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We performed a comparison between Ixia BreakingPoint and Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The DDoS testing module is useful and quick to use.""I like that we can test cloud applications.""The most valuable feature of Ixia BreakingPoint is the ransomware and malware database for simulated attacks.""The solution has many protocols and options, making it very flexible.""It is a scalable solution.""There is a virtual version of the product which is scaled to 100s of virtual testing blades.""We use Ixia BreakingPoint for Layer 7 traffic generation. That's what we like."

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"The stability is great. We haven't had any issues at all with it."

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Cons
"The quality of the traffic generation could be improved with Ixia BreakingPoint, i.e. to get closer to being accurate in what a real user will do.""The price could be better.""The solution originally was hard to configure; I'm not sure if they've updated this to make it simpler, but if not, it's something that could be streamlined.""The production traffic simulations are not realistic enough for some types of DDoS attacks.""The integration could improve in Ixia BreakingPoint.""They should improve UI mode packages for the users.""I would appreciate some preconfigured network neighborhoods, which are predefined settings for testing networks."

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"I would like to see a little more flexibility with regards to setting up profiles for vulnerabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is no differentiation in licenses for Breaking Point. For one license, you will get all the features. There is no complexity in that."
  • "We have a one year subscription license for $25,000 US Dollars."
  • "or us, the pricing is somewhere around $12,000 a year. I'm unsure as to what new licenses now cost."
  • "The price is high. We pay for the license monthly."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive."
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    Top Answer:The integration could improve in Ixia BreakingPoint. The vendor should provide a portal for webinars.
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    Overview

    By simulating real-world legitimate traffic, distributed denial of service (DDoS), exploits, malware, and fuzzing, BreakingPoint validates an organization’s security infrastructure, reduces the risk of network degradation by almost 80%, and increases attack readiness by nearly 70%.

    Provides ability to test applications for security vulnerabilities, security policies and regulatory compliance.
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    Corsa Technology
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business70%
    Large Enterprise30%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Ixia BreakingPoint is ranked 23rd in Application Security Testing (AST) with 8 reviews while Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Application Security Testing (AST). Ixia BreakingPoint is rated 8.4, while Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Ixia BreakingPoint writes "Works better for testing traffic, mix profile, and enrollment scenarios than other solutions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] writes "It helps us troubleshoot failed scans and incomplete statuses". Ixia BreakingPoint is most compared with Spirent CyberFlood and Synopsys Defensics, whereas Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] is most compared with .

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