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Head-to-head · Interactive Application Security Testing Software

Black Duck Seeker vs Waratek IAST

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Black Duck Seeker #4 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Black Duck
Waratek IAST #8 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Waratek

Black Duck Seeker leads on 0 checks, Waratek IAST on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBlack Duck Seeker · 8.8/10
  • Most featuresBlack Duck Seeker · 2 of 3

Black Duck Seeker scores higher on our rubric for interactive application security testing software: 8.8 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

On deployment, Waratek IAST gives you Hybrid where Black Duck Seeker offers Self-hosted.

Black Duck Seeker is the better fit for broad enterprise IAST deployments. Waratek IAST is the better fit for java teams needing self-hosted IAST.

  • Black Duck Seeker fits best

    Broad enterprise IAST deployments

  • Waratek IAST fits best

    Java teams needing self-hosted IAST

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Side by side

Feature Black Duck Seeker 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Waratek IAST 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.2
Ranking #4 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software #8 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software
Best for Broad enterprise IAST deployments Java teams needing self-hosted IAST
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request —
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Linux, Windows
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance GDPR, PCI DSS GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations 15 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Black Duck Seeker 2/3 · Waratek IAST 1/3
Authenticated testing Not checked yet Not checked yet
API testing ✓ (best) Not checked yet
CI/CD integration ✓ ✓
Specs
Runtime targets Web Not checked yet
Deployment Self-hosted Hybrid
Instrumentation Agent Agent
Language coverage Java, .NET, Node.js, Go, Python, PHP Java
Our review
Pros
  • Active vulnerability verification adds exploitability context.
  • API analysis covers REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and gRPC.
  • Extensive CI/CD, cloud, and compliance integrations.
  • Runtime analysis with execution paths, stack traces, and remediation guidance
  • Agent instrumentation supports deployment without source-code changes
  • CI/CD, JUnit, Selenium, Jira, Slack, and OWASP Benchmark support
Cons
  • Enterprise Server deployment requires a self-hosted environment.
  • Quote-based pricing adds a sales step to procurement.
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams.
  • Java-only coverage limits language and application breadth
  • Team pricing is $2,499 per month
  • Some Jira, Slack, and advanced CI/CD capabilities are coming soon
Our verdict

Black Duck Seeker is an interactive application security testing platform for development, QA, DevOps, and security teams. It instruments running applications through technology-specific agents during manual or automated testing, then…

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Waratek IAST analyzes Java applications during runtime and functional testing to identify exploitable vulnerabilities with code-level execution context. It is aimed at software engineers, security teams, QA teams, and organizations…

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  1. Black Duck SeekerInteractive Application Security Testing Software 8.8Pricing on request
  2. Waratek IASTInteractive Application Security Testing Software 8.2Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Black Duck Seeker — where it wins

    • Active vulnerability verification adds exploitability context.
    • API analysis covers REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and gRPC.
    • Extensive CI/CD, cloud, and compliance integrations.

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise Server deployment requires a self-hosted environment.
    • Quote-based pricing adds a sales step to procurement.
    • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams.

  • Waratek IAST — where it wins

    • Runtime analysis with execution paths, stack traces, and remediation guidance
    • Agent instrumentation supports deployment without source-code changes
    • CI/CD, JUnit, Selenium, Jira, Slack, and OWASP Benchmark support

    Where it doesn't

    • Java-only coverage limits language and application breadth
    • Team pricing is $2,499 per month
    • Some Jira, Slack, and advanced CI/CD capabilities are coming soon

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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