We performed a comparison between HCL AppScan and Sonatype Repository Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This is a stable solution."
"The product has valuable features for static and dynamic testing."
"IBM AppScan has made our work easy, as we can do four to five scans of websites at a time, which saves time when it comes to vulnerability."
"The solution is cheap."
"The solution is easy to install. I would rate the product's setup between six to seven out of ten. The deployment time depends on the applications that need to be scanned. We have a development and operations team to take care of the product's maintenance."
"AppScan is stable."
"It has certainly helped us find vulnerabilities in our software, so this is priceless in the end."
"I like the recording feature."
"Another thing that I like about Sonatype is that if you download something today, and five days from today it becomes vulnerable, it will notify you."
"The product's network and intrusion protection features are valuable. It also has rules and compliance features for security."
"They have to improve support."
"Improvement can be done as per customer requirements."
"The penetration testing feature should be included."
"We would like to see a check in the specific vulnerabilities in mobile applications or rooted devices, such as jailbreaking devices."
"Many silly false positives are produced."
"The solution needs to improve in some areas. The tool needs to add more languages. It also needs to improve its speed."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The solution's scalability can be a matter of concern because one license runs on one machine only."
"What I don't like is the lack of an option to pick up the phone and call someone for support. That is something they need to improve on. They need to have a professional services package, or they need to include that option with their services."
"The tool needs to improve its file systems. The product should also include zero test feature."
HCL AppScan is ranked 14th in Application Security Tools with 41 reviews while Sonatype Repository Firewall is ranked 35th in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews. HCL AppScan is rated 7.8, while Sonatype Repository Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sonatype Repository Firewall writes "You will get clean code every time, and that's a great achievement". HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and OWASP Zap, whereas Sonatype Repository Firewall is most compared with JFrog Xray, Cisco Secure Firewall, Black Duck, GitHub and Sonatype Lifecycle. See our HCL AppScan vs. Sonatype Repository Firewall report.
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