Pricing alternative to OWASP ZAP
What middleBrick covers
- Black-box API scanning with no agents or code access
- Risk score A–F with prioritized findings
- Under-one-minute scan time per API
- Supports OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0
- LLM security probes across Quick, Standard, and Deep tiers
- Continuous monitoring and diff detection in Pro tier
Pricing model and included capabilities
Compare sticker prices and total-cost factors when evaluating alternatives to OWASP ZAP. The Free tier costs 0 USD per month and supports CLI scanning with a limit of 3 scans per month. The Starter tier is 99 USD per month for up to 15 APIs, including dashboard, monthly scans, email alerts, and MCP Server. The Pro tier is 499 USD per month for up to 100 APIs, adding continuous monitoring, GitHub Action gates, and compliance reports. Each paid tier adds specific feature sets without requiring separate infrastructure licenses.
Operational costs and deployment considerations
Total cost extends beyond subscription fees to include operational overhead. Because the scanner is black-box, no agents, SDKs, or code access are required, which reduces integration effort. Scan time stays under one minute, and read-only methods limit impact on production environments. For authenticated scans, domain verification requires DNS TXT records or an HTTP well-known file, and only specific headers are forwarded, which reduces configuration complexity compared to tools that require runtime instrumentation.
Feature coverage aligned to standards
Findings map to OWASP API Top 10 (2023), PCI-DSS 4.0, and SOC 2 Type II, covering common security expectations without claiming certification. Detection includes authentication bypasses, JWT misconfigurations, IDOR, privilege escalation, input validation issues, rate limiting, data exposure patterns, encryption checks, SSRF indicators, inventory problems, unsafe consumption surfaces, and LLM-specific adversarial probes. OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0 parsing supports recursive $ref resolution and cross-references spec definitions against runtime behavior.
Limitations and responsible usage
The scanner does not perform active SQL injection or command injection testing, does not fix or remediate findings, and does not detect business logic vulnerabilities that require domain context. Blind SSRF and advanced exploit paths are out of scope, and the tool does not replace a human pentester for high-stakes audits. These limitations clarify where supplemental testing or consulting is necessary.
Data handling and compliance posture
Customer scan data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. Scan data is never sold and is not used for model training. The product helps you prepare for security reviews aligned with PCI-DSS 4.0 and SOC 2 Type II, and surfaces findings relevant to controls described in OWASP API Top 10 (2023). It does not ensure or certify compliance with any regulation.