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Coverity vs HCL AppScan comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 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

Sentiment score
7.0
Coverity's customer service is generally responsive and professional, but some users encounter communication delays and inconsistent expertise.
No sentiment score available
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.7
Coverity users seek improved UI, better IDE integrations, reduced false positives, expanded language support, and enhanced reporting features.
No sentiment score available
The Coverity license fee is very high, making it tricky for individual developers.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Coverity is praised for scalability, although some face cost issues; it efficiently serves both small and large organizations.
No sentiment score available
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
3.0
Coverity's pricing is perceived as expensive and complex, despite providing multi-language access without code limitations.
No sentiment score available
Coverity is considered expensive compared to other tools like SonarQube, which is much cheaper.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Coverity is praised for its stability and reliability, with users rating its performance highly and noting minimal configurations needed.
No sentiment score available
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
Coverity enhances code quality with low false positives, security analysis, customizable options, and seamless integration into development workflows.
No sentiment score available
The most valuable feature of Coverity is its interprocedural analysis.
 

Categories and Ranking

Coverity
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HCL AppScan
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (13th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Coverity is 8.4%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HCL AppScan is 2.8%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

Md. Shahriar Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers impressive reporting features with user-friendliness and high scalability
The solution can be easily setup but requires heavy integration due to the multiple types of port and programming languages involved. Comparing the resource requirements of the solution I would say it can be installed effortlessly. I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. A professional needs some pre-acquired knowledge to manage Coverity's deployment process, but the local solution partners provide support well enough for trouble-free deployment. The overall deployment process of Coverity took around two and a half hours in our organization. The deployment duration depends upon the operating system and resources including high-end RAM and CPU processors.
Gladwin Christian - PeerSpot reviewer
A useful tool to scan applications that can be easily installed
Given that we have been using HCL AppScan for many years, I think the setup process is not difficult at all. Sometimes, some issues stop or prevent my company from moving forward with the product's setup phase. We have to call HCL's support team and engage in long discussions to smoothly carry out the setup phase. In general, the product's setup phase is not difficult in our company. The solution is deployed on an on-premises model. The licenses for the solution are available only on cloud deployments nowadays. The solution is already installed in our environment. Every time a new release or software comes out from HCL, our company does a scan, which takes maybe a day or two.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
32%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
4%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?
We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...
What do you like most about Coverity?
The solution has improved our code quality and security very well.
What do you like most about HCL AppScan?
The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is its integration with the SDLC, particularly during the coding phase.
What needs improvement with HCL AppScan?
They could incorporate AI to enhance vulnerability detection and improve the product's reporting capabilities.
What is your primary use case for HCL AppScan?
We use AppScan primarily for security testing and performance monitoring across our systems.
 

Also Known As

Synopsys Static Analysis
IBM Security AppScan, Rational AppScan, AppScan
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space
Essex Technology Group Inc., Cisco, West Virginia University, APIS IT
Find out what your peers are saying about Coverity vs. HCL AppScan and other solutions. Updated: October 2024.
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