Fortify Application Defender vs Invicti comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Invicti and Fortify Application Defender are two leading solutions in the application security category. Invicti generally receives higher praise for its pricing and customer support, while Fortify is often favored for its comprehensive feature set, indicating strong value for money.

Features: Invicti provides comprehensive scanning, ease of integration, and user-friendly navigation. Fortify Application Defender offers advanced threat defense, real-time monitoring, and extensive security features appealing to complex business needs.

Room for Improvement: Invicti users suggest enhancements in vulnerability management, more robust reporting features, and smoother integration with existing systems. Fortify users point to a need for simpler configuration, better false-positive filtering, and a more intuitive user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Invicti is known for its straightforward deployment process, favored by organizations for its quick implementation. Fortify Application Defender requires a more involved deployment due to its advanced capabilities, but both products benefit from effective customer service support.

Pricing and ROI: Invicti is recognized for cost-effectiveness and quick time-to-value, making it attractive to budget-conscious buyers. Fortify Application Defender, despite higher initial setup costs, offers significant long-term ROI for enterprises prioritizing comprehensive security features.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortify Application Defender vs. Invicti Report (Updated: October 2024).

Fortify Application Defender vs. Invicti

October 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Fortify Application Defender

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (23rd)

Invicti

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (11th), Container Security (25th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (9th), API Security (9th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (5th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

Fortify Application Defender and Invicti aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortify Application Defender is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
Invicti, on the other hand, focuses on Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), holds 7.9% mindshare, up 5.0% since last year.

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortify Application Defender	1.0%
SonarQube	19.2%
Checkmarx One	10.2%
Other	69.6%

Application Security Tools

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Invicti	7.9%
Veracode	21.2%
Checkmarx One	18.0%
Other	52.9%

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Featured Reviews

VinothSivam

CTO at Abcl

Useful for fast code review in devOps pipelines

I rate the tool's scalability a seven out of ten. However, I'm concerned about how it handles an increasing number of lines of code. As the complexity grows, so does the time it takes for the tool to review everything. I want more clarity on how Fortify Application Defender handles multiple threats. We have numerous endpoints, but the tool runs in our pipeline, meaning it operates in the cloud. All our code is configured there, and the tool runs integration testing, unit testing, user testing, and final production code tests. It's a day-to-day experience. It's utilized almost every day as part of our pipeline runs. Each team responsible for integration testing, human testing, user access testing, and preproduction testing runs it whenever they take a build.

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Valavan Sivgalingam

Senior Manager, Security Engineering at ESS

Dynamic testing regularly identifies web vulnerabilities and has strong false positive confirmations

It has good false positive confirmations, confirmed issues identification, and proof of exploit-related features as part of it. We use Invicti for these things in our portfolios. The solution includes Proof-Based Scanning technology. Invicti is part of our SSDLC portfolio, and DAST dynamic testing is very important for our web applications and portfolios. For both the API endpoints and web applications, we do regular testing on a monthly basis for all our releases. Invicti does a good job. The only concern is on the performance side, but other than that, we find it really helpful in identifying web vulnerabilities. A full scan takes more time based on your website and other factors, but for us, it takes more than two to three days. The scan performance can be improved upon. When we check with them, they discuss proof-based scanning and related aspects. However, there could be intermittent results that could help us.

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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

"We are able to provide out customers with a secure application after development. They are no longer left wondering if they are vulnerable to different threats within the market following deployment."

"The tool's most valuable feature is software composition analysis. This feature works well with my .NET applications, providing a better understanding of library vulnerabilities."

"The product saves us cost and time."

"Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology."

"The most valuable features of Fortify Application Defender are the code packages that are default."

"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

"I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy."

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"I am impressed with Invictus’ proof-based scanning. The solution has reduced the incidence of false positive vulnerabilities. It has helped us reduce our time and focus on vulnerabilities."

"Invicti's best feature is the ability to identify vulnerabilities and manually verify them."

"The platform is stable."

"I would rate the stability as ten out of ten."

"Invicti is part of our SSDLC portfolio, and DAST dynamic testing is very important for our web applications and portfolios."

"Invicti's proactive scanning measures vulnerabilities each time we deploy or push code to a new environment."

"The scanner is light on the network and does not impact the network when scans are running."

"Invicti has done a commendable job with respect to ROI, and with respect to being a cost-effective solution and one of the market leaders as an effective solution for SAST and DAST, Invicti has performed very well."

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Cons

"I encountered many false positives for Python applications."

"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."

"Fortify Application Defender could improve by supporting more code languages, such as GRAAS and Groovy."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The biggest complaint that I have heard concerns additional platform support because right now, it only supports applications that are written in .NET and Java."

"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."

"The solution could improve the time it takes to scan. When comparing it to SonarQube it does it in minutes while in Fortify Application Defender it can take hours."

"The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and security checks. Many independent and open-source tools are available, from Apache to various libraries. Using multiple DevOps pipeline tools can slow the turnaround time."

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"I think that it freezes without any specific reason at times. This needs to be looked into."

"The solution's false positive analysis and vulnerability analysis libraries could be improved."

"The scannings are not sufficiently updated."

"Reporting should be improved. The reporting options should be made better for end-users. Currently, it is possible, but it's not the best. Being able to choose what I want to see in my reports rather than being given prefixed information would make my life easier. I had to depend on the API for getting the content that I wanted. If they could fix the reporting feature to make it more comprehensive and user-friendly, it would help a lot of end-users. Everything else was good about this product."

"Maybe the ability to make a good reporting format is needed."

"It would be better for listing and attacking Java-based web applications to exploit vulnerabilities."

"Currently, there is nothing I would like to improve."

"Netsparker doesn't provide the source code of the static application security testing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s price is much higher than other tools."

"The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."

"The price of this solution could be less expensive."

"Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It comes as an annual cloud subscription. The tool's pricing is around 50 lakhs."

"The licensing is very complex, it's project based and can range from $10,000 to $200,000+ depending on the project type and size."

"The price should be 20% lower"

"Netsparker is one of the costliest products in the market. It would help if they could allow us to scan multiple URLs on the same license."

"I think that price it too high, like other Security applications such as Acunetix, WebInspect, and so on."

"We never had any issues with the licensing; the price was within our assigned limits."

"We are using an NFR license and I do not know the exact price of the NFR license. I think 20 FQDN for three years would cost around 35,000 US Dollars."

"It is competitive in the security market."

"Invicti is best suited for large enterprises. I don't think small and medium-sized businesses can afford it. Maintenance costs aren't that great."

"OWASP Zap is free and it has live updates, so that's a big plus."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	13

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortify Application Defender?

I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy.

What needs improvement with Fortify Application Defender?

The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and...

What is your primary use case for Fortify Application Defender?

We use the solution for fast code review. It is integrated into our DevOps pipeline.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner?

As a technical user, I do not handle pricing or licensing, but I am aware that Invicti offers flexible licensing models based on organizational needs.

What needs improvement with Invicti?

The main concern is on the performance side, but other than that, we find it really helpful in identifying web vulnerabilities. A full scan takes more time based on your website and other factors, ...

What is your primary use case for Invicti?

I use Invicti for web application testing and API testing. I want to confirm that I am still using Invicti and SonarQube.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender

Netsparker

Overview

Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.

OpenText

Invicti helps DevSecOps teams automate security tasks and save hundreds of hours each month by identifying web vulnerabilities that matter. Combining dynamic with interactive testing (DAST + IAST) and software composition analysis (SCA), Invicti scans every corner of an app to find what other tools miss with 99.98% accuracy, delivering on the promise of Zero Noise AppSec. Invicti helps discover all web assets — even ones that are lost, forgotten, or created by rogue departments. With an array of out-of-the-box integrations, DevSecOps teams can get ahead of their workloads to hit critical deadlines, improve processes, and communicate more effectively while reducing risk and hitting the ROI goals.

Sample Customers

ServiceMaster, Saltworks, SAP

Samsung, The Walt Disney Company, T-Systems, ING Bank