OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform vs Contrast Security Platform

OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform8.8Visit Contrast Security Platform8.5Visit

Higher score OF OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform #5 in DevSecOps Platforms 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

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Contrast Security Platform #7 in DevSecOps Platforms 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Contrast

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform fits best

  Mature teams combining SAST and DAST

• Contrast Security Platform fits best

  Teams needing runtime-aware application security

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Side by side

Feature	OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Contrast Security Platform 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in DevSecOps Platforms	#7 in DevSecOps Platforms
Best for	Mature teams combining SAST and DAST	Teams needing runtime-aware application security
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$750/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	9 integrations	18 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 6/6 · Contrast Security Platform 4/6
IaC scanning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Container scanning	✓	✓
Policy as code	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Combines SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira Adds policy enforcement, remediation reporting, and AI guidance	Combines runtime detection, IAST, SAST, SCA, SBOM, and remediation guidance Integrates with SIEM, ticketing, CI/CD, cloud, and collaboration tools Enterprise adds compliance reporting, RBAC, SAML SSO, and dedicated support
Cons	Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking a single focused scanner It is proprietary rather than open source	Pro pricing starts at $750 per month with annual billing Enterprise pricing requires a quote The free plan limits history to 14 days and includes community support
Our verdict	OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform is a hybrid application security platform for enterprise development, security, and compliance teams. It brings together static application security testing, dynamic application security testing,… Read the review →	Contrast Security Platform brings runtime application and API security together with application security testing for development, AppSec, SecOps, and security teams. Its coverage includes runtime attack detection and response, interactive… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform — where it wins

  • Combines SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning
  • Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira
  • Adds policy enforcement, remediation reporting, and AI guidance

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan
  • Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking a single focused scanner
  • It is proprietary rather than open source

• Contrast Security Platform — where it wins

  • Combines runtime detection, IAST, SAST, SCA, SBOM, and remediation guidance
  • Integrates with SIEM, ticketing, CI/CD, cloud, and collaboration tools
  • Enterprise adds compliance reporting, RBAC, SAML SSO, and dedicated support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro pricing starts at $750 per month with annual billing
  • Enterprise pricing requires a quote
  • The free plan limits history to 14 days and includes community support

• OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Fortify platform for mature teams combining SAST and DAST.

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• Contrast Security Platform8.5/10 · Free plan

  A broad DevSecOps platform with strong runtime visibility and enterprise controls.

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