We performed a comparison between Qualys Web Application Scanning and Rapid7 AppSpider 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."The simplicity of exporting reports and the simplicity and clarity of the reports included with the product are good."
"It works with many different products."
"QualysGuard web-based scanner is very useful for performing external penetration and PCI scans from remote locations."
"It is a cloud-based solution, so it is easy to scale."
"Qualys WAS' most valuable features are the navigation flow of the UI and the option for a different layer of security (identification and operation through email and mobile)."
"The Qualys Web Application Scanning solution offers a single comprehensive console and consolidated reporting, covering all aspects from on-prem to cloud and compliance, etcetera."
"It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Web Application Scanning is the effective scanning that can be done."
"I like the ability the product has to detect vulnerabilities quickly, when it has been released in our environment, then displaying them to us."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which is compliant with international standards."
"Rapid7 AppSpider is good at managing different applications. It uses applets and generates reports to cover the PCA/GDPR compliance requirements."
"I would say that it is stable, as I am not aware of any major issues."
"It is really accurate and the rate of false positives is very low."
"The entire solution is interactive and has a point-and-click user experience, which makes it easy to find items or drill down on information. You don't need specialized skills to use the product."
"AppSpider's most valuable feature is reporting - everything is stored in the local database so it can be sent to other machines."
"The initial deployment is very straightforward and simple. The product is stable if configured properly."
"The UI is not user-friendly and you don't have a yearly reporting facility where you can slice and dice in different jobs."
"It should have better automatic reporting."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"In terms of the Policy Compliance model which they currently have, not all the platforms are being covered. If they could improve on the Policy Compliance model, since there are policies which are benchmarked against it, this will be helpful for us."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"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."
"The software’s pricing could be improved."
"The solution is too slow. It could take a full day to scan. Competitors are much faster."
"There are some glitches with stability, and it is an area for improvement."
"Implementing Rapid7 AppSpider requires scanning and self-identification mechanisms. You can add different types of authentication to each scan."
"AppSpider could improve in the area of integration. They need to add more integration opportunities."
"The performance of the solution could improve. When I compare the speed it is slower than others on the market. There are some tricks we use to help speed up the solution."
"The dashboard and interface are crucial and they need some improvement."
"The enterprise interface is too simple. It should be more customizable."
"The product needs to be able to scale for large companies, like ours. We have millions of IP addresses that need to be scanned, and the scalability is not great."
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Qualys Web Application Scanning is ranked 14th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 31 reviews while Rapid7 AppSpider is ranked 26th in Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with 13 reviews. Qualys Web Application Scanning is rated 7.8, while Rapid7 AppSpider is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Qualys Web Application Scanning writes "A stable solution that can be used for infrastructure vulnerability scanning and web application scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 AppSpider writes "Useful vulnerability reporting data, flexible, and simple implementation". Qualys Web Application Scanning is most compared with OWASP Zap, Veracode, SonarQube and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, whereas Rapid7 AppSpider is most compared with Rapid7 InsightAppSec, OWASP Zap, Acunetix, Invicti and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning. See our Qualys Web Application Scanning vs. Rapid7 AppSpider report.
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