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CodeSonar vs Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

CodeSonar
Ranking in Application Security Tools
30th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Static Code Analysis (11th)
Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
52nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of CodeSonar is 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CodeSonar1.3%
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS0.4%
Other98.3%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Mathieu ALBRESPY - PeerSpot reviewer
Intigration Developer at ez-Wheel
Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand
This is the first time I've used this kind of software. It was the only one we could apply to analyze with MISRA rules. At my new company, I tried to use Klocwork. I tried to use it, just once so I cannot compare it exactly with CodeSonar. I also have a plugin for my Visual Studio and I try to make it work. It's not easy, however, I don't think that we have this kind of functionality with CodeSonar. It can do some incremental analysis. However, since this feature is also available on CodeSonar, it would be a good idea to have a plugin on Visual Studio just to have a quick analysis.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
25%
University
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
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Also Known As

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Frontline WAS, Frontline Web Application Scanning
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY
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