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Executive Summary
Updated on Mar 30, 2023

We performed a comparison between Mend and Veracode based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Users of both solutions said that they experienced difficulties during deployment, before the involvement of their support teams.
  • Features: Mend is an analysis tool that integrates well with third-party software, and resolves external vulnerabilities. However, its ability to configure manual policies is described as difficult and its dashboard is noted to be too over-engineered. Veracode offers application security through its code testing capabilities, fast vulnerability resolution, and excellent regulatory compliance. On the other hand, reviewers noted that pushing code to the repository can be time-consuming, as it lacks an automated deployment feature, and that the solution’s ease of use can be improved.
  • Pricing: Enterprises that deployed Mend noted that its price could be negotiated and that it’s comparable to other similar tools. Veracode is described as expensive and not suitable for smaller businesses.
  • Service and Support: Mend’s technical team is responsive and attentive. Veracode’s service while diligent, is said to be slow to respond, causing delays that can interrupt a company’s workflow.
  • ROI: Users of both reported an ROI, due to a lack of security breaches, with those employing Veracode seeing an estimated ROI of 45%.

Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Mend comes out ahead of Veracode. While both solutions offer fast vulnerability resolutions, Veracode’s higher licensing and delayed tech support leave room for improvement.

To learn more, read our detailed Mend.io vs. Veracode Report (Updated: November 2023).
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Pros
"Mend has reduced our open-source software vulnerabilities and helped us remediate issues quickly. My company's policy is to ensure that vulnerabilities are fixed before it gets to production.""I am the organizational deployment administrator for this tool, and I, along with other users in our company, especially the security team, appreciate the solution for several reasons. The UI is excellent, and scanning for security threats fits well into our workflow.""There are multiple different integrations there. We use Mend for CI/CD that goes through Azure as well. It works seamlessly. We never have any issues with it.""WhiteSource is unique in the scanning of open-source licenses. Additionally, the vulnerabilities aspect of the solution is a benefit. We don't use WhiteSource in the whole organization, but we use it for some projects. There we receive a sense of the vulnerabilities of the open-source components, which improves our security work. The reports are automated which is useful.""What is very nice is that the product is very easy to set up. When you want to implement Mend.io, it just takes a few minutes to create your organization, create your products, and scan them. It's really convenient to have Mend scanning your products in less than one hour.""We set the solution up and enabled it and we had everything running pretty quickly.""The best feature is that the Mend R&D team does their due diligence for all the vulnerabilities. In case they observe any important or critical vulnerabilities, such as the Log4j-related vulnerability, we usually get a dedicated email from our R&D team saying that this particular vulnerability has been exploited in the world, and we should definitely check our project for this and take corrective actions.""WhiteSource helped reduce our mean time to resolution since the adoption of the product."

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"The best feature of Veracode is that we can do static and dynamic scans.""Vericode's policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations is great. I""The dynamic scanning tool is what I like the best. Compared to other tools that I've used for dynamic scanning, it's much faster and easier to use.""From a developer's perspective, Veracode's greenlight feature on the IDE is helpful. It helps the developer to be more proactive in secure coding standards. Apart from that, static analysis scanning is definitely one of the top features of Veracode.""Code scanning is the most valuable feature.""Ours is a Java-based application and Veracode can detect vulnerabilities in both Angular, which is used for the UI, and also in the backend code, which includes APIs and microservices.""We have found the static analysis to be useful in Veracode Static Analysis. However, we are in the process of testing.""Veracode Fix is a new feature that functions similarly to auto-remediation for low or medium flaw codes."

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Cons
"I rated the solution an eight out of ten because WhiteSource hasn't built in a couple of features that we would have loved to use and they say they're on their roadmap. I'm hoping that they'll be able to build and deliver in 2022.""The turnaround time for upgrading databases for this tool as well as the accuracy could be improved.""On the reporting side, they could make some improvements. They are making the reports better and better, but sometimes it takes a lot of time to generate a report for our entire organization.""They're working on a UI refresh. That's probably been one of the pain points for us as it feels like a really old application.""WhiteSource only produces a report, which is nice to look at. However, you have to check that report every week, to see if something was found that you don't want. It would be great if the build that's generating a report would fail if it finds a very important vulnerability, for instance.""The only thing that I don't find support for on Mend Prioritize is C++.""Mend lets you create custom policies. They're not too complicated to set up, but it would be helpful if they had some preconfigured policies to match what we have in Azure DevOps. That would save us a lot of time. It's tedious to configure the policies manually, and I lack the capacity to do it right now. Other products have preconfigured packs and templates, and Mend doesn't.""At times, the latency of getting items out of the findings after they're remediated is higher than it should be."

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"Veracode's SAST, DAST, and SCA are pretty good with respect to industry standards, but with regard to container security, they are in either beta or alpha testing. They need to get that particular feature up and running so that they take care of the container security part.""The security labs integration has room for improvement.""Veracode can be slow at times and has room for improvement, which may cause delays in our products and prolonged static scans.""I haven't heard about any problems so far. However, it would be great if Veracode automatically packaged stuff up for you.""Veracode should include the feature to run multiple scales at a time.""If you schedule two parallel scans under the same project, one of them will be a failure.""The training lab is not very user-friendly and takes a long time to set up.""It will be beneficial for developers if Veracode Greenlight includes Python."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is an expensive solution."
  • "When comparing the price of WhiteSource to the competition it is priced well. The cost for 50 users is approximately $18,000 annually."
  • "Its pricing model is per developer. It depends on the number of developers in the company. The license is for a minimum of 20 developers. So, even if you are a small startup with less than 10 developers, you have to buy a license for 20 developers on a yearly subscription, which makes it quite expensive for startup customers. I provide consultation to startup accelerators. They're small at the beginning, and only once they grow to 20 developers, they can afford this tool. As a result, WhiteSource is missing this target audience. Their licensing is not flexible."
  • "We always negotiate for the best price possible, and as far as I know, Mend has done an excellent job with their pricing. Our management is happy with the pricing, which has led to renewals."
  • "Pricing and licensing are comparable to other tools. When we started, it was less than our existing solution. I can't go into specifics, but it isn't cheap."
  • "Mend is costly but not overly expensive. The license was quite expensive this year, but we managed to negotiate the price down to the same as last year. At the same time, it's a good value. We're getting what we're paying for and still not using all the features. We could probably get more out of the tool and make it more valuable. At the moment, we don't have the capacity to do that."
  • "Over the last two years, they have tried to add more and more features to their license packages, but the price is a little bit high, comparatively."
  • "It is fairly priced."
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  • "Users in some forums mentioned that pricing for this solution can be quite high."
  • "The price of Veracode Static Analysis is on the higher side."
  • "It has good, fair licensing. If the price could depend on the scope of its scanning or the languages supported, then that would be better."
  • "Compared to the typical software composition analysis solutions, Veracode is not so costly, although the static analysis part of it is a little costlier."
  • "The pricing is a little on the high side but since we combine our product into one suite, it is easy to do and works well for us."
  • "For our company, the price is reasonable for the benefits that we get."
  • "It is quite good. If you adapt it for the whole organization, it is quite affordable. The pricing plans are good as compared to the other competitors, and any small, medium, or big company can easily adopt Veracode. Its cost includes deployment, training, and support for one year."
  • "The price of Veracode Static Analysis is expensive. There is an annual fee to use the solution and the company is upfront with the pricing model and fees."
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    WhiteSource, Mend SCA
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    Overview

    Mend.io is a software composition analysis tool that secures what developers create. The solution provides an automated reduction of the software attack surface, reduces developer burdens, and accelerates app delivery. Mend.io provides open-source analysis with its in-house and other multiple sources of software vulnerabilities. In addition, the solution offers license and policy violation alerts, has great pipeline integration, and, since it is a SaaS (software as a service), it doesn’t require you to physically maintain servers or data centers for any implementation. Not only does Mend.io reduce enterprise application security risk, it also helps developers meet deadlines faster.

    Mend.io Features

    Mend.io has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Vulnerability analysis
    • Automated remediation
    • Seamless integration
    • Business prioritization
    • Limitless scalability
    • Intuitive interface
    • Language support
    • Integration
    • Continuous monitoring
    • Remediation suggestions
    • Customization

    Mend.io Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Mend.io. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Easy to use: The Mend.io platform is very user-friendly and easy to set up.
    • Third-party libraries: The solution eases the process of keeping track of all the used third-party dependencies within a product. It not only scans for the pure occurrence (also transitively) but also takes care of licenses and vulnerabilities.
    • Static code analysis: With Mend.io’s static code analysis, you can quickly identify security weaknesses in custom code across desktop, web, and mobile applications.
    • Broad support: Mend.io provides 27 different programming languages and various programming frameworks.
    • Easy integration: Mend.io makes integration very easy with existing DevOps environments and CI/CD pipelines so developers don’t need to manually configure or trigger the scan.
    • Ultra-fast scanning engine: The solution’s scanning engine generates results up to ten times faster than legacy SAST solutions.
    • Unified developer experience: Mend.io has a unified developer experience inside the code repository that shows side-by-side security alerts and remediation suggestions for custom code and open-source code.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Mend.io solution.

    Jeffrey H., System Manager of Cloud Engineering at Common Spirit, says, “Finding vulnerabilities is pretty easy. Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource) does a great job of that and we had quite a few when we first put this in place. Mend.io does a very good job of finding the open-source, checking the versions, and making sure they're secure. They notify us of critical high, medium, and low impacts, and if anything is wrong. We find the product very easy to use and we use it as a core part of our strategy for scanning product code moving toward release.”

    PeerSpot reviewer Ben D., Head of Software Engineering at a legal firm, mentions, “The way WhiteSource scans the code is great. It’s easy to identify and remediate open source vulnerabilities using this solution. WhiteSource helped reduce our mean time to resolution since we adopted the product. In terms of integration, it's pretty easy.”

    An IT Service Manager at a wholesaler/distributor comments, “Mend.io provides threat detection and an excellent UI in a highly stable solution, with outstanding technical support.”

    Another reviewer, Kevin D., Intramural OfficialIntramural at Northeastern University, states, "The vulnerability analysis is the best aspect of the solution."

    Veracode is a leading application security platform that helps organizations to develop and deliver secure software. Veracode's solution provides comprehensive capabilities for static analysis, dynamic analysis, software composition analysis, and manual penetration testing.

    Veracode's static analysis solution scans source code for various security vulnerabilities, including common web application attack vectors, injection flaws, cross-site scripting, and insecure direct object references. Veracode's dynamic analysis solution simulates real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities that may not be detectable by static analysis alone. Veracode's software composition analysis solution scans open-source and third-party components for known vulnerabilities. Veracode's manual penetration testing service is performed by experienced security professionals who use a variety of techniques to identify vulnerabilities in software applications.

    Many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and startups, use Veracode's solution. Veracode's customers rely on Veracode to help them to improve the security of their software applications and to reduce the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.

    Here are some of the benefits of using Veracode:

    • Veracode provides capabilities for static analysis, dynamic analysis, software composition analysis, and manual penetration testing to help organizations identify and fix security vulnerabilities in their software applications early in the development process.
    • Veracode helps organizations reduce the risk of data breaches and other security incidents by identifying and fixing security vulnerabilities in their software application. 
    • Veracode helps organizations to comply with industry regulations. Many industries have regulations that require organizations to implement security measures to protect their customers' data. Veracode's solution can help organizations to comply with these regulations by providing them with the tools and resources they need to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in their software applications.
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    Keep your software secure

    Application security starts with secure code. Find out more about the benefits of using Veracode to keep your software secure throughout the development lifecycle.

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    Microsoft, Autodesk, NCR, Target, IBM, vodafone, Siemens, GE digital, KPMG, LivePerson, Jack Henry and Associates
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    Financial Services Firm11%
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    Computer Software Company17%
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    Midsize Enterprise7%
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    Mend.io vs. Veracode
    November 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Mend.io vs. Veracode and other solutions. Updated: November 2023.
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    Mend.io is ranked 5th in Application Security Tools with 12 reviews while Veracode is ranked 2nd in Application Security Tools with 98 reviews. Mend.io is rated 8.6, while Veracode is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Mend.io writes "Easy to use, great for finding vulnerabilities, and simple to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veracode writes "Great SAST, good DAST, and helps save a significant amount of time". Mend.io is most compared with SonarQube, Black Duck, Snyk, Checkmarx and JFrog Security Essentials, whereas Veracode is most compared with SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk, Fortify on Demand and SonarCloud. See our Mend.io vs. Veracode report.

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