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Checkmarx One brings to the table as an analyst-recognized leading platform in application security. and as a unified solution that provides comprehensive, end-to-end protection.
Benefits
HCL AppScan – a product from HCLSoftware, a division of HCL Technologies, a large Indian IT consulting company that does not have a special focus on security – offers a set of basic application security features. AppScan is the only security product in HCL Software’s product portfolio. But it lacks the comprehensive coverage and developer-friendly capabilities that Checkmarx One brings to the table. HCL’s SAST product has been bought and sold four times, while their SCA product is only two years old. Checkmarx, however, has been focused on application security since 2006.
Feature Spotlight
Checkmarx supports real-time IDE scanning, which means developers can scan code as they type and get real-time feedback about potential security risks. In turn, they can fix security issues before they even commit.
A unified, end-to-end application security platform
Although Checkmarx One and HCL AppScan both provide a core set of SAST, DAST, and SCA capabilities, Checkmarx One provides more features, such as advanced remediation guidance to help fix vulnerabilities fast. Checkmarx One also supports a broader range of languages and frameworks. And unlike AppScan, Checkmarx One offers full support for detecting malicious open source packages.
As a result, Checkmarx excels at helping teams discover security risks of virtually all types, at all stages of the application delivery lifecycle. With Checkmarx, teams enjoy confidence that they’ve found vulnerabilities lurking in source code, open source modules and packages, APIs, IaC, container images, and more, all through a single, comprehensive scanning solution.
Although Checkmarx One and HCL AppScan both provide a core set of SAST, DAST, and SCA capabilities, Checkmarx One provides more features, such as advanced remediation guidance to help fix vulnerabilities fast. Checkmarx One also supports a broader range of languages and frameworks. And unlike AppScan, Checkmarx One offers full support for detecting malicious open source packages.
As a result, Checkmarx excels at helping teams discover security risks of virtually all types, at all stages of the application delivery lifecycle. With Checkmarx, teams enjoy confidence that they’ve found vulnerabilities lurking in source code, open source modules and packages, APIs, IaC, container images, and more, all through a single, comprehensive scanning solution.
Comprehensive, unified security scans
In some cases, AppScan misses critical vulnerabilities. As a result, the tool may overlook critical vulnerabilities and other risks, with potentially serious consequences for teams who rely on the solution to detect issues prior to deploying code.
With Checkmarx One, you can uncover critical vulnerabilities that most vendors miss. Checkmarx One simplifies security across your entire application, including source code, open-source components, supply chains, APIs, infrastructure as code (IaC), containers, and more. Achieve this comprehensive protection with just a single automated scan
In some cases, AppScan misses critical vulnerabilities. As a result, the tool may overlook critical vulnerabilities and other risks, with potentially serious consequences for teams who rely on the solution to detect issues prior to deploying code.
With Checkmarx One, you can uncover critical vulnerabilities that most vendors miss. Checkmarx One simplifies security across your entire application, including source code, open-source components, supply chains, APIs, infrastructure as code (IaC), containers, and more. Achieve this comprehensive protection with just a single automated scan
Hassle-free security scans
One engineer says in a review that “I can’t scan applications behind Azure that use MFA” and that AppScan scanning doesn’t support cached credentials.
Limitations like these make it challenging to secure complex applications using AppScan. They also increase the burden placed on developers, who need to spend more time setting up scans and troubleshooting scanning issues.
Checkmarx One offers the opposite – a simple developer experience that minimizes cognitive load and workflow completion time. As one customer put it, “Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.”
One engineer says in a review that “I can’t scan applications behind Azure that use MFA” and that AppScan scanning doesn’t support cached credentials.
Limitations like these make it challenging to secure complex applications using AppScan. They also increase the burden placed on developers, who need to spend more time setting up scans and troubleshooting scanning issues.
Checkmarx One offers the opposite – a simple developer experience that minimizes cognitive load and workflow completion time. As one customer put it, “Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.”
Product support and updates
AppScan users complain about poor technical support and “high turnaround time” for product updates. Lack of efficient support and rapid product updates further hampers the ability of teams to work quickly and gain access to advanced security features.
Against this backdrop, Checkmarx stands out for its world-class customer support services and continuous stream of product updates.
AppScan users complain about poor technical support and “high turnaround time” for product updates. Lack of efficient support and rapid product updates further hampers the ability of teams to work quickly and gain access to advanced security features.
Against this backdrop, Checkmarx stands out for its world-class customer support services and continuous stream of product updates.
Checkmarx One vs. HCL AppScan
Feature | Feature | HCL AppScan | Checkmarx One |
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Speed and remediation time | |||
Speed and remediation time | Slow scans are a common complaint of AppScan users. | Scans are fast by default, and developers can customize scanning parameters to gain even more speed. | |
Confusing configuration controls also slow remediation efforts. | Best Fix Location, auto-remediation and in-IDE real time guidance make remediation a breeze. | ||
Integrations | |||
Integrations | Plugins support integration with some popular IDEs and CI/CD suites, but many platforms and configurations are not supported. | Supports a broad range of integrations, many of which can be deployed in minutes. | |
Developer experience | |||
Developer experience | Documentation shortcomings, bugs, and high false positive rates hamper the ability of developers to work quickly and accurately. | Simple deployment and configuration processes let developers focus on finding and fixing issues. Checkmarx One helps developers prioritize what to fix, integrates with their existing SDLC, and through in-app training and Codebashing, helps equip them with the tools and knowledge to write secure code. | |
Remediation guidance | |||
Remediation guidance | Offers basic remediation guidance, but advice is often generic, leaving it to developers to determine exactly how to implement suggestions. | Advanced, detailed remediation guidance helps developers fix security flaws fast. Automated remediation is available as well. | |
Pricing | |||
Pricing | High price relative to feature set is a common complaint among users. | Transparent, scalable pricing that is easy to optimize for different use cases. | |
Services and support | |||
Services and support | Basic Web-based support is available across all HCL products, but lacks premium support options tailored for application security. | Premium support is available from application security experts. | |
Platform coverage | |||
Platform coverage | Covers SAST, DAST, SCA, and basic IaC scanning. | Covers SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, IaC scanning, Container Security, Supply Chain Security, and Developer Training in one unified platform. |
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