OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform vs Rapid7 InsightAppSec

OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform9.3Visit Rapid7 InsightAppSec8.8Visit

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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Rapid7 InsightAppSec #5 in Application Security Testing 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Rapid7

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform fits best

  Enterprises seeking a broad AppSec suite

• Rapid7 InsightAppSec fits best

  Organizations buying authenticated web and API DAST

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Side by side

Feature	OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Rapid7 InsightAppSec 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Application Security Testing	#5 in Application Security Testing
Best for	Enterprises seeking a broad AppSec suite	Organizations buying authenticated web and API DAST
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$175/unit/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Chrome extension
Support	Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 0/2 · Rapid7 InsightAppSec 1/2
SCA included	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API testing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
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	Authenticated scanning supports automated login, Selenium, OAuth, and traffic files 95+ attack types with Universal Translator and Attack Replay Cloud or on-premises engines, REST API, and Jenkins build decisions
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	The published $175 price is per app per month with annual billing There is no free plan for initial evaluation Broad configuration and reporting may exceed basic scanning needs
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 →	Rapid7 InsightAppSec is a dynamic application security testing platform for security and application security teams managing modern web applications, single-page applications, APIs, and internal applications. It supports authenticated and… 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

• Rapid7 InsightAppSec — where it wins

  • Authenticated scanning supports automated login, Selenium, OAuth, and traffic files
  • 95+ attack types with Universal Translator and Attack Replay
  • Cloud or on-premises engines, REST API, and Jenkins build decisions

  Where it doesn't

  • The published $175 price is per app per month with annual billing
  • There is no free plan for initial evaluation
  • Broad configuration and reporting may exceed basic scanning needs

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

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

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• Rapid7 InsightAppSec8.8/10 · Paid

  A hybrid DAST platform with authenticated scanning, 95+ attack types, and CI/CD controls.

  Visit Rapid7Full verdict →