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We performed a comparison between CodeSonar and Contrast Security Protect 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 CodeSonar vs. Contrast Security Protect Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The tool is very good for detecting memory leaks.""The most valuable features of CodeSonar were all the categorized classes provided, and reports of future bugs which might occur in the production code. Additionally, I found the buffer overflow and underflow useful.""It has been able to scale.""CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats.""The most valuable feature of CodeSonar is the catching of dead code. It is helpful.""What I like best about CodeSonar is that it has fantastic speed, analysis and configuration times. Its detection of all runtime errors is also very good, though there were times it missed a few. The configuration of logs by CodeSonar is also very fantastic which I've not seen anywhere else. I also like the GUI interface of CodeSonar because it's very user friendly and the tool also shows very precise logs and results.""There is nice functionality for code surfing and browsing."

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"The solution has excellent real-time capabilities.""The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.""Protect provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks."

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Cons
"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security.""In terms of areas for improvement, the use case for CodeSonar was good, but compared to other tools, it seems CodeSonar isn't a sound static analysis tool, and this is a major con I've seen from it. Right now, in the market, people prefer sound static analysis tools, so I would have preferred if CodeSonar was developed into a sound static analysis tool formally, in terms of its algorithms, so then you can see it extensively used in the market because at the moment, here in India, only fifty to sixty customers use CodeSonar. If the product is developed into a sound static analysis tool, it could compete with Polyspace, and from its current fifty customers, that number could go up to a hundred.""In a future release, the solution should upgrade itself to the current trends and differentiate between the languages. If there are any classifications that can be set for these programming languages that would be helpful rather than having everything in the generic category.""There could be a shared licensing model for the users.""It was expensive.""The scanning tool for core architecture could be improved.""CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

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"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.""Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.""There's room for improvement in the initial setup."

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  • "Pricing is a bit costly."
  • "The solution's price depends on the number of licenses needed and the source code for the project."
  • "Our organization purchased a license to use the solution."
  • "The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats.
    Top Answer:The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
    Top Answer:Our license model allows one user per license. Currently, we have limitations for VPN profiles. We can’t share the key with other users. There could be a shared licensing model for the users. It will… more »
    Top Answer:The product gives a few false positives. We get 99 percent true positives.
    Top Answer:Contrast Security Protect needs to improve integration.
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    Overview

    GrammaTech enables organizations to develop software applications more efficiently, on-budget, and on-schedule by helping to eliminate harmful defects that can cause system failures, enable data breaches, and ultimately increase corporate liabilities in today’s connected world. GrammaTech is the developer of CodeSonar, the most powerful source and binary code analysis solution available today. Extraordinarily precise, CodeSonar finds, on average, 2 times more serious defects in software than other static analysis solutions. Designed for organizations with zero tolerance for defects and vulnerabilities in their applications, CodeSonar provides static analysis for applications where reliability and security are paramount - widely used by software developers in avionics, medical, automotive, industrial control, and other mission-critical applications. Some of GrammaTech's customers include Toyota, GE, Hyundai, Kawasaki, LG, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Panasonic, and Samsung.

    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.

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    Sample Customers
    Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY
    Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company21%
    Computer Software Company17%
    University9%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise76%
    Buyer's Guide
    CodeSonar vs. Contrast Security Protect
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about CodeSonar vs. Contrast Security Protect and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    CodeSonar is ranked 22nd in Application Security Tools with 7 reviews while Contrast Security Protect is ranked 32nd in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews. CodeSonar is rated 8.2, while Contrast Security Protect is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of CodeSonar writes "Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Contrast Security Protect writes "It provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks". CodeSonar is most compared with SonarQube, Coverity, Klocwork, Polyspace Code Prover and Fortify Static Code Analyzer, whereas Contrast Security Protect is most compared with SonarQube, Fortify on Demand, Snyk, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning and Sonatype Lifecycle. See our CodeSonar vs. Contrast Security Protect report.

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