Checkmarx One vs PyCharm comparison

Checkmarx and JetBrains are both solutions in the Static Code Analysis category. Checkmarx is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while JetBrains is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.6. Checkmarx holds a 11.6% mindshare in SCAS, compared to JetBrains’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Checkmarx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of JetBrains users who would recommend it.

Checkmarx One

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Checkmarx One

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Checkmarx One and PyCharm compete in the software development tools category, with Checkmarx focusing on security and PyCharm serving as an IDE. PyCharm may have the upper hand due to its versatility as an IDE with various coding efficiency features.

Features: Checkmarx One offers comprehensive code scanning capabilities, identifies security vulnerabilities without code compilation, and supports numerous programming languages. PyCharm features smart code analysis, built-in debugging capabilities, and seamless GitHub integration, enhancing coding efficiency.

Room for Improvement: Checkmarx One could improve by reducing false positives, expanding language integration, and offering more flexible licensing models. PyCharm could enhance memory efficiency, further extend language support, and simplify its Python Notebook integration interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Checkmarx One supports private, public, and hybrid cloud deployments alongside on-premises setups, with customer service rated 8/10. PyCharm offers on-premises and public cloud deployment options, also enjoying a reputation for efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Checkmarx One’s pricing is perceived as high but justified by its effective security capabilities, though its licensing models are seen as complex. PyCharm offers a free Community edition and a reasonably priced Professional version, highlighting its cost-effectiveness with a free tier and flexible paid options.

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Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx One

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

2nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (16th), Container Security (15th), API Security (3rd), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (2nd), DevSecOps (2nd), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (8th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (3rd), AI Security (3rd)

PyCharm

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

6th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of Checkmarx One is 11.6%, down from 22.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyCharm is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Code Analysis Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Checkmarx One	11.6%
PyCharm	1.5%
Other	86.9%

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Shahzad Shahzad

Senior Solution Architect | L3+ Systems & Cloud Engineer | SRE Specialist at Canada Cloud Solution

Enable secure development workflows while identifying opportunities for faster scans and improved AI guidance

Checkmarx One is a very strong platform, but there are several areas where it can improve to support modern DevSecOps workflows even better. For example, better real-time developer guidance is needed. The IDE plugin should offer richer AI-powered auto-fixes similar to SNYK Code or GitHub Copilot Security, as current guidance is good but not deeply contextual for large-scale enterprise codebases. This matters because it reduces developer friction and accelerates shift-left adoption. More transparency control over the correlation engines is another need. The correlation engine is powerful but not fully transparent. Users want to understand why vulnerabilities were correlated or de-prioritized, which helps AppSec teams trust the prioritization logic. Faster SAST scan and more language coverage is needed since SAST scan can still be slow for very large mono-repos and there is limited deep support for new language frameworks like Rust and Go, along with advanced coverage for serverless-specific frameworks. This matters because large organizations want sub-minute scans in CI/CD as cloud-native ecosystems evolve fast. A strong API security module is another area for enhancement. API security scanning could be improved with active testing, API discovery, full Swagger, OpenAPI, drift detection, and schema-based fuzzing. This is important as API attacks are one of the biggest AppSec risks in 2025. Checkmarx One is strong, but I see a few areas for improvement including faster SAST scanning for large mono-repos, deeper language framework support, more transparent correlation logic, and stronger API security that includes discovery and runtime context. The IDE plugin could offer more AI-assisted fixes, and the SBOM lifecycle tracking can evolve further. Enhancing integration with SIEM and SOAR would also make enterprise adoption smoother, and these improvements would help developers and AppSec teams move faster with more accuracy.

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Elio_Bonazzi

Senior Consultant at Mark Gurry & Associates

Seamless integration streamlines tasks and boosts productivity with efficient task handling

PyCharm's utility supports various Python frameworks such as Django and Flask for development projects. Uvicorn is well supported in project creation. Users can choose which framework to create and it handles all the code scaffolding automatically. I use PyCharm Intelligent Code Editor for context-aware code completion, and I also use the new AI extensions that JetBrains provided recently. I find it particularly useful in code refactoring. It saves me time on boilerplate code, such as interaction with the database. I can ask the AI facility in PyCharm to create all the boilerplate code for various databases. I don't write boilerplate code for mundane tasks anymore and focus on the business logic rather than the usual ancillary functions such as collecting records from the database or making network calls. This type of work is all done by AI.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, I use Checkmarx One as a strategic control point to improve developer velocity while strengthening application security across the full software lifecycle."

"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are the Best Fix Location and the Payments option because you can save a lot of time trying to mitigate the configuration. Using these tools can save you a lot of time."

"Checkmarx One has positively impacted our organization as we tend to find vulnerabilities very early in the development cycle."

"It has all the features we need."

"The most valuable features are the easy to understand interface, and it 's very user-friendly."

"Both automatic and manual code review (CxQL) are valuable."

"The solution is scalable, but other solutions are better."

"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are difficult to pinpoint because of the way the functionalities and the features are intertwined, it's difficult to say which part of them I prefer most. You initiate the scan, you have a scan, you have the review set, and reporting, they all work together as one whole process. It's not like accounting software, where you have the different features, et cetera."

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"We have integrated the tool with GitHub. PyCharm provides easy integration with GitHub, allowing us to push changes directly. Many plugins are available on PyCharm for GitHub integration, including GitHub Copilot for auto code completion and GitHub Copilot Chat for assistance with code-related queries."

"The recent AI-powered code completion is pretty cool."

"The solution has a nice environment and extensions that make it easy to develop software."

"It is an excellent, fully integrated IDE with smart code analysis capability and a built-in debugger. It is a fantastic tool."

"Good syntax highlighting and very it's very customizable."

"PyCharm has an excellent user experience, and I appreciate its cross-platform capabilities."

"The solution has a great debugging feature."

"The best feature of PyCharm is that it gives you hints whenever it detects any issues while you are coding. This is important because it helps us code faster and without any errors."

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Cons

"I can't create a business case with multiple-factor authentication."

"The statistics module has a function that allows you to show some statistics, but I think it's limited. Maybe it needs more information."

"I expect application security vendors to cover all aspects of application security, including SAST, DAST, and even mobile application security testing. And it would be much better if they provided an on-premises and cloud option for all these main application security features."

"I think the CxAudit tool has room for improvement. At the beginning you can choose a scan of a project, but in any event the project must be scanned again (wasting time)."

"They could work to improve the user interface. Right now, it really is lacking."

"The solution's user interface could be improved because it seems outdated."

"The tool is currently quite static in terms of finding security vulnerabilities. It would be great if it was more dynamic and we had even more tools at our disposal to keep us safe. It would help if there was more scanning or if the process was more automated."

"Checkmarx has a slightly difficult compilation with the CI/CD pipeline."

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"Customizing the tool can make it complicated."

"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."

"There should be support for the RUST plugin in the Community edition for debugging."

"Notebooks in PyCharm is not as intuitive as it could be."

"The breakpoints could be improved as they are not that intuitive to use."

"The solution does not support some features of OpenCV even though it is part of a PyCharm package."

"The user interface and overall user experience could be more intuitive to make it easier for users to navigate and utilize the software effectively."

"They should improve the product's interactiveness."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is the right price for quality delivery."

"The average deal size was usually anywhere between $120K to $175K on an annual basis, which could be divided across 12 months."

"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."

"I believe pricing is better compared to other commercial tools."

"Checkmarx is comparatively costlier than other products, which is why some of the customers feel reluctant to go for it, though performance-wise, Checkmarx can compete with other products."

"The pricing was not very good. This is just a framework which shouldn’t cost so much."

"We're using a commercial version of Checkmarx, and we paid for the solution for one year. The price is high and could be reduced."

"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."

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"I don't have much info on the pricing, but I would say it is somewhat competitive."

"The community edition is free, which is good."

"The community edition is free and the professional edition has a licensing fee."

"The price is reasonable."

"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."

"I use the free community version, so I'm saving money there."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Performing Arts

17%

University

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	45

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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.

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What do you like most about Checkmarx?

Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx?

Checkmarx One is a premium solution, so budget accordingly. Make sure you understand how licensing scales with additional applications and users. I advise negotiating multi-year contracts or bundle...

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What do you like most about PyCharm?

The integrated code structure makes coding more organized and manageable compared to using Python alone.

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What needs improvement with PyCharm?

The breakpoints could be improved as they are not that intuitive to use.

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What is your primary use case for PyCharm?

I use PyCharm for work, specifically for coding.

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Overview

Checkmarx One is an enterprise cloud-native application security platform focused on providing cross-tool, correlated results to help AppSec and developer teams prioritize where to focus time and resources.

Checkmarx One offers comprehensive application scanning across the SDLC:

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
API security
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Container security
IaC security
Correlation, prioritization, and risk management
Codebashing secure code training
AI security
Tech partnerships extending AppSec into runtime analysis
Developer tool integrations including: CI/CD tools, development frameworks, feedback tools, IDEs, programming languages and SCMs

Checkmarx One provides everything you need to secure application development from the first line of code through deployment and runtime in the cloud. With an ever-evolving set of AppSec engines, correlation and prioritization features, and AI capabilities, Checkmarx One helps consolidate expanding lists of AppSec tools and make better sense of results. Its capabilities are designed to provide an improved developer experience to build trust with development teams and ensure the success of your AppSec program investment.

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Save time while PyCharm takes care of the routine. Focus on the bigger things and embrace the keyboard-centric approach to get the most of PyCharm's many productivity features.

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Sample Customers

YIT, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, SAP, U.S. Army, Liveperson, Playtech Case Study: Liveperson Implements Innovative Secure SDLC

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