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CAST Application Intelligence Platform vs Checkmarx One comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CAST Application Intelligen...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Software Development Analytics (3rd)
Checkmarx One
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (20th), Static Code Analysis (2nd), API Security (2nd), DevSecOps (2nd), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. CAST Application Intelligence Platform is designed for Software Development Analytics and holds a mindshare of 9.7%, up 5.8% compared to last year.
Checkmarx One, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 11.5% mindshare, down 15.2% since last year.
Software Development Analytics
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Jayanti Rode - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Intelligence Platform that offers useful insights into violations and improvements
There are different products of the CAST solution that we use for different reasons. For quality improvement, we use CAST AIP which is an Application Intelligence Platform. We have a health dashboard where we can view improvements and violations that have been fixed.  Our clients use CAST Highlight…
Rohit Kesharwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good security analysis and security identification within the source code
We integrate Checkmarx into our software development cycle using GitLab's CI/CD pipeline. Checkmark has been the most helpful for us in the development stage. The solution's incremental scanning feature has impacted our development speed. The solution's vulnerability detection is around 80% to 90% accurate. I would recommend Checkmarx to other users because it is one of the good tools for doing security analysis and security identification within the source code. Overall, I rate Checkmarx a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is its security dashboard which is a dedicated dashboard that's pretty helpful because it gives compliance checks based on some of the leading frameworks in the industry, such as ISO 5055, OWASP, CWE Top 25, and NIST security guidelines. I find the security dashboard of the solution and the information it provides pretty useful. The security dashboard of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is a feature that stands out."
"CAST's risk and security flow detection capabilities are highly effective, particularly in identifying security vulnerabilities. It is one of the most important and valuable features of the platform."
"Used for controlling the technical debt and code quality."
"It supports most programming languages."
"Our clients use CAST Highlight for cloud migration. This allows them to remove or remediate the blockers which are highlighted. This part of the solution shows improvement in quality and captures feedback for our clients."
"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are its integration with multiple SCM solutions and CICD tools, its ability to scale according to user licenses, and the quick scanning process."
"It is very useful because it fits our requirements. It is also easy to use. It is not complex, and we are satisfied with the results."
"I like that you don't have to compile the code in order to execute static code analysis. So, it's very handy."
"It gives the proper code flow of vulnerabilities and the number of occurrences."
"It allows for SAST scanning of uncompiled code. Further, it natively integrates with all key repos formats (Git, TFS, SVN, Perforce, etc)."
"The most valuable feature is that it actually identifies the different criteria you can set to meet whatever standards you're trying to get your system accredited for."
"One of the most valuable features is it is flexible."
"The best thing about Checkmarx is the amount of vulnerabilities that it can find compared to other free tools."
 

Cons

"It has very few plugins to access different code repositories, so source code has to be fed."
"Implementation could be made more simpler as it is complex."
"The integration of this solution could be improved."
"The overall coverage of rules could be improved in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform because it does not cater to or cover all. For example, 2022 CWE coverage is still not available in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. The solution also covers some NIST rules, but it does not cater to all rules. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next update of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is for it to provide source code developer and contributor details, especially information on which areas of code were touched. This would be a good insight as the CAST Application Intelligence Platform looks into the source code."
"Areas for improvement in CAST AIP include enhancing support for implementation in complex environments and improving technical support to address organizational challenges alongside engineering issues."
"Checkmarx being Windows only is a hindrance. Another problem is: why can't I choose PostgreSQL?"
"Its pricing model can be improved. Sometimes, it is a little complex to understand its pricing model."
"Checkmarx is not good because it has too many false positive issues."
"Checkmarx could be improved with more integration with third-party software."
"We can run only one project at a time."
"If it is a very large code base then we have a problem where we cannot scan it."
"This product requires you to create your own rulesets. You have to do a lot of customization."
"I would like to see the rate of false positives reduced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do know how the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is licensed, but I'm not able to give the cost because the price is not listed. My company works with individual vendors, so pricing is on a case-to-case basis, but the vendors give specialized pricing because of the enterprise deployment, though my team is aware of product pricing based on lines of code, based on the number of applications, etc., I'm unable to give the exact licensing costs of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. My company doesn't have to pay extra for some features or services because all are included as part of the enterprise license. On a scale of one to five, with five being very cheap and one being very expensive, I would rate the CAST Application Intelligence Platform as three out of five."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Its price is fair. It is in or around the right spot. Ultimately, if the price is wrong, customers won't commit, but they do tend to commit. It is neither too cheap nor too expensive."
"The pricing was not very good. This is just a framework which shouldn’t cost so much."
"Most of my customers opted for a perpetual license. They prefer to pay the highest amount up front for the perpetual license and then pay for additional support annually."
"It is not expensive, but sometimes, their pricing model or licensing model is not very clear. There are similar variables, such as projects or developers, and sometimes, it is a little bit confusing."
"We have a subscription license that is on a yearly basis, and it's a pretty competitive solution."
"We have purchased an annual license to use this solution. The price is reasonable."
"The price of Checkmarx could be reduced to match their competitors, it is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CAST Application Intelligence Platform?
CAST's risk and security flow detection capabilities are highly effective, particularly in identifying security vulnerabilities. It is one of the most important and valuable features of the platfor...
What needs improvement with CAST Application Intelligence Platform?
Areas for improvement in CAST AIP include enhancing support for implementation in complex environments and improving technical support to address organizational challenges alongside engineering iss...
What is your primary use case for CAST Application Intelligence Platform?
CAST AIP is a valuable solution for quality metrics and application security. It is beneficial for software architecture detection.
What alternatives are there for Fortify WebInspect and Fortify SCA?
I would like to recommend Checkmarx. With Checkmarx, you are able to have an all in one solution for SAST and SCA as well. Veracode is only a cloud solution. Hope this helps.
What do you like most about Checkmarx?
Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx?
The pricing is relatively expensive due to the product's quality and performance, but it is worth it.
 

Also Known As

CAST AIP
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