Eggplant Performance vs HCL AppScan comparison

The compared Keysight Technologies and HCLSoftware solutions aren't in the same category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #16 in PTT , and holds a 2.4% mindshare in the category. HCLSoftware is ranked #20 in AS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of HCLSoftware users who would recommend it.

Eggplant Performance

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100% willing to recommend

HCL AppScan

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84% willing to recommend

Eggplant Performance

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Categories and Ranking

Eggplant Performance

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (16th)

HCL AppScan

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (20th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (17th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Eggplant Performance is designed for Performance Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, up 1.2% compared to last year.
HCL AppScan, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 2.2% mindshare, down 2.6% since last year.

Performance Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Eggplant Performance	2.4%
Apache JMeter	12.1%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)	12.1%
Other	73.4%

Performance Testing Tools

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HCL AppScan	2.2%
SonarQube	16.9%
Checkmarx One	9.9%
Other	71.0%

Application Security Tools

Featured Reviews

Shyam_Prasad

AVP - Testing & QA at Laminaar Aviation

Offers unique object identification, ideal for UI layer regression automation but limited scalability

Performance is one key area for improvement. It can be slower compared to other tools I've used. Secondly, we have a very limited resource pool that uses this tool in India. So, finding resources familiar with Eggplant in India is challenging due to lack of affiliation programs and so on.

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Ravi Khanchandani

Founder Director at Techsa Services

Has improved identification of encryption and authentication issues across cloud and on-prem applications

During the learning curve of onboarding HCL AppScan, we learned that HCL has altered the portfolio and now offers HCL AppScan 360, which has a much better look and feel with an improved user interface. However, there is one feature called SCA, which stands for Software Composition Analysis, that could be improved. When I'm doing an application scan, HCL AppScan has the ability to generate information about what components are in use. For example, if I'm scanning a web application, it shows me the various components being used. It tells me whether I have Java libraries, .NET frameworks, or other log management libraries such as Log4j, and what versions of those specific components are present. I would like to see more detailed reports from the tool. Currently, you can find out the components belonging to a specific software, but if detailed reporting became available, you would be in a better position to identify vulnerabilities. For instance, I could identify that I had the Log4j vulnerability and know that I need to fix my application accordingly. If they add the features I'm describing, I would consider giving them a higher rating. However, I've only been experienced with the product for three months.

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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

"We find the solution stable and scalable."

"It is not a conventional test automation tool. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) to identify objects. It makes it the best in the class."

"We don't have a big team of people that can watch the dials and check that everything is okay. We're doing a lot of the monitoring of our website and our product at the side of the desk. We need a solution that does a lot for us, and that's what Eggplant does."

"The solution is easy to install. I would rate the product's setup between six to seven out of ten. The deployment time depends on the applications that need to be scanned. We have a development and operations team to take care of the product's maintenance."

"Technical support is helpful."

"We leverage it as a quality check against code."

"HCL AppScan has helped us improve our security posture, as we've been able to identify quite a few issues."

"It has certainly helped us find vulnerabilities in our software, so this is priceless in the end."

"We are now deploying less defects to production."

"The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is its integration with the SDLC, particularly during the coding phase."

"The HCL AppScan turnaround time for Burp Suite or any new feature request is pretty good, and that is why we are sticking with the HCL."

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Cons

"I'd like to see the ability to integrate the user experience through device forms like AWS device forms or source labs."

"Performance is one key area for improvement. It can be slower compared to other tools I've used."

"They should have a better UI for dashboards."

"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."

"I would love to see more containers. Many of the tools are great, they require an amount of configuration, setup and infrastructure. If most the applications were in a container, I think everything would be a little bit faster, because all our clients are now using containers."

"IBM Security AppScan Source is rather hard to use."

"AppScan needs to improve its handling of false positives."

"I think being able to search across more containers, especially some of the docker elements. We need a little tighter integration there. That's the only thing I can see at this point."

"In future releases, I would like to see more aggressive reports. I would also like to see less false positives."

"Sometimes it doesn't work so well."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Eggplant came out as the most competitive in terms of commercials (terms and conditions) which was positive. When we did the initial negotiations, Eggplant started at a price but they were open to negotiations and we did negotiate a discount. That was really important to us because it showed a level of commitment to us."

"The pricing is competitive in India."

"The product is moderately priced, though it's an investment due to extensive code analysis needs."

"The product has premium pricing and could be more competitive."

"AppScan is a little bit expensive. IBM needs to work a little bit on the pricing model, decreasing the license cost."

"The price is very expensive."

"HCL AppScan is expensive."

"The solution is moderately priced."

"The solution is cheap."

"The tool was expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Retailer

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	31

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

TestPlant eggPlant Performance

IBM Security AppScan, Rational AppScan, AppScan

Overview

eggPlant Performance provides sophisticated performance testing and load testing tools that can test the widest range of technology and can scale up to simulate any load you need, but are still easy-to-use. eggPlant Performance has been designed to cleanly manage the difficult stuff so you spend more of your time looking at what really matters – improving the user experience of your application. It ensures that your cloud and server based applications will continue to work, perform, and provide an excellent user experience with hundreds or thousands of simultaneous users. eggPlant Performance consists of three main components: Studio, Test Controller, and Analyzer. Studio is used to create the different components of a load test (including scripts, test data, test definitions, and monitoring targets). Test Controller is used subsequently to execute the tests and monitor them during runtime. Analyzer is then used to view completed test runs and their results, as well as generate a wide variety of charts and tables to analyze the data. eggPlant Performance supports a variety of virtual user types for different automation options, depending on the performance or load testing requirements and objectives. — Web HTPP/S: For protocol-level web scripting — Rich clients/UI-based: This includes Citrix VUs (for automating any desktop app published over Citrix), eggPlant Functional VUs (for integration with TestPlant’s functional UI testing tool), WinDriver VUs(for driving the interface of any Windows-based rich client application through a combination of object- and image-based approaches), Selenium VUs (for automating the user experience of browsers). — TCP/UDP: For recording network traffic

Keysight Technologies

IBM Security AppScan enhances web application security and mobile application security, improves application security program management and strengthens regulatory compliance. By scanning your web and mobile applications prior to deployment, AppScan enables you to identify security vulnerabilities and generate reports and fix recommendations.

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Essex Technology Group Inc., Cisco, West Virginia University, APIS IT

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