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

Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Fortify Application Defender vs. Klocwork Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The information from Fortify Application Defender on how to fix and solve issues is very good compared to other solutions.""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.""Fortify Application Defender's most valuable features are machine learning algorithms, real-time remediation, and automatic vulnerability notifications.""The product saves us cost and time.""The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically feed it rules what it's coupled with the WebInspect dynamic application scanning technology.""The most valuable feature is that it analyzes data in real-time.""The solution helped us to improve the code quality of our organization.""Its ability to find security defects is valuable."

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"One can increase the number of vendors, so the solution is scalable.""The ability to create custom checkers is a plus.""It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration.""There is a central Klocwork server at our headquarter in France so we connect the client directly to the server on-premises remotely.""The tool helps the team to think beforehand about corner cases or potential bugs that might arise in real-time.""Technical support is quite good.""The reporting helps us understand the trend of our results and whether we improve over time. We can see the history within Klocwork's server architecture and know that we're making things better. It creates a great story for our management. We can demonstrate value and how our software is developing over time.""I like not having to dig through false positives. Chasing down a false positive can take anywhere from five minutes for a small easy one, then something that is complicated and goes through a whole bunch of different class cases, and it can take up to 45 minutes to an hour to find out if it is a false positive or not."

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Cons
"Fortify Application Defender could improve by supporting more code languages, such as GRAAS and Groovy.""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.""The workbench is a little bit complex when you first start using it.""The false positive rate should be lower.""Fortify Application Defender gives a lot of false positives.""The solution is quite expensive.""Support for older compilers/IDEs is lacking."

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"Under NIST cybersecurity standards, we must address vulnerabilities within a specified time after discovering them. When we try to propagate those updates and fixes through the system, it would be nice if the clients could reconnect to the existing server or have the server dynamically updated in some way. I know that isn't easy, but maybe processes could be enhanced to make that more streamlined from a DevOps perspective.""Modern languages, such as Angular and .NET, should be included as a part of Klocwork. They have recently added Kotlin as a part of their project, but we would like to see more languages in Klocwork. That's the reason we are using Coverity as a backup for some of the other languages.""This solution could be improved if they offered support of more languages including Ada and Golang. They currently only support seven languages.""We bought Klocwork, but it was limited to one little program, but the program is now sort of failing. So, we have a license for usage on a program that is sort of failing, and we really can't use the license on anything else.""The way to define the rules is too complex. The definition/rules for static analysis could be automated according to various SILs, so as to avoid confusion.""We'd like to see integration with Agile DevOps and Agile methodologies.""What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity.""Now the only issue we have is that whenever we need to get the code we have to build it first. Then we can get the report."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The base licensing costs for the SaaS platform is about $900 USD per application, per year."
  • "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."
  • "Fortify Application Defender is very expensive."
  • "The product’s price is much higher than other tools."
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  • "Klocwork is still tight on their licensing. If Klocwork would loosen up on the licensing, and where the license could be used, and how many different programs could be run on it, then we have several development programs that I would love to be able to use it for going forward."
  • "Klocwork should not to be quite so heavy handed on the licensing for very specific programs."
  • "The limitation that we have is that Klocwork is licensed to certain programs, and if you want to license them to other programs, you have to pay more money."
  • "When it comes to licensing, the solution has two packages, one for a fixed and the other for a floating server, with the former being more cost effective than the latter."
  • "Licensing fees are paid annually, but they also have a perpetual license."
  • "There are other solutions on the market such as Microsoft Visual Studio. They have been adding more static code analysis features that come for free. It is getting better all the time. That is one of the possibilities is that we've been considering that we may stop using the Klocwork because it doesn't give us any added value."
  • "This solution offers competitive pricing."
  • "The pricing for Klocwork is very competitive if you compare it from apple to apple. It has competitive pricing regarding the licensing model and the per-license cost. Klocwork isn't a high-end investment for anyone deploying it; even SMBs can afford it. The Klocwork cost per user would depend on the license type, so I'm unable to mention a ballpark figure because it would depend on the type of installation and how the deployment will be, and the nodes to give an accurate calculation or figure. The total price depends on the package, so my company could never publish pricing for Klocwork on the website. My team first collects information from potential clients on the deployment scenario, project environment, etc., before suggesting a package for Klocwork. My rating for Klocwork in terms of pricing is a five because of its flexible license models. There's a license model for every type of organization, whether small, midsize, or enterprise, so it's a five out of five for me."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product does not work well with Java coding. The false positive rate should be lower. The product should introduce more licensing models and reduce the licensing cost.
    Top Answer:It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration.
    Top Answer:Our purchasing department is responsible for tracking costs. It's one of the most widely used tools in our organization. It likely does not have a high price point. I don't have insights into… more »
    Top Answer:The main problem is that since it only parses the code, the warnings or the problems that are given as a result of the report can sometimes require a lot of effort to analyze. It will show all… more »
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    Also Known As
    HPE Fortify Application Defender, Micro Focus Fortify Application Defender
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    Overview

    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.

    Klocwork detects security, safety, and reliability issues in real-time by using this static code analysis toolkit that works alongside developers, finding issues as early as possible, and integrates with teams, supporting continuous integration and actionable reporting.

    Sample Customers
    ServiceMaster, Saltworks, SAP
    ACCESS Co Ltd, Risk-AI, Winbond Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, University of Southern California, Alebra Technologies, SIMULIA, Risk Management Solutions, Brigham Young University, SRD, HRL
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government8%
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    Manufacturing Company50%
    Engineering Company10%
    Non Tech Company10%
    Transportation Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization39%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    Company Size
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    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise45%
    Large Enterprise47%
    Buyer's Guide
    Fortify Application Defender vs. Klocwork
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fortify Application Defender vs. Klocwork and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Fortify Application Defender is ranked 34th in Application Security Tools with 9 reviews while Klocwork is ranked 19th in Application Security Tools with 20 reviews. Fortify Application Defender is rated 7.8, while Klocwork is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortify Application Defender writes "Reliable solution with excellent machine learning algorithms but expensive and lacking support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Klocwork writes "Their technical team helps us get the most out of the solution, but we've faced some stability problems in our environment". Fortify Application Defender is most compared with Checkmarx, Coverity, SonarQube, CAST Application Intelligence Platform and Fortify on Demand, whereas Klocwork is most compared with SonarQube, Coverity, Polyspace Code Prover, CodeSonar and Checkmarx. See our Fortify Application Defender vs. Klocwork report.

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