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FOSSA vs FlexNet Code Insight comparison

 

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Room For Improvement

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Sentiment score
4.5
FOSSA needs better distribution acknowledgments, snippet matching, security scanning, project organization, and improved triage, documentation, and usability.
 

Categories and Ranking

FlexNet Code Insight
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
21st
Average Rating
4.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
FOSSA
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category, the mindshare of FlexNet Code Insight is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FOSSA is 3.7%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
 

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A decent web interface for reports, but the snippet style code matching requires too much effort
Due to the "snippet match" nature of the scans, we found that it was too much effort to properly validate and catalog each open source component with every new project/product. Incremental results were also difficult to achieve even after consulting with the vendor. We found there were too many false positives and the code-snippet validator had bugs and presented too many false positives. My experience with this tool has turned me away from "snippet"-focused composition analysis. We have switched to one that uses more complete code signatures that do not require validation and review of findings in most cases.
Hanumanth Ramsetty - PeerSpot reviewer
Proactively mitigate deployment vulnerabilities with seamless dependency tracking
Before using FOSSA, we could only identify issues after deployment in the Cloud Run. Now, with FOSSA, we identify dependency issues or vulnerabilities during the CI phase itself. This proactive approach has eliminated the need to search the internet for solutions, as FOSSA provides updated recommendations automatically. This has made the process more efficient and mitigated risks before deployment.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
24%
Computer Software Company
19%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
28%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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What do you like most about FOSSA?
I am impressed with the tool’s seamless integration and quick results.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FOSSA?
The solution's pricing is good and reasonable because you can literally use a lot of it for free. You have to pay for the features you need, which I think is fair. If you want to get value for free...
What needs improvement with FOSSA?
FOSSA does not show the exact line of code with vulnerabilities, which adds time to the process as we have to locate these manually. Some other tools like Check Point or SonarQube provide exact lin...
 

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