HCL AppScan vs Visual Studio Test Professional comparison

"It identifies all the URLs and domains on its own and then performs tests and provides the results."

"For me, as a manager, it was the ease of use. Inserting security into the development process is not normally an easy project to do. The ability for the developer to actually use it and get results and focuses, that's what counted."

"The reporting part is the most valuable feature."

"The security and the dashboard are the most valuable features."

"You can easily find particular features and functions through the UI."

"It has certainly helped us find vulnerabilities in our software, so this is priceless in the end."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is Postman."

"I like the recording feature."

"The tool is flexible and easy to manage. We use it since it is scalable and easy to use. It integrates with solutions."

"The user interface is very friendly."

"The stability has always been very good."

"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."

"The tool is free, resulting in no costs associated with its use. The absence of price makes it cost-effective."

"The ability to quickly make your own components has been valuable."

"One of the best documentation in the world."

"The documentation is easy, and it helps us solve our problems."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"Scans become slow on large websites."

"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."

"The solution needs to improve in some areas. The tool needs to add more languages. It also needs to improve its speed."

"In future releases, I would like to see more aggressive reports. I would also like to see less false positives."

"AppScan is too complicated and should be made more user-friendly."

"IBM Security AppScan needs to add performance optimization for quickly scanning the target web applications."

"They should have a better UI for dashboards."

"The tool crashes and has high memory consumption."

"It is not good in terms of performance. When you open Visual Studio, you have to wait for a while to process your code. It uses a lot of resources and has a lot of features. If we could disable some of the features, it would be lighter and faster to use. Nowadays, for some of the projects, we use VS Code for JavaScript or Python. VS Code is very light and easy to use, whereas, in Visual Studio, we have to wait because it takes time to compile or run a project. It has a lot of competitors in terms of performance, such as Intelligent ID. Intelligent ID is very easy to use. It has many features, and it is lighter to use than Visual Studio. In terms of error handling, sometimes, it shows an error before you finish your code, which can be improved. It would be good if it has a version for Linux. I use VS Code on Linux, but I am not sure if Visual Studio has a version for Linux."

"Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases."

"It could be available for multiple platforms and other operating systems like Mac with a native port."

"Over the years, I haven't identified any specific enhancements that I desire; Visual Studio has consistently met my requirements seamlessly and flawlessly."

"Enhancing the support for web application testing and load performance would be an improvement."

"It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve."

"The documentation is limited."

"The solution is moderately priced."

"The price of HCL AppScan is okay, in my opinion. You just buy HCL AppScan and don't pay anything anymore, meaning it is just a one-time purchase."

"The price is very expensive."

"The product is moderately priced, though it's an investment due to extensive code analysis needs."

"The tool was expensive."

"The solution is cheap."

"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten. The product's pricing is expensive compared to the features that they offer."

"AppScan is a little bit expensive. IBM needs to work a little bit on the pricing model, decreasing the license cost."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional, which is expensive."

"Our company pays a yearly licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."

"Users have to pay a licensing fee for Visual Studio Test Professional."

"We use the solution’s community version, and the solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"I think that the pricing is quite good."

"Visual Studio Test Professional is not an expensive solution."

"The product is very expensive."

"It is a price-effective solution"