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Coverity vs Tenable.io Web Application Scanning comparison

The compared Black Duck and Tenable solutions aren't in the same category. Black Duck is ranked #4 in SAST , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 7.8% mindshare in the category. Tenable is ranked #20 in AS , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Black Duck users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Tenable users who would recommend it.
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88% willing to recommend
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93% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Coverity and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Coverity
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (4th)
Tenable.io Web Application ...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Coverity and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Coverity is designed for Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and holds a mindshare of 7.8%, up 7.1% compared to last year.
Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 1.3% mindshare, down 1.7% since last year.
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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.
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Harshal Deshmukh - PeerSpot reviewer
Simple tool to use, good dashboard capabilities and offers asset criticality ratings
It has good dashboard capabilities and gives good results with priority ratings, asset criticality ratings, and exposure scores for vulnerabilities. It also provides automated web application scanning, which customers appreciate because it doesn't disturb the web application or hamper the business. While testing the web application, sometimes it happens that the website or application goes down. But with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, it doesn't affect the business. It has good unified web application scanning and exposure management.
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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

"The most valuable feature of Coverity is that it shows examples of what is actually wrong with the code."
"I encountered a bug with Coverity, and I opened a ticket. Support provided me with a workaround. So it's working at the moment, or at least it seems to be."
"In my opinion, the most effective Coverity feature for identifying critical vulnerabilities is the extra checks, which offers deep analysis."
"We were very comfortable with the initial setup."
"The product has been beneficial in logging functionality, allowing me to categorize vulnerabilities based on severity. This aids in providing updated reports on subsequent scans."
"It has the lowest false positives."
"Coverity is easy to set up and has a less lengthy process to find vulnerabilities."
"Coverity gives advisory and deviation features, which are some of the parts I liked."
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"The solution's instant reports feature is the most effective for detecting threats."
"All the features are valuable to us as they offer cutting-edge scanning methods and address the latest issues with a contemporary approach. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is highly stable. I rate it a nine out ten. Since the solution works on the Cloud, it's highly scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. The setup of the solution is straightforward. The Return on Investment is substantial. I recommend the solution to all."
"Our customers adopt this solution because of the replication testing and the vulnerability assessment it can do. It is a multi-faceted product."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It collects the vulnerabilities on the hostnames and sends them to the Tenable.io cloud. Tenable has its own cloud where Tenable.io is running, but there are many connectors to other cloud solutions. Tenable can do vulnerability scanning for other cloud managers such as Azure, Amazon, and so on."
"It has good unified web application scanning and exposure management."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is very easy to use."
"Now that the license is centralized, it's a significant feature to manipulate assets based on their functions."
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Cons

"Sometimes, vulnerabilities remain unidentified even after setting up the rules."
"Coverity is far from perfection, and I'm not 100 percent sure it's helping me find what I need to find in my role. We need exactly what we are looking for, i.e. security errors and vulnerabilities. It doesn't seem to be reporting while we are changing our code."
"The product should include more customization options. The analytics is not as deep as compared to SonarQube."
"I had tried integrating the tool with Azure DevOps, but the report I got stated that my team faced many challenges."
"The quality of the code needs improvement."
"The solution is a bit complex to use in comparison to other products that have many plugins."
"The level of vulnerability that this solution covers could be improved compared to other open source tools."
"Coverity concerns its dashboards and reporting."
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"I would like for them to add proxy filtering, where you can transfer and alter the package. It is fully automated. Other web application testers programs are actually proxy software, and the proxy software gives you the flexibility of modifying the outgoing package, which will actually help you in exploiting any vulnerability in detail."
"The market is standard for vulnerability scanning, however, the posture can be improved through Tenable's prioritization engine."
"The reporting has a very limited customization capability."
"Sometimes it lags with different cloud environments."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning could improve by offering faster fuzzing."
"It isn't easy to manage vulnerabilities in Tenable."
"The solution's dashboards could be improved and made more user-friendly."
"It would be great if there were a dashboard that is more user-friendly."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Coverity's price a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"The tool was fairly priced."
"Coverity is quite expensive."
"The solution's pricing is comparable to other products."
"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 tool's price is somewhere in the middle. It's neither cheap nor expensive. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The pricing is very reasonable compared to other platforms. It is based on a three year license."
"I would rate the tool's pricing a one out of ten."
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"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."
"I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."
"The pricing is okay."
"It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."
"For Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, it comes to around 6,50,000 Indian rupees, plus taxes."
"The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
33%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
4%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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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 Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
The most effective feature of the product is the ability to scan the entire environment.
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What needs improvement with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
We would like some additional features. Sometimes it lags with different cloud environments. Private clouds are becoming more common, and the integration lags with those compared to AWS, Azure, or ...
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What advice do you have for others considering Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten. We deploy it for customers, and it's very easy to deploy. Some people are worried about the cost, but we try to sell it at a good rate, less than the o...
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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.

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Tenable.io Web Application Scanning safely, accurately and automatically scans your web applications, providing deep visibility into vulnerabilities and valuable context to prioritize remediation.

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Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space
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