We performed a comparison between Coverity and ShiftLeft based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Sonar, Veracode, Checkmarx and others in Application Security Testing (AST)."The interface of Coverity is quite good, and it is also easy to use."
"The ability to scan code gives us details of existing and potential vulnerabilities. What really matters for us is to ensure that we are able to catch vulnerabilities ahead of time."
"Coverity gives advisory and deviation features, which are some of the parts I liked."
"The most valuable feature is that there were not a whole lot of false positives, at least on the codebases that I looked at."
"I like Coverity's capability to scan codes once we push it. We don't need more time to review our colleagues' codes. Its UI is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Coverity is that it shows examples of what is actually wrong with the code."
"We were very comfortable with the initial setup."
"The product has deeper scanning capabilities."
"When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness."
"Some features are not performing well, like duplicate detection and switch case situations."
"The product should include more customization options. The analytics is not as deep as compared to SonarQube."
"Coverity could improve the ease of use. Sometimes things become difficult and you need to follow the guides from the website but the guides could be better."
"Its price can be improved. Price is always an issue with Synopsys."
"We use GitHub and Gitflow, and Coverity does not fit with Gitflow. I have to create a screen for our branches, and it's a pain for developers. It has been difficult to integrate Coverity with our system."
"It should be easier to specify your own validation routines and sanitation routines."
"I would like to see integration with popular IDEs, such as Eclipse."
"The tool needs to improve its reporting."
"Having support from senior management is crucial in making it mandatory for teams to collaborate with the security team throughout the development process."
Coverity is ranked 4th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 33 reviews while ShiftLeft is ranked 18th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 1 review. Coverity is rated 7.8, while ShiftLeft is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Coverity writes "Best SAST tool to check software quality issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ShiftLeft writes "Effectively in identify and fix bugs early in the development lifecycle". Coverity is most compared with SonarQube, Klocwork, Fortify on Demand, Checkmarx One and Veracode, whereas ShiftLeft is most compared with SonarQube, Black Duck and Semgrep Supply Chain.
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