It is very useful because it fits our requirements. It is also easy to use. It is not complex, and we are satisfied with the results.
Director and Co-Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Fits our requirements, scales easily, and is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "It is very useful because it fits our requirements. It is also easy to use. It is not complex, and we are satisfied with the results."
- "It is very useful because it fits our requirements, it is also easy to use, it is not complex, and we are satisfied with the results."
- "Its pricing model can be improved. Sometimes, it is a little complex to understand its pricing model."
- "Its pricing model can be improved. Sometimes, it is a little complex to understand its pricing model."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
Its pricing model can be improved. Sometimes, it is a little complex to understand its pricing model.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is pretty stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It has the capability to scale very easily. It is not a problem.
How are customer service and support?
Their support is good. It has a good webpage with a lot of details.
How was the initial setup?
It is very easy to set up. It takes a couple of days. It is not an issue.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is not expensive, but sometimes, their pricing model or licensing model is not very clear. There are similar variables, such as projects or developers, and sometimes, it is a little bit confusing.
What other advice do I have?
I would absolutely recommend this solution. I would rate Checkmarx a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Procurement Analyst at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Flexible features, stable, but more supported languages needed
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most valuable features is it is flexible."
- "The scalability of the solution is good."
- "The integration could improve by including, for example, DevSecOps."
- "The integration could improve by including, for example, DevSecOps."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for scanning the code for security.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features is it is flexible.
What needs improvement?
The integration could improve by including, for example, DevSecOps.
In an upcoming release, they could improve by adding support for more languages.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found the solution to be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the solution is good. We have approximately 4000 using the solution in my organization and they are mostly engineers.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support we have experience was good but they could be faster.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Checkmarx a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Good features, good support, fair price, and good ability to deliver what customers require
Pros and Cons
- "The features and technologies are very good. The flexibility and the roadmap have also been very good. They're at the forefront of delivering the additional capabilities that are required with cloud delivery, etc. Their ability to deliver what customers require and when they require is very important."
- "Checkmarx is a nice, pleasant, and relatively easy company to work with."
- "There is nothing particular that I don't like in this solution. It can have more integrations, but the integrations that we would like are in the roadmap anyway, and they just need to deliver the roadmap. What I like about the roadmap is that it is going where it needs to go. If I were to look at the roadmap, there is nothing that is jumping out there that says to me, "Yeah. I'd like something else on the roadmap." What they're looking to deliver is what I would expect and forecast them to deliver."
What is our primary use case?
We're selling their licenses and their technologies. We have on-premises and cloud deployments. Its deployment depends on the customer requirements.
It is used for a range of requirements for DevSecOps. It has been deployed to ensure that the development cycle delivers clean and secure code that is vulnerability-free. It is there as a part of the whole compliance and security process.
What is most valuable?
The features and technologies are very good. The flexibility and the roadmap have also been very good. They're at the forefront of delivering the additional capabilities that are required with cloud delivery, etc. Their ability to deliver what customers require and when they require is very important.
What needs improvement?
There is nothing particular that I don't like in this solution. It can have more integrations, but the integrations that we would like are in the roadmap anyway, and they just need to deliver the roadmap. What I like about the roadmap is that it is going where it needs to go. If I were to look at the roadmap, there is nothing that is jumping out there that says to me, "Yeah. I'd like something else on the roadmap." What they're looking to deliver is what I would expect and forecast them to deliver.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Our customers are completely comfortable with the scalability of the technologies. They can deploy them initially in a relatively straightforward manner and then grow them into their organization quite successfully. We primarily have large customers.
How are customer service and technical support?
Our team works with them. Their sales engineering team as well as their pre-sales capabilities are very good. They're clear. They work, and they're available, which is good. It is somewhat unusual in this business.
How was the initial setup?
It depends on different technologies, but it is reasonably quite straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its price is fair. It is in or around the right spot. Ultimately, if the price is wrong, customers won't commit, but they do tend to commit. It is neither too cheap nor too expensive.
What other advice do I have?
They're a very good company to work with, and that's a very important aspect of any technology these days. You could find very nice technologies, but if the company is not good to work with, it could be of no use. You'll not be able to get it deployed, and you'll not get assistance. You will get bad value for good technology. Checkmarx is a nice, pleasant, and relatively easy company to work with. You will get a good return, and you will get a good partnership and relationship working with them.
I would rate Checkmarx an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Principal Security Architect at Nagarro
Gives less number of false positives and supports most of the languages, but need to support remaining languages and create a model to identify zero-day attacks
Pros and Cons
- "The feature that I have found most valuable is that its number of false positives is less than the other security application platforms. Its ease of use is another good feature. It also supports most of the languages."
- "The feature that I have found most valuable is that its number of false positives is less than the other security application platforms, its ease of use is another good feature, and it also supports most of the languages."
- "They can support the remaining languages that are currently not supported. They can also create a different model that can identify zero-day attacks. They can work on different patterns to identify and detect zero-day vulnerability attacks."
- "They can support the remaining languages that are currently not supported."
What is our primary use case?
We are using multiple solutions for application security, and Checkmarx is one of them. We are a client-centric organization, and we are also providing support to clients for application security. Sometimes, we have our own production, and then we scan the customer information and provide application security. For a few clients, it is deployed on the cloud, and for a few customers, it is on-premises.
What is most valuable?
The feature that I have found most valuable is that its number of false positives is less than the other security application platforms. Its ease of use is another good feature. It also supports most of the languages.
What needs improvement?
They can support the remaining languages that are currently not supported. They can also
create a different model that can identify zero-day attacks. They can work on different patterns to identify and detect zero-day vulnerability attacks.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable, and it works.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. Our clients are small, medium, and big enterprises. It is for all the categories.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their support is good. I had discussions with them multiple times. We are getting proper support.
How was the initial setup?
It is straightforward. It is not a big challenge. It doesn't take long.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would rate Checkmarx a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Solution Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Good value with a very good CodeBashing platform and AppSec Awareness
Pros and Cons
- "The value you can get out of the speedy production may be worth the price tag."
- "It's been a very positive experience overall."
- "The pricing can get a bit expensive, depending on the company's size."
- "The pricing can get a bit expensive, depending on the company's size."
What is our primary use case?
We're more evaluating the solution rather than using it right now. We're resellers and it's something we'd like to offer to our clients.
What is most valuable?
I am aware of Checkmarx's portfolio, however, we've been playing exclusively with the SAST and with the AppSec Awareness platform, they're Codebashing platform. It's been a very positive experience overall.
The value you can get out of the speedy production may be worth the price tag.
What needs improvement?
The reporting could be better on the product. The need to be much more customizable including being customizable for various roles.
The pricing can get a bit expensive, depending on the company's size.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been working with this solution for some time. I have personally been working with the product for the last three or four months.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We haven't really extensively worked with any other products.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost might seem steep, however, it really depends on, first the size and requirements of your company. There are companies for which the speed of developing new features and developing them securely, is more valuable than for other organizations.
This goes not only for Checkmarx. It goes for any automated desktop security platform in general. I definitely see the cases when the Checkmarx license is a reasonable expense. It just may not be for everyone.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We've been looking at SonarQube. We're looking into other options as we don't want exclusively to just offer Checkmarx to potential clients.
We looking for solutions more on the enterprise spectrum. Therefore, I would probably consider products such as Vericode. I would also consider the newer players, such as, for example, GitLab.
What other advice do I have?
We're resellers, however, we don't have an exclusive relationship with this company. We're looking at other products we can use and offer to our clients as well.
In our company, we do not have the Checkmarx solution running on production. We do have it, however, we only have a learning license, which is non-commercial.
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate this product at an eight. Overall, it's been a positive experience so far.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. reseller
Senior Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
A stable solution for identifying security vulnerabilities but needs functionalities for identifying the run-time null values and doing static and dynamic code validation
Pros and Cons
- "The identification of verification-related security vulnerabilities is really important and one of the key things. It also identifies vulnerabilities for any kind of third-party tool coming into the system or any third-party tools that you are using, which is very useful for avoiding random hacking."
- "The identification of verification-related security vulnerabilities is really important and one of the key things, and it also identifies vulnerabilities for any kind of third-party tool coming into the system or any third-party tools that you are using, which is very useful for avoiding random hacking."
- "We are trying to find out if there is a way to identify the run-time null values. I am analyzing different tools to check if there is any tool that supports run-time null value identification, but I don't think any of the tools in the market currently supports this feature. It would be helpful if Checkmarx can identify and throw an exception for a null value at the run time. It would make things a lot easier if there is a way for Checkmarx to identify nullable fields or hard-coded values in the code. The accessibility for customized Checkmarx rules is currently limited and should be improved. In addition, it would be great if Checkmarx can do static code and dynamic code validation. It does a lot of security-related scanning, and it should also do static code and dynamic code validation. Currently, for security-related validation, we are using Checkmarx, and for static code and dynamic code validation, we are using some other tools. We are spending money on different tools. We can pay a little extra money and use Checkmarx for everything."
- "The accessibility for customized Checkmarx rules is currently limited and should be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use Checkmarx for security vulnerability identification. We are using its latest version. We have a license to upgrade to the latest version. Whenever there is a new version, we update it to the latest version.
What is most valuable?
The identification of verification-related security vulnerabilities is really important and one of the key things. It also identifies vulnerabilities for any kind of third-party tool coming into the system or any third-party tools that you are using, which is very useful for avoiding random hacking.
What needs improvement?
We are trying to find out if there is a way to identify the run-time null values. I am analyzing different tools to check if there is any tool that supports run-time null value identification, but I don't think any of the tools in the market currently supports this feature. It would be helpful if Checkmarx can identify and throw an exception for a null value at the run time. It would make things a lot easier if there is a way for Checkmarx to identify nullable fields or hard-coded values in the code.
The accessibility for customized Checkmarx rules is currently limited and should be improved. In addition, it would be great if Checkmarx can do static code and dynamic code validation. It does a lot of security-related scanning, and it should also do static code and dynamic code validation. Currently, for security-related validation, we are using Checkmarx, and for static code and dynamic code validation, we are using some other tools. We are spending money on different tools. We can pay a little extra money and use Checkmarx for everything.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is okay.
How are customer service and technical support?
We don't directly deal with the Checkmarx technical team. There is a support group available for that, and they work with the Checkmarx team. When we have any issues, we directly call our internal team, and they call the Checkmarx team. They get back to us pretty quickly. The response is very quick. There is no problem.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy. Our project was quite big, and it took a bit longer. It took almost six hours. We could not do it as CI/CD pipeline because the pipeline expects a response in a short span of time, which was a challenge for us. We are now doing the Checkmarx review manually. We first run the code analysis, and, after the code analysis is over, we go for the pipeline. This is an overhead for us.
It would be helpful if they can improve the speed of the analysis rate. We also need to find out from our side if there is a way to increase the wait time of the CI/CD pipeline and modify the timeout limit. It would then take 30 minutes to one hour rather than five or six hours. We should be able to adjust the timeout time, change the CI/CD settings, and go ahead with the integrated process. Currently, we cannot have an integrated system, and we also have to move from one script to the next script manually.
What other advice do I have?
Even though we run it manually, it captures most of the things. We decided to go with Checkmarx two years ago, and we are continuing with it.
I would rate Checkmarx a seven out of ten. There are a few things that can be improved in this solution.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director of consultory at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Includes features to easily secure code, multiple language support and excellent customer support
Pros and Cons
- "The setup is very easy. There is a lot of information in the documents which makes the install not difficult at all."
- "They have some of the best features which make the product wonderful."
- "I would like to see the DAST solution in the future."
What is our primary use case?
We onboard clients with the solution. We install the product and do the first scan with them. We help developers with security and the best practices with their applications with this solution.
What is most valuable?
The most valued feature comes within the platform called Codebashing, it allows scanning code for security flaws. Our clients are able to learn from these scans and develop more secure code. The solution is easy to configure and user friendly as well. They also have support for a large variety of languages compared to other solutions and the product updates continuously.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see the DAST solution in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We had no issues and it has always worked at a top level of performance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is easy to intergate. It is plug and play and intergrates well with the pipeline and DevSecOps. Our main client is a big company and the solution works well.
How are customer service and technical support?
The support is excellent.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is very easy. There is a lot of information in the documents which makes the install not difficult at all.
What was our ROI?
The product saves you money by minimizing the time needed to figure out how to mitigate the problems by using such features such as The Best Fixed Location and the flow charts.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Veracode before choosing Checkmarx.
What other advice do I have?
Depending on the client, we could deploy the solution on the cloud or on-premise. I would recommend Checkmarx because you can learn from the scanning done. They have some of the best features which make the product wonderful.
I rate Checkmarx a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
Cyber Security Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Stable with an easy setup and good visibility
Pros and Cons
- "The setup is fairly easy. We didn't struggle with the process at all."
- "The visibility the solution gives you is great; it really gives you the ability to see what the root issues in the code actually are."
- "They could work to improve the user interface. Right now, it really is lacking."
- "They could work to improve the user interface. Right now, it really is lacking."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for static analysis.
What is most valuable?
The visibility the solution gives you is great. It really gives you the ability to see what the root issues in the code actually are.
The setup is fairly easy. We didn't struggle with the process at all.
What needs improvement?
The solution isn't exactly user-friendly. They could make the user experience a bit better in future builds.
They could work to improve the user interface. Right now, it really is lacking.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using this solution for six months. It's been less than a year and not very long just yet.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable. There aren't bugs or glitches. The solution doesn't freeze and it's not likely to crash. We find it very reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's my understanding that the solution is scalable. A company that needs to expand can do so.
We have about 100 people that use it in the company.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is fine. We've always had good experiences. We're satisfied with the level of service we are provided.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't previously use a different solution. We've only ever used this product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy and straightforward. It's not complex.
We don't have to handle any maintenance. It's my understanding that Checkmarx handles it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is rather reasonable. It's not the most expensive on the market.
What other advice do I have?
We're a customer. We use the solution in our organization.
I'm not sure of which version of the solution we're using.
Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We've had a pretty positive experience overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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