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We performed a comparison between Contrast Security Protect and Tenable.io 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Contrast Security Protect vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning Report (Updated: May 2024).
770,292 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.""Protect provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks.""The solution has excellent real-time capabilities."

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"Our customers adopt this solution because of the replication testing and the vulnerability assessment it can do. It is a multi-faceted product.""The solution's instant reports feature is the most effective for detecting threats.""All the features are valuable to us as they offer cutting-edge scanning methods and address the latest issues with a contemporary approach. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is highly stable. I rate it a nine out ten. Since the solution works on the Cloud, it's highly scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. The setup of the solution is straightforward. The Return on Investment is substantial. I recommend the solution to all.""It is fully automated.""The initial setup is straightforward.""The most valuable feature is the reporting, which provides a good level of detail with respect to vulnerabilities.""Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is very easy to use.""The most valuable features of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning are the integration into specific use cases and scanning. All of the features of the solution are useful."

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Cons
"Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.""Protect's reporting GUI is very basic. To get all statuses from the APIs, we needed to write our own KPI dashboard to provide reports.""There's room for improvement in the initial setup."

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"The report customization needs to be better.""It would be great if there were a dashboard that is more user-friendly.""Tenable.io Web Application Scanning conducts a general scan, which wastes time. The scan needs to be specific.""It isn't easy to manage vulnerabilities in Tenable.""The reporting has a very limited customization capability.""They have a general dashboard for web application scanning, but the dashboards and reporting can be improved. They probably have some features in their roadmap.""Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is not very user-friendly and you need a lot of information to get proper reports. The tool's support is not very responsive.""Tenable.io Web Application Scanning could improve by offering faster fuzzing."

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  • "The pricing is okay."
  • "It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."
  • "Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."
  • "The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."
  • "I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.
    Top Answer:Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.
    Top Answer:The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment.
    Top Answer:The platform's technical support services could be better.
    Top Answer:Implementing Tenable.io Web Application Scanning has been beneficial in identifying numerous vulnerabilities within application code. I rate its scanning capabilities in terms of user-friendliness an… more »
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    Contrast Protect
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    Overview

    Contrast Security is the world’s leading provider of security technology that enables software applications to protect themselves against cyberattacks, heralding the new era of self-protecting software. Contrast's patented deep security instrumentation is the breakthrough technology that enables highly accurate assessment and always-on protection of an entire application portfolio, without disruptive scanning or expensive security experts. Only Contrast has sensors that work actively inside applications to uncover vulnerabilities, prevent data breaches, and secure the entire enterprise from development, to operations, to production.

    Tenable.io Web Application Scanning safely, accurately and automatically scans your web applications, providing deep visibility into vulnerabilities and valuable context to prioritize remediation.

    Sample Customers
    Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Security Firm17%
    Educational Organization17%
    University8%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Contrast Security Protect vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Contrast Security Protect vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    770,292 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Contrast Security Protect is ranked 32nd in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is ranked 24th in Application Security Tools with 14 reviews. Contrast Security Protect is rated 8.4, while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Contrast Security Protect writes "It provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning writes "Highly Recommended Solution with Latest Scanning Methods". Contrast Security Protect is most compared with SonarQube, Fortify on Demand, Snyk, Sonatype Lifecycle and HCL AppScan, whereas Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is most compared with Acunetix, Qualys Web Application Scanning, Fortify on Demand, SonarQube and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional. See our Contrast Security Protect vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning report.

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