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HCL AppScan vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
1.7
HCL AppScan enhances architecture with fewer errors and improved security, achieving 50% return and 20% cost savings.
Sentiment score
6.2
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security boosts ROI by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving security and productivity for users.
After implementing SentinelOne, it takes about five to seven minutes.
Cloud engineer at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Our ability to get in and review our vulnerability stance, whether daily, monthly, weekly, or whatever it might be, has drastically improved over our prior provider.
IT Support Specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
It has saved us more than 50% of our time.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.6
HCL AppScan's support is responsive with mixed reviews, facing regional challenges and lagging behind competitors like Veracode.
Sentiment score
7.8
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security's customer service is generally praised for responsiveness and helpfulness despite occasional slow responses.
Veracode provides excellent assistance and regularly scheduled calls to address customer concerns and updates.
Associate Principal, Software Engineering at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
There is still room for improvement when it comes to the speed of response.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
Having a reliable team ready and willing to assist with any issues is essential.
Director, DevOps at Relay Network
Throughout the migration, they remained available for several hours without complaint, providing assistance at every step.
Mobile Application Developer at a retailer with 1-10 employees
In my experience, I have never encountered a junior person or someone without knowledge coming into support from SentinelOne.
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
3.9
HCL AppScan is scalable yet varies by license, integration issues, infrastructure compatibility, and CI/CD pipeline design effectiveness.
Sentiment score
8.0
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is highly rated for its scalable, user-friendly, and resource-efficient architecture supporting diverse workloads.
The SentinelOne Singularity Cloud exhibits high scalability.
Security Analyst at Intersistemi Italia s.p.a.
We've automated in our MDM so any device that we start in our MDM automatically installs SentinelOne.
IT Support Specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
It is scalable. I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
HCL AppScan is stable and reliable, with minor hardware issues, improved by recent upgrades enhancing performance and stability.
Sentiment score
8.3
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is highly rated for stability, with minimal issues and infrequent maintenance, enhancing reliability.
Since we've been using HCL AppScan for about three months, we really have not encountered a false positive.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud is incredibly reliable.
Security Analyst at Intersistemi Italia s.p.a.
The only downtime we had was when switching from V1 to V2 but it was smooth.
Cloud Security Specialist at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
I would rate it a ten out of ten for stability.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
 

Room For Improvement

HCL AppScan requires improvements in vulnerability detection, usability, integration, performance, support, pricing, and language/codebase compatibility to stay competitive.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud needs better onboarding, integration, cost management, dashboard enhancements, customer support, and compatibility with legacy systems.
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.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
If notifications are available, then it will be more helpful, easy, and time-saving.
Sr Security Analyst at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Alerts should be directly tied to compliance standards and have a clear role in the overall compliance process.
Cloud Security & Architecture Specialist at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The Infrastructure as Code service available in PingSafe and the services available in AWS cloud security can be merged so that we can get the security data directly from AWS cloud in PingSafe.
Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

HCL AppScan is considered expensive but cost-effective, with varied pricing opinions influenced by its premium features and discounts.
SentinelOne Singularity is competitively priced, offering scalable, modular cloud security with flexible cost through discounts and partnerships.
Companies often choose based on budget constraints, with Veracode being on the higher end cost-wise.
Associate Principal, Software Engineering at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
With very little negotiation involved, we just let them know what we could pay and they were willing to meet us at slightly above what we paid with Sophos, which was still very fair for what we were looking at.
IT Support Specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
If you want to buy just EDR, the price is less. XDR is a little bit more expensive.
IT Security Specialist at Tailor Security Tech
It should not be based on subscription. It should be based on the number of servers that I am scanning.
AVP DevOps and Product Support at a recruiting/HR firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

HCL AppScan detects vulnerabilities, integrates with agile processes, offers scalability, user-friendly features, and AI-enhanced rapid scanning for security.
SentinelOne Singularity offers real-time threat detection, AI analytics, and comprehensive security for efficient multi-cloud environment management.
AppScan's most valuable features include its ability to identify vulnerabilities accurately, provide detailed remediation steps, and the newly introduced AI-powered features that enhance its functionality further.
Associate Principal, Software Engineering at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
I have utilized its interactive application security testing, as well as both static application security testing, dynamic application security testing, and IAST.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
This tool has been helpful for us. It allows us to search for vulnerabilities and provides evidence directly on the screen.
Cloud Security Specialist at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The cloud misconfiguration feature gave us almost zero false positives.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
PingSafe has sped up the process by 80% to 90%.
Sr Security Analyst at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

HCL AppScan
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (19th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (16th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (6th)
SentinelOne Singularity Clo...
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud and Data Center Security (5th), Container Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (4th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (3rd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (3rd), Compliance Management (1st), AI Observability (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

HCL AppScan and SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HCL AppScan is designed for Application Security Tools and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, down 2.6% compared to last year.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), holds 6.4% mindshare, up 3.5% since last year.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HCL AppScan2.4%
SonarQube13.6%
Checkmarx One8.8%
Other75.2%
Application Security Tools
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security6.4%
Wiz13.8%
Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks11.0%
Other68.8%
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Ravi Khanchandani - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Sreeraj Mohandas - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at HashXpert
Consolidated cloud security has reduced manual work and has automated vulnerability remediation
I elaborate on my rating of SentinelOne support by mentioning that there was some time where the troubleshooting took a longer time. In fact, there were many meetings going on. The availability of the document on the internet is on a lesser side because as an engineer, I would want to know about the troubleshooting aspects of this particular tool. When I am facing a customer, I do not prefer to bring the vendor to every call and try to resolve it, as it takes months and months. It would be better to have a training session with the engineer on site to explain and train properly. This is not the case with SentinelOne, so this is the only thing I have a complaint about. I do not have any other room for improvement to suggest within SentinelOne itself. However, I would really want the AI assistant for the threat hunting part to be more accessible. They have it, but they are making it licensed, so it is a bit on the higher end.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business53
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise60
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HCL AppScan?
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 interf...
What is your primary use case for HCL AppScan?
I'm currently working with BigFix and HCL AppScan. At least three people in my company are using HCL AppScan. Since we are a reseller, we run it in both lab environments and live production applica...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HCL AppScan?
AppScan is considered more cost-effective than Veracode, although I have not updated the exact pricing details. Companies often choose based on budget constraints, with Veracode being on the higher...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?
The costing is not that expensive compared to other solutions. They are very aggressive regarding the pricing module compared to what Microsoft and other CrowdStrike are providing. This is quite a ...
What needs improvement with PingSafe?
Creating a customized dashboard would have been better. There are default dashboards created on SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security that we are using particularly, and it could have been better ...
What is your primary use case for PingSafe?
The purpose of using SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is for endpoint security. We have deployed its agents on our client side to catch and quarantine any malicious script or malicious file i...
 

Also Known As

IBM Security AppScan, Rational AppScan, AppScan
PingSafe
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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