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CodeSonar

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1,915 views|1,215 comparisons
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100% willing to recommend
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Ben Mbarek
Straightforward setup, useful dead code catching, but better coding rules needed
CodeSonar has helped our organization because it detects dead and nonusable parts of code to create a more optimized code. In our microcontroller... Read more →
Omar Sánchez (Mr.Tech)
It's buggy and seems to try to do too many things, but having this on a USB drive has been valuable.
We've been able to do lots of tests and have gotten lots of useful results.
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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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    What do you like most about CodeSonar?
    Top Answer:CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CodeSonar?
    Top Answer:The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
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    What needs improvement with CodeSonar?
    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 »
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    22nd
    out of 74 in Application Security Tools
    Views
    1,915
    Comparisons
    1,215
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    505
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    8.2
    41st
    out of 74 in Application Security Tools
    Views
    341
    Comparisons
    178
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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.

    w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework. The project's goal is to create a framework to help you secure your web applications by finding and exploiting all web application vulnerabilities. Our framework is proudly developed using Python to be easy to use and extend, and licensed under GPLv2.0.
    Sample Customers
    Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY
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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company22%
    Computer Software Company17%
    University9%
    Government6%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Media Company11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Company Size
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    CodeSonar is ranked 22nd in Application Security Tools with 7 reviews while w3af is ranked 41st in Application Security Tools. CodeSonar is rated 8.2, while w3af is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CodeSonar writes "Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of w3af writes "It's buggy and seems to try to do too many things, but having this on a USB drive has been valuable". CodeSonar is most compared with SonarQube, Coverity, Klocwork, Polyspace Code Prover and Semgrep Code, whereas w3af is most compared with Acunetix.

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