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Manager Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Jun 20, 2023
Has assisted our customers in deploying safely, thereby reducing both risk and hassle
Pros and Cons
  • "Static code scanning is the most valuable feature."
  • "I would like Veracode to also have the ability to fix these flaws in a future release."

What is our primary use case?

We are a Veracode reseller and we utilize their solution for software vulnerability analysis. Our primary objective is to identify any security issues in open-source libraries that have been rejected. Additionally, we perform dynamic code scanning and employ Static Application Security Testing for comprehensive application security testing.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode prevents 100 percent of vulnerable code from entering production.

Veracode has assisted our customers in deploying safely, thereby reducing both risk and hassle. Additionally, the solution has aided in reducing the costs associated with problem resolution. We noticed the benefits within the first day of using Veracode.

Veracode's policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations is excellent. We only need to specify the regulation we must comply with, and the report will be generated instantly.

Veracode provides visibility into the status of applications at every phase of development. It is one comprehensive integrated system, but we can also utilize specific features like SAST if we require it.

In the absence of Veracode, the security team typically informs the developers about the policies that must be adhered to, and they enhance the code in a manner that ensures compliance. However, when Veracode is utilized, this step becomes unnecessary. Each individual focuses on their respective strengths, allowing for seamless collaboration.

We have compared Veracode with other solutions, and its false positive rate is the lowest in the industry.

Veracode's low false positive rate is key to our ability to avoid being burdened by false alerts and focus on fixing code.

Veracode's false positive rate of the static analysis has helped save us time.

Veracode helps fix flaws. Our customers have reported that it is faster and more compliant, making it easier for them to send out reports to various stakeholders when they have questions. For example, when dealing with higher-level management, we can create a report containing comprehensive statistics and informative pie charts, which greatly assists them. Additionally, this helps demonstrate the value of Veracode during internal assessments.

Veracode helps our developers save time. 

Veracode helps improve our security posture as it ensures compliance and simplifies the process.

Veracode helps our developers save costs.

What is most valuable?

Static code scanning is the most valuable feature. Moreover, Veracode integrates with various frameworks and workflow solutions.

What needs improvement?

Veracode has the capability to identify flaws in the code. I would like Veracode to also have the ability to fix these flaws in a future release.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is an exceptionally stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We can scale Veracode from one to thousands of applications within a minute.

Veracode is used by some of our customers for individual applications, as well as by others for thousands of applications.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is great.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In addition to previously using SonarQube, we also employed several other solutions before transitioning to Veracode due to its superior reporting capabilities.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment time depends on the size of the built solution. If we consider a relatively modest number of apps, I would say that they can be up and running within a day or two. We first completed a good analysis of what our customer wanted and because Veracode is a cloud solution, we can have a code scan running within minutes. It is easy to integrate other frameworks and work with applications that are already integrated with Veracode. One product owner or software developer can handle the deployment.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What was our ROI?

With Veracode, the benefits are clear, and we can see a return on investment through the visibility it offers. This enables us to fix flaws sooner, thereby reducing the time to market for our customers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode provides value for the cost, with no additional charges apart from the standard licensing fee.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Veracode a perfect ten out of ten because it consistently delivers on its promises.

Those who are concerned about Veracode's price should be aware that the solution holds value. Additionally, they should consider that other solutions are on-premises and require additional fees for reporting traffic processed, unlike Veracode.

The maintenance is all taken care of by Veracode.

Veracode is so straightforward that I have no advice to offer to anyone.

There are many companies out there that do not consider code security when thinking about cybersecurity risks. This holds true even for larger companies, where it is still a greenfield situation.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Nantabo Jackie - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Real User
Leaderboard
Mar 28, 2023
Gives us access to high-quality data and automated testing, and keeps vulnerable code out of production
Pros and Cons
  • "The user interface is quick, familiar, and user-friendly and makes navigation to other software very easy."
  • "It can be a bit complex because it takes a lot of time to have it complete the task."

What is our primary use case?

We use Veracode to identify any security issues or flaws in our code so that we can eradicate them. We also use it to keep developers on their toes, to make sure they don't introduce any new flaws.

How has it helped my organization?

It is helping us a lot because we can easily identify vulnerable code by just scanning and, therefore, we are able to prevent it from going into production.

Veracode has given us access to high-quality data and automated testing, and it has helped our organization to make sure that we create platforms without any malicious code or risks. Our application for our clients is very secure. And because it has static code analysis and produces good reports, it has definitely enabled us to be very scalable in what we do and to produce a stable solution.

What it has done is that before we try to implement, we think over the security using Veracode. We analyze things and create a very good report of what it is going to be. So in the future, we have an application-centric view that is giving us the possible threats. Before we scan, we already know what the targets are that we want to achieve.

The solution also really helps a developer to know exactly where they need to fix things and where they implemented errors, by allowing them to analyze their code. So confidence that developers get from Veracode is that they know exactly what code is causing an error or causing a vulnerability. They avoid those issues and it helps them to really develop very quickly.

It has saved quite a bit of money and effort. It helps create a meaningful improvement in the security of our products. It helps you to develop faster. You save a lot of time because you don't have to debug things manually. That would take a lot of time. You just scan with Veracode and you see all the code that needs to be fixed. It really saves a lot of money because it would be very expensive to hire a technical team or developer to trace every issue in the code. A single package of Veracode saves you a lot compared to if you were to have a team of three or four people[e. With Veracode, small teams can use it and do their tasks better. At any stage of development, they know where to fix things and the flow makes it easy to produce things on time. It saves us 50 percent of our time.

And with security being paramount, we now know that every solution we are providing, that we put into production, is stable, secure, risk-free, and compliant with industry standards. We are now trusted by more of our customers who use platforms as well as by more stakeholders.

It has helped reduce costs because we have two or three developers who can maintain security by doing the scans. We don't need a lot of developers. We just need a few with the technical skills to use Veracode.

What is most valuable?

The user interface is quick, familiar, and user-friendly and makes navigation to other software very easy. It is also easy to scan a new application and view the results of previous scans and generate a report.

It is really great when it comes to knowing the vulnerabilities in the code as well.

Veracode has also really tried to make sure that they comply with any standards and regulations, and the process is quick and quite straightforward. That has had a very good and positive impact.

What needs improvement?

It can be a bit complex because it takes a lot of time to have it complete the task.

Also, the interface is disjointed. 

And the documentation is kind of confusing. It may not be updated in the same way that the software is.

There is also a little bit of a learning curve before you can do security scanning of any application.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used Veracode for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. I haven't experienced any downtime.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

And it is scalable enough. You can integrate it with third parties to come up with a meaningful solution.

How are customer service and support?

Their support group is very good. They really make sure that you get enough support. You can schedule a consultation and most of the consultants are very helpful in troubleshooting any lines you go through.

However, technical support literally takes weeks or months to respond to requests and that causes a lot of delays. It's horrible. It affects our workflow and progress.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Negative

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't have a previous solution.

How was the initial setup?

Deploying and implementing Veracode is straightforward. Things get complex when you want to use it.

It doesn't require any maintenance.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house. I worked with two of my colleagues.

What was our ROI?

To a small extent, we have seen ROI, on the order of 10 percent. It is very expensive to use and that means you really need to make a lot of sales before you can compete with the cost of Veracode. The ROI is there, but very small.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is expensive. It depends on the use case, but it is very hard to find a pricing page on their website. Instead, they need to analyze your use case, but without knowing the entire project and how you're going to be using Veracode, how many scans you're going to do, if yours is a small business, it is very expensive and it affects ROI.

If you're concerned about the price, it is not a good solution for a small company.

What other advice do I have?

Veracode's false positive rate is moderate.

My advice would be that this is a great platform, overall, if you have the budget to use it. It does great work that can really help out. But I wouldn't recommend it to a small business because the pricing is not registered on their website. They will have to take you through an assessment. The responses that you deliver will determine the pricing you'll be given. In the end, it may affect ROI.

But if a business is okay with the budget required by Veracode, I would certainly say it is great. It does a lot of security scans to make your applications secure. It will help developers to develop faster.

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Rishabh Khanna - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Jan 10, 2023
Good for legacy technologies but the DAST engines are primitive
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution can scan old databases and old code written 20 years back."
  • "One of the most important areas that need improvement for Veracode is its DaaS. Veracode's DAST engines are primitive."

What is our primary use case?

I worked as a security tester for a service-based Indian IT company. I had the admin right on the application where I used to provide access to other developers so they could execute unit-level tests directly from their console. There are many types of security testing activities, such as false positive analysis or looking into the code from a secure point of view, getting the mitigations done, and then retesting the applications.

How has it helped my organization?

We initially had more than 15,000 vulnerabilities. Veracode helped us to regulate all the teams. I gave the consult level access and a basic level of access to developers. My manager and I trained the developers in secure coding practices.

DevSecOps is a process that helps improve security in software development. From a DevSec perspective, it is a great way to improve security in software development. However, from a DAST perspective, it is not as good because the results cannot be easily integrated into the CI/CD pipeline. Integration with Jenkins is seamless. It didn't make much of a difference for us, but it could be different for other applications of the latest technology. Veracode has the feature of issue creation in the Jira portal itself. For example, if we're scanning an application and Veracode reports 15 issues after the security scan is complete, the solution will automatically create Jira tasks related to security, which can be assigned to the appropriate developers. Veracode is good from that perspective, but it needs more evolution. The solution needs moderation because if by some chance a big module or issue pops up, we could get 10,000 issues. That would be a real complication from the Jira point of view.

When it comes to false positives, I used Veracode for two-and-a-half years and it has been fine and fair.

When our developers find a false positive it doesn't make much of a difference. They are just happy knowing what is wrong and right. Developers know how to code, but they don't know secure coding. We are generally there to guide them and most of the time, I used to do the false positive analysis by myself and not leave it to the developers. The developers would get a refined and concrete number of vulnerabilities to quickly work on. In some cases, the developers also find issues that we missed because we have to work on multiple applications at once.

I don't believe there's any cost related to the machine-learning side of Veracode, but it takes a lot of time because SaaS issues are those that couldn't be resolved by a junior or intermediate-level developer generally. Most of the time, these issues are resolved by people with five-plus years of experience because there are security issues. To understand the security complications, we need to have some knowledge of the architecture and design levels of the application. If we don't have design-level information, it's difficult to correct. Without a senior-level developer to guide us, it can cost us a lot. The senior resources getting deployed could be used elsewhere for more development activities. However, the mitigation is provided by Veracode and the detailed report is very good.

Veracode has helped fix flaws affecting our organization by making the applications a lot more secure.

What is most valuable?

We use a code review-based tool, so the unique aspect of Veracode is that it is really good for legacy or old technologies. It can scan old databases and old code written 20 years back.

Depending on the technology we are working with, the solution's ability to prevent vulnerable code from going into production whether it is Java-based code or ASP.net, the efficient number of identification codes is the best in the market for legacy technologies. I would use Fortify or Checkmarx to test accordingly using the latest code.

The best feature I like about Veracode is the ability to give low-level access to accounts. The identity access management system is really good and we can even integrate it with the ID. For example, if we're coding in Eclipse or something similar we can push the code from the ID directly into Veracode's backend to have its security tested. It is cloud-hosted and the downtime is very minimal. We could check the results anywhere, anytime. This makes the platform's independence very good. 

The solution provides visibility into application status at every phase of development. We can see and make adjustments accordingly at each level.

Veracode is a great solution for old applications. I would only recommend Veracode for older applications.

What needs improvement?

One of the most important areas that need improvement for Veracode is its DAST. Veracode's DAST engines are primitive. They need to work on that. It needs to be their number one priority.

The number of vulnerabilities and quality of the latest technology when compared to other scan engines such as Fortify and Checkmarx is not as good.

Veracode has multiple sides when it comes to dynamic testing. They offer software composition analysis, dynamic scans, and static scans. However, I would not recommend Veracode for dynamic testing because it wasn't able to scan many of our applications properly. Some of the other solutions were really efficient and proactively reported a lot of vulnerabilities. The Veracode scanner was not able to properly scan the applications because of authentication issues and login issues. HP Web Inspect and Microfocus Web Inspect allow us to make scripts by ourselves, which will then enable the scanner to scan the website in a more proper and systematic way. There were a lot of complications with Veracode's dynamic point of view, and a negligible amount of vulnerabilities were reported. On the other hand, when I tried Next Parker or Micro Focus Web Inspect, things were really good.

If we have to scan the latest code, for example, if we have written a piece of code in Angular or Node.js, we can't consider the solution because it is not as good as other solutions using newer code.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is stable, but every now and then something breaks. From a stability standpoint, I would give the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Veracode is scalable. I give the scalability a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is really slow. Their availability is sparse. It sometimes takes two months to have a resolution.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Negative

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I started my career with Veracode, a DAST review tool. I worked there for two-and-a-half years.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is not deployed on our systems. It is cloud-based and only requires logging on.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The requirements for the code determine whether Veracode is the best option or not. If the code is 15 to 20 years old, and it is very important, then Veracode is the best option. If the code is very new, then I wouldn't want to spend any money on the solution. It all depends on the requirements.

There is a fee to scale up the solution, which I consider expensive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did POCs and collaborated with Fortify, Veracode, and Checkmarx to see who gives the best results for all the applications. Veracode gave the best results, so we chose them for our organization.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a six out of ten.

Veracode has not directly helped our developers save time. There was no interaction between the Veracode team and us, so it was minimal whenever some issues such as false positives are reported by the solution. There were some issues with the Veracode engines a few times that required customer support to resolve.

I used to go to Veracode's website and log in. It was updated automatically, and I could access it from multiple devices. I'm not sure which cloud they were using, but it was managed by Veracode.

We have around 18 people using Veracode and two of them are administrators.

Veracode is accessed via a website on the internet. Their backend team takes care of any maintenance that is needed.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Cyber Security Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Jan 18, 2024
Integrates seamlessly and saves time and costs
Pros and Cons
  • "The integration with DevOps pipelines is seamless."
  • "The scans were sometimes not accurate in version 2022. There were some false positives in the vulnerability reports. We used to get false positives, and we were responsible for checking all of the alerts and determining whether they were true positives or false positives. They might have already improved it. If they have not, they can look into how to mitigate false positives."

What is our primary use case?

I used Veracode in my previous company. My role was to assist the team in identifying the vulnerabilities in the reports. I identified those and diverted them. The software team was responsible for taking appropriate actions to fix those.

We used Veracode in our environment to have account verifications or transaction confirmations. Apart from that, we had event registration as well as membership confirmation.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode provides visibility into application status at every phase of development. My role was to analyze the vulnerabilities and pass them on to the software team. The severity of a risk was provided by us, and the software team was responsible for mitigating that. It helped us a lot in mitigating the vulnerabilities. We were able to proactively react to anything malicious.

It helped with early vulnerability detection and automated security testing. These were two things for which I usually used to use Veracode.

The static analysis and the dynamic testing methodologies for security vulnerabilities helped us in our development process. It allowed our developers to address issues before they became complex or expensive to fix. That was one of the things that helped us a lot.

Veracode helped us with the Log4j vulnerability. At that time, we relied completely on Veracode.

Veracode helped our developers save time. Proactively fixing the vulnerabilities saved a lot of time. It saved 50% to 60% of the time. Fixing them after the sprint is over takes more resources and time and also costs us. Veracode saved time as well as the cost.

Veracode helped us with the shift-left security strategy, but we did not rely much on Veracode for that because we already had something for that. Veracode was good enough overall.

What is most valuable?

The scanning is most valuable. The scans given by Veracode are one of the key features that I like.

The integration with DevOps pipelines is seamless. 

What needs improvement?

The scans were sometimes not accurate in version 2022. There were some false positives in the vulnerability reports. We used to get false positives, and we were responsible for checking all of the alerts and determining whether they were true positives or false positives. They might have already improved it. If they have not, they can look into how to mitigate false positives.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Veracode for almost two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. The agents were deployed on about 2,000 machines. For administration, we had a SOC team. It was filler work for them, but we had a team of 13 people.

How are customer service and support?

Dennis from Veracode helped us right from the deployment. If there was any critical task, he used to help us with that. We hardly had to reach out to their support for any issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used different solutions. I have used Darktrace. I have used CrowdStrike and Carbon Black. In my current company, I am using CrowdStrike.

When I was using Veracode, each agent needed to be deployed on each machine. I do not know what they are using now. CrowdStrike is a single platform with a single agent. You can deploy it on all the machines. That is one of the advantages. Moreover, I have become used to the GUI of CrowdStrike over the last year or so. I am more comfortable with CrowdStrike, but it depends on person to person. I would rate Veracode an eight and CrowdStrike a nine out of ten. I am a bit biased toward CrowdStrike because I am currently using it in my organization. I am not using Veracode here.

How was the initial setup?

I was involved in its deployment. It was super easy. The support that was provided by them was fabulous.

There was a delay from our end. It took us almost 90 days to deploy it, which included approvals and other things.

What about the implementation team?

We had a consultant from Veracode. His name was Dennis. We were satisfied with his job. 

What was our ROI?

I used it for two years in my last organization, and we saved a lot of costs. It was not related to the product; it was related to the risks that we used to get. On the technology side, it surely saved a lot.

What other advice do I have?

They keep on working on their product. They keep on upgrading that. The threat landscape keeps on evolving, and there are new threats every day. The Veracode team helped us in mitigating and remediating them and guiding us with those particular threats. I would surely recommend Veracode. I even tried to recommend it over here, but I am not one responsible person for that decision over here.

They have recently introduced a feature called "Veracode Fix" that produces AI-generated fixes. I read about it somewhere. It does vulnerability identification and prioritization and some behavioral analysis. It does dynamic analysis of any malware or any abnormal or malicious behavior. It is evolving. One more thing that I read was pattern recognition. The AI algorithm that has been provided recognizes patterns. It can assist in recognizing patterns and trends in security data.

It has policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, but we did not use that.

To those who want to use Veracode or any similar solution, I would advise being aware of their environment and security posture and seeing where it fits into their security posture. If they proactively work on the alerts provided by Veracode, they will surely save a lot of money, time, and resources. I would suggest working proactively on the alerts given by Veracode.

Overall, I would rate Veracode an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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DevOps Lead at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 6, 2023
We have fewer vulnerabilities and bugs, and we get security information daily
Pros and Cons
  • "The SCA, agent-based analysis, is valuable. SAST and DAST take time, while this is quite fast. It gives the results very quickly. We have implemented it into our CI/CD pipeline."
  • "We connected with Veracode's support a couple of times, and we got a different answer each time."

What is our primary use case?

We use Veracode for SAST and SCA. We are moving towards dynamic analysis as well. We use it now to scan our artifacts and reports, and very soon we are going to use the Veracode plugin for our IDE to have immediate results for security analysis purposes.

How has it helped my organization?

Before integrating Veracode, we were getting so many security vulnerabilities on higher branches. We integrated it to fix that. It prevents vulnerable code from going into production. We have fewer vulnerabilities and bugs.

We are getting the security vulnerability results on a day-to-day basis. Our pipeline is running every hour, and we are getting early feedback, giving us a shift-left approach. On a daily basis, we are able to rectify issues rather than find them in production or pre-production.

It provides visibility into application status at every phase of development. We have our initial feature branch, or low-level branch, and then we commit. The pipeline is running, so we will know about things immediately. This is quite valuable for us.

What is most valuable?

The SCA, agent-based analysis, is valuable. SAST and DAST take time, while this is quite fast. It gives the results very quickly. We have implemented it into our CI/CD pipeline.

Another aspect that is quite good is the policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Initially, we were using freeware tools, but we are quite impressed with how Veracode gives the most detailed and latest vulnerability and security information.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for almost a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. There are no problems. The stability is a seven or eight out of 10.

How are customer service and support?

We connected with Veracode's support a couple of times, and we got a different answer each time.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used to use Snyk and other tools. The switch to Veracode was an enterprise-level discussion, and I was not involved.

What was our ROI?

It took some time to see the benefits, around six to eight months.

What other advice do I have?

Although Veracode doesn't scan source code, only binary code, I'm not concerned because we can scan the source code with an SCR tool.

Veracode hasn't yet helped our developers save time. Their development time has increased because, initially, we were only taking the security and vulnerability issues on the higher branches. Now it is on lower branches as well, so the development time has increased. In the local branches, if a report indicates something has not passed, we are not allowing them to merge their code into higher branches.

We have it deployed in a multi-cloud and hybrid environment. We are using AWS, Azure, and VMware vSphere.

Overall, I would recommend Veracode. It is quite helpful.

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Alex Fuglaar - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 15, 2023
Good visibility and policy reporting with the ability to help developers save time
Pros and Cons
  • "The product’s policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations is great."
  • "It would be ideal if it was able to demonstrate higher levels of cybersecurity certifications like becoming FedRAMP compliant or working in those areas."

What is our primary use case?

We were looking into compliance. I'm a consultant, and we're looking at it from the perspective of using Veracode to ensure that the organization we were consulting for was meeting its compliance expectations.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has helped to improve the time to identify and remediate vulnerabilities that come from software - mostly through the static code analysis tool - as well as the ability to effectively communicate why the vulnerabilities are important.

What is most valuable?

The feature I've used the most is the static code analysis. It was incredibly easy to start using. As a new user, there wasn't a lot of lead time to understand the software work. It was also very easy to communicate the vulnerabilities that Veracode found to the engineering teams that needed to remediate the issues.

We have used the software bill of materials. This feature is good for helping us manage your supply chain, security, and licensing. That comes into play a lot when we are working with federal contracts where certain materials or processes are not allowed within contracts with the federal government. We would use that to ensure that the software itself is compliant. It is easy to create these reports using this feature.

The product’s policy reporting for ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations is great. It took its own compliance quite seriously, which is something I always look for when dealing with the vendor. There are certain vendors out there that aren't as serious about their own security. I was comfortable with what the product was doing.

Veracode provides visibility into application status at every phase of development throughout your software development life cycle. It definitely improved the efficiency of it. One of the key things Veracode can do is it can rank the vulnerability defined based on the severity. That allowed us to hone in on what was the highest vulnerability and then work our way down. Therefore, it definitely improves the efficiency of those operations.

Veracode's false positive rate, as far as I remember from my experience, wasn't that bad. Usually, what it will do is it will identify a vulnerability, and then it will explain why the vulnerability is important, and then through those explanations, the engineers and I were able to see if something is an issue or if it is a false positive. When it comes to eliminating false positives, you're never going to have 100%. While it did introduce a little frustration, what did remediate that was the explanations that the software provided.

The false positive rate affected the time we spent on tuning these policies somewhat, however, it wasn't too bad. It wasn't anything to complain about.

For the clients I work with, it has a significant impact on improving the ability to identify and then fix flaws. The tool itself does offer strategies to remediate the efforts if, for whatever reason, the engineering team doesn't understand how best to approach them. Usually, they do, however, it is nice that they offer that service.

Veracode helped our developers save time. From my experience, what would normally take two days we're able to get done in an afternoon. That allows our team to work on more efficient work and more impactful work.

The product has had a positive experience on the overall security posture of our organization. It has definitely improved it. Hands down, it is easy to say that the solution has had a positive impact on the security posture of the organizations I consulted for.

Veracode reduces the cost of dev backups. That said, it's hard to put a number on it. It reduces the dev set time and the work they do can then be allocated effectively to other items. 

What needs improvement?

It would be ideal if it was able to demonstrate higher levels of cybersecurity certifications like becoming FedRAMP compliant or working in those areas. That way we could use it on higher level contracts. That would be a good business opportunity for the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I've never run into any stability issues. I haven't heard of anyone else running into any either. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is highly scalable. We did run quite large programs through Veracode, and we also ran quite small programs through it too, and we didn't encounter any issues in either case.

How are customer service and support?

I've never needed to contact technical support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I cannot recall working with other solutions. I do have experience with a more traditional way of looking at code and identifying errors. That's where this product came in with the ability to just automatically catch those errors.

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved in the deployment of the solution. It doesn't require any more than ordinary maintenance. That's not a big concern. 

What was our ROI?

I have witnessed an ROI while using the solution. It positively impacts our team's ability to get their job done, which reduces strain on employees and therefore reduces employee turnover, which, given the severity of the skill set that we look for, is incredibly impactful for us.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It does pay for itself given the pricing structure. Of course, the pricing structure changes based on the sales deal, et cetera. It definitely had a positive impact on the organizations we used it with. Financially, it does make a solid business case for itself.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. 

Potential new users should ensure that they take into account the amount of time their teams are spending on dev setups and consider what other work those people could be doing that might be more meaningful - rather than physically looking through code. Veracode has the ability to improve a team's operations as well as an employee's efficiency with doing complex work. Companies definitely need to consider how efficient their team is and consider what this tool could do to improve that.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer2287986 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Product Security Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 15, 2023
Provides good visibility and reporting, but produces many false positives
Pros and Cons
  • "The source composition analysis had very good reporting."
  • "Veracode's ability to fix flaws is less sophisticated than that of its competitors."

What is our primary use case?

We used Veracode for code scanning and source composition analysis.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode can block vulnerable code from going into production.

The SBOM is a good option for companies that are asked about their SBOM.

The SBOM helps manage our risk.

Generating SBOM reports is not difficult, but setting up the necessary infrastructure for analysis takes time.

The policy reporting is incredibly robust.

Veracode provides visibility into application status in every phase of development.

What is most valuable?

The source composition analysis had very good reporting.

What needs improvement?

Veracode's long scan time for vulnerable code can hinder productivity. There is room for improvement in this area.

Veracode produced a lot of false positives.

Veracode's ability to fix flaws is less sophisticated than that of its competitors. For example, Veracode's static analysis scanning workflow for flaws is not as highly developed as Checkmarx's or Snyk's. Veracode would often provide incorrect sources and fail to identify the source of malicious user input coming to the team.

The process of bundling binaries or code for scanning could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I trialed Veracode for two weeks. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In our short trial period, we did experience some stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Veracode scales sufficiently.

How are customer service and support?

I worked with Veracode's technical consultation staff and found the agent to be incredibly knowledgeable and sophisticated in their use of Veracode, as well as in vulnerable load patterns.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The deployment was complex.

Ten people were involved in the deployment.

What about the implementation team?

We used the experience of engineers who had used Veracode in the past, as well as feedback from Veracode's engineers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Veracode's pricing is competitive.

I believe Veracode would be willing to negotiate decent terms for organizations that are concerned about the pricing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also evaluated Checkmarx and Snyk, respectively. This puts them at a slight disadvantage in terms of identifying execution paths and their ability to comprehensively show how vulnerable code is executed in our solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Veracode six out of ten.

Once Veracode is fully configured, the maintenance should be relatively minimal.

Veracode's best advantages are detailed reporting for industries such as government work, or other industries that may require exceptionally detailed reports or secure security verifications. However, I would suggest that people look out for the accuracy of results and the usefulness of findings on a large scale. Additionally, Veracode has a difficult-to-navigate user interface.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Dipjyoti Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Devops Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 24, 2023
Easy to integrate and provides good visibility, but the reporting can be more detailed
Pros and Cons
  • "The capability to identify vulnerable code is the most valuable feature of Veracode."
  • "There are times when certain modules cannot be scanned automatically, requiring us to manually select these modules and initiate the scanning process on our side."

What is our primary use case?

We use Veracode to test for errors in the code in the applications we are building within our service pipelines.

How has it helped my organization?

Veracode assists in preventing vulnerable code from entering production. It is essential to ensure that our applications entering production are free from errors.

It has assisted our organization by providing a report that we can share with our developers, identifying vulnerabilities in their code. This enables them to address the issues before the code is put into production.

Ever since the implementation of Veracode, I have noticed that the processes for rectifying the issues in our pipelines have become much easier.

Veracode helps our developers save time. The solution has simplified the coding process for our developers.

I would rate Veracode's impact on our organization's overall security posture as nine out of ten. The solution has been beneficial to us daily, and we haven't encountered any issues with their solution so far.

What is most valuable?

The capability to identify vulnerable code is the most valuable feature of Veracode.

What needs improvement?

There are times when certain modules cannot be scanned automatically, requiring us to manually select these modules and initiate the scanning process on our side.

The vulnerability report has potential for improvement and should encompass more detailed information about the vulnerability, rather than solely identifying it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Veracode for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Veracode is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe Veracode is scalable, but I am not certain.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Veracode a seven out of ten.

I recommend Veracode. The solution only requires a one-time configuration into the pipeline and the testing is done automatically. 

Integrating Veracode with our pipelines is an easy process. We simply use VML files and the integration is done automatically for us.

We currently have approximately 55 microservices, composed of various teams. Altogether, there are about 170 people utilizing Veracode.

I recommend becoming as familiar as possible with Veracode before using it. Even watch online tutorials to ensure that the deployment goes as smoothly as possible.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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