New Relic IAST vs HCL AppScan

New Relic IAST9.3Visit HCL AppScan9.0Visit

Higher score New Relic IAST #1 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit New Relic

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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

• New Relic IAST fits best

  Teams wanting validated web IAST findings

• HCL AppScan fits best

  Teams wanting broad AppSec with free access

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Side by side

Feature	New Relic IAST 9.3/10 Visit ↗	HCL AppScan 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software	#3 in Interactive Application Security Testing Software
Best for	Teams wanting validated web IAST findings	Teams wanting broad AppSec with free access
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	780+ integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features New Relic IAST 3/3 · HCL AppScan 3/3
Authenticated testing	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
CI/CD integration	✓	✓
Specs
Runtime targets	Web	All
Deployment	Saas	Hybrid
Instrumentation	Agent	Agent
Language coverage	Go, Java, Node.js, Ruby	Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python; frameworks include Spring, Express, Flask, and FastAPI
Our review
Pros	Validates exploitable vulnerabilities with attack simulations and proof-of-exploit context Adds CVSSv3 scoring, stack-trace context, and guided remediation details Supports API testing, coverage analysis, and CI/CD integration	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	Targets web applications rather than broader runtime environments IAST runs only in non-production environments Billed through Compute Capacity Units via an optional Compute Add On	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	New Relic IAST is an interactive application security testing capability within the New Relic observability platform. It is designed for DevOps, engineering, and security teams that need to assess running web applications in non-production… 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

• New Relic IAST — where it wins

  • Validates exploitable vulnerabilities with attack simulations and proof-of-exploit context
  • Adds CVSSv3 scoring, stack-trace context, and guided remediation details
  • Supports API testing, coverage analysis, and CI/CD integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Targets web applications rather than broader runtime environments
  • IAST runs only in non-production environments
  • Billed through Compute Capacity Units via an optional Compute Add On

• 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

• New Relic IAST9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  Focused web IAST with exploit validation, remediation context, and CI/CD integration.

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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 →