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Checkmarx SAST: A better approach to static application security testing
Benefits
Compared to SonarQube, a static application security testing (SAST) solution from Sonar, Checkmarx SAST delivers more accurate scans across a broader range of application languages and frameworks. Keep reading for a detailed breakdown of how Checkmarx SAST and SonarQube compare, and why Checkmarx is the better choice for most teams.
Feature Spotlight
Teams can deploy Checkmarx SAST in minutes, integrate it with their favorite CI/CD tooling, and start running scans that deliver comprehensive visibility into software components and supply chains. That gives Checkmarx a huge advantage in terms of developer experience over SonarQube, which has a complex installation process that requires manual setup of multiple components.
Complete application security platform
SonarQube’s developer, Sonar, offers solutions only for code quality, static security analysis and detection of secrets inside IaC files. Sonar lacks a comprehensive application security platform that covers most other important application security needs, such as Software Composition Analysis (SCA).
By comparison, Checkmarx SAST is just one part of Checkmarx’s end-to-end enterprise application security platform, Checkmarx One. Checkmarx supports a comprehensive set of testing capabilities from code-to-cloud, including static and dynamic application security testing (SAST and DAST), API security testing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning, and more. Checkmarx’s integrated capabilities mean that no matter where your risks lie, you can address them effectively and efficiently.
SonarQube’s developer, Sonar, offers solutions only for code quality, static security analysis and detection of secrets inside IaC files. Sonar lacks a comprehensive application security platform that covers most other important application security needs, such as Software Composition Analysis (SCA).
By comparison, Checkmarx SAST is just one part of Checkmarx’s end-to-end enterprise application security platform, Checkmarx One. Checkmarx supports a comprehensive set of testing capabilities from code-to-cloud, including static and dynamic application security testing (SAST and DAST), API security testing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning, and more. Checkmarx’s integrated capabilities mean that no matter where your risks lie, you can address them effectively and efficiently.
Efficient, accurate scanning
A simple deployment process, the ability to scan without having to compile code first, and the security context and remediation guidance included in scan reports make Checkmarx SAST a breeze to use. As one customer put it, “Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.”
SonarQube is harder to deploy, and it lacks the robust reporting and security context capabilities of Checkmarx. This makes it hard for teams that depend on SonarQube to keep pace with never-ending streams of scanning requirements and security alerts. SonarQube might meet your needs if you just want to check a box to say you ran scans, but not if you need detailed, accurate security insights.
A simple deployment process, the ability to scan without having to compile code first, and the security context and remediation guidance included in scan reports make Checkmarx SAST a breeze to use. As one customer put it, “Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.”
SonarQube is harder to deploy, and it lacks the robust reporting and security context capabilities of Checkmarx. This makes it hard for teams that depend on SonarQube to keep pace with never-ending streams of scanning requirements and security alerts. SonarQube might meet your needs if you just want to check a box to say you ran scans, but not if you need detailed, accurate security insights.
Wide range of languages and frameworks
Name any mainstream programming language or framework, and there’s a very high chance that Checkmarx SAST can scan for security risks in apps developed using the language or framework. By comparison, SonarQube supports a limited set of languages, especially if you don’t pay for the enterprise edition of the tool.
Name any mainstream programming language or framework, and there’s a very high chance that Checkmarx SAST can scan for security risks in apps developed using the language or framework. By comparison, SonarQube supports a limited set of languages, especially if you don’t pay for the enterprise edition of the tool.
Exceptional ROI
The fact that SonarQube is available in a free community edition may make it seem like a cost-effective SAST solution. When it comes to security, however, you get what you pay for – and Checkmarx provides a much more powerful set of features to help teams find and fix application security risks quickly. Checkmarx’s seamless deployment process, professional support, and developer training offerings bring even more value to the product.
The fact that SonarQube is available in a free community edition may make it seem like a cost-effective SAST solution. When it comes to security, however, you get what you pay for – and Checkmarx provides a much more powerful set of features to help teams find and fix application security risks quickly. Checkmarx’s seamless deployment process, professional support, and developer training offerings bring even more value to the product.
Checkmarx SAST vs. SonarQube
Feature | Feature | SonarQube | Checkmarx SAST |
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Scan accuracy | |||
Scan accuracy | False positive rates of 20%+ according to real-world users. | False positive rates of around 5 percent. | |
Integrations | |||
Integrations | Integrates with popular CI/CD tools. Doesn’t provide native integrations with other security tools because Sonar doesn’t offer other types of security tools. | Supports a broad range of integrations, many of which can be deployed in minutes. | |
Speed | |||
Speed | Scans can be slow, especially when scanning large volumes of files or working with limited CPU and memory resources. | Provides fast and accurate scanning with minimal required configuration. | |
Developer experience | |||
Developer experience | Time-consuming deployment process and lack of detailed reporting slow down developer operations. | Simple deployment and configuration process let developers focus on finding and fixing issues. | |
Vulnerability exploitability | |||
Vulnerability exploitability | Does not offer detailed information about exploitability. | Exploitable paths allow developers to determine quickly how vulnerabilities can be exploited – and, by extension, how best to fix them. | |
Remediation guidance | |||
Remediation guidance | Minimal; scan reports focus on identifying issues, not explaining them or suggesting fixes. | Remediation guidance helps developers fix security flaws fast. | |
Pricing | |||
Pricing | Free version is available but offers limited features. Paid versions have complex pricing based on number of tool instances, as well as total lines of code scanned – which can make bills unpredictable because you don’t always know how much code you’ll end up scanning. | Transparent, scalable pricing that is easy to optimize for different use cases. | |
Platform coverage | |||
Platform coverage | Part of a suite of tools that only cover SAST and code quality. | Covers SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, IaC scanning and more in one tightly integrated platform. |
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