Coverity vs Parasoft SOAtest comparison

Black Duck and Parasoft are both solutions in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category. Black Duck is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while Parasoft is ranked #27 with an average rating of 8.5. Black Duck holds a 7.5% mindshare in SAST, compared to Parasoft’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Black Duck users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Parasoft users who would recommend it.

Coverity

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88% willing to recommend

Parasoft SOAtest

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Parasoft SOAtest and Coverity are leading tools in software testing and code analysis. Coverity holds an upper hand due to its superior feature set despite higher costs.

Features: Parasoft SOAtest provides strong automated testing, integration support, and flexibility in handling web services. Coverity offers robust static analysis, vulnerability detection, and quality assurance for complex codebases.

Room for Improvement: Parasoft SOAtest needs better documentation, improved integration options, and a more intuitive user interface. Coverity faces challenges with high complexity, a need for streamlined workflows, and demands for enhanced user guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Parasoft SOAtest is noted for its straightforward deployment process. Coverity is recognized for responsive customer support. Deployment favors Parasoft SOAtest, while support leans towards Coverity.

Pricing and ROI: Parasoft SOAtest has a competitive pricing strategy and offers swift ROI. Coverity, though more expensive, promises substantial long-term ROI attributable to its advanced features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Coverity

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Parasoft SOAtest

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

27th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (19th), API Testing Tools (11th), Test Automation Tools (19th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Coverity is 7.5%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parasoft SOAtest is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Md. Shahriar Hussain

Information Security Analyst at Banglalink

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.

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Ajit Kumar Rout

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer at Wabtec Industrial

Good API testing and RIT feature; clarity could be improved

In general, this is a hassle free, user friendly tool and it doesn't require much knowledge if you're using the manual testing. Automated testing is also good but requires some knowledge in that field. It has some great features. It's a good tool compared to some of the other paid tools; input and output can be stored before extension and there is also a verification assessment that can be implemented by using some different methodologies inside the tool. If the licensing cost is suitable then I recommend this solution. If you have automation people with in-depth knowledge in coding that will be helpful. I rate this solution a seven out of 10.

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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

"In my opinion, the most effective Coverity feature for identifying critical vulnerabilities is the extra checks, which offers deep analysis."

"Coverity integrates with issue-tracking systems like Jira and provides email notifications, alerts, and other features."

"It provides reports about a lot of potential defects."

"It help us identify the latest security vulnerabilities."

"It is a scalable solution."

"Coverity is easy to use and easy to integrate with CI."

"The product is easy to use."

"Coverity is quite stable and we haven’t had any issues or any downtime."

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"Generating new messages, based on the existing .EDN and .XML messages, is a crucial part or the testing project that I’m currently in."

"Automatic testing is the most valuable feature."

"We do a lot of web services testing and REST services testing. That is the focus of this product."

"Parasoft SOAtest has improved the quality of our automated web services, which can be easily implemented through service chaining and service virtualization."

"One of the most valuable features I found in Parasoft SOAtest is its ability to extend the product."

"Good write and read files which save execution inputs and outputs and can be stored locally."

"We can automate our scenarios in a data driven format, which shows there is no rework on scripts. We only need to update the test data and run for a number of scenarios."

"The solution is scalable."

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Cons

"SCM integration is very poor in Coverity."

"It should be easier to specify your own validation routines and sanitation routines."

"The product could be enhanced by providing video troubleshooting guides, making issue resolution more accessible. Troubleshooting without visual guides can be time-consuming."

"I would like to see integration with popular IDEs, such as Eclipse."

"The level of vulnerability that this solution covers could be improved compared to other open source tools."

"They could improve the usability. For example, how you set things up, even though it's straightforward, it could be still be easier."

"Coverity is not a user-friendly product."

"Sometimes it's a bit hard to figure out how to use the product’s UI."

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"One area that could use improvement is the cryptography capabilities in Parasoft SOAtest. It did not support enough of the protocols or cryptography formats we needed, which led us to create our own solutions."

"Reporting facilities can be better."

"Compatibility with HTTP 1.1 and TLS 1.2 needs to be improved."

"From an automation point of view, it should have better clarity and be more user friendly."

"Parasoft SOAtest has an internal refresh function where you can refresh the software to show the changes you’ve made in your projects. Unfortunately this function does not work properly, because it often does not show the changes after you’ve hit te refresh button a few times."

"During the process of working with SOAtest and building test cases, the .TST files will grow. A negative side effect is that saving your changes takes more time."

"The product is very slow to start up, and that is a bit of a problem, actually."

"Enabling/disabling an optional element of an XML request is only possible if a data source (e.g., Excel sheet) is connected to the test. Otherwise, the option is not available at all in the drop-down menu."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive."

"Coverity is very expensive."

"Depending on the usage types, one has to opt for different types of licenses from Coverity, especially to be able to use areas like report viewing or report generation."

"The solution's pricing is comparable to other products."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is low, and ten is high price."

"Coverity is quite expensive."

"This is a pretty expensive solution. The overall value of the solution could be improved if the price was reduced. Licensing is done on an annual basis."

"The pricing is on the expensive side, and we are paying for a couple of items."

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"From what I understand, Parasoft SOAtest isn't the cheapest option. But it has a lot to offer."

"I think it would be a great step to decrease the price of the licenses."

"The price is around $5,000 USD."

"It is an expensive product, so think carefully about whether it fits your purposes and is the right tool for you."

"The cost of Parasoft seems to have gotten higher with a projection that wasn't really stipulated for our company. They've done a tremendous job at negotiating those deals."

"They do have a confusing licensing structure."

"The license price is a little expensive, but it provides a better outcome in terms of the end-to-end automation process."

"We are completed satisfied with Parasoft SOAtest. The ROI is more than 95%."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

33%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

24%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

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...

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What do you like most about Coverity?

The solution has improved our code quality and security very well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coverity?

I do not know about the pricing.

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What do you like most about Parasoft SOAtest?

Since the solution has both command line and automation options, it generates good reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Parasoft SOAtest?

Parasoft SOAtest is expensive, but it was acquired because the company was dissatisfied with Quick Test Pro. The new management does not want subscription tools around, aiming for scripted tests us...

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What needs improvement with Parasoft SOAtest?

One area that could use improvement is the cryptography capabilities in Parasoft SOAtest. It did not support enough of the protocols or cryptography formats we needed, which led us to create our ow...

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Also Known As

Synopsys Static Analysis

SOAtest

Overview

Coverity gives you the speed, ease of use, accuracy, industry standards compliance, and scalability that you need to develop high-quality, secure applications. Coverity identifies critical software quality defects and security vulnerabilities in code as it’s written, early in the development process, when it’s least costly and easiest to fix. With the Code Sight integrated development environment (IDE) plugin, developers get accurate analysis in seconds in their IDE as they code. Precise actionable remediation advice and context-specific eLearning help your developers understand how to fix their prioritized issues quickly, without having to become security experts.

Coverity seamlessly integrates automated security testing into your CI/CD pipelines and supports your existing development tools and workflows. Choose where and how to do your development: on-premises or in the cloud with the Polaris Software Integrity Platform (SaaS), a highly scalable, cloud-based application security platform. Coverity supports more than 20 languages and 200 frameworks and templates.

Black Duck

Parasoft SOAtest delivers fully integrated API and web service testing capabilities that automate end-to-end functional API testing. Streamline automated testing with advanced codeless test creation for applications with multiple interfaces (REST & SOAP APIs, microservices, databases, and more).

SOAtest reduces the risk of security breaches and performance outages by transforming functional testing artifacts into security and load equivalents. Such reuse, along with continuous monitoring of APIs for change, allows faster and more efficient testing.

Parasoft

Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space

Charter Communications, Sabre, Caesars Entertainment, Charles Schwab, ING, Intel, Northbridge Financial, Capital Services, WoodmenLife

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