OpenText Fortify SAST vs PVS-Studio

OFOpenText Fortify SAST7.4Visit PVS-Studio6.8Visit

Higher score OF OpenText Fortify SAST #4 in SAST Tools 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit OpenText

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PVS-Studio #8 in SAST Tools 6.8/10 Pricing on request · 7-day trial ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit PVS-Studio

• OpenText Fortify SAST fits best

  Large enterprises needing broad analysis

• PVS-Studio fits best

  C/C++ and multi-language quality teams

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Side by side

Feature	OFOpenText Fortify SAST 7.4/10 Visit ↗	PVS-Studio 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	6.8
Ranking	#4 in SAST Tools	#8 in SAST Tools
Best for	Large enterprises needing broad analysis	C/C++ and multi-language quality teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Fortify SAST 5/5 · PVS-Studio 4/5
Pull request scans	✓	✓
IDE support	✓	✓
CI/CD integration	✓	✓
Custom security rules	✓	✓
Automated fixes	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Analysis targets	source code, bytecode, binaries	source code
Languages supported	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across 44+ languages and 350+ frameworks Connects pull requests, IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, and issue tracking Adds IaC scanning, custom rules, dashboards, and AI remediation suggestions	Supports seven languages across Windows, macOS, and Linux Combines security, safety, and coding-standard diagnostics Integrates with major IDEs, build systems, and CI/CD tools
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales The breadth may exceed the needs of smaller or narrowly focused teams Deployment and governance options can require a structured security program	No free plan is offered Pricing requires contacting the vendor Users cannot create their own analyzer rules
Our verdict	OpenText Fortify SAST is a static application security testing platform for development and security teams. It analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across web, mobile, desktop, cloud-native, API, container, and… Read the review →	PVS-Studio is a static analyzer for development teams that want source-code checks for defects, potential vulnerabilities, coding-standard violations, and optimization issues. It supports C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Go on… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Fortify SAST — where it wins

  • Analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across 44+ languages and 350+ frameworks
  • Connects pull requests, IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, and issue tracking
  • Adds IaC scanning, custom rules, dashboards, and AI remediation suggestions

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • The breadth may exceed the needs of smaller or narrowly focused teams
  • Deployment and governance options can require a structured security program

• PVS-Studio — where it wins

  • Supports seven languages across Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Combines security, safety, and coding-standard diagnostics
  • Integrates with major IDEs, build systems, and CI/CD tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Pricing requires contacting the vendor
  • Users cannot create their own analyzer rules

• OFOpenText Fortify SAST7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad SAST coverage for enterprises, with sales-led pricing and extensive workflow integrations.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• PVS-Studio6.8/10 · Pricing on request · 7-day trial

  A broad SAST platform for C/C++ teams that also supports five other languages.

  Visit PVS-StudioFull verdict →