We performed a comparison between Acunetix and HCL AppScan based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of the solution is the speed at which it can scan multiple domains in just a few hours."
"The most valuable feature of Acunetix is the UI and the scan results are simple."
"It's very user-friendly for the testing teams. It's very easy for them to understand things and to fix vulnerabilities."
"Their technical support has been very active. If I have an issue, I can reach out to them and get an answer pretty quick."
"One of the features that I feel is groundbreaking, that I would like to see expanded on, is the IAS feature: The Interactive Application Security Testing module that gets loaded onto an application on a server, for more in-depth, granular findings. I think that is really neat. I haven't seen a lot of competitors doing that."
"The usability and overall scan results are good."
"The scalability is good. The scalability is more than good because it can operate both as a standalone and it can be integrated as part of applications. So that really makes it a very, very versatile solution to have."
"Acunetix is the best service in the world. It is easy to manage. It gives a lot of information to the users to see and identify problems in their site or applications. It works very well."
"Technical support is helpful."
"The solution offers services in a few specific development languages."
"The solution is cheap."
"Compared to other tools only AppScan supports special language."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution...The initial setup or installation of HCL AppScan is easy."
"It has certainly helped us find vulnerabilities in our software, so this is priceless in the end."
"You can easily find particular features and functions through the UI."
"IBM AppScan has made our work easy, as we can do four to five scans of websites at a time, which saves time when it comes to vulnerability."
"The vulnerability identification speed should be improved."
"The only problem that they have is the price. It is a bit expensive, and you cannot change the number of applications for the whole year."
"The pricing is a bit on the higher side."
"We want to see how much bandwidth usage it consumes. When we monitor traffic we have issues with the consumption and throttling of the traffic."
"There are some versions of the solution that are not as stable as others."
"I had some issues with the JSON parameters where it found some strange vulnerabilities, but it didn't alert the person using it or me about these vulnerabilities, e.g., an error for SQL injection."
"There's a clear need for a reduction in pricing to make the service more accessible."
"Tools that would allow us to work more efficiently with the mobile environment, with Android and iOS."
"Sometimes it doesn't work so well."
"We would like to see a check in the specific vulnerabilities in mobile applications or rooted devices, such as jailbreaking devices."
"AppScan is too complicated and should be made more user-friendly."
"A desktop version should be added."
"They have to improve support."
"HCL AppScan needs to improve security."
"The pricing has room for improvement."
"Improvement can be done as per customer requirements."
Acunetix is ranked 17th in Application Security Tools with 26 reviews while HCL AppScan is ranked 15th in Application Security Tools with 41 reviews. Acunetix is rated 7.6, while HCL AppScan is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Acunetix writes "Fantastic reporting features hindered by slow scanning ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". Acunetix is most compared with OWASP Zap, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, Fortify WebInspect and Veracode, whereas HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, OWASP Zap and Fortify on Demand. See our Acunetix vs. HCL AppScan report.
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