Invicti vs Klocwork comparison

Invicti and Perforce are both solutions in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category. Invicti is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.7, while Perforce is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.2. Invicti holds a 1.5% mindshare in SAST, compared to Perforce’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Invicti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Perforce users who would recommend it.

Invicti

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Invicti and Klocwork compete in software security and code analysis. Users lean towards Klocwork for its comprehensive feature set.

Features: Invicti is valued for its extensive scanning capabilities, ease of integration with various environments, and user-friendly interface. Klocwork is favored for deep static code analysis, support for multiple programming languages, and advanced analysis features.

Room for Improvement: Invicti needs to improve reporting functionalities, scan speeds, and user interface intuitiveness. Klocwork requires enhancements in documentation clarity, setup simplicity, and user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Invicti offers simple deployment and reliable customer service, ensuring a smooth user start. Klocwork, while supported by responsive customer service, faces complexity during deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Invicti is cost-effective for smaller teams, offering good ROI. Klocwork's features justify higher costs, with strong long-term ROI for larger enterprises.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Invicti

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Security (10th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (5th)

Klocwork

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

17th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (19th), Static Code Analysis (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Invicti is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Klocwork is 1.5%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Invicti	1.5%
Klocwork	1.5%
Other	97.0%

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Kunal M

Capability Center Leader, ETRM Platforms at Shell

Proactive scanning measures and realistic audit recommendations enhance development focus

Invicti's proactive scanning measures vulnerabilities each time we deploy or push code to a new environment. This feature helps us focus on priorities and prioritize the development team's effort, integrating seamlessly with DevOps to facilitate proactive scans of environments. Invicti also provides audit recommendations that are quite realistic, making it easy to discuss plans with developers.

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AnirbanSarkar

Head - Solution Management Group at Meteonic Innovation Pvt. Ltd.

Lets you find defects during the development phase, so you don't have to wait till the development is over to find and address flaws

What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity. What I'd like added in the next release of Klocwork is the peer code review Cahoots which used to be a part of Klocwork, and the architecture analysis and both have been taken out of Klocwork. I found the two critical for specific deployments, so if those can be brought back to Klocwork, that would be very good.

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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

"It has a comprehensive resulting mechanism. It is a one-stop solution for all your security testing mechanisms."

"The solution generates reports automatically and quickly."

"Scan, proxify the application, and then detailed report along with evidence and remediations to problems."

"High level of accuracy and quick scanning."

"Netsparker provides a more interactive interface that is more appealing."

"Its ability to crawl a web application is quite different than another similar scanner."

"Invicti is part of our SSDLC portfolio, and DAST dynamic testing is very important for our web applications and portfolios."

"The scanner is light on the network and does not impact the network when scans are running."

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"It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration."

"The tool helps the team to think beforehand about corner cases or potential bugs that might arise in real-time."

"I like not having to dig through false positives. Chasing down a false positive can take anywhere from five minutes for a small easy one, then something that is complicated and goes through a whole bunch of different class cases, and it can take up to 45 minutes to an hour to find out if it is a false positive or not."

"Klocwork is user-friendly, with a client-server architecture that provides all needed compliance."

"The most valuable feature of Klocwork is its reduced setup time."

"On-the-fly analysis and incremental analysis are the best parts of Klocwork. Currently, we are using both of these features very effectively."

"The best advantage of Klocwork is the reduced setup time."

"There is a central Klocwork server at our headquarter in France so we connect the client directly to the server on-premises remotely."

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Cons

"It would be better for listing and attacking Java-based web applications to exploit vulnerabilities."

"The solution's false positive analysis and vulnerability analysis libraries could be improved."

"The scanner itself should be improved because it is a little bit slow."

"I think that it freezes without any specific reason at times. This needs to be looked into."

"Invicti's reporting capabilities need enhancement."

"Invicti's reporting capabilities need enhancement. We need enterprise-level information instead of repo-level details. Unlike Appiro, Invicti does not provide portfolio-level insights into vulnerability remediation over time."

"The custom attack preparation screen might be improved."

"The higher level vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting, SQL Injection, and other higher level injection attacks are difficult to highlight using Netsparker."

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"The way to define the rules is too complex. The definition/rules for static analysis could be automated according to various SILs, so as to avoid confusion."

"Every update that we receive requires of us a lengthy and involved process."

"What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity."

"I believe it should support more languages, such as Python and JavaScript."

"Klocwork sometimes provides too many additional warnings which require expertise to manage."

"Klocwork does have a problem with true positives. It only found 30% of true positives in the Juliet test case."

"Even though it does the job, there's room for feature enhancements, such as integrations with Git for better tracking and notifications."

"Klocwork has to improve its features to stay ahead of other free solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Invicti is best suited for large enterprises. I don't think small and medium-sized businesses can afford it. Maintenance costs aren't that great."

"We are using an NFR license and I do not know the exact price of the NFR license. I think 20 FQDN for three years would cost around 35,000 US Dollars."

"The price should be 20% lower"

"Netsparker is one of the costliest products in the market. It would help if they could allow us to scan multiple URLs on the same license."

"We never had any issues with the licensing; the price was within our assigned limits."

"OWASP Zap is free and it has live updates, so that's a big plus."

"I think that price it too high, like other Security applications such as Acunetix, WebInspect, and so on."

"It is competitive in the security market."

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"Licensing fees are paid annually, but they also have a perpetual license."

"There are other solutions on the market such as Microsoft Visual Studio. They have been adding more static code analysis features that come for free. It is getting better all the time. That is one of the possibilities is that we've been considering that we may stop using the Klocwork because it doesn't give us any added value."

"The pricing for Klocwork is very competitive if you compare it from apple to apple. It has competitive pricing regarding the licensing model and the per-license cost. Klocwork isn't a high-end investment for anyone deploying it; even SMBs can afford it. The Klocwork cost per user would depend on the license type, so I'm unable to mention a ballpark figure because it would depend on the type of installation and how the deployment will be, and the nodes to give an accurate calculation or figure. The total price depends on the package, so my company could never publish pricing for Klocwork on the website. My team first collects information from potential clients on the deployment scenario, project environment, etc., before suggesting a package for Klocwork. My rating for Klocwork in terms of pricing is a five because of its flexible license models. There's a license model for every type of organization, whether small, midsize, or enterprise, so it's a five out of five for me."

"This solution offers competitive pricing."

"Klocwork should not to be quite so heavy handed on the licensing for very specific programs."

"Klocwork is still tight on their licensing. If Klocwork would loosen up on the licensing, and where the license could be used, and how many different programs could be run on it, then we have several development programs that I would love to be able to use it for going forward."

"When it comes to licensing, the solution has two packages, one for a fixed and the other for a floating server, with the former being more cost effective than the latter."

"The limitation that we have is that Klocwork is licensed to certain programs, and if you want to license them to other programs, you have to pay more money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

26%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Transportation Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner?

As a technical user, I do not handle pricing or licensing, but I am aware that Invicti offers flexible licensing models based on organizational needs.

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What do you like most about Invicti?

The most valuable feature of Invicti is getting baseline scanning and incremental scan.

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What needs improvement with Invicti?

The main concern is on the performance side, but other than that, we find it really helpful in identifying web vulnerabilities. A full scan takes more time based on your website and other factors, ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Klocwork?

Klocwork's pricing seems attractive, as it uses a per-user license model that does not have a lot of overhead.

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What needs improvement with Klocwork?

One area for improvement is that when customers use different static analysis tools, they report more issues compared to Klocwork. The static analysis engine of Klocwork has areas that need improve...

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What is your primary use case for Klocwork?

I work on tools such as Klocwork, LDRA, as well as Jira and Confluence, focusing more on the software quality assurance aspect. We use Klocwork for coding and aggregate checks. We use it for static...

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Overview

Invicti helps DevSecOps teams automate security tasks and save hundreds of hours each month by identifying web vulnerabilities that matter. Combining dynamic with interactive testing (DAST + IAST) and software composition analysis (SCA), Invicti scans every corner of an app to find what other tools miss with 99.98% accuracy, delivering on the promise of Zero Noise AppSec. Invicti helps discover all web assets — even ones that are lost, forgotten, or created by rogue departments. With an array of out-of-the-box integrations, DevSecOps teams can get ahead of their workloads to hit critical deadlines, improve processes, and communicate more effectively while reducing risk and hitting the ROI goals.

Invicti

Klocwork detects security, safety, and reliability issues in real-time by using this static code analysis toolkit that works alongside developers, finding issues as early as possible, and integrates with teams, supporting continuous integration and actionable reporting.

Perforce

Sample Customers

Samsung, The Walt Disney Company, T-Systems, ING Bank

ACCESS Co Ltd, Risk-AI, Winbond Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, University of Southern California, Alebra Technologies, SIMULIA, Risk Management Solutions, Brigham Young University, SRD, HRL

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