HCL AppScan comparisons
HCL AppScan is compared head-to-head with New Relic IAST, Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) and Black Duck Seeker and more: 7 head-to-heads in Interactive Application Security Testing Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
HCL AppScan head-to-head
- HCL AppScan vs New Relic IAST
- HCL AppScan vs Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST)
- HCL AppScan vs Black Duck Seeker
- HCL AppScan vs Contrast Assess
- HCL AppScan vs Acunetix
- HCL AppScan vs OpenText Fortify on Demand
- HCL AppScan vs Waratek IAST
HCL AppScan vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Runtime targets | Deployment | Authenticated testing | API testing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | HCL AppScan | Yes | All | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 1 | New Relic IAST | No | Web | Saas | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Datadog Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) | No | $20/unit/mo | Web | Saas | 9.1 | ||
| 4 | Black Duck Seeker | Web | Self-hosted | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 5 | Contrast Assess | Hybrid | Yes | 8.7 | ||||
| 6 | Acunetix | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |||
| 7 | OpenText Fortify on Demand | Web | Saas | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | ||
| 8 | Waratek IAST | No | Hybrid | 8.2 |
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