Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) vs HCL AppScan

Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST)9.1Visit HCL AppScan9.0Visit

Higher score Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) #2 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software 9.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Datadog

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HCL AppScan #3 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit HCL AppScan

• Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) fits best

  Datadog customers needing priced IAST

• HCL AppScan fits best

  Teams wanting broad AppSec with free access

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Side by side

Feature	Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) 9.1/10 Visit ↗	HCL AppScan 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software	#3 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software
Best for	Datadog customers needing priced IAST	Teams wanting broad AppSec with free access
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/unit/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) 1/3 · HCL AppScan 3/3
Authenticated testing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API testing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
CI/CD integration	✓	✓
Specs
Runtime targets	Web	All
Deployment	Saas	Hybrid
Instrumentation	Agent	Agent
Language coverage	Java, .NET, Node.js, Python	Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python; frameworks include Spring, Express, Flask, and FastAPI
Our review
Pros	Confirmed vulnerability detection helps reduce false positives Runtime context prioritizes severity and remediation Code, service, file, method, and line details aid investigation	Combines SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, API testing, and authenticated scanning Supports CI/CD, IDE, issue-tracking, and cloud-development integrations Enterprise adds unlimited scans, IaC, secrets scanning, and AI-assisted triage
Cons	Available only to Datadog APM customers Coverage is limited to web applications Requires the Datadog Agent and supported SDK or tracing library	IAST is available in Enterprise rather than the free trial The 14-day trial is limited to 5 scans Its broad AppSec scope may exceed the needs of IAST-only teams
Our verdict	Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) monitors instrumented applications as they run and identifies confirmed vulnerabilities in first-party code. It follows user-controlled data through request URLs, bodies, and headers, then presents… Read the review →	HCL AppScan is an application security testing platform for development, DevOps, security, and compliance teams. It brings together static analysis, dynamic analysis, interactive application security testing, software composition analysis,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) — where it wins

  • Confirmed vulnerability detection helps reduce false positives
  • Runtime context prioritizes severity and remediation
  • Code, service, file, method, and line details aid investigation

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only to Datadog APM customers
  • Coverage is limited to web applications
  • Requires the Datadog Agent and supported SDK or tracing library

• HCL AppScan — where it wins

  • Combines SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, API testing, and authenticated scanning
  • Supports CI/CD, IDE, issue-tracking, and cloud-development integrations
  • Enterprise adds unlimited scans, IaC, secrets scanning, and AI-assisted triage

  Where it doesn't

  • IAST is available in Enterprise rather than the free trial
  • The 14-day trial is limited to 5 scans
  • Its broad AppSec scope may exceed the needs of IAST-only teams

• Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST)9.1/10 · 14-day trial

  Priced IAST for Datadog APM customers, with confirmed findings and code-level context.

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• HCL AppScan9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad AppSec coverage with IAST, free access, and integrations across development workflows.

  Visit HCL AppScanFull verdict →