Fortify Static Code Analyzer vs PyCharm comparison

OpenText and JetBrains are both solutions in the Static Code Analysis category. OpenText is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while JetBrains is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6. OpenText holds a 24.1% mindshare in SCAS, compared to JetBrains’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of JetBrains users who would recommend it.

Fortify Static Code Analyzer

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Fortify Static Code Analyzer

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Fortify Static Code Analyzer and PyCharm compete in the software development tools category, focusing on security and integrated development environments, respectively. Fortify seems to have the upper hand in vulnerability identification and security integration, while PyCharm holds an advantage in user-friendliness and Python development support.

Features: Fortify Static Code Analyzer is equipped with robust security features, providing detailed analysis and vulnerability identification for over 30 programming languages. It automates security testing and integrates with CI/CD pipelines. PyCharm offers smart code analysis, debugging capabilities, and strong support for Python development. It integrates with GitHub and includes a large library of plugins, enhancing virtual environment management.

Room for Improvement: Fortify Static Code Analyzer could improve by reducing false positives, enhancing user experience, and expanding language support. Simplifying the configuration process and improving plugin integration across IDEs are also desirable. PyCharm could enhance resource management and navigation while expanding support for more languages. Improving integration capabilities with various tools and optimizing performance to consume less memory are recommended.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortify Static Code Analyzer is often deployed on-premises or in hybrid cloud environments, with users valuing its proactive technical support but desiring quicker resolutions. PyCharm is also deployed on-premises, with users generally satisfied with available online resources for issue resolution, reducing the need for direct support. Customer service for PyCharm is well-rated, with high user satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Fortify Static Code Analyzer is perceived as expensive with high licensing costs, making it more suitable for enterprises. Many users report significant ROI due to its comprehensive security features. PyCharm offers a free community edition, enhancing accessibility, and its professional edition is reasonably priced. Users find PyCharm's pricing competitive and appreciate the cost-effectiveness of its community edition.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortify Static Code Analyzer

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PyCharm

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of Fortify Static Code Analyzer is 24.1%, up from 19.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyCharm is 0.9%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Code Analysis

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Vishal Dhamke

Vice President Application Security North America at BNP Paribas

An expansive platform with comprehensive security rules and patterns to identify vulnerabilities

Setting up Fortify Static Application Security Testing (SAST) involves several steps to ensure that the tool is correctly configured and integrated into your development workflow, for example: installation, license activation, user access and permissions, integration with the development environment, project configuration, custom rules and policies, etc. The initial setup is very easy. I have used the enterprise version and a standalone version. The enterprise version definitely takes an ample amount of time to deploy because it needs to have a server, other logistics, and a proper RBAC in place. The enterprise version would take an ample amount of time, but the standard version is just a few clicks. A team of four to five people is required for the maintenance, and frequent updates are required to keep all the signatures up to date. I would rate the setup a nine out of ten.

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Srujan Panuganti

Scientist - Instrument II at AbbVie

Convenient to use and surely increases the effectiveness of software development

The solution does not support some features of OpenCV even though it is part of a PyCharm package. Open CV is used to develop software that involves computer vision tasks. It seems the solution is not fully updated to use the latest PyCharm packages. I would like even more support toward robotics-related software tools. For example, support of ROS, ROS 1, and ROS 2 development would ensure that I continue to use the solution.

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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 reference provided for each issue is extremely helpful."

"I like Fortify Software Security Center or Fortify SSC. This tool is installed on each developer's machine, but Fortify Software Security Center combines everything. We can meet there as security professionals and developers. The developers scan their code and publish the results there. We can then look at them from a security perspective and see whether they fixed the issues. We can agree on whether something is a false positive and make decisions."

"Automating the Jenkins plugins and the build title is a big plus."

"The Software Security Center, which is often overlooked, stands out as the most effective feature."

"The most valuable features include its ability to detect vulnerabilities accurately and its integration with our CI/CD pipeline."

"Fortify Static Code Analyzer tells us if there are any security leaks or not. If there are, then it's notifying us and does not allow us to pass the DevOps pipeline. If it is finds everything's perfect, as per our given guidelines, then it is allowing us to go ahead and start it, and we are able to deploy it."

"We write software, and therefore, the most valuable aspect for us is basically the code analysis part."

"Integrating the Fortify Static Code Analyzer into our software development lifecycle was straightforward. It highlights important information beyond just syntax errors. It identifies issues like password credentials and access keys embedded in the code."

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"The solution has a nice environment and extensions that make it easy to develop software."

"The solution has a great debugging feature."

"The product's IDE feature is quite user-friendly."

"The integrated code structure makes coding more organized and manageable compared to using Python alone."

"The automated package installation is helpful. I like the code highlighting features. A huge library of plugins is available, including AI coding tools, though I don't use those myself. The debugging tools are good, showing errors and problem lines."

"Good syntax highlighting and very it's very customizable."

"We have integrated the tool with GitHub. PyCharm provides easy integration with GitHub, allowing us to push changes directly. Many plugins are available on PyCharm for GitHub integration, including GitHub Copilot for auto code completion and GitHub Copilot Chat for assistance with code-related queries."

"The best feature of PyCharm is that it gives you hints whenever it detects any issues while you are coding. This is important because it helps us code faster and without any errors."

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Cons

"The pricing is a bit high."

"The price can be improved."

"Fortify Static Code Analyzer has a bit of a learning curve, and I don't find it particularly helpful in narrowing down the vulnerabilities we should prioritize."

"Fortify's software security center needs a design refresh."

"The generation of false positives should be reduced."

"The troubleshooting capabilities of this solution could be improved. This would reduce the number of cases that users have to submit."

"Fortify Static Code Analyzer is a good solution, but sometimes we receive false positives. If they could reduce the number of false positives it would be good."

"It can be tricky if you want to exclude some files from scanning. For instance, if you do not want to scan and push testing files to Fortify Software Security Center, that is tricky with some IDEs, such as IntelliJ. We found that there is an Exclude feature that is not working. We reported that to them for future fixing. It needs some work on the plugins to make them consistent across IDEs and make them easier."

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"The navigation can be better."

"The solution is heavy because running it on laptops consumes a lot of memory and power. Typically, a laptop battery might last about eight to nine hours, but with the tool running, it reduces to two hours or one and a half hours at most. It is designed to handle large projects and heavy tasks, making it resource-intensive. For smaller projects, use IDEs like Visual Studio Code."

"There should be support for the RUST plugin in the Community edition for debugging."

"There is room for improvement in memory usage. It uses too much memory. It can get a bit heavy, especially when you have too many open files and the system becomes very slow."

"The solution does not support some features of OpenCV even though it is part of a PyCharm package."

"They should improve the product's interactiveness."

"Customizing the tool can make it complicated."

"PyCharm's use of system resources can get pretty heavy. Loading, in particular, takes longer than I would like and I think they should optimize it so that it's a bit lighter on the system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing of Fortify Static Code Analyzer as a seven out of ten since it is a bit expensive."

"There is a licensing fee, and if you bring them to the company and you want them to do the installation and the implementation in the beginning, there is a separate cost. Similarly, if you want consultation or training, there is a separate cost. I see it as suitable only for enterprises. I do not see it suitable for a small business or individual use."

"Although I am not responsible for the budget, Fortify SAST is expensive."

"It has a couple of license models. The one that we use most frequently is called their flexible deployment. We use this one because it is flexible and based on the number of code-contributing developers in the organization. It includes almost everything in the Fortify suite for one developer price. It gives access to not just the secure code analyzer (SCA) but also to FSC, the secure code. It gives us accessibility to scan central, which is the decentralized scanning farm. It also gives us access to the software security center, which is the vulnerability management platform."

"From our standpoint, we are significantly better off with Fortify due to the favorable pricing we secured five years ago."

"The licensing is expensive and is in the 50K range."

"The setup costs and pricing for Fortify may vary depending on the organization's needs and requirements."

"The price of Fortify Static Code Analyzer could be reduced."

"They have a free Community edition, and they also have a licensed version. They definitely have an annual license. They probably also have a monthly license. Its pricing is good and reasonable. It is a little bit more expensive than the others, but it is well worth it. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."

"The community edition is free, which is good."

"The community edition is free and the professional edition has a licensing fee."

"I don't have much info on the pricing, but I would say it is somewhat competitive."

"I use the free community version, so I'm saving money there."

"The price is reasonable."

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Financial Services Firm

30%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortify Static Code Analyzer?

Integrating the Fortify Static Code Analyzer into our software development lifecycle was straightforward. It highlights important information beyond just syntax errors. It identifies issues like pa...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortify Static Code Analyzer?

I rate the pricing of Fortify Static Code Analyzer as a seven out of ten since it is a bit expensive.

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What needs improvement with Fortify Static Code Analyzer?

False positives need improvement in the future. Fortify's vulnerability remediation guidance helps improve code security, but I think they need to improve the focus of the solution, as it still Con...

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What do you like most about PyCharm?

The integrated code structure makes coding more organized and manageable compared to using Python alone.

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What needs improvement with PyCharm?

Customizing the tool can make it complicated.

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What is your primary use case for PyCharm?

I use PyCharm as my main IDE for Python coding.

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Overview

Fortify Static Code Analyzer (SCA) utilizes numerous algorithms in addition to a dynamic intelligence base of secure coding protocols to investigate an application’s source code for any potential risk of malicious or dangerous threats. Additionally, the solution will prioritize the most critical concerns and give direction on how users can repair those concerns. This solution researches each and every potential route that workflow and data can travel to discover and repair all possible vulnerabilities. Fortify SCA allows users to create safe and secure software quickly. Users are able to discover potential security gaps more quickly with precise outcomes and repair them immediately.

Fortify Static Code Analyzer Benefits

CI/CD pipeline security: Fortify SCA integrates well with third-party tools such as ALM Octane, Atlassian Bamboo, Azure DevOps, Eclipse, Jenkins, and Jira. It offers real-time scan results, immediate recommendations, and collaborative auditing, and finds threats faster. It also discovers and prioritizes weaknesses to reduce risk.
Cost-effective: Improves coding actions by training users as they work to better understand the relationship of static application security testing (SAST). Fortify SCA is able to find more vulnerabilities than other solutions and delivers significantly fewer false positives.
Quick and reliable scanning: Fortify SCA will discover and eradicate weaknesses in byte, binary, or source code. SAST is able to stop the bulk of code issues at the start of development. The solution is able to discover 815 specific categories of risk, works through 27 programming languages and more than one million different APIs. Fortify SCA has a positive rate of 100% in the OWASP 1.2 benchmark.

Fortify Static Code Analyzer Features

Flexible deployment: Using Fortify On Demand, users can work in a complete SaaS environment. Fortify Hosted allows users to use on-premises and SaaS to work in a secure virtual space with complete control. Fortify-On-Prem gives users absolute control of the Fortify SCA solution.
Security assistant: Users have an interactive guide as they create code that provides risk analysis and anticipated outcomes. Security Assistant is an outstanding immediate feedback tool that gives instant results with significantly fewer false positives.
Audit assistant: This feature uses machine learning to reduce manual audit time while prioritizing the most important risks to users' networks. It provides automated audits in minutes. Any manual examinations are reduced, all issues are prioritized in accordance with organizational needs, and Fortify SCA consistently provides audit results to all projects.

Results from Real Users

“Fortify Static Code Analyzer tells us if there are any security leaks or not. If there are, then it's notifying us and does not allow us to pass the DevOps pipeline. If it finds everything's perfect, as per our given guidelines, then it is allowing us to go ahead and start it, and we are able to deploy it.” - Arun D., Senior Architect at a healthcare company.

“Its flexibility is most valuable. It is such a flexible tool. It can be implemented in a number of ways. It can do anything you want it to do. It can be fully automated within a DevOps pipeline. It can also be used in an ad hoc, special test case scenario and anywhere in between.” - Tom H., Director of Security at Merito

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