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3.9 out of 5

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Fortify Application Defender mindshare

As of May 2025, the mindshare of Fortify Application Defender in the Application Security Tools category stands at 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
9%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
5%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
University
5%
Healthcare Company
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Retailer
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Educational Organization
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
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Media Company
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Non Profit
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Construction Company
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Transportation Company
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Consumer Goods Company
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Fortify Application Defender reviews

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CTO at Abcl
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Apr 26, 2024
Useful for fast code review in devOps pipelines

Pros

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

Cons

"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. "
HisaoOgata - PeerSpot user
Department Manger at Hitachi Channel
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
May 26, 2023
Saves time and warns about the vulnerabilities in the software, but the false positive rate should be lower

Pros

"The product saves us cost and time."

Cons

"The false positive rate should be lower."
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Saroj-Patnaik - PeerSpot user
Software Development Engineer 3 at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Feb 23, 2023
Reliable solution with excellent machine learning algorithms but expensive and lacking support

Pros

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

Cons

"Fortify Application Defender gives a lot of false positives."
TH
Director of Security at Merito
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Sep 22, 2020
Straightforward to deploy and integrates well with WebInspect to secure against application-specific threats

Pros

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

Cons

"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."
DP
DevOps Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Mar 10, 2020
Static code analysis helps identify security issues and maintain compliance

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time. "

Cons

"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."
WW
System Quality Assurance Manager at AIS - Advanced Info Services Plc.
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Sep 13, 2021
Straightforward resolution information, stable, but automation could improve

Pros

"The information from Fortify Application Defender on how to fix and solve issues is very good compared to other solutions."

Cons

"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."
Abner Silva - PeerSpot user
Cloud Security Analyst at a agriculture with 1-10 employees
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Apr 2, 2024
Comes with software composition analysis feature that helps to scan for vulnerabilities

Pros

"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. "

Cons

"I encountered many false positives for Python applications. "
BD
Principle Engineer at MTSI
Verified user of Fortify Application Defender
Aug 6, 2018
Product version discussed: 17.20
Its ability to find security defects is valuable. However, support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking

Pros

"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

Cons

"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."