OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform vs Klocwork

OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform9.3Visit Klocwork8.7Visit

Higher score OF OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform #1 in Application Security Testing 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit OpenText

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Klocwork #6 in Application Security Testing 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Klocwork

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform fits best

  Enterprises seeking a broad AppSec suite

• Klocwork fits best

  Mature teams doing code-focused SAST

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Side by side

Feature	OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Klocwork 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Application Security Testing	#6 in Application Security Testing
Best for	Enterprises seeking a broad AppSec suite	Mature teams doing code-focused SAST
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SSO/SAML
Integrations	9 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 0/2 · Klocwork 0/2
SCA included	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API testing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Testing methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Languages supported	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
CI/CD integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning Integrates with IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira Centralizes vulnerability tracking, remediation reporting, and policy enforcement	Differential analysis focuses reviews on changed code. Custom checkers can be created graphically. IDE plugins and CI/CD integrations support established workflows.
Cons	Pricing is sales-led rather than presented as public plans The product is not open source Its broad capability set may not suit teams seeking a single-purpose scanner	Its focus is source-code analysis, not a multi-method AppSec suite. Pricing is handled through contact with sales. Support is not available 24/7.
Our verdict	OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform brings application security testing and vulnerability management together for development, security, and compliance teams. Its coverage spans static and dynamic testing, open-source dependency… Read the review →	Klocwork is Perforce Software’s static application security testing and static code analysis tool for development and security teams working on complex codebases. It analyzes source code for security vulnerabilities, reliability defects,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform — where it wins

  • Covers SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning
  • Integrates with IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira
  • Centralizes vulnerability tracking, remediation reporting, and policy enforcement

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than presented as public plans
  • The product is not open source
  • Its broad capability set may not suit teams seeking a single-purpose scanner

• Klocwork — where it wins

  • Differential analysis focuses reviews on changed code.
  • Custom checkers can be created graphically.
  • IDE plugins and CI/CD integrations support established workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Its focus is source-code analysis, not a multi-method AppSec suite.
  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales.
  • Support is not available 24/7.

• OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad AppSec suite for teams centralizing testing, tracking, and remediation.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• Klocwork8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Code-focused SAST with differential scans, custom checkers, and CI/CD quality gates.

  Visit KlocworkFull verdict →