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We performed a comparison between Contrast Security Protect and Fortify Application Defender 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. Fortify Application Defender Report (Updated: March 2024).
767,995 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.""The solution has excellent real-time capabilities.""Protect provides us with more in-depth visibility into ongoing attacks."

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"Its ability to find security defects is valuable.""The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time.""The most valuable features of Fortify Application Defender are the code packages that are default.""Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications.""The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology.""The tool's most valuable feature is software composition analysis. This feature works well with my .NET applications, providing a better understanding of library vulnerabilities.""The solution helped us to improve the code quality of our organization.""The product saves us cost and time."

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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 solution is quite expensive.""The biggest complaint that I have heard concerns additional platform support because right now, it only supports applications that are written in .NET and Java.""The solution could improve the time it takes to scan. When comparing it to SonarQube it does it in minutes while in Fortify Application Defender it can take hours.""I encountered many false positives for Python applications.""The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it.""Fortify Application Defender could improve by supporting more code languages, such as GRAAS and Groovy.""Fortify Application Defender gives a lot of false positives.""The false positive rate should be lower."

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  • "The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."
  • "The price of this solution could be less expensive."
  • "The licensing is very complex, it's project based and can range from $10,000 to $200,000+ depending on the project type and size."
  • "Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."
  • "The product’s price is much higher than other tools."
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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 tool's most valuable feature is software composition analysis. This feature works well with my .NET applications, providing a better understanding of library vulnerabilities.
    Top Answer:I encountered many false positives for Python applications.
    Top Answer:I use Fortify to analyze projects in .NET languages.
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    954
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
    6.3
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    Also Known As
    Contrast Protect
    HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender
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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.

    Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.

    Sample Customers
    Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.
    ServiceMaster, Saltworks, SAP
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Healthcare Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company29%
    Logistics Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise76%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Contrast Security Protect vs. Fortify Application Defender
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Contrast Security Protect vs. Fortify Application Defender and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Contrast Security Protect is ranked 32nd in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews while Fortify Application Defender is ranked 34th in Application Security Tools with 10 reviews. Contrast Security Protect is rated 8.4, while Fortify Application Defender is rated 8.0. 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 Fortify Application Defender writes "Reliable solution with excellent machine learning algorithms but expensive and lacking support". Contrast Security Protect is most compared with SonarQube, Fortify on Demand, Snyk, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning and Sonatype Lifecycle, whereas Fortify Application Defender is most compared with Checkmarx One, Coverity, CAST Application Intelligence Platform, SonarQube and Qualys Web Application Scanning. See our Contrast Security Protect vs. Fortify Application Defender report.

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