Kiuwan vs Klocwork comparison

Kiuwan and Perforce are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Kiuwan is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.8, while Perforce is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.1. Kiuwan holds a 1.2% mindshare in AS, compared to Perforce’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Kiuwan users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Perforce users who would recommend it.

Kiuwan

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93% willing to recommend

Klocwork

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Klocwork and Kiuwan are leading tools in software analysis. Klocwork has the upper hand in static code analysis, while Kiuwan stands out in integration flexibility and reporting features.

Features: Klocwork is known for precise defect detection, wide language support, and comprehensive static code analysis. Kiuwan offers versatile integrations, strong reporting tools, and adaptability in diverse environments.

Room for Improvement: Klocwork could improve its integration capabilities, update its technology stack, and enhance user-friendliness. Kiuwan needs better support documentation, more intuitive navigation, and expanded user training resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Klocwork's setup is straightforward but lengthy, with responsive support. Kiuwan's deployment is quick and user-friendly, though customer support experiences vary.

Pricing and ROI: Klocwork has high initial setup costs but offers long-term ROI through detailed analysis. Kiuwan provides competitive pricing with quick ROI due to seamless integration and robust reporting.

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Categories and Ranking

Kiuwan

Ranking in Application Security Tools

25th

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

25th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Klocwork

Ranking in Application Security Tools

18th

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

16th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Kiuwan is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Klocwork is 1.4%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mustufa Bhavnagarwala

CyberRisk Solution Advisor at Deloitte

Though a stable tool, the UI needs improvement

Kiuwan can improve its UI a little more. The user experience can be made better. Kiuwan offers a user interface that is similar to the one offered by Windows 7 or Windows 98, which I saw when I ran the tool and tried to scan the repository to find the security issues. The product's UI has certain shortcomings, where improvements are required.

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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

"The solution offers very good technical support."

"The solution has a continuous integration process."

"Software analytics for a lot of different languages including ABAP."

"I find it immensely helpful because it's not just about generating code; it's about ensuring efficiency in the execution."

"It provides value by offering options to enhance both code quality and the security of the company."

"Lifecycle features, because they permit us to show non-technical people the risk and costs hidden into the code due to bad programming practices."

"I like that it provides a detailed report that lets you know the risk index and the vulnerability."

"I have found the security and QA in the source code to be most valuable."

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"The ability to create custom checkers is a plus."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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Cons

"I would like to see better integration with the Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs."

"It would be beneficial to streamline calls and transitions seamlessly for improved functionality."

"Kiuwan's support has room for improvement. You can only open a ticket is through email, and the support team is outside of our country. They should have a support number or chat."

"The product's UI has certain shortcomings, where improvements are required."

"DIfferent languages, such Spanish, Portuguese, and so on."

"The development-to-delivery phase."

"The solution seems to give us a lot of false positives. This could be improved quite a bit."

"I would like to see better integration with Azure DevOps in the next release of this solution."

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"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."

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

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

"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."

"This solution could be improved if they offered support of more languages including Ada and Golang. They currently only support seven languages."

"The main problem is that since it only parses the code, the warnings or the problems that are given as a result of the report can sometimes require a lot of effort to analyze."

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Kiuwan is an open-source solution and free to use."

"I recommend contacting a sales person who will create the best plan payment plan for you, as we did."

"It follows a subscription model. I think the price is somewhere in the middle."

"Nothing special. It's a very fair model."

"This solution is cheaper than other tools."

"The price of Kiuwan is lower than that of other tools on the market."

"Check with your account manager."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"This solution offers competitive pricing."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

University

Manufacturing Company

27%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Aerospace/Defense Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kiuwan?

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is quick when processing and giving an output or generating a report.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kiuwan?

I'm not entirely sure about the price and business aspects, but I assume Checkmarx might be less expensive. I think Checkmarx might offer more affordable options, especially in its smaller business...

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What needs improvement with Kiuwan?

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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'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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Overview

Software analytics technology with a breadth of third party integrations that takes into account the wealth of applications your teams are currently using.

We facilitate and encourage work between unlocalized teams. We understand the complexity of working on multi technology environments, constantly striving to increase the number of programming languages and technologies we support.

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.

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Sample Customers

DHL, BNP Paribas, Zurich, AXA, Ernst & Young, KFC, Santander, Latam, Ferrovial

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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