Checkmarx One vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

Checkmarx and Virsec Systems are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Checkmarx is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.9, while Virsec Systems is ranked #36 with an average rating of 7.0. Checkmarx holds a 11.0% mindshare in AS, compared to Virsec Systems’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Checkmarx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Virsec Systems users who would recommend it.

Checkmarx One

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87% willing to recommend

Virsec Security Platform

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149 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Checkmarx One

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Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx One

Ranking in Application Security Tools

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (22nd), Static Code Analysis (2nd), API Security (2nd), DevSecOps (2nd), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (8th)

Virsec Security Platform

Ranking in Application Security Tools

36th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (58th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (26th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Checkmarx One is 11.0%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virsec Security Platform is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rohit Kesharwani

Manager, Engineering at 7-Eleven.

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.

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KevinMcCarthy

Security Manager at Klearnow

Helps with Zero-day protection

We use the solution for Zero-day protection. The solution stops any kind of remote code execution. The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load. I have been using the product for a year. I would rate the tool's stability a six out of ten. I would…

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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

"Checkmarx offers many valuable features, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Infrastructure as Code (IAC), Supply Chain Security, and API Security."

"It's not an obstacle for developers. They can easily write their code and make it more secure with Checkmarx."

"It has all the features we need."

"Our static operation security has been able to identify more security issues since implementing this solution."

"Checkmarx pinpoints the vulnerability in the code and also presents the flow of malicious input across the application."

"Less false positive errors as compared to any other solution."

"I like that you don't have to compile the code in order to execute static code analysis. So, it's very handy."

"The UI is very intuitive and simple to use."

More Checkmarx One pros

"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."

Cons

"We have received some feedback from our customers who are receiving a large number of false positives."

"It provides us with quite a handful of false positive issues. If Checkmarx could reduce this number, it would be a great tool to use."

"Its user interface could be improved and made more friendly."

"We would like to be able to run scans from our local system, rather than having to always connect to the product server, which is a longer process."

"It would be really helpful if the level of confidence was included, with respect to identified issues."

"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."

"Checkmarx is not good because it has too many false positive issues."

"With Checkmarx, normally you need to use one tool for quality and you need to use another tool for security. I understand that Checkmarx is not in the parity space because it's totally different, but they could include some free features or recommendations too."

More Checkmarx One cons

"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 is competitive and provides a lower TCO (total cost of ownership) for achieving application security."

"The number of users and coverage for languages will have an impact on the cost of the license."

"Checkmarx is not a cheap scanning tool, but none of the security tools are cheap. Checkmarx is a powerful scanning tool, and it’s essential to have one of these products."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s pricing is higher than others and it is for the license alone."

"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."

"Before implementing the product I would evaluate if it is really necessary to scan so many different languages and frameworks. If not, I think there must be a cheaper solution for scanning Java-only applications (which are 90% of our applications)."

More Checkmarx One pricing and cost advice

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Healthcare Company

31%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

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?

The pricing is relatively expensive due to the product's quality and performance, but it is worth it.

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Contrast Security Assess vs Virsec Security Platform: What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Hi Julia - I've been with Virsec as the Sr. Director, Product Marketing for the last three quarters and I have never seen a competitive opportunity arise versus Contrast. Perhaps the confusion lies...

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What do you like most about Virsec Security Platform?

We use the solution for Zero-day protection.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Virsec Security Platform?

I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.

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Virsec

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.

Checkmarx

Virsec Security Platform (VSP) is an enterprise cybersecurity solution that continuously protects application, web and host workloads against advanced cyber threats and neutralizes zero-day exploits with zero dwell time (milliseconds). The Virsec Security Platform (VSP) aligns with Zero Trust Architectural approaches and presents a portfolio of compensating security controls that automate the enforcement of runtime execution of authorized processes, scripts, libraries and dependencies that harden Windows and Linux Host OS (Operating System) server, application, and web workloads at runtime.

Virsec Systems

Sample Customers

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

Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security

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