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Checkmarx One vs PyCharm comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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

Checkmarx One
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (22nd), Container Security (23rd), API Security (6th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (4th), DevSecOps (5th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (10th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (3rd)
PyCharm
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of Checkmarx One is 13.9%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyCharm is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Code Analysis Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Checkmarx One13.9%
PyCharm0.7%
Other85.4%
Static Code Analysis
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Hasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner experiences excellent technical support and seamless initial setup
In my opinion, if we are able to extract or show the report, and because everything is going towards agent tech and GenAI, it would be beneficial if it could get integrated with our code base and do the fix automatically. It could suggest how the code base is written and automatically populate the source code with three different solution options to choose from. This would be really helpful.
Michele Mevi - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved my daily coding through comfortable interface and useful AI features
I use PyCharm for work, specifically for coding I got used to PyCharm and it is quite comfortable to use it. The latest AI features and tab completion features are good. I use the debugger too. It is good, though sometimes it is not that quick, but it remains a good debugger. The breakpoints…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Less false positive errors as compared to any other solution."
"We use the solution for dynamic application testing."
"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."
"The user interface is modern and nice to use."
"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."
"The only thing I like is that Checkmarx does not need to compile."
"What I like best about Checkmarx is that it has fewer false positives than other products, giving you better results."
"We use the solution to validate the source code and do SAST and security analysis."
"The recent AI-powered code completion is pretty cool."
"The solution has a great debugging feature."
"The automated package installation is helpful. I like the code highlighting features. A huge library of plugins is available, including AI coding tools, though I don't use those myself. The debugging tools are good, showing errors and problem lines."
"The product's IDE feature is quite user-friendly."
"It is an excellent, fully integrated IDE with smart code analysis capability and a built-in debugger. It is a fantastic tool."
"PyCharm is saving me time and money in general."
"The latest AI features and tab completion features are good."
"Good syntax highlighting and very it's very customizable."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the rate of false positives reduced."
"Checkmarx has a slightly difficult compilation with the CI/CD pipeline."
"Checkmarx needs improvement in its Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and API security features."
"The interactive application security testing, or IAST, the interactive part where you're looking at an application that lives in a runtime environment on a server or virtual machine, needs improvement."
"The statistics module has a function that allows you to show some statistics, but I think it's limited. Maybe it needs more information."
"We can run only one project at a time."
"When we first ran it on a big project, there wasn't enough memory on the computer. It originally ran with eight gigabytes, and now it runs with 32. The software stopped at some point, and while I don't think it said it ran out of memory, it just said "stopped" and something else. We had to go to the logs and send them to the integrator, and eventually, they found a memory issue in the logs and recommended increasing the memory. We doubled it once, and it didn't seem enough. We doubled it again, and it helped."
"Checkmarx could improve the speed of the scans."
"One issue with JetBrains tools, including PyCharm, is their heavy resource usage. They can be slow to start, especially when beginning a new project, as it takes some time to index."
"Customizing the tool can make it complicated."
"The breakpoints could be improved as they are not that intuitive to use."
"The navigation can be better."
"Notebooks in PyCharm is not as intuitive as it could be."
"There is room for improvement in memory usage. It uses too much memory. It can get a bit heavy, especially when you have too many open files and the system becomes very slow."
"PyCharm's use of system resources can get pretty heavy. Loading, in particular, takes longer than I would like and I think they should optimize it so that it's a bit lighter on the system."
"They should improve the product's interactiveness."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The number of users and coverage for languages will have an impact on the cost of the license."
"Be cautious of the one-year subscription date. Once it expires, your price will go up."
"We got a special offer for a 30% reduction for three years, after our first year. I think for a real source-code scanning tool, you have to add a lot of money for Open Source Analysis, and AppSec Coach (160 Euro per user per year)."
"I believe pricing is better compared to other commercial tools."
"The interface used to create custom rules comes at an additional cost."
"The pricing was not very good. This is just a framework which shouldn’t cost so much."
"The license has a vague language around P1 issues and the associated support. Make sure to review these in order to align them with your organizational policies."
"We have purchased an annual license to use this solution. The price is reasonable."
"The community edition is free, which is good."
"I use the free community version, so I'm saving money there."
"The community edition is free and the professional edition has a licensing fee."
"The price is reasonable."
"I don't have much info on the pricing, but I would say it is somewhat competitive."
"They have a free Community edition, and they also have a licensed version. They definitely have an annual license. They probably also have a monthly license. Its pricing is good and reasonable. It is a little bit more expensive than the others, but it is well worth it. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise38
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What do you like most about PyCharm?
The integrated code structure makes coding more organized and manageable compared to using Python alone.
What needs improvement with PyCharm?
The breakpoints could be improved as they are not that intuitive to use.
What is your primary use case for PyCharm?
I use PyCharm for work, specifically for coding.
 

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