We performed a comparison between OWASP Zap and Qualys Web Application Scanning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can run it against multiple targets."
"The API is exceptional."
"It's great that we can use it with Portswigger Burp."
"The solution is good at reporting the vulnerabilities of the application."
"The solution has tightened our security."
"It updates repositories and libraries quickly."
"It scans while you navigate, then you can save the requests performed and work with them later."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Web Application Scanning is the effective scanning that can be done."
"With our vulnerabilities under control, it's putting our services in compliance and minimizing our risk for exposure."
"By using QualysGuard, we are able to finish external scans with assured results in half the time."
"The product prevents possible vulnerabilities in our network."
"Qualys' process of updating signatures is something we really appreciate, and it's way ahead of its industry peers."
"The vulnerability management feature is a strong one. And also the patch management feature."
"Its most valuable features are patch management, vulnerability management, and PCI compliance."
"The simplicity of exporting reports and the simplicity and clarity of the reports included with the product are good."
"It needs more robust reporting tools."
"The forced browse has been incorporated into the program and it is resource-intensive."
"As security evolves, we would like DevOps built into it. As of now, Zap does not provide this."
"It doesn't run on absolutely every operating system."
"Deployment is somewhat complicated."
"Online documentation can be improved to utilize all features of ZAP and API methods to make use in automation."
"The ability to search the internet for other use cases and to use the solution to make applications more secure should be addressed."
"OWASP Zap needs to extend to mobile application testing."
"The product should allow users to upload their payloads."
"We procured around 110 licenses for Web Application Scanning, but we have issues running concurrent scans. I don't currently have the option to trigger scans for all 100-plus websites. The default limit is around 10 conference scans. It's not very scalable, to be honest, because of the limitation that they put on concurrent scans."
"The scanner reports a lot of false positives, which is something that needs to be improved."
"When comparing this solution to Veracode, Veracode has good interactive features and gives a clear understanding of what the vulnerabilities are, which error line of the vulnerability is on and what can be done. It gives interactive features, whereas this solution does not give a clear understanding of where or how to fix the problem."
"It should have better automatic reporting."
"We receive false positives sometimes when using a solution that could be improved. However, the technical team provides us with the exact explanation why it was giving us that kind of error."
"The area of false positives could be improved. There are quite a number of false positives as compared to other solutions. They could probably fine tune the algorithm to be able to reduce the number of false positives being detected."
"There's a distinction between internal and external scanning processes that could be streamlined. Currently, for internal scanning, specific configurations and scanner appliances need to be deployed within the network, which differs from the simpler setup for external scans. This dual process complicates the setup for comprehensive scanning coverage."
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OWASP Zap is ranked 7th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 37 reviews while Qualys Web Application Scanning is ranked 14th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 31 reviews. OWASP Zap is rated 7.6, while Qualys Web Application Scanning is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of OWASP Zap writes "Great for automating and testing and has tightened our security ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys Web Application Scanning writes "A stable solution that can be used for infrastructure vulnerability scanning and web application scanning". OWASP Zap is most compared with SonarQube, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, Veracode and Checkmarx One, whereas Qualys Web Application Scanning is most compared with Veracode, SonarQube, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, Fortify WebInspect and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning. See our OWASP Zap vs. Qualys Web Application Scanning report.
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