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Checkmarx SAST vs Rainforest Application comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx SAST
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rainforest Application
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
66th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Checkmarx SAST is 1.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rainforest Application is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Checkmarx SAST1.7%
Rainforest Application0.3%
Other98.0%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

Tharindu Malwenna - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Application Security Engineer at a newspaper with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported early vulnerability detection but requires tuning to reduce false positives and scanning delays
When assessing the accuracy and efficiency of Checkmarx SAST scanning capabilities, they are currently recommending that doing the full scan is the main, correct way of scanning the repositories. However, based on the repository size we have, it sometimes takes more than 10 minutes for larger repositories, which is a downside. The accuracy of the results depends on various factors, as some of the test folders tend to give us false positives, which makes a huge impact on the vulnerabilities. Those are the major things that we have to fine-tune from our end. I would rate Checkmarx SAST around a seven, as it does have some false positives we have to work with, which are the major concerning things. The number of false positives is significant because we cannot implement policies because of this.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx SAST?
We were users in a small country, and we paid one consolidated bill for all the tools, so I don't know the specific amount for Checkmarx.
What needs improvement with Checkmarx SAST?
I believe that nothing in particular could be improved about Checkmarx SAST, only the turnaround time and the fact that technical account managers keep moving around, which leads to some lag in com...
What is your primary use case for Checkmarx SAST?
I manage the application security side of the products here, currently utilizing solutions such as Checkmarx, Akamai, Traceable, and Invicti, which are the security scanning tools that we use. In t...
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Sample Customers

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1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Asana 4. Atlassian 5. Autodesk 6. Box 7. Cisco 8. Dropbox 9. Etsy 10. Evernote 11. Facebook 12. Fitbit 13. GitHub 14. Google 15. IBM 16. Intuit 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Pinterest 22. Salesforce 23. Slack 24. Spotify 25. Square 26. Stripe 27. Twitter 28. Uber 29. Visa 30. Walmart 31. Yelp 32. Zendesk
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