Qodana vs OpenText Fortify SAST

Qodana9.3Visit OFOpenText Fortify SAST9.1Visit

Higher score Qodana #1 in Static Analysis Tools 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Qodana

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OF OpenText Fortify SAST #3 in Static Analysis Tools 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit OpenText

• Qodana fits best

  Organizations needing broad language coverage

• OpenText Fortify SAST fits best

  Enterprise security programs with broad targets

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Side by side

Feature	Qodana 9.3/10 Visit ↗	OFOpenText Fortify SAST 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Static Analysis Tools	#3 in Static Analysis Tools
Best for	Organizations needing broad language coverage	Enterprise security programs with broad targets
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone, Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qodana 4/4 · OpenText Fortify SAST 2/4
Security analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
IDE support	✓	✓
CI/CD support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Custom rules	✓	✓
Specs
Language support	60+ languages, including Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Kotlin, Python, Go, C#, C/C++, Ruby, Rust, Groovy, VB.NET, and Android Java	Not checked yet
Deployment	Both	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports 60+ languages, including Java, Python, Go, C#, and Rust Combines quality, security, taint, coverage, and license analysis Works across IDEs, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud, and self-hosting	Analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across 44+ languages and 350+ frameworks Connects IDEs, pull requests, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and source control Adds IaC scanning, custom rules, policy management, and audit-ready reporting
Cons	Community has limited language coverage Advanced capabilities require paid tiers The broad feature set may exceed narrow static analysis needs	Pricing requires a contact-sales process rather than self-serve purchase Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams with a narrow analysis target It is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	Qodana is JetBrains' static analysis platform for development teams that need code quality and security checks across varied technology stacks. It analyzes bugs, code smells, vulnerabilities, duplicated code, complexity, coverage issues,… Read the review →	OpenText Fortify SAST is a static application security testing platform for development and security teams. It analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across 44+ languages and 350+ frameworks, covering web, mobile, desktop,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qodana — where it wins

  • Supports 60+ languages, including Java, Python, Go, C#, and Rust
  • Combines quality, security, taint, coverage, and license analysis
  • Works across IDEs, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud, and self-hosting

  Where it doesn't

  • Community has limited language coverage
  • Advanced capabilities require paid tiers
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow static analysis needs

• OpenText Fortify SAST — where it wins

  • Analyzes source code, bytecode, and binaries across 44+ languages and 350+ frameworks
  • Connects IDEs, pull requests, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and source control
  • Adds IaC scanning, custom rules, policy management, and audit-ready reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process rather than self-serve purchase
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams with a narrow analysis target
  • It is proprietary rather than open source

• Qodana9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad static analysis platform for teams working across many languages and delivery environments.

  Visit QodanaFull verdict →
• OFOpenText Fortify SAST9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SAST platform for enterprise teams scanning code, binaries, infrastructure, and pipelines.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →