Checkmarx One vs Fortify Software Security Center comparison

Checkmarx One vs. Fortify Software Security Center

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Checkmarx One

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (3rd), Vulnerability Management (21st), Static Code Analysis (2nd), API Security (3rd), DevSecOps (2nd), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (8th)

Fortify Software Security C...

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

26th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Checkmarx One is 10.6%, down from 14.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortify Software Security Center is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Featured Reviews

Rohit Kesharwani

Manager, Engineering at 7-Eleven.

Provides good security analysis and security identification within the source code

We integrate Checkmarx into our software development cycle using GitLab's CI/CD pipeline. Checkmark has been the most helpful for us in the development stage. The solution's incremental scanning feature has impacted our development speed. The solution's vulnerability detection is around 80% to 90% accurate. I would recommend Checkmarx to other users because it is one of the good tools for doing security analysis and security identification within the source code. Overall, I rate Checkmarx a nine out of ten.

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Jonathan Steyn

Principal Technical Consultant at EOH

Comprehensive vulnerability analysis and customization features with decent pricing

Software Security Center is highly customizable and helps me test all vulnerability data against the latest conventions like OWASP Top Ten, CVE Top twenty-five, and several other legal compliances. WebInspect supports a number of APIs and web endpoints. I find its feature of macro recording allows for testing vulnerabilities during multi-factor authentication sessions very valuable. I appreciate the ability to further analyze data with tools like Audit Workbench.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is it is flexible."

"The UI is user-friendly."

"The setup is very easy. There is a lot of information in the documents which makes the install not difficult at all."

"Helps us check vulnerabilities in our SAP Fiori application."

"The most valuable features of Checkmarx are the Best Fix Location and the Payments option because you can save a lot of time trying to mitigate the configuration. Using these tools can save you a lot of time."

"Apart from software scanning, software composition scanning is valuable."

"The most valuable feature is the application tracking reporting."

"The most valuable feature for me is the Jenkins Plugin."

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"The overall rating for this tool is ten out of ten."

"Fortify Analytics' AI function helps scan and provides more detailed explanations and recommendations about vulnerabilities."

"I like the explanation of issues provided by Fortify Software Security Center."

"The reporting is very useful because you can always view an entire list of the issues that you have."

"Software Security Center is highly customizable and helps me test all vulnerability data against the latest conventions like OWASP Top Ten, CVE Top twenty-five, and several other legal compliances."

"This is a stable solution at the end of the day."

"You can easily download the tool's rule packs and update them."

Cons

"The lack of ability to review compiled source code. It would then be able to compete with other scanning tools, such as Veracode."

"It is an expensive solution."

"With Checkmarx, normally you need to use one tool for quality and you need to use another tool for security. I understand that Checkmarx is not in the parity space because it's totally different, but they could include some free features or recommendations too."

"The cost per user is high and should be reduced."

"They can support the remaining languages that are currently not supported. They can also create a different model that can identify zero-day attacks. They can work on different patterns to identify and detect zero-day vulnerability attacks."

"Integration into the SDLC (i.e. support for last version of SonarQube) could be added."

"Checkmarx reports many false positives that we need to manually segregate and mark “Not exploitable”."

"The tool is currently quite static in terms of finding security vulnerabilities. It would be great if it was more dynamic and we had even more tools at our disposal to keep us safe. It would help if there was more scanning or if the process was more automated."

More Checkmarx One cons

"Fortify Software Security Center's setup is really painful."

"Improvements needed for Software Security Center include better aggregation views of datasets."

"This solution is difficult to implement, and it should be made more comfortable for the end-users."

"The product's overlap feature is restrictive and requires more customization efforts, which can be expensive."

"We are having issues with false positives that need to be resolved."

"I am not satisfied with the percentage of false positives, which is around eighteen percent."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's relatively expensive."

"We have a subscription license that is on a yearly basis, and it's a pretty competitive solution."

"I believe pricing is better compared to other commercial tools."

"The license has a vague language around P1 issues and the associated support. Make sure to review these in order to align them with your organizational policies."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s pricing is higher than others and it is for the license alone."

"It is a good product but a little overpriced."

"Its price is fair. It is in or around the right spot. Ultimately, if the price is wrong, customers won't commit, but they do tend to commit. It is neither too cheap nor too expensive."

"We're using a commercial version of Checkmarx, and we paid for the solution for one year. The price is high and could be reduced."

More Checkmarx One pricing and cost advice

"This is a costly solution that could be cheaper."

"The solution is priced fair."

"As a Fortify partner company providing technical support, I find the product expensive in our country, where local, inexpensive products are available."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

12%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What alternatives are there for Fortify WebInspect and Fortify SCA?

I would like to recommend Checkmarx. With Checkmarx, you are able to have an all in one solution for SAST and SCA as well. Veracode is only a cloud solution. Hope this helps.

What do you like most about Checkmarx?

Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Checkmarx?

The pricing is relatively expensive due to the product's quality and performance, but it is worth it.

What do you like most about Micro Focus Software Security Center?

You can easily download the tool's rule packs and update them.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Software Security Center?

The cost is comparative. It is slightly more expensive than some solutions, yet given the level of service offered, it is comparatively not that expensive. Costing is scalable and catered to specif...

What needs improvement with Micro Focus Software Security Center?

Improvements needed for Software Security Center include better aggregation views of datasets. I desire additional features like trend analysis or deeper views of vulnerability data based on analys...

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Comparisons

Compared 43% of the time

Veracode vs Checkmarx One

Compared 12% of the time

Fortify on Demand vs Checkmarx One

Compared 6% of the time

Checkmarx SAST vs Checkmarx One

Compared 5% of the time

OWASP Zap vs Checkmarx One

Compared 4% of the time

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Fortify on Demand vs Fortify Software Security Center

Compared 61% of the time

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Compared 39% of the time

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Product Reports

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Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Also Known As

No data available

Micro Focus Software Security Center, Application Security Center, HPE Application Security Center, WebInspect

Overview

Checkmarx One is an enterprise cloud-native application security platform focused on providing cross-tool, correlated results to help AppSec and developer teams prioritize where to focus time and resources.

Checkmarx One offers comprehensive application scanning across the SDLC:

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
API security
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Container security
IaC security
Correlation, prioritization, and risk management
Codebashing secure code training
AI security
Tech partnerships extending AppSec into runtime analysis
Developer tool integrations including: CI/CD tools, development frameworks, feedback tools, IDEs, programming languages and SCMs

Checkmarx One provides everything you need to secure application development from the first line of code through deployment and runtime in the cloud. With an ever-evolving set of AppSec engines, correlation and prioritization features, and AI capabilities, Checkmarx One helps consolidate expanding lists of AppSec tools and make better sense of results. Its capabilities are designed to provide an improved developer experience to build trust with development teams and ensure the success of your AppSec program investment.

Checkmarx

Software Security Center enables management, development, and security teams to work together to triage, track, validate, automate, and manage software security activities.

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Sample Customers

YIT, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, SAP, U.S. Army, Liveperson, Playtech Case Study: Liveperson Implements Innovative Secure SDLC

Neosecure, Acxiom, Skandinavisk Data Center A/S, Parkeon

Checkmarx One vs. Fortify Software Security Center