Contrast Security Assess vs Xygeni comparison

Contrast Security and Xygeni are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Contrast Security is ranked #29, while Xygeni is ranked #21 with an average rating of 9.0. Contrast Security holds a 1.3% mindshare in AS, compared to Xygeni’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Contrast Security users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Xygeni users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

Contrast Security Assess

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Contrast Security Assess and Xygeni based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Contrast Security Assess

Ranking in Application Security Tools

29th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (27th)

Xygeni

Ranking in Application Security Tools

21st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (13th), Software Supply Chain Security (12th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Contrast Security Assess is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Xygeni is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Xygeni	0.5%
Contrast Security Assess	1.3%
Other	98.2%

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ToddMcAlister

Lead Application and Data Security Engineer at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It has an excellent API interface to pull APIs.

Assess has brought our development time down because it helps create code the first time. Instead of going through the Jenkins process to build an application, they can see right off the bat that if there are errors in the code and fix them before it even goes to build.

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A Iskakov

Business development manager at RSsecurity

Unified monitoring has reduced alert noise and provides accurate, proactive application security

Xygeni was highly effective for us, but there are areas where improvements could be made. More customization options for dashboards and reports would help teams tailor the platform to their specific metrics and workflows. I also occasionally encounter DevOps tools that are not yet supported natively. Expanded coverage for niche or emerging tools would make onboarding even smoother. These points, however, are minor compared to the overall value the platform delivers, especially given the strength of its AI-driven detection, remediation, and supply chain protection capabilities. It would also be an improvement for licensing with regard to on-premise variants. Perhaps we could have an on-premise option for standard subscription.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The time it saves us is on the order of one US-based FTE, a security person at an average pay level, and at a bare minimum Contrast helps us like that resource; it's like having a CISSP guy, in the US, on our payroll."

"The solution is very accurate in identifying vulnerabilities. In cases where we are performing application assessment using Contrast Assess, and also using legacy application security testing tools, Contrast successfully identifies the same vulnerabilities that the other tools have identified but it also identifies significantly more. In addition, it has visibility into application components that other testing methodologies are unaware of."

"I am impressed with the product's identification of alerts and vulnerabilities."

"We use the Contrast OSS feature that allows us to look at third-party, open-source software libraries, because it has a cool interface where you can look at all the different libraries. It has some really cool additional features where it gives us how many instances in which something has been used... It tells us it has been used 10 times out of 20 workloads, for example. Then we know for sure that OSS is being used."

"It has helped us to improve the overall security posture of the company, we are able to address the findings before they have been reported by a third-party, and it has also helped us to gain our customers' trust."

"The most valuable feature is the continuous monitoring aspect: the fact that we don't have to wait for scans to complete for the tool to identify vulnerabilities. They're automatically identified through developers' business-as-usual processes."

"Contrast was a very complete solution; it met all of our technical requirements and it was really the only IAST product that felt like a real product."

"It is a stable solution...Contrast Security Assess is one of the first players in this market, so they have experience and customers, especially abroad. Overall, it's a good product."

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"The visibility of our open-source supply chain dependencies and real-time detection of vulnerabilities have been invaluable."

"Xygeni provides a comprehensive and developer-friendly approach to securing the entire software supply chain."

"Since using Xygeni, the time to review vulnerabilities has decreased."

"The best Xygeni feature is the ability to filter what is truly important, which really helps me focus on the key vulnerabilities in the software that I am building."

Cons

"Personalization of the board and how to make it appealing to an organization is something that could be done on their end."

"The out-of-the-box reporting could be improved. We need to write our own APIs to make the reporting more robust."

"The setup of the solution is different for each application. That's the one thing that has been a challenge for us. The deployment itself is simple, but it's tough to automate because each application is different, so each installation process for Contrast is different."

"The solution needs to improve flexibility...The scalability of the product is a problem in the solution, especially from a commercial perspective."

"I would like to see them come up with more scanning rules."

"The out-of-the-box reporting could be improved. We need to write our own APIs to make the reporting more robust."

"Personalization of the board and how to make it appealing to an organization is something that could be done on their end. The reports could be adaptable to the customer's preferences."

"Regarding the solution's OSS feature, the one drawback that we do have is that it does not have client-side support."

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"Xygeni was highly effective for us, but there are areas where improvements could be made."

"Xygeni can be more automated."

"There should be more configuration options that make it easier to target the issues that are more important in your organization's context."

"Xygeni could be improved if on-premise options were available starting from the starter packages, not only the enterprise models."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing is low. I would rate it a two out of ten."

"I like the per-application licensing model... We just license the app and we look at different vulnerabilities on that app and we remediate within the app. It's simpler."

"The solution is expensive."

"For what it offers, it's a very reasonable cost. The way that it is priced is extremely straightforward. It works on the number of applications that you use, and you license a server. It is something that is extremely fair, because it doesn't take into consideration the number of requests, etc. It is only priced based on the number of onboarded applications. It suits our model as well, because we have huge traffic. Our number of applications is not that large, so the pricing works great for us."

"You only get one license for an application. Ours are very big, monolithic applications with millions of lines of code. We were able to apply one license to one monolithic application, which is great. We are happy with the licensing. Pricing-wise, they are industry-standard, which is fine."

"It's a tiered licensing model. The more you buy, as you cross certain quantity thresholds, the pricing changes. If you have a smaller environment, your licensing costs are going to be different than a larger environment... The licensing is primarily per application. An application can be as many agents as you need. If you've got 10 development servers and 20 production servers and 50 QA servers, all of those agents can be reporting as a single application that utilizes one license."

"The good news is that the agent itself comes in two different forms: the unlicensed form and the licensed form. Unlicensed gives use of that software composition analysis for free. Thereafter, if you apply a license to that same agent, that's when the instrumentation takes hold. So one of my suggestions is to do what we're doing: Deploy the agent to as many applications as possible, with just the SCA feature turned on with no license applied, and then you can be more choosy and pick which teams will get the license applied."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

24%

Security Firm

13%

Construction Company

11%

Retailer

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Xygeni?

The pricing is reasonable. Xygeni provided me with the pricing list that is already public on the web, so it is very clear.

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What needs improvement with Xygeni?

Xygeni can be more automated. The team is currently working on auto-remediation pipelines, which could be really helpful. There is probably room for improvement, but for me, it is one of the best t...

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What is your primary use case for Xygeni?

I use Xygeni to perform SAST and SCA analysis, and to gain better understanding of how my deployment pipelines are configured. Xygeni helps me understand what I am deploying and the level of integr...

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Overview

Contrast Security is the world’s leading provider of security technology that enables software applications to protect themselves against cyberattacks, heralding the new era of self-protecting software. Contrast's patented deep security instrumentation is the breakthrough technology that enables highly accurate assessment and always-on protection of an entire application portfolio, without disruptive scanning or expensive security experts. Only Contrast has sensors that work actively inside applications to uncover vulnerabilities, prevent data breaches, and secure the entire enterprise from development, to operations, to production.

Contrast Security

Xygeni All-In-One AppSec Platform ensures comprehensive security across the software supply chain, utilizing deep contextual intelligence to prioritize exploitable and business-critical vulnerabilities.

With its AI-powered capabilities, Xygeni offers automatic detection and quarantine of malicious code at publication while providing context-aware auto-remediation. It integrates seamlessly across source code, dependencies, secrets, IaC, builds, containers, and CI/CD systems. Unified APPM visibility and supply-chain malware protection facilitate accelerated secure delivery without compromising speed or innovation.

What are the most important features of Xygeni?

Deep Contextual Intelligence: Prioritizes vulnerabilities based on exploitability and business impact.
Automatic Code Quarantine: Detects and isolates malicious code at the moment of publication.
Seamless Integration: Compatible across code, dependencies, secrets, IaC, and CI/CD systems.
AI-Powered Auto-Remediation: Provides intelligent solutions to rectify vulnerabilities.
Developer-First Remediation: Supports developers with IDE and AI co-pilots to enhance efficiency.

What benefits or ROI should users expect in reviews?

Enhanced Security: Comprehensive coverage from code to cloud reduces vulnerability risks.
Increased Efficiency: Automation and seamless integration streamline security processes.
Accelerated Delivery: Enables fast-paced development without compromising safety.
Developer Productivity: AI co-pilots assist developers, improving the remediation process.
Cost Savings: Efficient threat prioritization minimizes time spent on non-essential alerts.

Industries like finance, healthcare, and technology implement Xygeni to fortify their software supply chain, ensuring robust protection and compliance. By harnessing AI-driven features and integration capabilities, sectors maintain agility while enhancing their security posture against potential threats.

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