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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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Contrast Security Assess vs. Xygeni

September 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Contrast Security Assess

Ranking in Application Security Tools

17th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (12th)

Xygeni

Ranking in Application Security Tools

24th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Supply Chain Security (14th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (14th), AI Security (19th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Contrast Security Assess is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Xygeni is 1.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Contrast Security Assess	1.7%
Xygeni	1.7%
Other	96.6%

Application Security Tools

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Ryan Flake

Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Real-time assessments have improved remediation speed and reduced time spent on authentication issues

I do find that here and there with Contrast Security Assess there are user interface issues, particularly with how they work with libraries. The way that it works is people have access to library data for all applications, not just the applications that they should have access to. However, they are trying to fix that. The way the libraries are handled with Contrast Security Assess could use some work. I know that there is an additional service tier that allows for more in-depth library data. These are small things. Contrast support has been great in fixing any issues or getting back to us with questions. They seem to really be dedicated to the product.

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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

"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."

"When we access the application, it continuously monitors and detects vulnerabilities."

"One of the key takeaways is that in order to have a secure application, you cannot rely on just the pentest, vulnerability assessments, and the periodicity of the reviews; you need the real-time feedback on that, and Contrast Assess offers that."

"Overall, the product is strong and improving, support is responsive and effective, and supported integrations work for many customers."

"The accuracy of the solution in identifying vulnerabilities is better than any other product we've used, far and away. In our internal comparisons among different tools, Contrast consistently finds more impactful vulnerabilities, and also identifies vulnerabilities that are nearly guaranteed to be there, meaning that the chance of false positives is very low."

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

"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."

"Contrast Security Assess has positively impacted my organization by providing a good way to find issues faster than regular static scanning, which after a while was unable to really find anything, giving us more visibility on the real code that is used in production along with the active DLLs that were loaded by our application in the backend, which helped us identify where the risk could be."

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

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

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

"I would like to highlight Xygeni's Core AI function, which makes it easier to understand security information for both technical leaders as well as for those who are higher up in business management, helping make smarter, faster decisions and offering more secure developments in less time."

"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

"I think Contrast can also integrate with some AI tools and provide chat features if possible, so in case we have any more questions, we can chat with that chatbot and get remediations, which I believe would be a better enhancement to Contrast."

"I think there was activity underway to support the centralized configuration control. There are ways to do it, but I think they were productizing more of that."

"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."

"The solution should provide more details in the section where it shows that third-party libraries have CVEs or some vulnerabilities."

"To instrument an agent, it has to be running on a type of application technology that the agent recognizes and understands. It's excellent when it works. If we're using an application that is using an unsupported technology, then we can't instrument it at all. We do use PHP and Contrast presently doesn't support that, although it's on their roadmap. My primary hurdle is that it doesn't support all of the technologies that we use."

"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."

"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."

More Contrast Security Assess cons

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

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

"I think Xygeni could be improved by having more information in the form of videos in Spanish and more use cases to share it with more prospects."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

27%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Security Firm

10%

Retailer

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	11

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Contrast Security Assess?

I was not involved in the negotiation of pricing for Contrast Security Assess, but I am somewhat familiar with setup cost and licensing. Licensing costs are fairly high compared to other DAST and S...

What needs improvement with Contrast Security Assess?

What advice do you have for others considering Contrast Security Assess?

I would give Contrast Security Assess a score of 8 out of 10. That is a small little issue, but it is a great product and I would recommend it to others. There are a couple things that could be imp...

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.

What needs improvement with Xygeni?

I think Xygeni could be improved by having more information in the form of videos in Spanish and more use cases to share it with more prospects.I think improving only the documentation would be ver...

What is your primary use case for Xygeni?

My main use case for Xygeni is that we offer it to our clients to ensure security in the software supply chain.I don't have much technical information because it's not my area of expertise, but a s...

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Contrast Security

Overview

Contrast Security Assess is an IAST platform known for accurate vulnerability detection. It integrates into development workflows, offering real-time insights into security issues with minimal false positives, supporting legacy applications and enhancing code security visibility.

Designed to integrate seamlessly into DevOps workflows, Contrast Security Assess automates real-time vulnerability detection and reduces false positives through its powerful IAST features. By continuously monitoring vulnerabilities, it provides a robust option for securing legacy applications and identifying vulnerabilities without lengthy scans. This cloud-hosted platform supports numerous programming languages, making it versatile for security testing across enterprise environments. Users benefit from detailed reports that pinpoint exact code locations requiring remediation, enhancing speed and efficiency in addressing security concerns.

What are the key features of Contrast Security Assess?

IAST Technology: Delivers accurate vulnerability detection with reduced false positives.
Seamless Integration: Integrates into development processes, supporting real-time vulnerability detection.
Open Source Security: Analyzes third-party libraries for vulnerabilities.
Continuous Monitoring: Provides valuable insights with real-time security feedback for developers.
API Interface: Enhances operational efficiency and streamlining with minimal false positives.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Enhanced Security Visibility: Offers comprehensive insights across application environments.
Speed and Efficiency: Quick identification and remediation of vulnerabilities accelerate development.
Operational Streamlining: Seamless integration into DevOps workflows improves productivity.
Legacy Application Support: Effective for securing existing applications with ongoing monitoring.

Companies in industries requiring high levels of application security, such as finance and healthcare, implement Contrast Security Assess for its ability to enhance visibility and detect vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle. Its seamless integration with DevOps processes makes it ideal for environments that prioritize agility while maintaining stringent security standards.

Contrast Security

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

With its AI-powered capabilities, Xygeni offers automatic detection and quarantine of malicious packages as soon as they're published, alongside context-aware auto-remediation. It integrates seamlessly across source code, dependencies, secrets, IaC, builds, containers, and CI/CD systems. Xygeni Shield extends that protection to the developer's own machine, blocking unauthorized package downloads at the OS level before they ever reach disk. Unified ASPM visibility and supply-chain malware protection enable 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.
Early Malware Detection: Continuously scans public registries and quarantines malicious packages at the moment they're published, before they reach a developer's machine.
Endpoint Enforcement (Shield): Blocks unauthorized or policy-violating package downloads directly on the developer's machine, with every block attributed to the exact process that requested it.
Seamless Integration: Works across code, dependencies, secrets, IaC, containers, and CI/CD systems.
AI-Powered Auto-Remediation: Generates context-aware fixes for vulnerabilities in code and infrastructure-as-code.
Code Quality, Unified: Measures maintainability, complexity, and duplication across ten languages and opens pull requests with ready-to-apply fixes, in the same platform and prioritization model as security findings.
Developer-First Remediation: Supports developers with IDE and AI co-pilot integrations to speed up fixes.

What benefits or ROI should users expect in reviews?

Enhanced Security: Comprehensive coverage from code to cloud, and now to the developer endpoint, reduces vulnerability risk.
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 combining AI-driven prioritization with broad integration coverage, from the registry to the endpoint to code quality, these sectors maintain development speed while strengthening their security posture against supply chain threats.

Sample Customers

Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.

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