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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) (12th)
Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (45th)
 

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 2.5%, down 7.4% compared to last year.
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Coverity Static2.5%
SonarQube13.3%
Checkmarx One8.8%
Other75.4%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS0.6%
SonarQube11.8%
Checkmarx One8.0%
Other79.6%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

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Lead Information Security at GEP Worldwide at ReBIT
Helps us identify security vulnerabilities in the development phase and provides a plugin for the developer IDE
The initial setup is good. When I use the product to scan the code in the DevOps pipeline, the issue coverage can be greater, which can help speed up risk identification in the CI/CD pipeline. That is one area where improvement can be made. Corresponding steps can be taken for that. It integrates with most of the tools, like ticketing tools, configuration tools, Jenkins, and the pipeline. That is fantastic.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
28%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Company Size

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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 needs improvement with Coverity?
The price is a concern, and there are a lot of false positives coming through. Support with Coverity is adequate, but they take a longer time to respond. The core support is not straightforward, an...
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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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