Defensics Protocol Fuzzing vs Parasoft SOAtest comparison

The compared Black Duck and Parasoft solutions aren't in the same category. Black Duck is ranked #4 in FTT , and holds a 18.3% mindshare in the category. Parasoft is ranked #16 in FT , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Black Duck users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Parasoft users who would recommend it.

Defensics Protocol Fuzzing

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100% willing to recommend

Parasoft SOAtest

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93% willing to recommend

Defensics Protocol Fuzzing

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Defensics Protocol Fuzzing and Parasoft SOAtest based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Defensics Protocol Fuzzing

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Fuzz Testing Tools (4th)

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 (9th), Test Automation Tools (14th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Defensics Protocol Fuzzing is designed for Fuzz Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 18.3%, down 21.0% compared to last year.
Parasoft SOAtest, on the other hand, focuses on Functional Testing Tools, holds 1.9% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

Fuzz Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Defensics Protocol Fuzzing	18.3%
PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional	32.7%
GitLab	26.7%
Other	22.299999999999997%

Fuzz Testing Tools

Functional Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Parasoft SOAtest	1.9%
Tricentis Tosca	12.9%
BrowserStack	7.5%
Other	77.7%

Functional Testing Tools

Featured Reviews

Sarath Kumar Choday

Senior Technical Lead at HCL Technologies

Product security tests for switches and router sections

Codenomicon Defensics should be more advanced for the testing sector. It should be somewhat easy and flexible to install. What I see in the documentation isn't that. Even if something doesn't malfunction, sometimes it is hard to install and execute. The product needs video documentation. This would help a lot more.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is related to US usage with TLS contact fees, i.e. how more data center connections will help lower networking costs."

"We have found multiple issues in our embedded system network protocols, related to buffer overflow. We have reduced some of these issues."

"Whatever the test suit they give, it is intelligent. It will understand the protocol and it will generate the test cases based on the protocol: protocol, message sequence, protocol, message structure... Because of that, we can eliminate a lot of unwanted test cases, so we can execute the tests and complete them very quickly."

"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."

"Every imaginable source in the entire world of information technology can be accessed and used."

"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."

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

"One of the most valuable features I found in Parasoft SOAtest is its ability to extend the product."

"We have seen a return on investment."

"Technical support is helpful."

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Cons

"Codenomicon Defensics should be more advanced for the testing sector. It should be somewhat easy and flexible to install."

"Sometimes, when we are testing embedded devices, when we trigger the test cases, the target will crash immediately. It is very difficult for us to identify the root cause of the crash because they do not provide sophisticated tools on the target side. They cover only the client-side application... They do not have diagnostic tools for the target side. Rather, they have them but they are very minimal and not very helpful."

"It does not support the complete protocol stack. There are some IoT protocols that are not supported and new protocols that are not supported."

"The feedback that we received from the DevOps of our organization was that the tool was a little heavy from the transformation perspective."

"In terms of improvements for Parasoft SOAtest, some features could be added or perhaps existing areas could be improved, such as lowering prices."

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

"UI testing should be more in-depth."

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

"From an automation point of view, it should have better clarity and be more user friendly."

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is a bit expensive."

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

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

"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."

"They do have a confusing licensing structure."

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

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

University

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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Also Known As

Codenomicon Defensics

SOAtest

Overview

Defensics® fuzz testing is a comprehensive, powerful, and automated black box solution that enables organizations to effectively and efficiently discover and remediate security weaknesses in software. By taking a systematic and intelligent approach to negative testing, Defensics allows organizations to ensure software security without compromising on product innovation, increasing time to market, or inflating operational costs.

Black Duck

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.

Parasoft

Sample Customers

Coriant, CERT-FI, Next Generation Networks

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

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