CAST Application Intelligence Platform vs Checkmarx One comparison

The compared CAST and Checkmarx solutions aren't in the same category. CAST is ranked #3 in SDA , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 11.6% mindshare in the category. Checkmarx is ranked #3 in AS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 10.3% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of CAST users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Checkmarx users who would recommend it.

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83% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

CAST Application Intelligen...

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Development Analytics (3rd)

Checkmarx One

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (23rd), Container Security (22nd), Static Code Analysis (3rd), API Security (4th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (4th), DevSecOps (4th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (9th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. CAST Application Intelligence Platform is designed for Software Development Analytics and holds a mindshare of 11.6%, up 7.9% compared to last year.
Checkmarx One, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 10.3% mindshare, down 13.9% since last year.

Software Development Analytics

Application Security Tools

Featured Reviews

Jayanti Rode

Technical Associate Manager at Accenture

Application Intelligence Platform that offers useful insights into violations and improvements

There are different products of the CAST solution that we use for different reasons. For quality improvement, we use CAST AIP which is an Application Intelligence Platform. We have a health dashboard where we can view improvements and violations that have been fixed. Our clients use CAST Highlight…

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Syed Hasan

Specialist Leader at Deloitte

Partner experiences excellent technical support and seamless initial setup

In my opinion, if we are able to extract or show the report, and because everything is going towards agent tech and GenAI, it would be beneficial if it could get integrated with our code base and do the fix automatically. It could suggest how the code base is written and automatically populate the source code with three different solution options to choose from. This would be really helpful.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"CAST's risk and security flow detection capabilities are highly effective, particularly in identifying security vulnerabilities. It is one of the most important and valuable features of the platform."

"Used for controlling the technical debt and code quality."

"The most valuable feature of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is its security dashboard which is a dedicated dashboard that's pretty helpful because it gives compliance checks based on some of the leading frameworks in the industry, such as ISO 5055, OWASP, CWE Top 25, and NIST security guidelines. I find the security dashboard of the solution and the information it provides pretty useful. The security dashboard of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is a feature that stands out."

"It supports most programming languages."

"Our clients use CAST Highlight for cloud migration. This allows them to remove or remediate the blockers which are highlighted. This part of the solution shows improvement in quality and captures feedback for our clients."

"We use the solution to validate the source code and do SAST and security analysis."

"It gives the proper code flow of vulnerabilities and the number of occurrences."

"The solution improved the efficiency of our code security reviews. It helps tremendously because it finds hundreds of potential problems sometimes."

"The main thing we find valuable about Checkmarx is the ease of use. It's easy to initiate scans and triage defects."

"It's not an obstacle for developers. They can easily write their code and make it more secure with Checkmarx."

"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are the automation and information that it provides in the reports."

"We use the solution for dynamic application testing."

"It has all the features we need."

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Cons

"Implementation could be made more simpler as it is complex."

"The overall coverage of rules could be improved in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform because it does not cater to or cover all. For example, 2022 CWE coverage is still not available in the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. The solution also covers some NIST rules, but it does not cater to all rules. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next update of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is for it to provide source code developer and contributor details, especially information on which areas of code were touched. This would be a good insight as the CAST Application Intelligence Platform looks into the source code."

"It has very few plugins to access different code repositories, so source code has to be fed."

"The integration of this solution could be improved."

"Areas for improvement in CAST AIP include enhancing support for implementation in complex environments and improving technical support to address organizational challenges alongside engineering issues."

"The pricing can get a bit expensive, depending on the company's size."

"The solution's user interface could be improved because it seems outdated."

"The statistics module has a function that allows you to show some statistics, but I think it's limited. Maybe it needs more information."

"The validation process needs to be sped up."

"The plugins for the development environment have room for improvements such as for Android Studio and X code."

"I would like to see the DAST solution in the future."

"Its user interface could be improved and made more friendly."

"We want to have a holistic view of the portfolio-level dashboard and not just an individual technical project level."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do know how the CAST Application Intelligence Platform is licensed, but I'm not able to give the cost because the price is not listed. My company works with individual vendors, so pricing is on a case-to-case basis, but the vendors give specialized pricing because of the enterprise deployment, though my team is aware of product pricing based on lines of code, based on the number of applications, etc., I'm unable to give the exact licensing costs of the CAST Application Intelligence Platform. My company doesn't have to pay extra for some features or services because all are included as part of the enterprise license. On a scale of one to five, with five being very cheap and one being very expensive, I would rate the CAST Application Intelligence Platform as three out of five."

"This solution is expensive. The customized package allows you to buy additional users at any time."

"Most of my customers opted for a perpetual license. They prefer to pay the highest amount up front for the perpetual license and then pay for additional support annually."

"The solution's price is high and you pay based on the number of users."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

"The license has a vague language around P1 issues and the associated support. Make sure to review these in order to align them with your organizational policies."

"Before implementing the product I would evaluate if it is really necessary to scan so many different languages and frameworks. If not, I think there must be a cheaper solution for scanning Java-only applications (which are 90% of our applications)."

"The pricing is competitive and provides a lower TCO (total cost of ownership) for achieving application security."

"It is the right price for quality delivery."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CAST Application Intelligence Platform?

CAST's risk and security flow detection capabilities are highly effective, particularly in identifying security vulnerabilities. It is one of the most important and valuable features of the platfor...

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What needs improvement with CAST Application Intelligence Platform?

Areas for improvement in CAST AIP include enhancing support for implementation in complex environments and improving technical support to address organizational challenges alongside engineering iss...

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What is your primary use case for CAST Application Intelligence Platform?

CAST AIP is a valuable solution for quality metrics and application security. It is beneficial for software architecture detection.

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What alternatives are there for Fortify WebInspect and Fortify SCA?

I would like to recommend Checkmarx. With Checkmarx, you are able to have an all in one solution for SAST and SCA as well. Veracode is only a cloud solution. Hope this helps.

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What do you like most about Checkmarx?

Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx?

The pricing is relatively expensive due to the product's quality and performance, but it is worth it.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 40% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Buyer's Guide

Checkmarx One

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Overview

CAST Application Intelligence Platform (AIP), a result of over $130M in R&D investment over two decades, is an enterprise-grade software measurement and quality analysis solution designed to analyze multi-tiered, multi-technology applications for technical vulnerabilities and adherence to architectural and coding standards and then provide business relevant information to the IT organization through various dashboards and products built with end users in mind.

Application Analytics Dashboard (CAST AAD): Provides IT executives with accurate business relevant analytics to drive their organization
Application Engineering Dashboard (CAST AED): Provides engineering and QA teams with powerful code and system level structural flaw insight and remediation guidance
Enlighten: Delivers to developers a powerful deep understanding of their application’s structure
Architecture Checker: Gives architects a reliable, automated solution to enforce architectures that deliver stability and performance of their critical applications

CAST’s underlying system-level analysis technology assesses both the health of an application, as measured through numerous health factors, as well as specific structural and system-level defects that drive performance and stability issues providing true system level analysis.

CAST

Checkmarx One is an enterprise cloud-native application security platform focused on providing cross-tool, correlated results to help AppSec and developer teams prioritize where to focus time and resources.

Checkmarx One offers comprehensive application scanning across the SDLC:

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
API security
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Container security
IaC security
Correlation, prioritization, and risk management
Codebashing secure code training
AI security
Tech partnerships extending AppSec into runtime analysis
Developer tool integrations including: CI/CD tools, development frameworks, feedback tools, IDEs, programming languages and SCMs

Checkmarx One provides everything you need to secure application development from the first line of code through deployment and runtime in the cloud. With an ever-evolving set of AppSec engines, correlation and prioritization features, and AI capabilities, Checkmarx One helps consolidate expanding lists of AppSec tools and make better sense of results. Its capabilities are designed to provide an improved developer experience to build trust with development teams and ensure the success of your AppSec program investment.

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Sample Customers

Steria, T-Systems MMS, Atos Origin, Accenture, Capgemini

YIT, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, SAP, U.S. Army, Liveperson, Playtech Case Study: Liveperson Implements Innovative Secure SDLC

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