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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

ImmuniWeb and Contrast Security Assess are competitors in the security assessment tool category. Based on the data, Contrast Security Assess has the edge in features due to its advanced capabilities, while ImmuniWeb is more appealing in terms of pricing and support.

Features: ImmuniWeb offers comprehensive vulnerability detection, easy integration, and user-friendly interface, making it a favorite for those looking for a straightforward tool. Contrast Security Assess provides real-time scanning, robust DevSecOps integration, and advanced threat detection, setting it apart in the feature set.

Room for Improvement: ImmuniWeb users have noted the need for enhanced reporting customization, integrating more advanced analytics, and broader third-party integration options. Contrast Security Assess users report the desire for more comprehensive documentation, smoother initial setup, and a less complex user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ImmuniWeb is recognized for its simple deployment process and reliable customer support, offering users a hassle-free experience. Contrast Security Assess, while facing some deployment hurdles, is praised for its responsive customer service, ensuring that any issues are addressed promptly.

Pricing and ROI: ImmuniWeb is attractive due to its competitive pricing structure and swift ROI, making it a practical choice for businesses conscious of budget constraints. Contrast Security Assess commands a higher cost but offers value as a long-term investment because of its exceptional features, appealing to organizations focused on extensive security solutions.

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Contrast Security Assess vs. ImmuniWeb

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Categories and Ranking

Contrast Security Assess

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (31st)

ImmuniWeb

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

32nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Attack Surface Management (ASM) (29th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Contrast Security Assess is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ImmuniWeb is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Contrast Security Assess	1.3%
ImmuniWeb	0.8%
Other	97.9%

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Eucharia Okafor

DevSecOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Continuous in-app security has transformed our development workflow and has reduced manual checks

Contrast Security Assess changes how the team thinks about security. Instead of us waiting for a security audit at the end of any sprint, vulnerabilities surface as developers are writing and testing code. That shift is significant because fixing a bug in development costs more than fixing it later. It captures everything right there and remediates it because it catches vulnerability and remediates immediately while the application is running. It improves our collaboration between development and security teams, as developers get clear actionable findings immediately. We get continuous visibility into our application risk posture. Ultimately, it helps us to shift fast and save money, which is usually a trade-off, but Contrast Security Assess makes both possible. The feature that stands out most to me in Contrast Security Assess is the ability to capture vulnerability while the application is running. Another standout feature is the real-time detection that finds vulnerabilities as code runs. It has fewer false positives and works continuously in the application; you install it and it is there. It captures issues during development quickly and is easily integrated with a CI/CD pipeline, especially if you are using GitLab or GitHub. The real-time detection feature of Contrast Security Assess helps us very well compared to traditional SAST tools. Traditional tools scan from the outside and guess where problems might be. Contrast Security Assess works from the inside because it is embedded into the application. The agent lives inside the running application, allowing it to see exactly what is happening in real-time. This means we are getting accurate alerts instead of a long list of potential issues that require manual investigation. When it comes to the CI/CD pipeline, Contrast Security Assess really shines for our daily work, as it plugs directly into tools like Jenkins, GitHub, or Azure DevOps. When a developer commits code and triggers a build, Contrast Security Assess is already testing it in the background. If there is any vulnerability, the pipeline automatically flags or stops the application before bad code reaches production. This means security becomes everyone's responsibility, not just the security team's, and it gives us real-time, accurate security that fits into how our team already works.

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Vivek Ashvinbhai Pancholi

Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Commendable Solution with Robust Vulnerability Detection Mechanism Suitable for Global Market

The solution helped us with one of our clients in the New York area contacted us about a data breach. In response, we swiftly organized a case meeting involving our client, internal, and email customer support teams. Together, we conducted an incident response, facilitating offline assistance for proper planning and risk management processes. We delved into the details of the data breach, identified how it occurred, and collaborated to rectify the issue. The client expressed satisfaction with the resolution process.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The solution is very accurate in identifying vulnerabilities. In cases where we are performing application assessment using Contrast Assess, and also using legacy application security testing tools, Contrast successfully identifies the same vulnerabilities that the other tools have identified but it also identifies significantly more. In addition, it has visibility into application components that other testing methodologies are unaware of."

"One of the key takeaways is that in order to have a secure application, you cannot rely on just the pentest, vulnerability assessments, and the periodicity of the reviews; you need the real-time feedback on that, and Contrast Assess offers that."

"No other tool does the runtime scanning like Contrast does. Other static analysis tools do static scanning, but Contrast is runtime analysis, when the routes are exercised. That's when the scan happens. This is a tool that has a very unique capability compared to other tools. That's what I like most about Contrast, that it's runtime."

"I am impressed with the product's identification of alerts and vulnerabilities."

"The most valuable feature is the continuous monitoring aspect: the fact that we don't have to wait for scans to complete for the tool to identify vulnerabilities. They're automatically identified through developers' business-as-usual processes."

"Security feedback comes to developers instantly with Contrast Security Assess, reducing costs by about 50%."

"It has helped us to improve the overall security posture of the company, we are able to address the findings before they have been reported by a third-party, and it has also helped us to gain our customers' trust."

"It is a stable solution...Contrast Security Assess is one of the first players in this market, so they have experience and customers, especially abroad. Overall, it's a good product."

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"The most valuable features are the SLA of Zero false-positives, less time of service development, validation of unlimited patched vulnerabilities, and several others."

"I like the fully automated continuous discovery run by ImmuniWeb in the background. We do not need to rerun the same tests or the same scanning against our resources. We need to supply our IP addresses, domain names, and significant resources with special domain names and URLs, and we need to do it only once. Then we always have an up-to-date picture. I also like the integration with our single sign-on system. We do not need to maintain a separate set of usernames or user accounts. We can plug this ImmuniWeb service into our authentication technology, enabling two-factor authentication. We have secure authentication right out of the box. The other important feature I like is the executive view. You can easily switch from a technical view to an executive view and have a helicopter view of the compliance status. We can see how much effort is required and our current status."

"After the assessment, you clearly know which assets require penetration testing."

"The initial setup process is user-friendly."

"ImmuniWeb boasts a robust vulnerability detection mechanism, formidable threat mitigation, and an efficient remediation process, incorporating automation techniques and ALM strategies. The solution is highly stable. The solution is scalable. Editing Key Points for Review "Review about ImmuniWeb" What is our primary use case? We use the solution when we face challenges and urgent attention is needed for complex cases from our clients. To address this, we collaborate with the middleware, internal, and client teams to analyze and sort through intricate logs concerning our business cybersecurity program. How has it helped my organization? The solution helped us with one of our clients in the New York area contacted us about a data breach. In response, we swiftly organized a case meeting involving our client, internal, and email customer support teams. Together, we conducted an incident response, facilitating offline assistance for proper planning and risk management processes. We delved into the details of the data breach, identified how it occurred, and collaborated to rectify the issue. The client expressed satisfaction with the resolution process. What is most valuable? ImmuniWeb boasts a robust vulnerability detection mechanism, formidable threat mitigation, and an efficient remediation process, incorporating automation techniques and ALM strategies. It also focuses on consumer satisfaction and operates in English-speaking markets, primarily required by the UAE, the United States, Canada, and Australia, among other developed countries. For how long have I used the solution? We have been using this product for the past one and half years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is highly stable. I rate it a perfect ten. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The solution is scalable. I rate it a nine out of ten. How are customer service and support? Support is generally excellent"

"The solution's most valuable feature is reporting."

"I have managed to deliver to my clients the services of Ethical Hacking in less time, with better deliverables, and other key differentiators that make my company more competitive in the local market."

"The ImmuniWeb Platform is the best and easiest way to secure a business online."

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Cons

"Regarding the solution's OSS feature, the one drawback that we do have is that it does not have client-side support. We'll be missing identification of libraries like jQuery or JavaScript, and such, that are client-side."

"The product's retesting part needs improvement. The tool also needs improvement in the suggestions provided for fixing vulnerabilities. It relies more on documentation rather than on quick fixes."

"Contrast's ability to support upgrades on the actual agents that get deployed is limited. Our environment is pretty much entirely Java. There are no updates associated with that. You have to actually download a new version of the .jar file and push that out to your servers where your app is hosted. That can be quite cumbersome from a change-management perspective."

"The setup of the solution is different for each application. That's the one thing that has been a challenge for us. The deployment itself is simple, but it's tough to automate because each application is different, so each installation process for Contrast is different."

"The solution should provide more details in the section where it shows that third-party libraries have CVEs or some vulnerabilities."

"To instrument an agent, it has to be running on a type of application technology that the agent recognizes and understands. It's excellent when it works. If we're using an application that is using an unsupported technology, then we can't instrument it at all. We do use PHP and Contrast presently doesn't support that, although it's on their roadmap. My primary hurdle is that it doesn't support all of the technologies that we use."

"Their level of support and troubleshooting for the product is limited because of how they handle troubleshooting. It's done through a log file that's very cumbersome to work with."

"The out-of-the-box reporting could be improved. We need to write our own APIs to make the reporting more robust."

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"It would be better if they had an automated tagging feature. The tagging functionality currently requires manual tagging, and that's probably the most needed feature from my standpoint. We also do not have enough tools, enough features, or options to display different resources in the way we need. There are basic grouping and some filtering features, but we still cannot fully separate some flavors of our resources. However, we may not be aware of the latest features."

"A great idea would be to support using Discovery on the internal network, allowing delivery of all the features of the current Discovery to internal network resources."

"The product’s interface for the web applications could be similar to Android and iOS versions."

"ImmuniWeb sometimes shows previous scans instead of running tests."

"You may find the dashboard a bit complicated."

"Its technical support could be better."

"The deployment process on the cloud is straightforward, while on-premise can be complex. Support is generally excellent, although there can be delays in ticket resolution."

"A great idea would be to make a mobile application for the ImmuniWeb portal so that all information would be available on the go and from a mobile phone as well. It would be much more convenient."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing is low. I would rate it a two out of ten."

"I like the per-application licensing model... We just license the app and we look at different vulnerabilities on that app and we remediate within the app. It's simpler."

"It's a tiered licensing model. The more you buy, as you cross certain quantity thresholds, the pricing changes. If you have a smaller environment, your licensing costs are going to be different than a larger environment... The licensing is primarily per application. An application can be as many agents as you need. If you've got 10 development servers and 20 production servers and 50 QA servers, all of those agents can be reporting as a single application that utilizes one license."

"The good news is that the agent itself comes in two different forms: the unlicensed form and the licensed form. Unlicensed gives use of that software composition analysis for free. Thereafter, if you apply a license to that same agent, that's when the instrumentation takes hold. So one of my suggestions is to do what we're doing: Deploy the agent to as many applications as possible, with just the SCA feature turned on with no license applied, and then you can be more choosy and pick which teams will get the license applied."

"The solution is expensive."

"You only get one license for an application. Ours are very big, monolithic applications with millions of lines of code. We were able to apply one license to one monolithic application, which is great. We are happy with the licensing. Pricing-wise, they are industry-standard, which is fine."

"For what it offers, it's a very reasonable cost. The way that it is priced is extremely straightforward. It works on the number of applications that you use, and you license a server. It is something that is extremely fair, because it doesn't take into consideration the number of requests, etc. It is only priced based on the number of onboarded applications. It suits our model as well, because we have huge traffic. Our number of applications is not that large, so the pricing works great for us."

"I use the product's free version. The tool costs around 229 dollars."

"There should be the flexibility to change or add pricing, especially for pay-per-use cases."

"ImmuniWeb is relatively cheap. It's a competitive price compared to other products in the marketplace. It's worth the money we are paying for it."

"It is pretty expensive."

"The values of ImmuniWeb are currently significantly below what is valued in the Chilean market for these services and solutions."

"The platform is expensive if a large development is involved. However, it is less expensive for scheduled-based testing, quarterly or in a year."

"It is pretty expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

17%

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

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Overview

Contrast Security Assess is an IAST platform known for accurate vulnerability detection. It integrates into development workflows, offering real-time insights into security issues with minimal false positives, supporting legacy applications and enhancing code security visibility.

Designed to integrate seamlessly into DevOps workflows, Contrast Security Assess automates real-time vulnerability detection and reduces false positives through its powerful IAST features. By continuously monitoring vulnerabilities, it provides a robust option for securing legacy applications and identifying vulnerabilities without lengthy scans. This cloud-hosted platform supports numerous programming languages, making it versatile for security testing across enterprise environments. Users benefit from detailed reports that pinpoint exact code locations requiring remediation, enhancing speed and efficiency in addressing security concerns.

What are the key features of Contrast Security Assess?

IAST Technology: Delivers accurate vulnerability detection with reduced false positives.
Seamless Integration: Integrates into development processes, supporting real-time vulnerability detection.
Open Source Security: Analyzes third-party libraries for vulnerabilities.
Continuous Monitoring: Provides valuable insights with real-time security feedback for developers.
API Interface: Enhances operational efficiency and streamlining with minimal false positives.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Enhanced Security Visibility: Offers comprehensive insights across application environments.
Speed and Efficiency: Quick identification and remediation of vulnerabilities accelerate development.
Operational Streamlining: Seamless integration into DevOps workflows improves productivity.
Legacy Application Support: Effective for securing existing applications with ongoing monitoring.

Companies in industries requiring high levels of application security, such as finance and healthcare, implement Contrast Security Assess for its ability to enhance visibility and detect vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle. Its seamless integration with DevOps processes makes it ideal for environments that prioritize agility while maintaining stringent security standards.

Contrast Security

ImmuniWeb offers comprehensive cybersecurity solutions with features like extensive asset discovery, AI-driven penetration testing, and Dark Web monitoring. Known for its automated service and customer satisfaction, it facilitates seamless integration with single sign-on and provides detailed reporting functionality.

Focusing on asset discovery across websites, clouds, and networks, ImmuniWeb implements AI-driven penetration testing and vulnerability detection with zero false-positives SLA. Its advanced Dark Web monitoring and efficient threat mitigation enhance cybersecurity posture. Customers benefit from its automated continuous discovery, single sign-on integration, and user-friendly dashboards. ImmuniWeb provides robust vulnerability detection and efficient remediation processes, aiming to enhance customer satisfaction within English-speaking markets.

What are the key features of ImmuniWeb?

Comprehensive Asset Discovery: Identifies assets across websites, clouds, and networks efficiently.
AI-Driven Penetration Testing: Offers testing with zero false-positives SLA for trustworthiness.
Dark Web Monitoring: Detects threats and data leaks from the Dark Web.
Automated Continuous Discovery: Ensures up-to-date information on IT assets.
Single Sign-On Integration: Simplifies access for users.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Frictionless Service: Eases access to security management tools.
Detailed Reporting: Helps make informed decisions with well-organized reports.
Efficient Remediation: Speeds up the threat mitigation process.
Seamless Client Access: Facilitates access to dashboards for clear insights.

ImmuniWeb is widely implemented in industries focusing on IT asset management, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments. Its features cater to fast, detailed on-demand testing while monitoring external surfaces for brand risks. Organizations utilize its capabilities for patch verification, perimeter discovery, and dark web searches to fortify defenses against data leaks and impersonation threats. By enabling efficient collaboration among teams, ImmuniWeb helps tackle urgent cybersecurity challenges and analyze complex logs.

Sample Customers

Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.

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