Coverity Static Reviews

We've integrated Coverity into our CI/CD pipeline to check our source code against quality gates before deployment. It alerts us to issues so we can halt the pipeline, fix critical problems, and then run it again.

What I find most effective about Coverity is its low rate of false positives. I've seen other platforms with many false positives, but with Coverity, most vulnerabilities it identifies are genuine. This allows me to focus on real issues.

As for code remediation, although I can fix issues myself as a security engineer, the tool provides helpful remediation guidance for each vulnerability. It lists how to fix each issue, which I find useful. The solution has increased our development speed.  

The solution needs to improve its false positives. 

I have been using the product for one and a half years. 

I rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. We have 20-25 users who use it daily. 

I rate the solution's deployment ease a nine out of ten, and it can be completed in a few minutes. 

The solution's pricing is comparable to other products. 

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

I use my company's solution for code quality and secure code analysis.

The tool as it is can be used for code quality improvement. Whatever rules are in the tool are useful.

I don't use it directly on a day-to-day basis.

I expect the product to offer ease of integration with the built pipelines. I had tried integrating the tool with Azure DevOps, but the report I got stated that my team faced many challenges. I do not know the exact details.

I have been using Coverity for a few years.

I use Coverity simultaneously with Fortify but for different purposes.

I don't deal with the pricing.

I am satisfied with the product.

The tool is used for specific use cases like embedded systems.

I would not recommend the tool for web application technologies, Java, or cloud-native technologies since the tool is meant for embedded codes.

I rate the tool a six out of ten.

My primary use case is performing static application security testing on various code bases, including Java, PHP, and HTML. I use it to create review reports of assets and categorize the issues based on severity.

The product has been beneficial in logging functionality, allowing me to categorize vulnerabilities based on severity. This aids in providing updated reports on subsequent scans.

The product could be enhanced by providing video troubleshooting guides, making issue resolution more accessible. Troubleshooting without visual guides can be time-consuming.

I have been using Coverity for about two to three months, between June 2023 and August 2023.

There were occasional issues with lag during the initial setup and scans, especially in a cloud environment.

Due to the subscription-based model, I had to contact customer service, mainly to add new users. Response times varied, sometimes taking more than a week.

Neutral

I had experience with SonarQube as an alternative. Coverity excelled in code scanning because it did not require installation prerequisites. Its reports are also clear and informational. It provides us with a better idea of troubleshooting vulnerabilities.

The initial setup was elaborate and somewhat complicated. The information from the Synopsys website was more than enough. First-time users will struggle with many tools, packages, and libraries. Deployment took 30 minutes to complete. Two to three resources were involved in the process.

An integrator helped with the tool's deployment. 

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use the solution for SaaS support.

The most valuable feature is the security advisor. It also provides a very detailed report.

Triage history has many bugs and needs to be improved. There could be a subsection. The solution could provide a graphical representation like other tools.

We have OS 2021, which is not the latest one. It should be updated regularly.

I have been using Coverity for almost a year.

The product is stable.

I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.

Our organization has 20-30 users using this solution.

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

Technical support has expert hours and is available anytime. Also, we don't need to raise a ticket now because we have direct support from Coverity.

Positive

We are exploring Black Duck, which has more precise things. Coverity has a clear view. The report is very much clear rather than confusing like other tools. It also has a PDF option, and it gives precise information.

The initial setup is simple.

The solution has higher pricing. The price should be based on the user count. Suppose there is a ten-user license per pack. However, this could be adjusted to five users if needed.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We have been working on a POC for this solution. It is an on-prem solution and we have 50 internal users. 

This solution is easy to use. 

The level of vulnerability that this solution covers could be improved compared to other open source tools. The UI could also be improved. We also cannot directly report the vulnerability. We need to add filters to projects and only then can we download reports. 

I have been using this solution for three months. 

This is a stable solution. 

The pricing is very reasonable compared to other platforms. It is based on a three year license. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

We primarily use the solution for quality purposes. We also use it for security. That's one subset of quality. However, it's used for more dynamic behavior, such as memory leaks, et cetera. 

They have a good memory-related box and a static order analysis that's very good, especially around leaks.

We were very comfortable with the initial setup.

It is stable.

The cost is very high.

They don't have SonarQube compatibility with the dashboard, which is a big negative. They were actually arrogant for not providing it. We wanted to see all the problems in a single SonarQube dashboard, and we can't do that. They need SonarQube integration. They claim that they have SonarQube integration, yet it is not there.

We'd like it to be faster.

The solution could always use a bit more security. 

I've been using the solution for around 12 years. 

I consider the solution very stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. 

That said, when we are doing security analysis on bigger projects, it can be slow. 

To scale, you need more hardware. That way it is scalable. That said, it is already handling quite a big amount. We have a specific problem when analyzing security in a big project. It can get slow. 

I'd rate it four out of five in its ability to scale. 

We have around 200 people using the solution currently. 30 to 40 use it on a daily basis. 

We do not have plans to increase usage based on the cost. We're actually looking for an alternative.

Support is not so good. They're too slow. In contrast, Clockwork has very good support.

Neutral

We've used Clockwork before. However, it has the same issues as this product. They're more for C# and C++.

The solution was very simple to set up. The frontend, backend, and UI are very good and easy to navigate.

I'd rate the initial setup process a four out of five in terms of how easy it was.

It is an expensive solution. 

Their sales team is very arrogant. 

I don't like their licensing mechanism. Everything is on very unfriendly terms. 

There are other tools you can use that are free and open-source. 

In a collaborative environment, they are very tricky. When it comes to looking at the bugs on a web interface, they try to block them. When you discuss it with them, they are quite unfriendly. Once you got stuck into the tool, they know that it's hard to leave due to the history. When you get into a tool, you need the history since the history needs to be built up, and therefore, over time, you have a dependency on the tool.

I'd rate the product a three out of five in terms of affordability.

We're a customer.

I would rate the solution seven out of ten.

We use Coverity because we have a SonarQube server and we have a lot of software components that use different languages, such as Java, C, C++, and above. For C and C++ components we use Coverity.

The most valuable feature of Coverity is the wrapper. We use the wrapper to build the C++ component, then we use the other code analysis to analyze the code to the build object, and then send back the result to the SonarQube server. Additionally, it is a powerful capabilities solution.

Coverity could improve the ease of use. Sometimes things become difficult and you need to follow the guides from the website but the guides could be better.

I have been using Coverity for approximately four years.

Coverity is stable.

The scalability of Coverity is good. We have more than around 15 software components and other components involved.

We have 20 developers that are using the solution in my organization.

We had support from Coverity for the first six months of usage but later we did not.

I rate the support from Coverity a four out of five.

We have used other solutions, such as SonarQube.

In the beginning, it takes two weeks to learn how to set up Coverity, but later the maintenance work is very easy. The beginning involves soft code, that we need to set up before using SonarQube, we have created SonarQube property itself for every component and inside we need to copy different options for Coverity. We had global Coverity roles or vendors we had to allow it to work with global rules and according to the component itself and the setup. The full implementation process can take approximately one month to complete.

We have two teams to set up the server and install Coverity. I set up the project in Coverity and the different roles in the soft code. The developers use Coverity in their daily work.

My advice to other is the first few steps of using Coverity takes time. It's better to have an experienced user to support it. For new users, it will be hard for them to set it up. If they can get someone to support it directly at the beginning it would be better because for me it's very hard at the beginning for a few weeks.

And on a scale from one to 10, how would you rate Coverity?

I rate Coverity an eight out of ten.

We use the product only as a solution for defect code, to find more build liabilities in the code.

The product allows us to find vulnerabilities while testing our apps. 

The app analysis is the most valuable feature as I know other solutions don't have that.

It's a good tool. The interface, support, pricing, and integration do not have any limitations.

The solution could use more rules. For example, if I have a lot of rules in many languages, it helps my company as having access to more rules works for us.

We'd like a bit more integration.

I've been using the solution for maybe three months. 

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and the performance has been good overall. 

We find the solution to be scalable. 

I'm not sure exactly how many people are using the product.

I can't say if we have plans to increase usage or not in the future. 

We haven't had any issues with technical support. They are helpful and responsive. 

Positive

We also use SonarQube.

In the past, I used Checkmarx and Fortify, and Coverity had the better price.

I have access only to the interface part and I didn't do the configuration of the tool. I do not handle the initial setup of the product.

As I recall, the deployment itself only took days. 

Our company managed the setup in-house without the help of outside vendors. 

We find the pricing to be reasonable.

We're a customer and end-user.

We are using a recent version of the solution. 

I'd like potential new users to be aware that it's a good tool to implement basic code.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.