Metasploit vs. Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)

Metasploit

Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Metasploit	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Metasploit is open source network security software described by Rapid7 as the world’s most used penetration testing framework, designed to help security teams do more than just verify vulnerabilities, manage security assessments, and improve security awareness.	N/A
Synopsys Coverity	Score 8.3 out of 10	N/A	Synopsys offers the Coverity static application security testing (SAST) solution, to help users build software that’s more secure, higher-quality, and compliant with standards.	N/A

Pricing

Metasploit

Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Metasploit	Synopsys Coverity
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Metasploit	Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)

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	Metasploit	Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)
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User Ratings
	Metasploit	Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (5 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Metasploit	Coverity Static Analysis (SAST)
Likelihood to Recommend	Rapid7 It is easy to use with sufficient documentation on how to use the tools for end users or newbies. Experienced testers will find it easy to customise and configure the test cases. Just wished that I could have taken up a course on using this tool in my study days so that I could had explored more and improved my familiarity with the tool, unlike when working where access and time to explore the other features of the tool is limited Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Synopsys Best suits for large scale and dynamic development environment. It may be best tool if you want to release your apps with less TAT. However if you have a CRM tool which is COTS product it can offer little help. Even then you should be familiar with what features of Coverity Static Analysis (SAST) are helpful for your development environment Incentivized Rahul Deshmukh Security Solutions Architect Read full review
Pros	Rapid7 Easy to use. Many exploits available. Multi-platform. Incentivized Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy Auditor de Seguridad de la Información Read full review	Synopsys It can provide security scanning dashboard Help detect vulnerabilities and recommend remediation Integration of devsecops helps speed up release cycles Incentivized Rahul Deshmukh Security Solutions Architect Read full review
Cons	Rapid7 More robust menus Better plugin inter-operation Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Synopsys Coverage of integration with other security tools can be improved Customisation of dashboard to enable customer choice of tracking Showcase devsecops progressive tasks from SLA and violation from code scanner perspective Incentivized Rahul Deshmukh Security Solutions Architect Read full review
Support Rating	Rapid7 We don't use it. Incentivized Omar Israel Sánchez Monroy Auditor de Seguridad de la Información Read full review	Synopsys No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Rapid7 Metasploit is the most well-known tool in the average pen tester's toolkit. It's hard to compare to its neighbor's due to its size and following. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Synopsys Coverity Static Analysis (SAST) has wide coverage in terms of Owasp Top 10 vulnerabilities, various types of languages, backward integration. While other tools offer similar experience of code scanning, coverity helps in pointed recommendations for quick closure of vulnerabilities. The historical analysis of vulnerabilities is a good value add in understanding which type of code and which language is better in improving cyber security maturity. Incentivized Rahul Deshmukh Security Solutions Architect Read full review
Return on Investment	Rapid7 Positive: Improves efficiency of our network penetration testing operations. Positive: Allows for collaboration and information sharing during a penetration test. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Synopsys Helped reduce efforts of development team avoiding rework Increased security maturity Increased efficiency of the teams Incentivized Rahul Deshmukh Security Solutions Architect Read full review
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