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OpenText Core Application Security vs Snyk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
3.5
OpenText Core enhances security by proactively reducing risks and saving time, ensuring operational continuity and data protection.
Sentiment score
6.5
Snyk boosts developer productivity by saving hours daily, improving vulnerability visibility, and offering potential ROI up to 70%.
I can see that Snyk saves the costs of hiring security developers for vulnerability scanning and security checks, as that responsibility is now managed by Snyk.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.8
OpenText Core Application Security support is effective but mixed, with slow responses and communication gaps affecting issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.6
Snyk's technical support is highly rated for responsiveness, direct engineer communication, but needs improvement in response time and coverage.
Support tickets often stay open for one month to three months, which leads to customer frustration.
Chief Innovation Officer at SAGGA
I had direct interaction with them, which facilitated how we onboarded Fortify.
Lead Cybersecurity at TBO
Our long-standing association has ensured smooth communication, resulting in favorable support experiences and satisfactory issue resolution.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Their response time aligns with their SLA commitments.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We could understand the implementation of the product and other features without the need for human interaction.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
OpenText Core Application Security is praised for scalability and enterprise adaptability, though pricing flexibility presents challenges for some users.
Sentiment score
7.2
Snyk offers scalable, efficient scanning with high adoption despite minor delays, integrating seamlessly into cloud environments for developers.
If a customer wants to know the tools and the technology used for their application to scan their application, they provide less information on that.
Lead Cybersecurity at TBO
Snyk allows for scaling across large organizations, accommodating tens of thousands of applications and over 60,000 repositories.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is very scalable and can handle my organization's growth and changing needs.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.8
OpenText Core is reliable and stable, with occasional resource issues and high system requirements, often rated 7-10/10.
Sentiment score
7.8
Users rate Snyk stability highly, citing minimal downtime and reliable performance, despite occasional documentation and upgrade-related issues.
 

Room For Improvement

OpenText Core needs improved reporting, integration, automation, language support, pricing clarity, CI/CD features, and enhanced interface for security.
Snyk needs improved language support, analysis tools, and integrations, alongside better UI, notifications, compliance features, and user resources.
It would be beneficial if Fortify could check for CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) in third-party libraries, which I currently use a separate dependency checker tool for.
Lead Developer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
One thing I would highlight is if Fortify can focus more on the centralized dashboard of the tools because nowadays, tools such as SentinelOne also exist for identifying security issues, but they have a centralized dashboard that merges their cloud solution and application security side solution together.
Lead Cybersecurity at TBO
It would be better for Fortify on Demand if they could analyze not only the security pillar but also maintainability, portability, and reliability, covering all pillars of ISO 25000.
Chief Innovation Officer at SAGGA
It lacks the ability to select branches on its Web UI, forcing users to rely on CLI or CI/CD for that functionality.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial.
Director at Marsh
As we are moving toward GenAI, we expect Snyk to leverage AI features to improve code scanning findings.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find OpenText Core Application Security expensive, yet appreciate its robust features and scalable, cost-effective cloud options.
Snyk's enterprise pricing is competitive, scalable, and feature-rich, offering clear, user-based models ideal for large organizations.
Snyk is recognized as the cheapest option we have evaluated.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
After negotiations, we received a special package with a good price point.
Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk is less expensive.
Senior DevSecOps at V8
 

Valuable Features

OpenText Core ensures compliance, accurate security scans, DevOps integration, and cost-effective code analysis with low false positives.
Snyk offers simple, cost-effective vulnerability scanning, integrates with development tools, and supports multiple languages with actionable advice.
Fortify helps me find serious issues, such as developers inadvertently leaving access tokens, including API access tokens, in the source code.
Lead Developer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
On demand you have two levels of reports: the first from the tool, which is the same as we can get from Fortify on-premises, and a next level reporting made by experts from OpenText, leading to a more condensed and precise report as level three.
Chief Innovation Officer at SAGGA
Additionally, you can integrate Fortify in CICD pipeline, so you get real-time updates about the security issues in your pipeline.
Lead Cybersecurity at TBO
Our integration of Snyk into GitHub allows us to automatically scan codebases and identify issues, which has improved efficiency.
CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Snyk helps detect vulnerabilities before code moves to production, allowing for integration with DevOps and providing a shift-left advantage by identifying and fixing bugs before deployment.
Director at Marsh
Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Core Application S...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
14th
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snyk
Ranking in Application Security Tools
7th
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (16th), GRC (4th), Cloud Management (11th), Vulnerability Management (13th), Container Security (6th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (1st), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (15th), DevSecOps (2nd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2nd), AI Security (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Core Application Security is 3.2%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snyk is 5.7%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Snyk5.7%
OpenText Core Application Security3.2%
Other91.1%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Himanshu_Tyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Cybersecurity at TBO
Supports secure development pipelines and improves issue detection but limits internal visibility and needs broader dashboard integration
If you have an internal team and you want your internal team to validate false positives, basically to determine whether it's a valid issue or an invalid issue, then I wouldn't recommend it much. That was the only reason we migrated from Fortify on Demand to another solution. Fortify has another tool which is Fortify WebInspect. On Demand is the outsourcing solution, and WebInspect you can use with your in-house team, which is basically the product developed by the Fortify team. For automated scanning, Fortify helps a lot. Regarding the visibility for the internal team, everyone is moving toward the DevSecOps side, and Fortify team has made good progress that you can integrate into your CICD pipeline. One thing I would highlight is if Fortify can focus more on the centralized dashboard of the tools because nowadays, tools such as SentinelOne also exist for identifying security issues, but they have a centralized dashboard that merges their cloud solution and application security side solution together. If you have one tool that works for different solutions, it helps a lot. They are doing good, but they should invest more on the AI side as well because AI security is evolving these days. On the cloud side, they have already made good progress, but I believe they should explore the new area related to AI security as well.
Abhishek-Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Improves security posture by actively reducing critical vulnerabilities and guiding remediation
Snyk's main features include open-source vulnerability scanning, code security, container security, infrastructure as code security, risk-based prioritization, development-first integration, continuous monitoring and alerting, automation, and remediation. The best features I appreciate are the vulnerability checking, vulnerability scanning, and code security capabilities, as Snyk scans all open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and helps with license compliance for open-source components. Snyk integrates into IDEs, allowing issues to be caught as they appear in the code dynamically and prioritizes risk while providing remediation advice. Snyk provides actionable remediation advice on where vulnerabilities can exist and where code security is compromised, automatically scanning everything and providing timely alerts. Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients. Snyk has helped reduce vulnerabilities significantly. Initially, the repository had 17 to 31 critical and high vulnerabilities, but Snyk has helped manage them down to just five vulnerabilities, which are now lower and not high or critical.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise44
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Micro Focus Fortify on Demand?
It helps deploy and track changes easily as per time-to-time market upgrades.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Fortify on Demand?
In comparison with other tools, they're competitive. It is not more expensive than other solutions, but their pricing is competitive. The licenses for Fortify On Demand are generally bought in unit...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Fortify on Demand?
If you have an internal team and you want your internal team to validate false positives, basically to determine whether it's a valid issue or an invalid issue, then I wouldn't recommend it much. T...
How does Snyk compare with SonarQube?
Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to find any issues reported on the internet. It will store dependencies that you a...
What do you like most about Snyk?
The most effective feature in securing project dependencies stems from its ability to highlight security vulnerabilities.
What needs improvement with Snyk?
There are a lot of false positives that need to be identified and separated. The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial. So far, I've not seen any AI features to enhance vuln...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Fortify on Demand
Fugue, Snyk AppRisk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

SAP, Aaron's, British Gas, FICO, Cox Automative, Callcredit Information Group, Vital and more.
StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief
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