Fortify by OpenText vs. Cenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fortify by OpenText
Score 9.0 out of 10
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An AppSec solution formerly from Micro Focus, spanning SCA, SAST and DAST that supports the breadth and management of any application portfolio, used to secure code. Features API discovery and testing for any application, throughout the software lifecycle.N/A
Cenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
Score 7.2 out of 10
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App Scanner was based on the "Hailstorm" technology acquired with the company Cenzic (March, 2014). A dynamic application security testing (DAST) software, it identified vulnerabilities in cloud and web applications. The product is no longer available for sale.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
Fortify by OpenTextCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Fortify by OpenTextCenzic Hailstorm / App Scanner (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenText
It is best suited for runtime application security scanning and very useful for automation. You can seemlessly integrate with pipeline for dynamic scans. Cloud based apps can also be scanned for vulnerabilities, cross site scripting attacks. Basically all OWASP TOP 10. It is less appropriate to use if you have serverless architecture
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Discontinued Products
This scanner is helpful for financial services apps that need to prove their credibility to users, and in an environment where users might not be comfortable providing their PII.
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Pros
OpenText
  • DAST Scanning
  • API Scanning
  • Less detection of false positive
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  • Show that our app is credible
  • Give users the confidence to do business on our app
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Cons
OpenText
  • Reporting could be better
  • Can be an involved setup if your organization is not using common build tools
  • Users get spammed with a lot of email updates from the service
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Discontinued Products
  • Integration requires the development team
  • Takes up valuable real estate within the app
  • Requires bandwidth and may slow down primary functions
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Likelihood to Renew
OpenText
Since every firm needs to perform static code analysis on their applications, I believe Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect would work well for them (they also offer dynamic scanning, although I haven't used it myself). Different static analysis tools scan code in different ways, and Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect asks you to submit a complete build of the application along with debugging files. Depending on how your company builds its apps, this requirement may be simple or challenging.
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Discontinued Products
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Usability
OpenText
It is a cloud-based platform which can provide us a very useful and unique features like Application Assessment, Scans, Vulnerability Test, Comprehensive Reporting, Monitoring, etc. Fortify by Open Text is also outstanding in various parameters for the support and integration and it is highly adaptable in various DevOps Program where you need secure app testing with all given features.
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Support Rating
OpenText
Always receive excellent support from the vendor. No issues there.
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Alternatives Considered
OpenText
Fortify Application Defender is a little more timely and upfront with a lot of their information on cyber security. we like what they provide and how they communicate with our users. I think they have a good understanding and practice in their field. they seem best suited for us and the best fit.
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Discontinued Products
These products are similar in nature. They all tend to do the same thing, in a similar way. Just need to watch for integration problems and consumer trust issues.
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Return on Investment
OpenText
  • DevSecOps helped in reducing efforts
  • License cost was less
  • We could roll out double the count of applications with implementation of WebInspect
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Discontinued Products
  • Increases usage of mobile devices
  • Reduces the need for live client services
  • Improves user conference
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