HCL AppScan and Fortify Application Defender compete in application protection. User reviews indicate Fortify Application Defender has the upper hand due to its comprehensive features despite HCL AppScan’s better pricing and support.
Features: HCL AppScan offers strong scanning capabilities, integration flexibility, and adaptability. Fortify Application Defender provides real-time threat protection, robust policy management, and advanced protective features.
Room for Improvement: HCL AppScan users suggest enhancements in scan speed, reporting clarity, and performance. Fortify users recommend improvements in ease of configuration, integration processes, and usability upgrades.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HCL AppScan features straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Fortify Application Defender has comprehensive installation support, but some users report complexity in initial setup.
Pricing and ROI: HCL AppScan is noted for cost-effectiveness and good ROI. Fortify has a higher upfront cost but is considered worthwhile due to its extensive security features.
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.
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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