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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

HCL AppScan and ReversingLabs compete in the cybersecurity market. ReversingLabs has the upper hand with superior threat intelligence and analysis features.

Features: HCL AppScan offers accurate vulnerability scanning, integration with development tools, and robust developer support. ReversingLabs provides extensive threat intelligence, advanced binary analysis, and comprehensive security assessments.

Room for Improvement: HCL AppScan users identify the need for better reporting, enhanced scanning speed, and more user-friendly interfaces. ReversingLabs users point out GUI customization, ease of initial setup, and improvements in documentation as areas needing attention.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HCL AppScan requires a more efficient deployment process and responsive customer support. ReversingLabs is easy to deploy but could improve its customer service experience, focusing on interaction quality.

Pricing and ROI: HCL AppScan is cost-effective with reasonable setup costs, providing satisfactory ROI for smaller enterprises. ReversingLabs, although pricier, offers a significant investment return, appealing to organizations seeking advanced security features.

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HCL AppScan vs. ReversingLabs

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Categories and Ranking

HCL AppScan

Ranking in Application Security Tools

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (17th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (6th)

ReversingLabs

Ranking in Application Security Tools

44th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Anti-Malware Tools (44th), Container Security (48th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (26th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (30th), Software Supply Chain Security (19th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of HCL AppScan is 2.1%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReversingLabs is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HCL AppScan	2.1%
ReversingLabs	0.6%
Other	97.3%

Application Security Tools

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Ravi Khanchandani

Founder Director at Techsa Services

Has improved identification of encryption and authentication issues across cloud and on-prem applications

During the learning curve of onboarding HCL AppScan, we learned that HCL has altered the portfolio and now offers HCL AppScan 360, which has a much better look and feel with an improved user interface. However, there is one feature called SCA, which stands for Software Composition Analysis, that could be improved. When I'm doing an application scan, HCL AppScan has the ability to generate information about what components are in use. For example, if I'm scanning a web application, it shows me the various components being used. It tells me whether I have Java libraries, .NET frameworks, or other log management libraries such as Log4j, and what versions of those specific components are present. I would like to see more detailed reports from the tool. Currently, you can find out the components belonging to a specific software, but if detailed reporting became available, you would be in a better position to identify vulnerabilities. For instance, I could identify that I had the Log4j vulnerability and know that I need to fix my application accordingly. If they add the features I'm describing, I would consider giving them a higher rating. However, I've only been experienced with the product for three months.

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CSOInfor4e0d

CSO - Information Security at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We use the product for data enrichment or downloading malicious programs that we are otherwise unable to find

It's integrated in our product. We leverage the API, but it doesn't contribute to increasing the release time of the product itself. While the company is very helpful, it would be very much appreciated to have extensive proof of concept scripts for the different APIs available, though not for all the APIs that we have purchased. Respective scripts are available, but those scripts which are available are typically not of very high quality. This could be an area where the company can generally improve. It is not a big issue for us, since we have our own development team, but it could be an issue for other companies who are less mature.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it achieves a very low false-positive detection rate."

"For me, as a manager, it was the ease of use. Inserting security into the development process is not normally an easy project to do. The ability for the developer to actually use it and get results and focuses, that's what counted."

"It highlights, with several grades of severity, the types of vulnerabilities, so we can focus on the most severe security vulnerabilities in the code."

"It is an application for security assessment or scanning for static environments, and with all customers, it is performing well."

"The solution is easy to use."

"The UI was very intuitive."

"Technical support is helpful."

"The product is useful, particularly in its sensitivity and scanning capabilities."

More HCL AppScan pros

"The automated static analysis of malware is the most valuable feature. Its detection abilities are very good. It hits all of the different platforms out there, platforms that see the items in the wild."

"We had nothing in the environment to do such analysis, so it's been a savior in many ways."

"We have complete faith that it can do that for us, and can do it at scale."

"As far as the availability of the content is generally concerned and the number of malicious programs that can be looked up in the repository, these are very extensive."

"As far as static analysis information is concerned, we use most of the information that is available in order to determine whether or not we might be dealing with a malware variant. This includes information that is related to Java rules. This is also related to malware families indicated or specific malicious software variants that are labeled by name."

"It offers reports on a great many more file types than the other analysis solutions we have. It can give us a more in-depth analysis and better reporting on a larger number of file types. It also gives us a more comprehensive score on a number of things as well, and that's why we're using it as a front-end filter. It gives us more information... It's valuable because of its depth of information, as well as the breadth it gives us. There aren't a lot of tools that cover all of the different file types."

"ReversingLabs has a large sample size."

"As far as the malware repository is concerned, it's extensive. It's a good source for finding samples, where we are unable to find them on other channels or by leveraging other sources."

Cons

"Better detection of DOM-based XSS Better remediation guidance using code examples and contexts"

"In future releases, I would like to see more aggressive reports. I would also like to see less false positives."

"HCL AppScan needs to improve security."

"IBM Security AppScan Source is rather hard to use."

"The penetration testing feature should be included."

"It's a little bit basic when you talk about the Web Services. If AppScan improved its maturity on Web Services testing, that would be good."

"Visibility is an issue for us. Our partners were not even aware that we had an integration with AppSense."

"Unfortunately, there is a big discussion if it is very expensive to use it or not, and there are competitors."

More HCL AppScan cons

"I would like to see if we could do a little bit more of bulk uploading of hash sets. Right now, I can only do them individually."

"While the company is very helpful, it would be very much appreciated to have extensive proof of concept scripts for the different APIs available, though not for all the APIs that we have purchased. Respective scripts are available, but those scripts which are available are typically not of very high quality."

"While the company is very helpful, it would be very much appreciated to have extensive proof of concept scripts for the different APIs available, though not for all the APIs that we have purchased."

"I would like to see if we could do a little bit more of bulk uploading of hash sets."

"The solution needs to improve integrations."

"The product support could be better at times. Sometimes, the resources that they provide could be of higher quality."

"We would really like further integration with our threat intelligence platform, which is called ThreatConnect. We would also really like further integrations with an endpoint protection product we use called Tanium. The reason I mentioned both of these is that ReversingLabs claims to have extensive integrations with both of them, but they did not work for us."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AppScan is a little bit expensive. IBM needs to work a little bit on the pricing model, decreasing the license cost."

"The product is moderately priced, though it's an investment due to extensive code analysis needs."

"The price is very expensive."

"Our clients are willing to pay the extra money. It is expensive."

"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten. The product's pricing is expensive compared to the features that they offer."

"The tool was expensive."

"With the features, that they offer, and the support, they offer, AppScan pricing is on a higher level."

"The solution is moderately priced."

More HCL AppScan pricing and cost advice

"We have a yearly contract based on the number of queries and malicious programs which can be processed."

"Currently, the license number of lookups that we purchased has not been reached yet, because the integration has only recently been completed. However, our usage is expected and planned to increase over the next couple of months."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Construction Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	31

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HCL AppScan?

The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is its integration with the SDLC, particularly during the coding phase.

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Also Known As

IBM Security AppScan, Rational AppScan, AppScan

ReversingLabs Titanium, ReversingLabs secure.software

Overview

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.

HCLSoftware

ReversingLabs is the trusted authority in software and file security. We provide the modern cybersecurity platform to verify and deliver safe binaries. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and leading cybersecurity vendors, the ReversingLabs Titanium Platform® powers the software supply chain and file security insights, tracking over 35 billion files daily with the ability to deconstruct full software binaries in seconds to minutes. Only ReversingLabs provides that final exam to determine whether a single file or full software binary presents a risk to your organization and your customers.

RL - Trust Delivered.

https://www.reversinglabs.com

Sample Customers

Essex Technology Group Inc., Cisco, West Virginia University, APIS IT

Financial services, healthcare, government, manufacturing, oil & gas, telecommunications, information technology

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