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Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Digital Defense Fr...
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (45th)
Virsec Security Platform
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (94th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS and Virsec Security Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
Virsec Security Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 0.3% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline WAS0.6%
SonarQube16.3%
Checkmarx One9.9%
Other73.19999999999999%
Application Security Tools
Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Virsec Security Platform0.3%
Wiz6.4%
Tenable Nessus5.0%
Other88.3%
Vulnerability Management
 

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KevinMcCarthy - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at Klearnow
Helps with Zero-day protection
We use the solution for Zero-day protection.  The solution stops any kind of remote code execution.  The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load.  I have been using the product for a year.  I would rate the tool's stability a six out of ten.  I would…
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
26%
Healthcare Company
12%
Construction Company
8%
University
8%
 

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Also Known As

Frontline WAS, Frontline Web Application Scanning
Virsec
 

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Sample Customers

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Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security
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