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Checkmarx One vs NGINX App Protect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.5
Organizations saw ROI with Checkmarx One via improved development speed, cost savings, and enhanced security, despite quantification challenges.
Sentiment score
6.9
Organizations saw positive ROI with NGINX App Protect during COVID-19, improving security and integration, anticipating future benefits.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Checkmarx One offers fast, expert support, though some users note resolution delays and additional support charges.
Sentiment score
6.3
NGINX App Protect support is praised for promptness and helpfulness but inconsistencies and costs affect user satisfaction.
They were quick and efficient when we had issues.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Checkmarx One excels in scalability, integration, and automation, efficiently managing various organizational sizes though licensing can be restrictive.
Sentiment score
6.5
NGINX App Protect is scalable with diverse options but faces deployment, traffic, and configuration centralization challenges noted by users.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Checkmarx One is reliable with some performance issues during large scans; user ratings vary from six to ten.
Sentiment score
8.4
NGINX App Protect is praised for stability and integration, outperforming competitors, though minor improvements in HTML5 are needed.
I would rate the stability of this solution a nine on a scale of 1 to 10 where one is low stability and 10 is high.
It is a quality solution, and I would rate its stability as eight out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

Checkmarx One needs enhanced false positive reduction, language support, CD integration, pricing, UI, reporting, and automation improvements.
NGINX App Protect requires improved flexibility, UI, API, automation, network support, pricing, integration, and feature enhancements like security and documentation.
It could suggest how the code base is written and automatically populate the source code with three different solution options to choose from.
There was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service.
 

Setup Cost

Checkmarx One offers high quality and performance, though its pricing varies and is often seen as expensive yet competitive.
NGINX App Protect costs $3,000-$400,000 annually, considered expensive but competitive, with no hidden fees and strategic cost management possible.
 

Valuable Features

Checkmarx One provides comprehensive vulnerability analysis with intuitive features, efficient reporting, CI/CD integration, and extensive language support.
NGINX App Protect provides comprehensive security features including automation, containerization, and flexible API connectivity for robust application protection.
My experience with the initial setup of Checkmarx One is straightforward; it is not complex compared to other tools that I have tried.
The most valuable feature is the ability to operate in a DevOps environment and to be configured through API and pipeline by the developers themselves.
Detecting bots and blocking IPs have proven effective for securing applications.
 

Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx One
Ranking in API Security
5th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (3rd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (3rd), Vulnerability Management (24th), Static Code Analysis (3rd), DevSecOps (4th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (9th)
NGINX App Protect
Ranking in API Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th), Container Security (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the API Security category, the mindshare of Checkmarx One is 6.4%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX App Protect is 2.6%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Security
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Hasan - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Tomaz Sobczak - PeerSpot reviewer
Signature-based detection, DOS protection, and bot protection
NGINX App Protect is easier to automate and configure, or manage from an API. This is good for securing applications. However, it's not suitable for more complex tasks. NGINX App Protect positively impacted performance changes. There's a cache or it works like a proxy, so it can speed up applications. It can also offload some functions from servers, which NGINX can handle faster.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What do you like most about Checkmarx?
Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX App Protect?
I don't know the pricing yet because in my other project, I was not part of the buying side and I was just starting to look at options.
What needs improvement with NGINX App Protect?
It would be better if it were easier to implement and if there was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service, to avoid disruptions after impl...
 

Also Known As

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NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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