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Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis vs JFrog Xray comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
Checkmarx SCA provides 24/7 customer support with knowledgeable service and comprehensive documentation, though some note past service decline.
Sentiment score
7.0
JFrog Xray's customer service receives mixed reviews, with varying satisfaction in support response times and account manager interactions.
When we need clarifications, we contact our account manager, and they arrange demos.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.4
Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis requires price, UI, performance improvements, faster updates, stronger API security, and better support for enhancements.
Sentiment score
4.8
JFrog Xray needs improvements in documentation, UI, reporting, performance, vulnerability management, integration, APIs, and troubleshooting support.
X-ray needs improvement in supporting more than one database, as it currently only supports PostgreSQL.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is praised for its scalability, effectively handling multiple projects with high user satisfaction and efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.4
JFrog Xray is viewed as scalable, accommodating growth plans, despite some PostgreSQL constraints, and rates scalability 7-8/10.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is costly and complex but valued, prompting many enterprise users to expand its use.
No sentiment score available
The basic scanning capabilities come with Artifactory, however, curation requires additional licenses.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is stable and reliable, though occasional performance issues occur with geographical cloud usage impacting scan times.
Sentiment score
8.2
JFrog Xray is praised for stability and performance, though its provided PostgreSQL is considered unstable, needing enterprise support.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
Checkmarx SCA integrates with CICD pipelines to ensure security by identifying vulnerabilities and license issues with detailed analysis and guidance.
Sentiment score
8.0
JFrog Xray efficiently blocks vulnerabilities with policy watches, integrates with Artifactory, and excels in scanning and license compliance.
The most valuable features of JFrog Xray are its curation capabilities, its native integration with Artifactory, scanning for vulnerabilities, and license compliance features.
 

Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx Software Composit...
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
8th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JFrog Xray
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (22nd), Container Security (19th), Software Supply Chain Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category, the mindshare of Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is 2.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JFrog Xray is 10.1%, up from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
 

Featured Reviews

Sujata Sujata Ghadage - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great security in the area of vulnerability detection
I am more into the SAST side, which is related to Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis. Checkmarx recently introduced DAST and software composition analysis, but I am not aware much about it. Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is a good tool with many rules, ensuring that the product offers vulnerability detection and provides good coverage. Though my company has not integrated Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis into SDLC, we do plan to do it in the future. The product helped our company deal with a major security breach when we had to deal with a lot of SQL-related issues stemming from some of the codes, which were written earlier not using a proper framework, owing to which there were many vulnerabilities in respect to LDAP, cross-site attacks and SQL injection. The product's most effective part for identifying vulnerabilities stems from the tool's SAST capabilities. The product's dashboard has improved our company's vulnerability management processes. The tool shows a proper dashboard and offers frequent remediation options and proper compliance status, which helps to know about the number of vulnerabilities and the dashboards. The accuracy of the product's vulnerability detection is 95 percent. At an organizational level, the product is hosted on the cloud. In my company, we use the product to scan reports. I don't see anything complex in the solution from the maintenance point of view. The product is deployed in a single location where multiple people use it. The product can be described as an access-based solution. For a particular project or depending on an assignment, access is given to certain people for a month or two. After the completion of a project or assignment, the product's access to a person is removed and given to another person who needs the solution for another project. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. It is one of the best tools in the market. The product provides good coverage and ensures that the users experience a return on investment from its use in their environment. The tool is also helpful in dealing with vulnerabilities and false positives. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
Mokshi Pandita - PeerSpot reviewer
An intelligent solution that prioritizes which vulnerability to target first in your project
We could create any number of repositories, but we can create only thirty projects with JFrog Xray. If I want things to work, it has to be one project and multiple repositories that belong to different real projects. So I have a limitation of thirty projects, despite being a premium customer. JFrog Xray does not have a dashboard. Although I am able to generate reports, there is no proper dashboard where I can see the total number of vulnerabilities, the total number of license issues, and how many vulnerabilities are fixed. Second, I found the shift left approach missing with JFrog Xray. JFrog Xray has integration with IDEs, but it does not tell you about the vulnerabilities until the artifact is created. However, Snyk could directly integrate with your repository and would not allow you to build unless you fix the problem.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
36%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Logistics Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis?
The tool's visual scan analysis shows me all the libraries' vulnerabilities and license types. It helps identify the most complex issues with licenses. It provides good visibility. SCA shows me all...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis?
We have a license. The usage is limited to one, two, three, five, or ten people. It is currently used for all projects, and there are plans to increase its usage.
What needs improvement with Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis?
Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis should improve dynamic analysis.
What do you like most about JFrog Xray?
JFrog Xray shows us a list of vulnerabilities that can impact our code.
What needs improvement with JFrog Xray?
There is a tool called DefectDojo for reporting. Reporting is crucial, but it is lacking in the current tool. Every organization seeks specific data points rather than general information. Therefor...
What is your primary use case for JFrog Xray?
We use this solution to identify vulnerabilities in the dependency file. We have the Artifactory package which integrates with Xray-like plugins. We can automatically plug this tool into Xray to co...
 

Also Known As

CxSCA
JFrog Security Essentials
 

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Sample Customers

AXA, Liveperson, Aaron's, Playtech, Morningstar
google, amazon, cisco, netflix, oracle, vmware, facebook
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