We performed a comparison between Checkmarx One and HCL AppScan 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 most valuable features of Checkmarx are the SCA module and the code-checking module. Additionally, the solutions are explanatory and helpful."
"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are difficult to pinpoint because of the way the functionalities and the features are intertwined, it's difficult to say which part of them I prefer most. You initiate the scan, you have a scan, you have the review set, and reporting, they all work together as one whole process. It's not like accounting software, where you have the different features, et cetera."
"The product's most valuable feature is static code and supply chain effect analysis. It provides a lot of visibility."
"The most valuable feature is that it actually identifies the different criteria you can set to meet whatever standards you're trying to get your system accredited for."
"The UI is user-friendly."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is that its number of false positives is less than the other security application platforms. Its ease of use is another good feature. It also supports most of the languages."
"The reports are very good because they include details on the code level, and make suggestions about how to fix the problems."
"The main advantage of this solution is its centralized reporting functionality, which lets us track issues, then see and report on the priorities via a web portal."
"The reporting part is the most valuable feature."
"For me, as a manager, it was the ease of use. Inserting security into the development process is not normally an easy project to do. The ability for the developer to actually use it and get results and focuses, that's what counted."
"Technical support is helpful."
"I like the recording feature."
"The static scans are good, and the SaaS as well."
"It highlights, with several grades of severity, the types of vulnerabilities, so we can focus on the most severe security vulnerabilities in the code."
"AppScan is stable."
"IBM AppScan has made our work easy, as we can do four to five scans of websites at a time, which saves time when it comes to vulnerability."
"One area for improvement in Checkmarx is pricing, as it's more expensive than other products."
"The integration could improve by including, for example, DevSecOps."
"There is nothing particular that I don't like in this solution. It can have more integrations, but the integrations that we would like are in the roadmap anyway, and they just need to deliver the roadmap. What I like about the roadmap is that it is going where it needs to go. If I were to look at the roadmap, there is nothing that is jumping out there that says to me, "Yeah. I'd like something else on the roadmap." What they're looking to deliver is what I would expect and forecast them to deliver."
"Its user interface could be improved and made more friendly."
"The lack of ability to review compiled source code. It would then be able to compete with other scanning tools, such as Veracode."
"In terms of dashboarding, the solution could provide a little more flexibility in terms of creating more dashboards. It has some of its own dashboards that come out of the box. However, if I have to implement my own dashboards that are aligned to my organization's requirements, that dashboarding feature has limited capability right now."
"It is an expensive solution."
"We want to have a holistic view of the portfolio-level dashboard and not just an individual technical project level."
"Scans become slow on large websites."
"The pricing has room for improvement."
"I would love to see more containers. Many of the tools are great, they require an amount of configuration, setup and infrastructure. If most the applications were in a container, I think everything would be a little bit faster, because all our clients are now using containers."
"The dashboard, for AppScan or the Fortified fast tool, which we use needs to be improved."
"There are so many lines of code with so many different categories that I am likely to get lost. "
"They could add a software component analysis tool."
"They have to improve support."
"The solution could improve by having a mobile version."
Checkmarx One is ranked 3rd in Application Security Tools with 67 reviews while HCL AppScan is ranked 15th in Application Security Tools with 40 reviews. Checkmarx One is rated 7.6, while HCL AppScan is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Checkmarx One writes "The report function is a great, configurable asset but sometimes yields false positives". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". Checkmarx One is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Fortify on Demand, Snyk and Acunetix, whereas HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and OWASP Zap. See our Checkmarx One vs. HCL AppScan report.
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