We performed a comparison between Fortify Application Defender and Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Sonar, Veracode, Checkmarx and others in Application Security Tools."The product saves us cost and time."
"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."
"I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy."
"Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications."
"The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time."
"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology."
"We are able to provide out customers with a secure application after development. They are no longer left wondering if they are vulnerable to different threats within the market following deployment."
"The stability is great. We haven't had any issues at all with it."
"The false positive rate should be lower."
"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."
"I encountered many false positives for Python applications."
"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."
"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."
"The licensing can be a little complex."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."
"I would like to see a little more flexibility with regards to setting up profiles for vulnerabilities."
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Fortify Application Defender is ranked 34th in Application Security Tools with 11 reviews while Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Application Security Tools. Fortify Application Defender is rated 7.8, while Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortify Application Defender writes "Reliable solution with excellent machine learning algorithms but expensive and lacking support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] writes "It helps us troubleshoot failed scans and incomplete statuses". Fortify Application Defender is most compared with Checkmarx One, Coverity, CAST Application Intelligence Platform, SonarQube and Qualys Web Application Scanning, whereas Trustwave App Scanner [EOL] is most compared with .
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