We performed a comparison between Sonatype Repository Firewall and Veracode based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Another thing that I like about Sonatype is that if you download something today, and five days from today it becomes vulnerable, it will notify you."
"The product's network and intrusion protection features are valuable. It also has rules and compliance features for security."
"The centralized view of different testing types helps reduce our risk exposure. The development teams have the freedom to choose their own libraries and languages. What happens is sometimes developers feel like a particular library is okay to use, then they will start using it, developing some functionality around it. However, as per our mandate, for every new repository that gets added and scanned, a report gets published. Based on that report, we decide if we can continue. In the past, we have found, by mistake, some developers have used copyleft licenses, which are a bit risky to use. We immediately replace these with more permissive, open-source licenses, so we are safe in the end."
"What we found most valuable in Veracode is the ability to do automatic scans of our software. We've incorporated the solution into our SDLC process, so we take our builds before they get released and put them through scans to ensure any new vulnerabilities haven't occurred."
"It has improved the quality of code being delivered for test and its vulnerability resolutions timeline has improved."
"It's comprehensive from a feature standpoint."
"Static Scanning is the most valuable feature of Veracode."
"It gives feedback to developers on the effectiveness of their secure coding practices."
"With the pipeline scanner, it's easier for developers to scan their products, as they don't have to export anything from their computers. They can do everything with the command line on their computer."
"I like the static scanning, and Veracode's interface is excellent. The dashboard is easy to navigate."
"The tool needs to improve its file systems. The product should also include zero test feature."
"What I don't like is the lack of an option to pick up the phone and call someone for support. That is something they need to improve on. They need to have a professional services package, or they need to include that option with their services."
"The user interface can sometimes be a little challenging to work with, and they seem to be changing their algorithm on what is an issue. I understand why they do it, but it sometimes causes more work on our end."
"Static scanning takes a long time, so you need to patiently wait for the scan to achieve. I also think the software could be more accurate. It isn't 100 percent, so you shouldn't completely rely on Veracode. You need to manually verify its findings."
"Their scanning engine is sometimes a little bit slow. They can improve the scan time."
"When it comes to the speed of the pipeline scan, one of the things we have found with Veracode is that it's very fast with Java-based applications but a bit slow with C/C++ based applications. So we have implemented the pipeline scan only for Java-based applications not for the C/C++ applications."
"I would like to see expanded coverage for supporting more platforms, frameworks, and languages."
"The interface is too complex."
"I think for us the biggest improvement would be to have an indicator when there's something wrong with a scan."
"In the next release, I would like a proper way of packaging files for scanning and the packing of IOS apps and API Dynamic scan methodology."
Sonatype Repository Firewall is ranked 31st in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews while Veracode is ranked 2nd in Application Security Tools with 194 reviews. Sonatype Repository Firewall is rated 8.4, while Veracode is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Sonatype Repository Firewall writes "You will get clean code every time, and that's a great achievement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veracode writes "Helps to reduce false positives and prevent vulnerable code from entering production, but does not support incremental scanning ". Sonatype Repository Firewall is most compared with JFrog Xray, Cisco Secure Firewall, GitHub, Black Duck and GitLab, whereas Veracode is most compared with SonarQube, Checkmarx One, Snyk, Fortify on Demand and OWASP Zap. See our Sonatype Repository Firewall vs. Veracode report.
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