Manager IT at a tech company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Provides compliance reporting so we can identify issues without having to rely on complaints
Pros and Cons
  • "I believe the static analysis is Veracode's best and most valuable feature. Software composition analysis is a feature that most people don't use, and we don't use SCA for most of our applications. However, this is an essential feature because it provides insight into the third-party libraries we use."
  • "We have some constraints interacting with Veracode self-support. I'm not talking about their technical support. I'm talking about self-support. We sometimes have a hard time communicating with them."

What is our primary use case?

We have multiple verticals and products, and we use Veracode to perform static analysis on our hosted applications across all the platforms. We also perform static and software composition analysis on a couple of products.

Our offices are spread out across North America, South America, Europe, and Cyprus. We also have offices in Australia that use the solution. About 25 to 30 people use the solution regularly. 

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode has greatly improved the security posture of our applications because we can identify and mitigate vulnerabilities that we couldn't have without the solution. Veracode provides compliance reporting so we can identify issues without having to rely on complaints. Veracode has been extremely effective at fixing flaws in our applications. We have multiple applications across multiple verticals

Veracode or any other solution like it doesn't prevent anything. The product provides insight into the vulnerabilities, but it's up to the end-user to mitigate that and move it into production. If we fail to remedy the issue and move the code into production, it isn't Veracode's failure. We can't judge the product based on whether it could do that. The product is doing what it should be doing.

In addition to dynamic and static analysis, we can perform software composition analysis, which involves going into the various libraries to retrieve details about that. We see a few false positives in Veracode but not many. It's negligible. 

Veracode has saved our developers time by identifying and reporting flaws. The developers don't need to spend time checking the code by hand. It reduces the time spent on these tasks by about 10 to 20 percent. 

What is most valuable?

I believe the static analysis is Veracode's best and most valuable feature. Software composition analysis is a feature that most people don't use, and we don't use SCA for most of our applications. However, this is an essential feature because it provides insight into the third-party libraries we use.

What needs improvement?

We have some constraints interacting with Veracode self-support. I'm not talking about their technical support. I'm talking about self-support. We sometimes have a hard time communicating with them.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Veracode for the last five or six years, but the company has used it for nearly 10. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is a highly stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I haven't had a scenario where we've had to scale it.

How are customer service and support?

I rate Veracode technical support nine out of 10. They are excellent. When we have problems, they provide a solution every time. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had been using a third-party service for vulnerability checking. 

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is a little complex. There is a small learning curve, but it isn't too difficult. The installation isn't hard, but we need to configure the dynamic analysis where it connects to a hosted application and performs checks. We have to configure the console and set a schedule. It takes a couple of hours to configure a new application.

What was our ROI?

We have been able to mitigate lots of flaws and vulnerabilities, so Veracode has had a positive effect on our products. It's hard for me to quantify. Our company has a large footprint across Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode is fairly priced. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Veracode eight out of 10. I would recommend Veracode to other users. However, I suggest doing a proof of concept before moving forward with any solution. 

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Manager Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Has assisted our customers in deploying safely, thereby reducing both risk and hassle
Pros and Cons
  • "Static code scanning is the most valuable feature."
  • "I would like Veracode to also have the ability to fix these flaws in a future release."

What is our primary use case?

We are a Veracode reseller and we utilize their solution for software vulnerability analysis. Our primary objective is to identify any security issues in open-source libraries that have been rejected. Additionally, we perform dynamic code scanning and employ Static Application Security Testing for comprehensive application security testing.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode prevents 100 percent of vulnerable code from entering production.

Veracode has assisted our customers in deploying safely, thereby reducing both risk and hassle. Additionally, the solution has aided in reducing the costs associated with problem resolution. We noticed the benefits within the first day of using Veracode.

Veracode's policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations is excellent. We only need to specify the regulation we must comply with, and the report will be generated instantly.

Veracode provides visibility into the status of applications at every phase of development. It is one comprehensive integrated system, but we can also utilize specific features like SAST if we require it.

In the absence of Veracode, the security team typically informs the developers about the policies that must be adhered to, and they enhance the code in a manner that ensures compliance. However, when Veracode is utilized, this step becomes unnecessary. Each individual focuses on their respective strengths, allowing for seamless collaboration.

We have compared Veracode with other solutions, and its false positive rate is the lowest in the industry.

Veracode's low false positive rate is key to our ability to avoid being burdened by false alerts and focus on fixing code.

Veracode's false positive rate of the static analysis has helped save us time.

Veracode helps fix flaws. Our customers have reported that it is faster and more compliant, making it easier for them to send out reports to various stakeholders when they have questions. For example, when dealing with higher-level management, we can create a report containing comprehensive statistics and informative pie charts, which greatly assists them. Additionally, this helps demonstrate the value of Veracode during internal assessments.

Veracode helps our developers save time. 

Veracode helps improve our security posture as it ensures compliance and simplifies the process.

Veracode helps our developers save costs.

What is most valuable?

Static code scanning is the most valuable feature. Moreover, Veracode integrates with various frameworks and workflow solutions.

What needs improvement?

Veracode has the capability to identify flaws in the code. I would like Veracode to also have the ability to fix these flaws in a future release.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is an exceptionally stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We can scale Veracode from one to thousands of applications within a minute.

Veracode is used by some of our customers for individual applications, as well as by others for thousands of applications.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is great.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In addition to previously using SonarQube, we also employed several other solutions before transitioning to Veracode due to its superior reporting capabilities.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment time depends on the size of the built solution. If we consider a relatively modest number of apps, I would say that they can be up and running within a day or two. We first completed a good analysis of what our customer wanted and because Veracode is a cloud solution, we can have a code scan running within minutes. It is easy to integrate other frameworks and work with applications that are already integrated with Veracode. One product owner or software developer can handle the deployment.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What was our ROI?

With Veracode, the benefits are clear, and we can see a return on investment through the visibility it offers. This enables us to fix flaws sooner, thereby reducing the time to market for our customers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode provides value for the cost, with no additional charges apart from the standard licensing fee.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Veracode a perfect ten out of ten because it consistently delivers on its promises.

Those who are concerned about Veracode's price should be aware that the solution holds value. Additionally, they should consider that other solutions are on-premises and require additional fees for reporting traffic processed, unlike Veracode.

The maintenance is all taken care of by Veracode.

Veracode is so straightforward that I have no advice to offer to anyone.

There are many companies out there that do not consider code security when thinking about cybersecurity risks. This holds true even for larger companies, where it is still a greenfield situation.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Program Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Helps developers look at things with a different, more secure, perspective, decreasing the flaw rate
Pros and Cons
  • "It pinpoints the errors. Its accuracy is very interesting. It also elaborates on flaws, meaning it provides you with details about what is valid or not and how something can be fixed."
  • "There is also a size limit of 100 MB so we cannot upload files that are larger than that. That could be improved. Also, the duration of the scan is a bit too long."

What is our primary use case?

In my previous company, we had a healthcare app. We used Veracode to run a spontaneous static analysis as well as dynamic analysis, to resolve our vulnerabilities. We were releasing versions every month. Each month we were looking at the results of Veracode and fixing the problems.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps fix a lot of flaws and bugs. As a developer, you look at things with a different perspective with the Veracode results. You can see that certain things can be implemented in another way, how they can be more secure. As a result, it helps improve your level of understanding and decrease the number of production issues.

Using Veracode, it was very interesting to see the difference when I compared things over a three-month timeline. During the initial three months, when I started using Veracode, I found the percentage rate of flaws was around 60 to 70 percent in the entire file we were uploading. After using Veracode over the next three months, our score decreased to a 30 to 40 percent flaw rate. We were able to do our quarterly development in a very secure way.

For example, we recently encountered a flaw that might be exploited. We implemented a function to store passwords that were encrypted. That functionality was written in a pretty vulnerable manner. By looking at the code, we could see, "Okay, this might be exploited." But when Veracode pointed out multiple times, "This might be vulnerable," and "This might be vulnerable," it helped us improve our developer standards. It gave us a brief idea of how this particular code implementation could be improved.

There is also a feature called Veracode Pipeline Scan which provides instantaneous feedback. That was a major addition to our process and has worked out very well. Developers get instant feedback about their flaws, making them easy to fix while in pre-production. That is one of the major boosts that we have implemented. It enables our developers to fix things in parallel, and that has saved time, about 20 to 25 percent, and resulted in better coding. As a security guy, I can see the differences between the initial processes and the processes we have six to eight months after implementing Veracode Pipeline Scan and Veracode in general. 

Overall, it has reduced the time that we used to spend working manually to pinpoint the issues that we found. Veracode makes it an automated process. Also, we can use it in parallel. If Veracode is the main "hub," we can have "sub-hubs" such as static analysis and Veracode Pipeline Scans. Both can be done simultaneously, reducing the manpower required by a lot, and providing correct results. And it has improved our understanding of the different kinds of flaws and vulnerabilities that are in the report. Veracode, as a tool, has made things better.

In terms of security posture, when I had just joined my previous organization, there was a meeting about client feedback. Initially, their comments were that things were not very stable. They said it was easy to steal data. After using Veracode, and as our developers adapted the tool and developed secure code, the client's feedback was that things were pretty stable and good. At first, the feedback was very ruthless. We were not up to security standards. But once we started using Veracode, it became the main pillar of our security. We overcame certain challenges and the client feedback was pretty good.

What is most valuable?

It yields around 90 percent accurate results. It pinpoints the errors. Its accuracy is very interesting. It also elaborates on flaws, meaning it provides you with details about what is valid or not and how something can be fixed.

Another valuable feature is in the dynamic analysis, which provides information on which libraries are outdated so that we can improve them and get them up to date. We found a lot of outdated libraries in use in our organization. As a result, it has improved our stability. The software composition analysis keeps you updated on each kind of data it reports on, including libraries and third-party DLLs.

What needs improvement?

There is a sandbox limit of 10 so any company using Veracode needs to plan for only having those 10 sandboxes. If they increased that to 25 or 30, the scan time would decrease and the results should be more effective.

There is also a size limit of 100 MB so we cannot upload files that are larger than that. That could be improved. 

Also, the duration of the scan is a bit too long.

For how long have I used the solution?

I used Veracode in my previous company but recently changed to a new company. Overall, I have used it for around 1.5 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Its stability is fine. On a scale of one to 10, I would give it a seven for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable solution.

We have it implemented in two offices, the main office in the US and a single office in India. There are only 10 to 12 people using it in our organization, meaning in India. I am not aware of how many users there are in the US.

How are customer service and support?

Their support team needs to respond in less time. It takes a lot of time for them to respond. When we reach out, we are waiting, most of the time, for two or three weeks to get a reply from them. That is the one major piece of feedback I have for Veracode.

Their technical support is very good, except for the response time. When we are stuck with something technical, they explain how to use it in multiple ways. They are supportive and that is pretty good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using a couple of other tools along with Veracode. One was SonarQube and the other was Acunetix.

What other advice do I have?

The false positive rate is pretty low. When I started using Veracode, there were a lot of false positives, but that number became notably smaller. There are some false positives because new types of flaws are generated for each new version.

Initially, in general, whenever you see any kind of false positives or true negatives, it reduces your confidence. But whenever the reports are generated by Veracode, as developers we can understand that they show certain patterns of what might be a false positive. So we get an idea that this kind of a flaw might be a false positive while this kind might not be a false positive. We get clarity about the reports sent by Veracode. At a certain point, we might be sure that we can explain all the false positive data to management so that they can look into them and understand: If this kind of data or this kind of code flaw comes up, it is a false positive. We can easily associate these scenarios with false positives because they are normal and common.

During the initial phase, false positives affect our time because we can't deduce any conclusions. Static analysis is the kind of process in which you will encounter false positives in certain cases. But after a couple of implementations of machine learning, the results should be pretty accurate and the false positives should decrease.

Preventive maintenance is critical. Per my experience with Veracode, there are certain maintenance issues, but they are the normal types of things.

I would highly recommend Veracode, but initially, don't do a deep dive into the tool. Take a couple of licenses to start adapting to the tool and work out how it works and whether it's suitable for your development processes and developers, and get their feedback. I highly recommend it because it's a real time-saver, provides stability, and improves your organization's productivity.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Principal SRE Engineer at AIA Singapore
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We use it to fix flaws in the code
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the security and vulnerability parts of the solution. It shows medium to high vulnerabilities so we can find them, then upgrade our model before it is too late. It is useful because it automates security. Also, it makes things more efficient. So, there is no need for the security team to scan every time. The application team can update it whenever possible in development."
  • "It could have better integration with our pipeline. If we could have better integration with our application pipeline, e.g., Jira, Bamboo, or Azure DevOps, then that will be very helpful. Right now, it is quite hard to integrate the solution into our existing pipeline."

What is our primary use case?

Every build running CI/CD on our applications, like Bamboo or Azure DevOps, will be scanned through Veracode SCA first. If its report for the build has a vulnerability or redundancy that is outdated or vulnerable, then that is our use case for our application. We have a lot of applications that need to automate these things, then get the report to the application team. Therefore, the security team needs to check these one by one.

We have a lot of people using Veracode, like the security team and DevOp. Also, the application team checks the Veracode result and updates it necessarily. Since it is integrated into our applications, there are a lot of users.

Our deployment model is on-prem. We deploy it as a JAR file inside our Cloud CMS.

How has it helped my organization?

We are using it to fix flaws in the code. Sometimes, we have reports that need to be checked. If it is a false positive, then we need to submit the false positive. However, if it is positive, then we need to fix it and perform a new scan to make sure the vulnerability has been fixed on the latest report.

After scanning, we receive report slides from Veracode. Their reports can help us to see the CVEs that we haven't even heard of and best practices that we can do, e.g., using logging properly, which is helpful. It helps us 50% of the time.

It has increased our security productivity by approximately 30%. It has reduced our development productivity by a bit less, since it sometimes breaks a lot of modules.

Veracode SCA helps us know about vulnerabilities before they go into our environment. This is one of its best benefits.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the security and vulnerability part of the solution. It shows medium to high vulnerabilities so we can find them, then upgrade our model before it is too late. It is useful because it automates security. Also, it makes things more efficient. So, there is no need for the security team to scan every time. The application team can update it whenever possible in development. Because we are using the Azure methodology, this helps us make sure that the application team can do it using the proper Azure method. For example, when we are using scrum, the application team can improve this Veracode scan on this scrum methodology. Therefore, if they were going to create a pull request, it would be detected. It would be scanned first before it goes to production or another environment, then they can fix it so we can do development more rapidly.

Our fix rate has increased by 15%. We know that we can update something now or put it in our roadmap to update later on in our application.

What needs improvement?

The mitigation recommendations are sometimes helpful. Sometimes, they are outdated. Sometimes, there are a lot of false positives inside Veracode. That is something that I already suggested to the Veracode team.

It could have better integration with our pipeline. If we could have better integration with our application pipeline, e.g., Jira, Bamboo, or Azure DevOps, then that will be very helpful. Right now, it is quite hard to integrate the solution into our existing pipeline.

If it has better integration with our DevOps pipeline, then we would use it more. However, at the moment, if the solution can be used for a new project, then we can integrate it. However, if that takes too long, we will integrate other things that are faster.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for two years and a few months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The biggest problem is with the false positives. However, it is quite stable for scanning compared to some other applications. That is why we are still using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

At the moment, it is hard to implement on our pipeline. Therefore, we need better scalability, as it is quite hard to scale it to bigger projects because then the scanning will take a lot more time.

How are customer service and support?

Their technical support is helpful. If we send a message to them, then they respond within the SLA. I would rate the customer service as eight out of 10.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

While Veracode SCA may take some time to scan, it helps to reduce the number of scans that we need to do. Before, we needed to scan manually multiple times. Whereas, with SCA, we can just check one by one, then send it as a batch and scan it again. We used to scan 10 times or so. With this automated system, we now scan on average five or six times.

How was the initial setup?

I know how hard it was for our DevOps to set it up.

The deployment process is different for each application. There are a lot of different things that we need to set for this solution. If we have a standardized system, not only using JAR but also other things, then that would be very helpful and make it easier for us to integrate. Currently, there is a lot of preparation that goes into setting up Veracode for integration with our existing applications.

Depending on the pipeline, it takes about five working days to deploy.

What was our ROI?

On our team, the solution has been very helpful. For more than two years, it has helped us get a lot of things on our application. It is easier for us to do fixes instead of just doing a pen test every time, then getting everyone to check it. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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.

It is quite important to have fixed or static costs because it is easier for our financing.

Compared to other solutions, Veracode is more expensive but offers a lot for free.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also evaluated SonarQube and Snyk in PoCs. We thought SonarQube and Veracode were good. 

We went with Veracode because its processes are very detailed and it supports a lot of languages. Though, compared to other solutions, it is difficult to integrate into the pipeline and can improve on its false positives.

What other advice do I have?

Try all of the features. Make sure that you use the Veracode SCA with different languages since we can see differences between scanning Java, Node.js, or PHP.

For our site, we only use SAST and DAST for penetration testing. Also, the penetration testing for SCA is handled by another vendor since we have a different vendor for this usage. 

It helps indirectly with Webex.

I would rate the solution as eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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The coverage it provides of the last vulnerabilities reported and of the programming languages is valuable.
Pros and Cons
  • "The coverage of the last vulnerabilities reported."
  • "To be able to upload source codes without being compiled. That’s one feature that drives us to see other sources."

How has it helped my organization?

We decided to begin a partnership with Veracode, so we can improve our services and provide the customers that trust us with a platform capable to report vulnerabilities and also delegate and keep tracking of the remediation until the applications score 100% on stability before they go to production.

What is most valuable?

  • Customer and professional support
  • Live sessions and training
  • The coverage of the last vulnerabilities reported
  • The coverage of the programming languages

What needs improvement?

  • To be able to upload source codes without being compiled. That’s one feature that drives us to see other sources.

Compiled code means that the code written is stored in binaries for machine reading only. Veracode reads only those binaries (compiled code). The other way to have the code is “Source Code written only”, a process where you don’t compile and anyone is able to read line by line the code.

This example might seem weird, but maybe will clear things out:

Binary Code (Supported by Veracode):

11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010

11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 11110 010

1111000101000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 010 11110001011000 0111 0001 01 110 00010 0101

Source Code:

public class HelloWorld {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Prints "Hello, World" to the terminal window.

System.out.println("Hello, World");

}

}

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

When tracking source code vulnerabilities, sometimes it’s possible that the tool loses the path of the issues when the source code has been modified significantly.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer and platform support is one of the best in the field. The experts are skilled and can have as many meetings and researches as needed.

Technical Support:

The Veracode support team excels with help of their experts capable to solve most of the situations, and taking advantage of the variety of their members to delegate issues and problems to solve.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I use a portfolio of tools for security consulting, but Veracode is the main app I rely on because customers are happy to be able to track the status of each individual issue or vulnerability.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup is very complex, requiring security knowledge, but it’s easy when experts guide you through all the process. Even after months of use, the Veracode experts are always there to help you on both the workflow and the dashboard tool.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode is a very complete tool; that drives you to invite customers, the apps team, developers and even the product and marketing team to navigate through the whole application. Its complexity makes it quite expensive, but it’s all worth it, with all the engineering in the background.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this product, many tools were tested, such as HPE WebInspect, AppScan, Checkmarx, etc. Those tools are good, and do their jobs really well. Veracode has many pros that involve a human touch, which is something a consulting firm, customers and big companies want from the information technology field.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend exhausting all resources and gaining knowledge from different security tools, before making a decision. Veracode is not cheap, but it is a tool capable of giving dynamic, static and even manual scan results in one platform. Veracode is one of very few options out there, and the very best.

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Real User
Top 20
Drastically reduced post-deployment issues for us
Pros and Cons
  • "Before Veracode, the application was deployed to the production server and there would be a lot of bugs and issues. Once we implemented the Veracode scan, the full deployment issues were drastically reduced."
  • "One concern is that scans take a long time to run. We scan at the end of the day because we know it will take a lot of time. We leave it to run and the report will be generated by the next day when we arrive. The scanning time could be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to scan third-party libraries to check for vulnerabilities.

How has it helped my organization?

Our company relies on Veracode to prevent vulnerable code from going into production. 

And it reduces post-deployment bug fixes. Before Veracode, the application was deployed to the production server and there would be a lot of bugs and issues. Once we implemented the Veracode scan, the full deployment issues were drastically reduced. In a month we do 10 releases and we used to get five or six post-deployment issues. Now, we barely get one or two.

Veracode has also significantly saved us time, around 30 to 40 percent, and we can concentrate on new features instead of fixing the old ones.

What is most valuable?

We use the full code analysis and the recommendations from the Veracode report.

What needs improvement?

One concern is that scans take a long time to run. We scan at the end of the day because we know it will take a lot of time. We leave it to run and the report will be generated by the next day when we arrive. The scanning time could be reduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for the last three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. I've never seen any downtime with Veracode.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We use it on-prem, so I'm not sure whether it can be scaled. It's just one endpoint that multiple people access.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have two scanning stages. The first one uses SonarQube, which only does code analysis. It doesn't scan third-party libraries that we use in our code. Veracode is the second level of check. We work on a banking project. The bank trusts Veracode and they recommended Veracode to scan our products.

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment was pretty straightforward. It's on-prem so there was no deployment strategy to follow. It took one to two days to deploy and check everything. A team of three to four people worked on the deployment. It depends on the project's complexity as well. As a DevOps engineer, I support a lot of projects within our organization, and the deployment varies from project to project.

In my department, we handle six to eight projects and each one needs a Veracode scan before deployment. As a company, we have multiple locations and departments but only the DevOps team of eight people has access.

The way we work with Veracode is that we have integrated it with Jenkins. We upload the artifacts to the server, trigger the Jenkins job, and the Veracode scan is generated. We have set everything from the Jenkins pipeline. The scan is automated using Jenkins, which means there is no need for maintenance. If there are new steps implemented in the pipeline, there might be some overhead, but it doesn't need any maintenance. We just set the port and everything works fine.

What other advice do I have?

Other than the scanning time, I would give it a solid eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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AjitMatthew - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal. - Head - IT, Information Security and Admin at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
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Top 10
Offers dynamic scanning, static scanning, and software composition analysis
Pros and Cons
  • "Veracode does not require any maintenance."
  • "When we engaged Veracode to conduct the manual penetration testing, they were extremely slow in completing the task and delivering the report, causing a delay of two to three weeks for us."

What is our primary use case?

We use Veracode for product testing.

We exclusively utilize Veracode for a product used in our consulting services, which we provide on a licensing basis.

We deploy Veracode in the cloud and can utilize any cloud provider, including Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode's ability to prevent vulnerable code from entering production is both effective and thorough.

The SBOM feature is straightforward, making it easy to create reports. The SBOM feature is crucial to our organization because we can utilize the report to effectively present a product to customers, demonstrating its viability and security. 

Veracode has helped us improve our secure coding practices, which, in turn, has boosted our confidence in selling our products.

We were able to experience all of Veracode's benefits for our organization within the first year.

Veracode helps to provide visibility into the application's status at every phase of development. This helps us ensure that our code is secure from the start, saving us time that would otherwise be spent sorting through bugs at the end. 

Veracode's false positives are beneficial for our developers as they assist in organizing and understanding the implications of these false positives.

Veracode has helped our organization address flaws by identifying our mistakes. The initial usage of the solution was challenging due to the large number of code lines that needed to be read, but it became easier over time.

What is most valuable?

I find all the features valuable, especially dynamic scanning, static scanning, and software composition analysis.

What needs improvement?

When we engaged Veracode to conduct the manual penetration testing, they were extremely slow in completing the task and delivering the report, causing a delay of two to three weeks for us. The duration of the manual penetration testing process needs to be improved.

The cost of the solution can be reduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Veracode is scalable. Veracode is used by around four people in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support response time is slow. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. Veracode is a virtual platform, so all we need to do is upload the code, and it will be ready to use. The deployment was carried out by one of our senior product managers.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode's pricing is on the higher end, but it is acceptable.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated multiple solutions, including BlackBox, three years ago. However, Veracode was the only solution that had all the features and also had a proper certification system in place. The other solutions did not provide a comprehensive suite. For instance, they offered static scanning but lacked dynamic scanning, whereas Veracode provided both, along with a training module.

What other advice do I have?

I give Veracode an eight out of ten. The solution is comprehensive, albeit a bit costly.

We have not observed any impact on our policy reporting and compliance with industry standards and regulations since we started using Veracode.

The false positive rate is slightly high, but we are able to manage it. The false positive rate of the static analysis has not affected the time we spend on the tuning process.

Veracode has not affected our developers' time significantly, as the response rates for certain tasks have been slightly slower.

I recommend conducting a cost analysis and rate of return evaluation to determine whether the solution is worthwhile. I highly recommend using Veracode for complex products, but it may not be as valuable for simpler ones.

Veracode does not require any maintenance.

I have learned that it is necessary to plan our strategy for the product and security prior to using Veracode.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Miodrag Zarev - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
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Top 10
Integrates with our CI/CD pipeline and automatically scans our code when we do the build
Pros and Cons
  • "I like Veracode's integration with our CI/CD. It automatically scans our code when we do the build. It can also detect any security flaws in our third-party libraries. Veracode is good at pinpointing the sections of code that have vulnerabilities."
  • "We are testing Veracode's software composition analysis, but we're having trouble integrating it with SVN. It works out of the box when you use Git but doesn't work as well with other tools like SVN. It's more geared toward Git"

What is our primary use case?

We are a relatively young company that started about a decade ago. The company adopted Veracode about five years ago because it's a market leader in that segment. 

Veracode checks for security flaws in our code. We provide software for companies in the financial sector, so it's critical that we use Veracode. There are some lesser-known competitors, but Veracode is the biggest player in security software. In a way, it's good marketing to use Veracode.

We are running it locally, but we plan to move to the cloud in the next few months. We're a small company with 20 employees. Our development team deals primarily with it, and some other support guys are involved occasionally. 

How has it helped my organization?

We have been using Veracode for several years. It has become a crucial tool for preventing security flaws in our applications. The quality of our software has improved significantly since we started using Veracode. We have a software development shop and also provide solutions for other companies. It's critical to have our software checked by Veracode.

Our code must be free of security flaws, especially high-level ones. Our software must be above a minimum threshold. Veracode has enabled us to see the quality of our code security. We need at least an 80 percent score. We are sure that our code is high-quality and that our clients won't see security vulnerabilities in the code when we ship it to them.

Veracode covers every phase of development. We mainly use it for static analysis and recently started using it for software composition analysis.

The false positive rate is around 10 percent, which is expected in automated software. Veracode's competitors have false positives, but we're happy with Veracode's ability to mitigate the problem. We check every false positive and clear it. It does not affect our competence at all. We realize it will happen from time to time. The effect of false positives is negligible. We don't have a problem with that. We are experienced enough now to see what is or isn't. 

What is most valuable?

I like Veracode's integration with our CI/CD. It automatically scans our code when we do the build. It can also detect any security flaws in our third-party libraries. Veracode is good at pinpointing the sections of code that have vulnerabilities. 

What needs improvement?

We are testing Veracode's software composition analysis, but we're having trouble integrating it with SVN. It works out of the box when you use Git but doesn't work as well with other tools like SVN. It's more geared toward Git.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for two years in my current role.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode's stability is decent. That was only one instance where it identified a security flaw but didn't detect it afterward. Otherwise, it's mostly consistent.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We use it on a couple of different projects, and we plan to move to the cloud. They have a cloud option that makes it scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I rate Veracode support nine out of 10 in its current state, but given our problems in the past, I might rate it seven overall. We had some problems when I joined. They put in a lot of effort, but it took them a couple of months to get it right. They did their best to resolve it, so I appreciate that, but we weren't happy it took so long.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What was our ROI?

We don't see a direct return from using Veracode, but it ensures we deliver a product without security faults. It has also reduced our development costs, but it's difficult to quantify that. By having the code tested before we ship it to clients, we ensure our clients don't have issues with the security of our software. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is reasonable and affordable for a small company like ours. Veracode provides a lot of features. You can purchase some additional tools. For example, we are currently testing software composition analysis. We discussed adding that to our standard package.  

What other advice do I have?

I rate Veracode eight out of 10. I recommend first testing it on your code to see if it's appropriate. You need to see how long it takes to scan the code. 

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