Parasoft SOAtest vs Polyspace Code Prover comparison

The compared Parasoft and MathWorks solutions aren't in the same category. Parasoft is ranked #16 in FT , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. MathWorks is ranked #26 in AS , with an average rating of 6.3, and holds a 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Parasoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of MathWorks users who would recommend it.

Parasoft SOAtest

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93% willing to recommend

Polyspace Code Prover

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1,677 Comparison Views

85% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Parasoft SOAtest

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (20th), Functional Testing Tools (16th), API Testing Tools (10th), Test Automation Tools (15th)

Polyspace Code Prover

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

2.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (26th)

Mindshare comparison

Parasoft SOAtest and Polyspace Code Prover aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Parasoft SOAtest is designed for Functional Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 0.7% compared to last year.
Polyspace Code Prover, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 1.4% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.

Functional Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Parasoft SOAtest	1.7%
Tricentis Tosca	14.2%
BrowserStack	8.1%
Other	76.0%

Functional Testing Tools

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Polyspace Code Prover	1.4%
SonarQube	17.9%
Checkmarx One	10.2%
Other	70.5%

Application Security Tools

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reviewer2772063

Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has reduced manual testing effort with customization options but occasionally crashes during complex executions

One improvement would be to integrate it with modern technologies such as AI, so we can generate test cases by providing the details so that it can generate the structure, and later the person working can modify and enhance it. We can add more customized tools, and reporting can be enhanced. Currently, the reporting part is at a step level, and it does not give details for a particular test case, so improvements in those areas would be beneficial. There are performance issues where the tool crashes sometimes. In particular use cases with numerous steps, it experiences crashes. I have encountered stability and performance issues with it.

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reviewer2760282

General Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Has struggled with performance and integration but supports critical safety verification

Execution speed of the tests and generally the integration into AWS-driven CI work chains or workflows represent how it can be improved in my opinion. Performance issues plus license costs are two main driving factors. The CI environments that we use employ up to around 40,000 virtual CPUs per day in peak, running at the same time. We always have problems distributing licenses accordingly with other products. I can talk to the experts doing the integration, but as far as I know, I was involved with Polyspace Code Prover and we had a lot of difficulties integrating it into our Bazel-driven CI toolchain, plus integrating it on the AWS environments in Linux that we use. It was much more straightforward using Code Sonar there. The reason is the execution speed, integration with Azure and stuff, and pricing. The CI integration and maybe a better-suited license model for CI-driven execution are other areas I recommend improving. That's something we discussed with all of the software companies whose products we use, such as compilers. We have a lot of parallel builds, and each call to a license server is actually problematic in the long run.

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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 best feature of Parasoft SOAtest is the extension tool where we can write our custom scripts, integrate with different languages, and customize as per our needs, which helps in a very positive way where things are not available beforehand; we can test with service virtualization."

"Parasoft SOAtest improves the quality of the application, increases security and security compliance, and it is a cost-effective tool."

"Since the solution has both command line and automation options, it generates good reports."

"Good write and read files which save execution inputs and outputs and can be stored locally."

"They have a feature where they can record traffic and create tests on the report traffic."

"We can automate our scenarios in a data driven format, which shows there is no rework on scripts. We only need to update the test data and run for a number of scenarios."

"Generating new messages, based on the existing .EDN and .XML messages, is a crucial part or the testing project that I’m currently in."

"Technical support is helpful."

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"The outputs are very reliable."

"Polyspace Code Prover has made me realize it differs from other static code analysis tools because it runs the code. So it's quite distinct in that aspect."

"When we work on safety modules, it is mandatory to fulfill ISO 26262 compliance. Using Prover helps fulfill the standard on top of many other quality checks, like division by zero, data type casts, and null pointer dereferences."

"Polyspace Code Prover is a very user-friendly tool."

"Efficiency and speed are the advantages I see in Code Sonar over Polyspace Code Prover."

"The product detects memory corruptions."

Cons

"Compatibility with HTTP 1.1 and TLS 1.2 needs to be improved."

"There are performance issues where the tool crashes sometimes. In particular use cases with numerous steps, it experiences crashes."

"The performance could be a bit better."

"Reporting facilities can be better."

"The product is very slow to start up, and that is a bit of a problem, actually."

"Tuning the tool takes time because it gives quite a long list of warnings."

"Reports could be customized and more descriptive according to the user's or company's requirements."

"The summary reports could be improved."

More Parasoft SOAtest cons

"Using Code Prover on large applications crashes sometimes."

"The tool has some stability issues."

"Automation could be a challenge."

"I'd like the data to be taken from any format."

"One of the main disadvantages is the time it takes to initiate the first run."

"Because we had difficulties in efficiently integrating Polyspace Code Prover into our CI toolchain, these tests are mostly run manually and only occasionally."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They do have a confusing licensing structure."

"The cost of Parasoft seems to have gotten higher with a projection that wasn't really stipulated for our company. They've done a tremendous job at negotiating those deals."

"I think it would be a great step to decrease the price of the licenses."

"It is an expensive product, so think carefully about whether it fits your purposes and is the right tool for you."

"We are completed satisfied with Parasoft SOAtest. The ROI is more than 95%."

"The license price is a little expensive, but it provides a better outcome in terms of the end-to-end automation process."

"From what I understand, Parasoft SOAtest isn't the cheapest option. But it has a lot to offer."

"The price is around $5,000 USD."

"We use the paid version."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

University

Manufacturing Company

39%

Computer Software Company

Aerospace/Defense Firm

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Parasoft SOAtest?

I am not involved in the pricing aspect, setup cost, or licensing cost of Parasoft SOAtest. Our dedicated tools and support teams handle those aspects.

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What needs improvement with Parasoft SOAtest?

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What is your primary use case for Parasoft SOAtest?

We use Parasoft SOAtest for API testing and service virtualization with responder setup. Service virtualization is very helpful in our testing. When any downstream system is not available or we are...

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What do you like most about Polyspace Code Prover?

When we work on safety modules, it is mandatory to fulfill ISO 26262 compliance. Using Prover helps fulfill the standard on top of many other quality checks, like division by zero, data type casts,...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Polyspace Code Prover?

We use the paid version.

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What needs improvement with Polyspace Code Prover?

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Overview

Parasoft SOAtest delivers fully integrated API and web service testing capabilities that automate end-to-end functional API testing. Streamline automated testing with advanced codeless test creation for applications with multiple interfaces (REST & SOAP APIs, microservices, databases, and more).

SOAtest reduces the risk of security breaches and performance outages by transforming functional testing artifacts into security and load equivalents. Such reuse, along with continuous monitoring of APIs for change, allows faster and more efficient testing.

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Polyspace Code Prover is a sound static analysis tool that proves the absence of overflow, divide-by-zero, out-of-bounds array access, and certain other run-time errors in C and C++ source code. It produces results without requiring program execution, code instrumentation, or test cases. Polyspace Code Prover uses semantic analysis and abstract interpretation based on formal methods to verify software interprocedural, control, and data flow behavior. You can use it on handwritten code, generated code, or a combination of the two. Each operation is color-coded to indicate whether it is free of run-time errors, proven to fail, unreachable, or unproven.

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Sample Customers

Charter Communications, Sabre, Caesars Entertainment, Charles Schwab, ING, Intel, Northbridge Financial, Capital Services, WoodmenLife

Alenia Aermacchi, CSEE Transport, Delphi Diesel Systems, EADS, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Korean Air, KOSTAL, Miracor, NASA Ames Research Center

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