# Escape alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Escape holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/escape/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- OWASP ZAP: 62
- Invicti: 58
- Acunetix: 13
- StackHawk: 13
- Intruder: 12
- Burp Suite DAST: 6

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Escape.

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 46 of those 78
- Intruder: first choice in 11 of those 78
- StackHawk: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Acunetix: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Nuclei: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Probely: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Blacksight: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Detectify: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Escape (Escape is #6 of 13 at 2%).

- Invicti: first choice in 20 of those 78
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Acunetix: first choice in 10 of those 78
- StackHawk: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Bright Security: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Burp Suite: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Intruder: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Escape (Escape is #11 of 14 at 2%).

- Invicti: first choice in 38 of those 78
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Burp Suite: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Checkmarx DAST: first choice in 2 of those 78
- HCL AppScan: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ImmuniWeb Neuron: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 78

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