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HCL AppScan

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AnanyaRoy
A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning
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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  • "AppScan is a little bit expensive. IBM needs to work a little bit on the pricing model, decreasing the license cost."
  • "With the features, that they offer, and the support, they offer, AppScan pricing is on a higher level."
  • "Pricing was the main reason that we went ahead with this solution as they were the lowest in the market."
  • "HCL AppScan is expensive."
  • "I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten. The product's pricing is expensive compared to the features that they offer."
  • "The price is very expensive."
  • "The solution is moderately priced."
  • "The price of HCL AppScan is okay, in my opinion. You just buy HCL AppScan and don't pay anything anymore, meaning it is just a one-time purchase."

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    What do you like most about HCL AppScan?
    Top Answer:The product has valuable features for static and dynamic testing.
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    What needs improvement with HCL AppScan?
    Top Answer:HCL AppScan generates false results. Sometimes, it incorrectly identifies requests as vulnerable when they are not vulnerable. In the ADSL feature managed, the primary objective is to identify… more »
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    What is your primary use case for HCL AppScan?
    Top Answer:HCL AppScan efficiently scans through the website and identifies vulnerabilities for AWS. It is reducing tools day by day, making it more efficient.
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    14th
    out of 74 in Application Security Tools
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    5,557
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    4,286
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    17
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    7.2
    41st
    out of 74 in Application Security Tools
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    341
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    178
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    Also Known As
    IBM Security AppScan, Rational AppScan, AppScan
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    Overview

    IBM Security AppScan enhances web application security and mobile application security, improves application security program management and strengthens regulatory compliance. By scanning your web and mobile applications prior to deployment, AppScan enables you to identify security vulnerabilities and generate reports and fix recommendations.

    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.
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    Essex Technology Group Inc., Cisco, West Virginia University, APIS IT
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Government15%
    Transportation Company15%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Media Company11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Company Size
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    HCL AppScan is ranked 14th in Application Security Tools with 39 reviews while w3af is ranked 41st in Application Security Tools. HCL AppScan is rated 7.6, while w3af is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". 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". HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, Checkmarx One and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, whereas w3af is most compared with Acunetix.

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