Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS vs GitHub comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
58th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Application Security Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 0.9%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Version Control
3.6%
 

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Adalberto Barbosa Da Costa Lobato - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 11, 2023
Highly stable and scalable solution
GitHub is essentially a repository of code. It's where you source your code with the client and allows you to use Git. You get versioning and everything else for multiple deployments or codes. That's how we use it We stopped the development code on our machines, and we moved everything to GitHub.…

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"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
"I am using the free version of the solution. However, there are some costs my organization pays."
"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."
"We pay a licensing fee for GitHub, which could be cheaper."
"We are currently paying nothing for GitHub."
"The basic licensing model is free, and if you need to have technical support and such things, then it does cost something. You only need to pay extra if you need technical support."
"It's cheaper than Bitbucket."
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Computer Software Company
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Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
7%
 

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What do you like most about GitHub?
The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
There are several licensing models available for the product. The basic licensing model is free, and if you need to have technical support and such things, then it does cost something. You only nee...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
Speaking of what can be made better in a solution is a difficult topic to discuss because it is not just technology. The tool could improve in the area of artificial intelligence methods. Recently,...
 

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Frontline WAS, Frontline Web Application Scanning
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