We performed a comparison between Fortify on Demand and Qualys Web Application Scanning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The SAST feature is the most valuable."
"Fortify on Demand's best feature is that there's no need to install and configure it locally since it's on the cloud."
"One of the top features is the source code review for vulnerabilities. When we look at source code, it's hard to see where areas may be weak in terms of security, and Fortify on Demand's source code review helps with that."
"The user interface is good."
"This product is top-notch solution and the technology is the best on the market."
"The solution is user-friendly. One feature I find very effective is the tool's automatic scanning capability. It scans replicas of the code developers write and automatically detects any vulnerabilities. The integration with CI/CD tools is also useful for plugins."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The features that I have found most valuable include its security scan, the vulnerability finds, and the web interface to search and review the issues."
"QualysGuard web-based scanner is very useful for performing external penetration and PCI scans from remote locations."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the progressive scan. It is good. It's done in 24 hours."
"It is a good product for website penetration testing to detect vulnerabilities."
"By using QualysGuard, we are able to finish external scans with assured results in half the time."
"Licensing is the most valuable. Qualys provides the best licensing for companies. It is the best product for the development purposes of web applications. The product has a lot of integrations."
"I have found the detection of vulnerabilities tool thorough with good results and the graphical display output to be wonderful and full of colors. It allows many types of outputs, such as bar and chart previews."
"We have experienced quick customer support. They have a complete list of our previous issues along with our history, which makes it faster for them to solve issues."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Web Application Scanning is the effective scanning that can be done."
"There is room for improvement in the integration process."
"Micro Focus Fortify on Demand can improve by having more graphs. For example, to show the improvement of the level of security."
"They have very good support, but there is always room for improvement."
"Takes up a lot of resources which can slow things down."
"The technical support is actually a problem that needs to be addressed. Since the acquisition and merger with Hewlett Packard, it has been really hard to know who the technical or salesperson to talk to."
"Not fully integrated with CIT processes."
"Micro Focus Fortify on Demand could improve the user interface by making it more user-friendly."
"With Rapid7 I utilized its reporting capabilities to deliver Client Reports within just a few minutes of checking the data. I believe that HP’s FoD Clients could sell more services to clients if HP put more effort into delivering visually pleasing reporting capabilities."
"Sometimes the response time is low because the handshake fails, and then you have to re-login and start again."
"The scanner reports a lot of false positives, which is something that needs to be improved."
"Qualys Web Application Scanning is very complex to use, and its graphical interface is not very user-friendly."
"The product should allow users to upload their payloads."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"The solution needs to adjust its pricing. They should make it more affordable."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"The reporting contains too many false positives."
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Fortify on Demand is ranked 8th in Application Security Tools with 57 reviews while Qualys Web Application Scanning is ranked 19th in Application Security Tools with 31 reviews. Fortify on Demand is rated 8.0, while Qualys Web Application Scanning is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortify on Demand writes "Provides good depth of scanning but is unfortunately not fully integrated with CIT processes ". 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". Fortify on Demand is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Checkmarx One, Coverity and Fortify WebInspect, whereas Qualys Web Application Scanning is most compared with OWASP Zap, Veracode, SonarQube, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and Fortify WebInspect. See our Fortify on Demand vs. Qualys Web Application Scanning report.
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