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Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS vs GitHub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
50th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Application Security Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
GitHub0.9%
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS0.3%
Other98.8%
Application Security Tools
 

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Kamalanadha Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved deployment pipeline visibility with generally good support
My primary use case involves working with GitHub for code management. I have extensive experience using it for various tasks, such as creating repositories, managing pull requests, and utilizing GitHub Actions for automating workflows GitHub contributes to efficient project management by…
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise48
 

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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?
I am not aware about the pricing, so I will not be able to give feedback.
What needs improvement with GitHub?
Sometimes we do not get the exact solution, and the suggested solution does not work, so GitHub could improve in that area. We have used GitHub mainly for the code generation part. That is the only...
 

Also Known As

Frontline WAS, Frontline Web Application Scanning
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Sample Customers

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Dominion Enterprises, NASA, Braintree, SAP, CyberAgent
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