Kiuwan Insights vs Klocwork comparison

Kiuwan and Perforce are both solutions in the Static Code Analysis category. Kiuwan is ranked #18, while Perforce is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2. Kiuwan holds a 0.6% mindshare in SCAS, compared to Perforce’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Klocwork and Kiuwan Insights are competitive solutions in the software quality assurance sector, focusing on static code analysis. Kiuwan Insights holds an advantage in integration capabilities and flexibility, despite its higher cost, offering valuable features for dynamic environments.

Features: Klocwork offers deep code analysis, customization options, and a comprehensive approach to security audits. It is tailored for environments requiring thorough vulnerability identification. Kiuwan Insights features superior integration with third-party software, supports flexible continuous integration, and provides agile adaptation to diverse development teams.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Kiuwan Insights facilitates easy deployment with a cloud-based model, minimizing downtime and enhancing customer support responsiveness. Klocwork, with its on-premises focus, demands more setup time but provides increased control over the deployment environment.

Pricing and ROI: Klocwork incurs higher initial setup costs yet promises long-term ROI through its extensive vulnerability database, making it cost-effective over time. Kiuwan Insights, though more expensive upfront, offers robust features leading to efficient cost savings and delivering quick returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Kiuwan Insights

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

18th

Average Rating

4.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Klocwork

Ranking in Static Code Analysis

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (18th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of Kiuwan Insights is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Klocwork is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Felix Esteban

Head of Development and Consulting at Logalty

Protects problematic libraries; sorely lacking in customer services

Kiuwan lacks decent support, it's very bad. A couple of years ago an American company bought Kiuwan and support became non-existent. It's a big part of why we're looking to move to another product. We have questions regarding false positives and nobody responds to our tickets. They don't have any answers. If you're looking for a cheaper solution and don't require support, it might be okay, but a large end company that has a lot of questions about how the developers are programming will have trouble.

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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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Pros

"I have found the interface to be perfect."

"Can help in reducing the number of false positives."

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

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

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

"The reporting helps us understand the trend of our results and whether we improve over time. We can see the history within Klocwork's server architecture and know that we're making things better. It creates a great story for our management. We can demonstrate value and how our software is developing over time."

"Klocwork's most valuable feature is the static code analysis feature. It detects the potential problem earlier to allow the developer to receive feedback quickly and then address it before it becomes a problem."

"We like using the static analysis and code refactoring, which are very valuable because of our requirements to meet safety critical levels and reliability."

"There's a feature in Klocwork called 'on-the-fly analysis', which helps developers to find and fix the defects at the time of development itself."

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

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Cons

"The solution is great, but improvement is needed in the number of lines of code allowed, that is the capacity. Pricing can be improved as well."

"The solution has issues detecting intrusive methods."

"Under NIST cybersecurity standards, we must address vulnerabilities within a specified time after discovering them. When we try to propagate those updates and fixes through the system, it would be nice if the clients could reconnect to the existing server or have the server dynamically updated in some way. I know that isn't easy, but maybe processes could be enhanced to make that more streamlined from a DevOps perspective."

"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."

"I would like to see better codes between projects and a more user-friendly desktop in the next release."

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

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

"Customers using different static analysis tools report more issues than with Klocwork, indicating that Klocwork's engine is not as superior."

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

"There are too many warnings, and it requires expertise to determine the correct category for them."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing can be improved as well."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"This solution offers competitive pricing."

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What do you like most about Klocwork?

It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Klocwork?

Klocwork was competitively priced, making it a cost-effective solution for us.

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What needs improvement with Klocwork?

We would like Klocwork to connect to Git and notify developers of issues tied to specific commits. Currently, this feature is absent, but we have suggested it to the team.

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Overview

Kiuwan Insights supports the continuity and integrity of open source management with a complete multi-technology solution that seamlessly integrates with key SDLC tools.

With Kiuwan Insights, you can identify and manage:

vulnerabilities,

compliance, and

operational risk

that may arise from using open source components.

Open source components are a significant and important part of commercial software today. Yet the use of these components introduces the risk of security vulnerabilities, as well as a need to ensure proper licensing and adherence to policies.

Automation is an essential strategy for detection of open source components and security vulnerabilities, compliance analysis, and policy enforcement.

Kiuwan

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

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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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