing detailed insights into primary attack vectors, threat actors, tools, and techniques. The database is updated every two weeks.

API Security

Limitations of current automatic specification generation tools

Have you ever wondered how automatic specification generation can streamline API security scanning? By significantly reducing the manual effort involved in creating and maintaining API specifications, automated tools offer clear benefits in terms of scan accuracy and setup time. Yet, many existing tools on the market have notable limitations. Understanding

Product updates

Vulnerabilities prioritization funnel: Focus on what matters

We are excited to announce updates to our vulnerability prioritization funnel, which will help you focus on vulnerabilities that pose a real danger to your business.

DAST

We benchmarked DAST products, and this is what we learned

When we started, we wanted to understand how to validate the quality of Escape's scanner findings and be able to benchmark them. Dynamic application scanning solutions are notorious for not being able to scan complex vulnerabilities, specifically the business logic vulnerabilities, and other deficiencies, and even though we

GraphQL Security

How to secure GraphQL APIs: challenges and best practices

GraphQL APIs, while offering robust features and flexibility, present unique security challenges compared to traditional REST APIs. This article delves into the complexities of securing GraphQL APIs, highlighting common vulnerabilities and providing a comprehensive guide to best practices for building secure GraphQL apps. A visual learner? Check out our latest