Coverity vs Fortify Application Defender comparison

The compared Black Duck and OpenText solutions aren't in the same category. Black Duck is ranked #4 in SAST , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 7.5% mindshare in the category. OpenText is ranked #32 in AS , with an average rating of 7.3, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Black Duck users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Coverity

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88% willing to recommend

Fortify Application Defender

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803 Comparison Views

81% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Coverity and Fortify Application Defender based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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Coverity vs. Fortify Application Defender

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Coverity

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (4th)

Fortify Application Defender

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (32nd)

Mindshare comparison

Coverity and Fortify Application Defender aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Coverity is designed for Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and holds a mindshare of 7.5%, up 6.6% compared to last year.
Fortify Application Defender, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.7% mindshare, down 0.8% since last year.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Application Security Tools

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Md. Shahriar Hussain

Information Security Analyst at Banglalink

Offers impressive reporting features with user-friendliness and high scalability

The solution can be easily setup but requires heavy integration due to the multiple types of port and programming languages involved. Comparing the resource requirements of the solution I would say it can be installed effortlessly. I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. A professional needs some pre-acquired knowledge to manage Coverity's deployment process, but the local solution partners provide support well enough for trouble-free deployment. The overall deployment process of Coverity took around two and a half hours in our organization. The deployment duration depends upon the operating system and resources including high-end RAM and CPU processors.

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HisaoOgata

Department Manger at Hitachi Channel

Saves time and warns about the vulnerabilities in the software, but the false positive rate should be lower

We use the solution to prevent cyberattacks Based on the alerts created by the solution during development, we modify the software we are developing. The product finds mistakes automatically. It warns us about the vulnerabilities in the software. The product saves us cost and time. The product…

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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

"Coverity is easy to set up and has a less lengthy process to find vulnerabilities."

"It's pretty stable. I rate the stability of Coverity nine out of ten."

"The most valuable feature is the integration with Jenkins."

"Coverity is easy to use and easy to integrate with CI."

"The most valuable feature of Coverity is that it shows examples of what is actually wrong with the code."

"The most valuable feature is that there were not a whole lot of false positives, at least on the codebases that I looked at."

"It help us identify the latest security vulnerabilities."

"Provides software security, and helps to find potential security bugs or defects."

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"The information from Fortify Application Defender on how to fix and solve issues is very good compared to other solutions."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology."

"Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications."

"The most valuable features of Fortify Application Defender are the code packages that are default."

"The solution helped us to improve the code quality of our organization."

"The product saves us cost and time."

"We are able to provide out customers with a secure application after development. They are no longer left wondering if they are vulnerable to different threats within the market following deployment."

"Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

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Cons

"Some features are not performing well, like duplicate detection and switch case situations."

"It would be great if we could customize the rules to focus on critical issues."

"They could improve the usability. For example, how you set things up, even though it's straightforward, it could be still be easier."

"The solution could use more rules."

"It should be easier to specify your own validation routines and sanitation routines."

"Ideally, it would have a user-based license that does not have a restriction in the number of lines of code."

"Coverity takes a lot of time to dereference null pointers."

"Coverity is not a user-friendly product."

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"Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."

"The false positive rate should be lower."

"Fortify Application Defender gives a lot of false positives."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"I encountered many false positives for Python applications."

"The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it."

"The solution could improve the time it takes to scan. When comparing it to SonarQube it does it in minutes while in Fortify Application Defender it can take hours."

"The licensing can be a little complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is somewhere in the middle. It's neither cheap nor expensive. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"Coverity is very expensive."

"Coverity’s price is on the higher side. It should be lower."

"Coverity is quite expensive."

"I would rate Coverity's pricing as a nine out of ten. It's already very expensive, and it's a problem for us to get more licenses due to the price. The pricing model has some good aspects - for example, a personal license gives access to all languages without code limitations, which is better than some competitors. However, it's still a lot of money for us to spend."

"The pricing is very reasonable compared to other platforms. It is based on a three year license."

"The solution is affordable."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is low, and ten is high price."

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"Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It comes as an annual cloud subscription. The tool's pricing is around 50 lakhs."

"The price of this solution could be less expensive."

"The licensing is very complex, it's project based and can range from $10,000 to $200,000+ depending on the project type and size."

"The product’s price is much higher than other tools."

"The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

33%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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...

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What do you like most about Coverity?

The solution has improved our code quality and security very well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coverity?

I do not know about the pricing.

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What do you like most about Fortify Application Defender?

I find the configuration of rules in Fortify Application Defender useful. Its integration is also easy.

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What needs improvement with Fortify Application Defender?

The product should integrate industry-standard code review tools internally with its system. This would streamline the coding process, as developers wouldn't need multiple tools for code review and...

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What is your primary use case for Fortify Application Defender?

We use the solution for fast code review. It is integrated into our DevOps pipeline.

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Also Known As

Synopsys Static Analysis

HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender

Overview

Coverity gives you the speed, ease of use, accuracy, industry standards compliance, and scalability that you need to develop high-quality, secure applications. Coverity identifies critical software quality defects and security vulnerabilities in code as it’s written, early in the development process, when it’s least costly and easiest to fix. With the Code Sight integrated development environment (IDE) plugin, developers get accurate analysis in seconds in their IDE as they code. Precise actionable remediation advice and context-specific eLearning help your developers understand how to fix their prioritized issues quickly, without having to become security experts.

Coverity seamlessly integrates automated security testing into your CI/CD pipelines and supports your existing development tools and workflows. Choose where and how to do your development: on-premises or in the cloud with the Polaris Software Integrity Platform (SaaS), a highly scalable, cloud-based application security platform. Coverity supports more than 20 languages and 200 frameworks and templates.

Black Duck

Micro Focus Security Fortify Application Defender is a runtime application self-protection (RASP) solution that helps you manage and mitigate risk from homegrown or third-party applications. It provides centralized visibility into application use and abuse while protecting from software vulnerability exploits and other violations in real time.

OpenText

Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space

ServiceMaster, Saltworks, SAP

Buyer's Guide

Coverity vs. Fortify Application Defender

September 2022

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