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Kiuwan pros and cons

Vendor: Kiuwan
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Comprehensive security and quality assurance in source code are found to be highly valuable features in Kiuwan.
Lifecycle features are appreciated as they help demonstrate the hidden risks and costs associated with poor programming practices to non-technical stakeholders.
Kiuwan supports software analytics across various programming languages, including ABAP, enhancing its utility.
Report generation features in Kiuwan are particularly helpful, providing detailed risk indices and vulnerability insights.
Users value Kiuwan for its fast and efficient scanning capabilities, which are crucial for both manual and automated processes.

CONS

QA developer and security could be improved.
Integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs needs enhancement.
The reporting flexibility needs expansion in upcoming releases.
Additional language support like Spanish and Portuguese is desired.
The integration process and report generation require improvements.
 

Kiuwan Pros review quotes

it_user615723 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gerente at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 27, 2017
I have found the security and QA in the source code to be most valuable.
it_user697062 - PeerSpot reviewer
Process and Software Quality Lead at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 5, 2017
Software analytics for a lot of different languages including ABAP.
it_user702246 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at a wireless company with 51-200 employees
Jul 13, 2017
Lifecycle features, because they permit us to show non-technical people the risk and costs hidden into the code due to bad programming practices.
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it_user713655 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cofounder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Aug 2, 2017
​We use Kiuwan to locate the source of application vulnerabilities.
it_user713865 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Marketing at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Aug 4, 2017
I personally like the way it breaks down security vulnerabilities with LoC at first glance.
FR
Information Security Manager and Business Continuity Manager at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Jul 7, 2019
I've found the reporting features the most helpful.
FE
Head of Development and Consulting at Logalty
Aug 28, 2019
We are using this solution to increase the quality of our software and to test the vulnerabilities in our tools before the customers find them.
EM
Software Architect at Digital Solution Foundry (Pty) Ltd
Sep 5, 2019
The most valuable feature is the time to resolution, where it tells you how long it is going to take to get to a zero-base or a five-star security rating.
FE
Head of Development and Consulting at Logalty
Apr 30, 2020
The solution has a continuous integration process.
reviewer1452225 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 19, 2020
The solution offers very good technical support.
 

Kiuwan Cons review quotes

it_user615723 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gerente at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 27, 2017
The QA developer and security could be improved.
it_user697062 - PeerSpot reviewer
Process and Software Quality Lead at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 5, 2017
I would like to see additional languages supported.
it_user702246 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at a wireless company with 51-200 employees
Jul 13, 2017
DIfferent languages, such Spanish, Portuguese, and so on.
Learn what your peers think about Kiuwan. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
it_user713655 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cofounder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Aug 2, 2017
The development-to-delivery phase.
it_user713865 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Marketing at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Aug 4, 2017
Perhaps more languages supported.
FR
Information Security Manager and Business Continuity Manager at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Jul 7, 2019
The next release should include more flexibility in the reporting.
FE
Head of Development and Consulting at Logalty
Aug 28, 2019
I would like to see better integration with the Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs.
EM
Software Architect at Digital Solution Foundry (Pty) Ltd
Sep 5, 2019
I would like to see better integration with Azure DevOps in the next release of this solution.
FE
Head of Development and Consulting at Logalty
Apr 30, 2020
Integration of the programming tools could be improved.
reviewer1452225 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 19, 2020
The solution seems to give us a lot of false positives. This could be improved quite a bit.