We performed a comparison between HCL AppScan and Sonatype Repository Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It was easy to set up."
"I like the recording feature."
"The reporting part is the most valuable feature."
"It is easy it is to use. It is quick to find things, because of the code scanning tools. It's quite simple to use and it is very good the way it reports the findings."
"We use it as a security testing application."
"Technical support is helpful."
"The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is scanning QR codes."
"The HCL AppScan turnaround time for Burp Suite or any new feature request is pretty good, and that is why we are sticking with the HCL."
"The product's network and intrusion protection features are valuable. It also has rules and compliance features for security."
"Another thing that I like about Sonatype is that if you download something today, and five days from today it becomes vulnerable, it will notify you."
"The solution's scalability can be a matter of concern because one license runs on one machine only."
"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."
"In future releases, I would like to see more aggressive reports. I would also like to see less false positives."
"Scans become slow on large websites."
"The penetration testing feature should be included."
"One thing which I think can be improved is the CI/CD Integration"
"The solution needs to improve in some areas. The tool needs to add more languages. It also needs to improve its speed."
"IBM Security AppScan needs to add performance optimization for quickly scanning the target web applications."
"The tool needs to improve its file systems. The product should also include zero test feature."
"What I don't like is the lack of an option to pick up the phone and call someone for support. That is something they need to improve on. They need to have a professional services package, or they need to include that option with their services."
HCL AppScan is ranked 14th in Application Security Tools with 39 reviews while Sonatype Repository Firewall is ranked 31st in Application Security Tools with 3 reviews. HCL AppScan is rated 7.6, while Sonatype Repository Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sonatype Repository Firewall writes "You will get clean code every time, and that's a great achievement". HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, Checkmarx One and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, whereas Sonatype Repository Firewall is most compared with JFrog Xray, Cisco Secure Firewall, GitHub, Black Duck and Snyk. See our HCL AppScan vs. Sonatype Repository Firewall report.
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