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Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) vs Coverity Static comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Continuous Dynamic (formerl...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (7th)
Coverity Static
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic) is designed for Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and holds a mindshare of 5.4%, up 3.9% compared to last year.
Coverity Static, on the other hand, focuses on Static Application Security Testing (SAST), holds 6.0% mindshare, down 7.3% since last year.
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Continuous Dynamic (formerly WhiteHat Dynamic)5.4%
OpenText Dynamic Application Security Testing17.7%
HCL AppScan14.0%
Other62.9%
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Coverity Static6.0%
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)19.7%
Checkmarx One10.0%
Other64.3%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user245412 - PeerSpot reviewer
The product and customer service is extremely efficient but I would like to see more research and code examples.
* The continuous online scanning capabilities and reporting features. * The SaaS product features accessible from a browser make managing our online systems easy. * The ability to review security items quickly along with being able to retest vulnerabilities on our schedule make the Sentinel product an invaluable tool for our company’s product security requirements.
Jaile Sebes - PeerSpot reviewer
Resolving critical software issues demands faster implementation and better integration
We use Coverity primarily to find issues such as software bugs and memory leaks, especially in C++ and C# projects. It helps us identify deadlocks, synchronization issues, and product crashes Coverity has been instrumental in resolving product crashes by detecting various issues like deadlocks.…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
32%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Healthcare Company
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise31
 

Questions from the Community

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How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?
We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...
What do you like most about Coverity?
The solution has improved our code quality and security very well.
 

Also Known As

Sentinel Dynamic, WhiteHat Security Application Security Testing, Synopsys WhiteHat Dynamic
Synopsys Static Analysis
 

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Sample Customers

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SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space
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