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Coverity Static vs Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Coverity Static
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (5th)
Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (52nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Coverity Static and Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Coverity Static is designed for Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and holds a mindshare of 5.1%, down 8.1% compared to last year.
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.0% since last year.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Coverity Static5.1%
SonarQube19.8%
Checkmarx One10.3%
Other64.8%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS0.4%
SonarQube19.2%
Checkmarx One10.2%
Other70.2%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

KT
Software Engineering Manager at Visteon Corporation
Using tools for compliance is beneficial but cost concerns persist
We have been using Coverity for quite a long period. It has been fine for our needs. I would rate Coverity between eight to nine, though the cost is high. I would rate their support from Coverity as six. That is the main complaint, but we still appreciate having it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
32%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
4%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise31
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Questions from the Community

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.
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Also Known As

Synopsys Static Analysis
Frontline WAS, Frontline Web Application Scanning
 

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Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space
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