Semgrep AppSec Platform vs OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform

Semgrep AppSec Platform9.2Visit OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform8.8Visit

Higher score Semgrep AppSec Platform #2 in DevSecOps Platforms 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Semgrep

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

• Semgrep AppSec Platform fits best

  Teams wanting affordable code-centric AppSec

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform fits best

  Mature teams combining SAST and DAST

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep AppSec Platform 9.2/10 Visit ↗	OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in DevSecOps Platforms	#5 in DevSecOps Platforms
Best for	Teams wanting affordable code-centric AppSec	Mature teams combining SAST and DAST
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/user/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations	15 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep AppSec Platform 5/6 · OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 6/6
IaC scanning	✓	✓
Container scanning	✓	✓
Policy as code	✓	✓
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Free edition covers code and supply chain security for up to 10 repositories SAST, SCA, secrets detection, SBOM export, and policy enforcement in one platform Integrates with major source-control, CI/CD, IDE, ticketing, and identity tools	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
Cons	Cloud-only deployment may not fit teams requiring fully self-hosted operations Paid capabilities are split across separate Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets plans Enterprise features require a separate plan without published pricing	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
Our verdict	Semgrep AppSec Platform is a cloud-based application security platform for development and security teams that need to scan source code, open-source dependencies, and hardcoded secrets. Its scope combines SAST with cross-file and… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Semgrep AppSec Platform — where it wins

  • Free edition covers code and supply chain security for up to 10 repositories
  • SAST, SCA, secrets detection, SBOM export, and policy enforcement in one platform
  • Integrates with major source-control, CI/CD, IDE, ticketing, and identity tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment may not fit teams requiring fully self-hosted operations
  • Paid capabilities are split across separate Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets plans
  • Enterprise features require a separate plan without published pricing

• 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

• Semgrep AppSec Platform9.2/10 · Free plan

  An affordable, developer-focused AppSec platform with broad integrations and cloud-only delivery.

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• 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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