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it_user702246 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at a wireless company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
It is the most effective tool for IT procurement managers and directors
Pros and Cons
  • "Lifecycle features, because they permit us to show non-technical people the risk and costs hidden into the code due to bad programming practices."
  • "DIfferent languages, such Spanish, Portuguese, and so on."

What is most valuable?

Lifecycle features, because they permit us to show non-technical people the risk and costs hidden into the code due to bad programming practices.

It is the most effective tool for IT procurement managers and directors. Technical debt metrics and action plans oriented to rejected deliveries.

How has it helped my organization?

Kiuwan was used internally at Optimyth. We had no surprises derivated from security, performance, or maintainability issues.

What needs improvement?

DIfferent languages, such Spanish, Portuguese, and so on.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used this solution for three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and support?

An eight out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In other companies I have worked for, we moved to Kiuwan/Optimyth because of the accuracy and easiness of use and setup.

Also, most of my partners and customers have moved to Kiuwan due to the metrics and programming languages supported.

How was the initial setup?

Not complex. I am a salesperson without tech training and I was able to use it

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Nothing special. It's a very fair model.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

CAST, Sonar, and Clarify.

What other advice do I have?

If they need a tool to be used across your organization (technicians, managers, and directors), this is the tool.

Have highly qualified staff or consultancy provider (code quality and governance) to define the risk model to be used and measured with Kiuwan, this increases the ROI.

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Managing Director at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Provides technology coverage from COBOL to JS through ABAP.

What is most valuable?

  • Easy, intuitive UI loaded with information about the software quality
  • Automated lifecycle management
  • Application portfolio governance support
  • Technology coverage from COBOL to JS through ABAP: ideal for large organizations with legacy core systems trying to leverage new digital capabilities

How has it helped my organization?

  • Monitor outsourced development and maintenance to assert each € spent has adequate return in quality and security.
  • Helped outsourcers to increase the capacity to deliver acceptable code.

What needs improvement?

  • Identification of OSS usage and multiple versions in use throughout portfolio

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have not encountered any deployment issues whatsoever; pretty straightforward analysis both on-premises or in the cloud.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues; applied it both for small portfolios and millions-of-lines portfolios.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer service is excellent; extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the subject matter.

Technical Support:

Technical support is excellent; only needed to revert to customer support once, and I got immediate support and resolution on my request.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used several tools. We switched because Kiuwan covers the entire SDLC; provides direct information to act upon, for the developer, architects, QA, CIO and CISO, in a few seconds; automatically, fully integrated in any CI/CD setup.

How was the initial setup?

It is extremely simple to setup, either to run on-site or in the cloud; and plenty of hooks to integrate with any automation engine.

What about the implementation team?

It was implemented by an in-house team with direct support from Kiuwan.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

  • Loads of bang for the buck.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this product, we evaluated other options.

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Digital Marketing at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Vendor
In our digital marketing efforts, our app is in continuous integration and having introduced this tool ensures we are always delivering safe code
Pros and Cons
  • "I personally like the way it breaks down security vulnerabilities with LoC at first glance."
  • "Perhaps more languages supported."

What is most valuable?

I personally like the way it breaks down security vulnerabilities with LoC at first glance.

How has it helped my organization?

In our digital marketing efforts, our app is in continuous integration and having introduced this tool ensures we are always delivering safe code.

What needs improvement?

Perhaps more languages supported.

For how long have I used the solution?

Six months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

None.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

None.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Haven't had any trouble.

Technical Support:

So far, we've opened a couple of tickets and we got a prompt reply from their tech support team.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

It is very easy to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

We did it ourselves.

What was our ROI?

Faster development of our app.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Nothing to add.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at Sonar.

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Cofounder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Consultant
As a cloud solution, it was working from the first day, without any configuration necessary
Pros and Cons
  • "​We use Kiuwan to locate the source of application vulnerabilities."
  • "The development-to-delivery phase."

What is most valuable?

  • We use Kiuwan to locate the source of application vulnerabilities.
  • Saving time and money by automatically identifying problems is unbelievable.

How has it helped my organization?

We analyze the application code before the testing phase. We correct the most serious problems encountered and the applications are then more stable and safe when passed onto the testing phase.

What needs improvement?

The development-to-delivery phase.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Kiuwan for six months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

As a cloud solution, it was working from the first day, without any configuration necessary.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No, I did not.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No, I did not.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

The customer service is always ready, using the live chat integration.

Technical Support:

10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No, I did not.

How was the initial setup?

No, it was automatic.

What about the implementation team?

No, it wasn't necessary

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I recommend contacting a sales person who will create the best plan payment plan for you, as we did.

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Process and Software Quality Lead at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Vendor
Offers integration with SDLC tools and API.
Pros and Cons
  • "Software analytics for a lot of different languages including ABAP."
  • "I would like to see additional languages supported."

What is most valuable?

  • Constant evolution
  • Software analytics for a lot of different languages including ABAP
  • Excellent feedback
  • Integration with SDLC tools
  • API

How has it helped my organization?

SAP and no-SAP static source code analysis, including security integrated in the continuous delivery process of our SDLC.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see additional languages supported.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There were no stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There were no scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would give technical support a rating of 9/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Sonar and we switches due to costs with ABAP and the iOS modules.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup could not be simpler. It is a SaaS solution. Integration with Jenkins and the local analyzer is a great solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Check with your account manager.

What other advice do I have?

Integrate it with your SDLC.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Gerente at a tech services company
Consultant
I have found the security and QA in the source code to be most valuable
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found the security and QA in the source code to be most valuable."
  • "The QA developer and security could be improved."

How has it helped my organization?

The solution gave us a KPI regarding risk and quality in the development process.

What is most valuable?

I have found the security and QA in the source code to be most valuable. I test code to pass PCI DSS requirements. I have improved my QA acceptance process with risk evaluation.

What needs improvement?

The QA developer and security could be improved.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not encountered any issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not encountered any issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would give technical support a rating of 10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not use a different solution in the past.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other options before choosing this one.

What other advice do I have?

Try the solution and you will likely want to implement it into your organization. The solution will measure your development team, give a KPI for the CISO, reduce the time it takes to find and correct coding errors, and more.

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Information Security Specialist at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
An application security platform that provides detailed reports about the risk index
Pros and Cons
  • "I like that it provides a detailed report that lets you know the risk index and the vulnerability."
  • "The integration process could be improved. It'll also help if it could generate reports automatically. But I'm not sure about the effectiveness of the reports. This is because, in our last project, we still found some key issues that weren't captured by the Kiuwan report."

What is our primary use case?

I'm currently working at a FinTech company, and we normally use Kiuwan for code analysis. This helps us ensure that our product complies with proper codes.

What is most valuable?

I like that it provides a detailed report that lets you know the risk index and the vulnerability.

What needs improvement?

The integration process could be improved. It'll also help if it could generate reports automatically. But I'm not sure about the effectiveness of the reports. This is because, in our last project, we still found some key issues that weren't captured by the Kiuwan report.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Kiuwan since 2019.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'm not sure if it's stable, but it's working fine.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't know if it's scalable, but we have about 30 to 60 users. It all depends on the scope of the project. If they have made the last point of implementation, then we can perform the code analysis.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It follows a subscription model. I think the price is somewhere in the middle. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to new users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Kiuwan an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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