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We performed a comparison between Checkmarx and OWASP Zap based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Security Testing (AST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Checkmarx vs. OWASP Zap Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The most valuable feature for me is the Jenkins Plugin.""The SAST component was absolutely 100% stable.""The solution improved the efficiency of our code security reviews. It helps tremendously because it finds hundreds of potential problems sometimes.""Overall, the ability to find vulnerabilities in the code is better than the tool that we were using before.""The best thing about Checkmarx is the amount of vulnerabilities that it can find compared to other free tools.""It has all the features we need.""It's not an obstacle for developers. They can easily write their code and make it more secure with Checkmarx.""We use the solution for dynamic application testing."

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"The solution is scalable.""The stability of the solution is very good.""The API is exceptional.""The OWASP's tool is free of cost, which gives it a great advantage, especially for smaller companies to make use of the tool.""Automatic updates and pull request analysis.""Automatic scanning is a valuable feature and very easy to use.""ZAP is easy to use. The automated scan is a powerful feature. You can simulate attacks with various parameters. ZAP integrates well with SonarQube.""Two features are valuable. The first one is that the scan gets completed really quickly, and the second one is that even though it searches in a limited scope, what it does in that limited scope is very good. When you use Zap for testing, you're only using it for specific aspects or you're only looking for certain things. It works very well in that limited scope."

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Cons
"Implementing a blackout time for any user or teams: Needs improvement.""The solution sometimes reports a false auditable code or false positive.""I really would like to integrate it as a service along with the SAP HANA Cloud Platform. It will then be easy to use it directly as a service.""One area for improvement in Checkmarx is pricing, as it's more expensive than other products.""We have received some feedback from our customers who are receiving a large number of false positives.""Checkmarx needs to be more scalable for large enterprise companies.""In terms of dashboarding, the solution could provide a little more flexibility in terms of creating more dashboards. It has some of its own dashboards that come out of the box. However, if I have to implement my own dashboards that are aligned to my organization's requirements, that dashboarding feature has limited capability right now.""The resolutions should also be provided. For example, if the user faces any problem regarding an installation due to the internal security policies of their company, there should be a resolution offered."

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"If there was an easier to understand exactly what has been checked and what has not been checked, it would make this solution better. We have to trust that it has checked all known vulnerabilities but it's a bit hard to see after the scanning.""OWASP Zap needs to extend to mobile application testing.""The product should allow users to customize the report based on their needs.""Online documentation can be improved to utilize all features of ZAP and API methods to make use in automation.""I would like to see a version of “repeater” within OWASP ZAP, a tool capable of sending from one to 1000 of the same requests, but with preselected modified fields, changing from a predetermined word ​list, or manually created.""There's very little documentation that comes with OWASP Zap.""The solution is unable to customize reports.""It needs more robust reporting tools."

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  • "It is the right price for quality delivery."
  • "I believe pricing is better compared to other commercial tools."
  • "The pricing was not very good. This is just a framework which shouldn’t cost so much."
  • "The pricing is competitive and provides a lower TCO (total cost of ownership) for achieving application security."
  • "It is a good product but a little overpriced."
  • "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."
  • "​Checkmarx is not a cheap scanning tool, but none of the security tools are cheap. Checkmarx is a powerful scanning tool, and it’s essential to have one of these products."
  • "We got a special offer for a 30% reduction for three years, after our first year. I think for a real source-code scanning tool, you have to add a lot of money for Open Source Analysis, and AppSec Coach (160 Euro per user per year)."
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  • "It is highly recommended as it is an open source tool."
  • "It's free and open, currently under the Apache 2 license. If ZAP does what you need it to do, selling a free solution is a very easy."
  • "OWASP ZAP is a free tool provided by OWASP’s engineers and experts. There is an option to donate."
  • "As Zap is free and open-source, with tons of features similar to those of commercial solutions, I would definitely recommend trying it out."
  • "It's free. It's good for us because we don't know what the extent of our use will be yet. It's good to start with something free and easy to use."
  • "OWASP Zap is free to use."
  • "This app is completely free and open source. So there is no question about any pricing."
  • "This is an open-source solution and can be used free of charge."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.
    Top Answer:The solution's price is high and you pay based on the number of users.
    Top Answer:OWASP Zap and PortSwigger Burp Suite Pro have many similar features. OWASP Zap has web application scanning available with basic security vulnerabilities while Burp Suite Pro has it available with… more »
    Top Answer:The application scanning feature is the most valuable feature.
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    Overview

    Checkmarx is a highly accurate and flexible static code analysis product that allows organizations to automatically scan uncompiled code and identify hundreds of security vulnerabilities in all major coding languages and software frameworks. Checkmarx is available as a standalone product and can be effectively integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to streamline vulnerability detection and remediation. Checkmarx is trusted by leading organizations such as SAP, Samsung, and Salesforce.com.

    Checkmarx is a global leader in software security solutions for modern software development. Checkmarx delivers a comprehensive software security platform that unites with DevOps by scanning uncompiled source code for security vulnerabilities early in the development life cycle to reduce and remediate risk from software vulnerabilities. Using Checkmarx, teams avoid software security vulnerabilities managed via a single and unified dashboard without slowing down their delivery schedule.

    Checkmarx balances the needs of the entire organization, delivering seamless security from the start and throughout the entire software development life cycle. Checkmarx can be deployed on-premises in a private data center or hosted via a public cloud.

    Checkmarx Features

    Some of Checkmarx’s features include:

    • Source code scanning: Detect and repair more vulnerabilities before you release your code.

    • Open-source scanning: Find and eliminate the risks in your open-source code.

    • Interactive code scanning: Scan for vulnerabilities and runtime threats.

    • Open-source security for infrastructure as code: Identify and fix insecure IaC configurations that put your application at risk.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Checkmarx stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to enable developers to secure their code with a single management dashboard and its high-speed scanning abilities.

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A CEO at a tech services company writes, “The most valuable features are the easy-to-understand interface, and it’s very user-friendly. We spend some time tuning to start scanning a new project, which is only a few clicks. A few simple tunes for custom rules and we can start our scan. We can do the work quickly and we don't need to compile the source code because Checkmarx does the work without compiling the project. The scanning is very quick. It's about 20,000 lines per hour, which is a good speed for scanning.”

    A director at a tech services company notes, “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.”

    A senior manager at a manufacturing company writes, “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."

    OWASP Zap is a free and open-source web application security scanner. 

    The solution helps developers identify vulnerabilities in their web applications by actively scanning for common security issues. 

    With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, Zap is a popular choice among developers for ensuring the security of their web applications.

    Sample Customers
    YIT, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, SAP, U.S. Army, Liveperson, Playtech Case Study: Liveperson Implements Innovative Secure SDLC
    1. Google 2. Microsoft 3. IBM 4. Amazon 5. Facebook 6. Twitter 7. LinkedIn 8. Netflix 9. Adobe 10. PayPal 11. Salesforce 12. Cisco 13. Oracle 14. Intel 15. HP 16. Dell 17. VMware 18. Symantec 19. McAfee 20. Citrix 21. Red Hat 22. Juniper Networks 23. SAP 24. Accenture 25. Deloitte 26. Ernst & Young 27. PwC 28. KPMG 29. Capgemini 30. Infosys 31. Wipro 32. TCS
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    Computer Software Company31%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company15%
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    Insurance Company5%
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    Computer Software Company18%
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    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Checkmarx vs. OWASP Zap
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Checkmarx vs. OWASP Zap and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Checkmarx is ranked 3rd in Application Security Testing (AST) with 67 reviews while OWASP Zap is ranked 8th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 36 reviews. Checkmarx is rated 7.6, while OWASP Zap is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Checkmarx writes "The report function is a great, configurable asset but sometimes yields false positives". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OWASP Zap writes "Great for automating and testing and has tightened our security ". Checkmarx is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Fortify on Demand, Snyk and SonarCloud, whereas OWASP Zap is most compared with SonarQube, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, Acunetix, Qualys Web Application Scanning and Fortify WebInspect. See our Checkmarx vs. OWASP Zap report.

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