# Burp Suite

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Burp Suite and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Widely used web security testing proxy; people value its familiar workflows, strong interception, and a Community Edition that works well. Critics note the setup is heavy and the UI opinionated.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely used, familiar workflows (2 comments): "I mostly stick with Burp because I'm very familiar with its workflows and tooling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46336537)) "makes the most widely used pentesting suite in the world" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49927265))

## What people warn about

- More setup and opinionated UI (1 comments): "That power comes with more setup and a more opinionated UI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46334485))
- Weak automation features and UX (1 comments): "All are great, but I've never been completely satisfied with the UX/features for building automations." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796161))
- Gemini CLI fails due to HTTP2 (1 comments): "the Gemini chat responses fail in the CLI, which I understand is due to how Burp handles HTTP2" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46802191))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Strix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/strix.md): 9 recommend
- [Deadend CLI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deadend-cli.md): 6 recommend
- [SmokedMeat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/smokedmeat.md): 6 recommend
- [ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zap.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://portswigger.net/burp)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Burp Suite", https://hackerapproved.com/p/burp-suite/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).