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We performed a comparison between Fortify on Demand and ShiftLeft based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Its ability to perform different types of scans, keep everything in one place, and track the triage process in Fortify SSC stands out.""The licensing was good.""There is not only one specific feature that we find valuable. The idea is to integrate the solution in DevSecOps which we were able to do.""Fortify on Demand is easy to use and the reporting is good.""The most valuable feature is the capacity to be able to check vulnerabilities during the development process. The development team can check whether the code they are using is vulnerable to some type of attack or there is some type of vulnerability so that they can mitigate it. It helps us in achieving a more secure approach towards internal applications. It is an intuitive solution. It gives all the information that a developer needs to remediate a vulnerability in the coding process. It also gives you some examples of how to remediate a vulnerability in different programming languages. This solution is pretty much what we were searching for.""The SAST feature is the most valuable.""It has saved us a lot of time as we focus primarily on programming rather than tool operational work.""The quality of application security testing reduces risk and gives very few false positives."

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"When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness."

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Cons
"Micro Focus Fortify on Demand could improve the user interface by making it more user-friendly.""An improvement would be the ability to get vulnerabilities flowing automatically into another system.""The products must provide better integration with build tools.""Micro Focus Fortify on Demand can improve by having more graphs. For example, to show the improvement of the level of security.""There is room for improvement in the integration process.""The Visual Studio plugin seems to hang when a scan is run on big projects. I would expect some improvements there.""I would like the solution to add AI support.""There are many false positives identified by the solution."

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"Having support from senior management is crucial in making it mandatory for teams to collaborate with the security team throughout the development process."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Buying a license would be feasible for regular use. For intermittent use, the cloud-based option can be used (Fortify on Demand)."
  • "We used the one-time application, Security Scan Dynamic. I believe the original fee was $8,000."
  • "The subscription model, on a per-scan basis, is a bit expensive. That's another reason we are not using it for all the apps."
  • "The licensing was good because the licenses have the heavy centralized server."
  • "It's a yearly contract, but I don't remember the dollar amount."
  • "The pricing can be improved because it is complex when compared to the competition."
  • "It is quite expensive. Pricing and the licensing model could be improved."
  • "It is cost-effective."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It helps deploy and track changes easily as per time-to-time market upgrades.
    Top Answer:The product's cost depends on the type of license. The on-premise licenses are more expensive than the cloud subscriptions. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:They could provide features for artificial intelligence similar to other vendors like OpenText products.
    Top Answer:When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
    Top Answer:When it comes to areas of improvement for ShiftLeft, I believe it could benefit from greater support from senior management. It's important to have their involvement when it comes to architectural… more »
    Top Answer:I would highly recommend ShiftLeft. It greatly simplifies the job for both security professionals and developers. By identifying and fixing bugs earlier in the development lifecycle, it significantly… more »
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    Micro Focus Fortify on Demand
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    Overview

    Fortify on Demand is a web application security testing tool that enables continuous monitoring. The solution is designed to help you with security testing, vulnerability management and tailored expertise, and is able to provide the support needed to easily create, supplement, and expand a software security assurance program without the need for additional infrastructure or resources.

    Fortify on Demand Features

    Fortify on Demand has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Deployment flexibility
    • Scalability
    • Built for DevSecOps
    • Ease of use
    • Supports 27+ languages
    • Real-time vulnerability identification with
    • Security Assistant
    • Actionable results in less than 1 hour for most applications with DevOps automation
    • Expanded coverage, accuracy and remediation details with IAST runtime agent
    • Continuous application monitoring of production applications
    • Virtual patches
    • Supports iOS and Android mobile applications
    • Security vulnerability identification
    • Behavioral and reputation analysis

    Fortify on Demand Benefits

    There are several benefits to implementing Fortify on Demand. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Fast remediation: With Fortify on Demand you can achieve fast remediation throughout the software lifecycle with robust assessments by a team of security experts.
    • Easy integration: The solution’s integration ecosystem is easy to use, creating a more secure software supply chain.
    • Security testing: Fortify on Demand covers in-depth mobile app security testing, open-source analysis, and vendor application security management, in addition to static and dynamic testing.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Fortify on Demand solution.

    Dionisio V., Senior System Analyst at Azurian, says, "One of the top features is the source code review for vulnerabilities. When we look at source code, it's hard to see where areas may be weak in terms of security, and Fortify on Demand's source code review helps with that." He goes on to add, “Another reason I like Fortify on Demand is because our code often includes open source libraries, and it's important to know when the library is outdated or if it has any known vulnerabilities in it. This information is important to us when we're developing our solutions and Fortify on Demand informs us when it detects any vulnerable open source libraries.”

    A Security Systems Analyst at a retailer mentions, “Being able to reduce risk overall is a very valuable feature for us.”

    Jayashree A., Executive Manager at PepsiCo, comments, “Once we have our project created with our application pipeline connected to the test scanning, it only takes two minutes. The report explaining what needs to be modified related to security and vulnerabilities in our code is very helpful. We are able to do static and dynamic code scanning. When we are exploring some of the endpoints this solution identifies many loopholes that hackers could utilize for an attack. This has been very helpful and surprising how many vulnerabilities there can be.”

    A Principal Solutions Architect at a security firm explains, “Its ability to perform different types of scans, keep everything in one place, and track the triage process in Fortify SSC stands out.”

    PeerSpot user Mamta J., Co-Founder at TechScalable, states, "Almost all the features are good. This solution has simplified designing and architecting for our solutions. We were early adopters of microservices. Their documentation is good. You don't need to put in much effort in setting it up and learning stuff from scratch and start using it. The learning curve is not too much."

    Shipping secure code is painful and time-consuming – slowing down development teams and AppSec teams alike. ShiftLeft is on a mission to make vulnerabilities history. Our revolutionary Code Property Graph (CPG) enables us to seamlessly insert 10x faster code analysis, prioritized OSS vulnerability findings and real-time security education in one single SaaS platform integrated directly into modern development workflows. Combining our OWASP-benchmark dominating NG-SAST, Intelligent SCA, instant secrets detection, and contextual security education, ShiftLeft CORE code security platform turns every developer into an AppSec expert.

    Sample Customers
    SAP, Aaron's, British Gas, FICO, Cox Automative, Callcredit Information Group, Vital and more.
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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm39%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Retailer11%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Retailer9%
    Legal Firm9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Fortify on Demand is ranked 11th in Application Security Tools with 56 reviews while ShiftLeft is ranked 26th in Application Security Tools with 1 review. Fortify on Demand is rated 8.0, while ShiftLeft is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Fortify on Demand writes "Provides good depth of scanning but is unfortunately not fully integrated with CIT processes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ShiftLeft writes "Effectively in identify and fix bugs early in the development lifecycle". Fortify on Demand is most compared with SonarQube, Checkmarx One, Veracode, Coverity and Fortify WebInspect, whereas ShiftLeft is most compared with SonarQube, Black Duck and Semgrep Supply Chain.

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