CodeSonar vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

CodeSecure and Virsec Systems are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. CodeSecure is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.8, while Virsec Systems is ranked #36 with an average rating of 7.0. CodeSecure holds a 1.2% mindshare in AS, compared to Virsec Systems’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of CodeSecure users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Virsec Systems users who would recommend it.

CodeSonar

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87% willing to recommend

Virsec Security Platform

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156 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

CodeSonar

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

CodeSonar

Ranking in Application Security Tools

20th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (5th)

Virsec Security Platform

Ranking in Application Security Tools

36th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (56th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (27th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of CodeSonar is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virsec Security Platform is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Mathieu ALBRESPY

Intigration Developer at ez-Wheel

Oct 31, 2022

Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand

This is the first time I've used this kind of software. It was the only one we could apply to analyze with MISRA rules. At my new company, I tried to use Klocwork. I tried to use it, just once so I cannot compare it exactly with CodeSonar. I also have a plugin for my Visual Studio and I try to make it work. It's not easy, however, I don't think that we have this kind of functionality with CodeSonar. It can do some incremental analysis. However, since this feature is also available on CodeSonar, it would be a good idea to have a plugin on Visual Studio just to have a quick analysis.

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KevinMcCarthy

Security Manager at Klearnow

Jun 29, 2023

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

"What I like best about CodeSonar is that it has fantastic speed, analysis and configuration times. Its detection of all runtime errors is also very good, though there were times it missed a few. The configuration of logs by CodeSonar is also very fantastic which I've not seen anywhere else. I also like the GUI interface of CodeSonar because it's very user friendly and the tool also shows very precise logs and results."

"CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats."

"The most valuable features of CodeSonar were all the categorized classes provided, and reports of future bugs which might occur in the production code. Additionally, I found the buffer overflow and underflow useful."

"It has been able to scale."

"The tool is very good for detecting memory leaks."

"There is nice functionality for code surfing and browsing."

"The most valuable feature of CodeSonar is the catching of dead code. It is helpful."

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

Cons

"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security."

"CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

"There could be a shared licensing model for the users."

"In a future release, the solution should upgrade itself to the current trends and differentiate between the languages. If there are any classifications that can be set for these programming languages that would be helpful rather than having everything in the generic category."

"The scanning tool for core architecture could be improved."

"In terms of areas for improvement, the use case for CodeSonar was good, but compared to other tools, it seems CodeSonar isn't a sound static analysis tool, and this is a major con I've seen from it. Right now, in the market, people prefer sound static analysis tools, so I would have preferred if CodeSonar was developed into a sound static analysis tool formally, in terms of its algorithms, so then you can see it extensively used in the market because at the moment, here in India, only fifty to sixty customers use CodeSonar. If the product is developed into a sound static analysis tool, it could compete with Polyspace, and from its current fifty customers, that number could go up to a hundred."

"It was expensive."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our organization purchased a license to use the solution."

"The solution's price depends on the number of licenses needed and the source code for the project."

"The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools."

"Pricing is a bit costly."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

24%

Computer Software Company

14%

University

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

33%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CodeSonar?

CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CodeSonar?

The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.

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What needs improvement with CodeSonar?

Our license model allows one user per license. Currently, we have limitations for VPN profiles. We can’t share the key with other users. There could be a shared licensing model for the users. It wi...

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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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Overview

GrammaTech enables organizations to develop software applications more efficiently, on-budget, and on-schedule by helping to eliminate harmful defects that can cause system failures, enable data breaches, and ultimately increase corporate liabilities in today’s connected world. GrammaTech is the developer of CodeSonar, the most powerful source and binary code analysis solution available today. Extraordinarily precise, CodeSonar finds, on average, 2 times more serious defects in software than other static analysis solutions. Designed for organizations with zero tolerance for defects and vulnerabilities in their applications, CodeSonar provides static analysis for applications where reliability and security are paramount - widely used by software developers in avionics, medical, automotive, industrial control, and other mission-critical applications. Some of GrammaTech's customers include Toyota, GE, Hyundai, Kawasaki, LG, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Panasonic, and Samsung.

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.

Sample Customers

Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY

Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security

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