We compared Veracode and GitLab across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Initial Setup: Veracode's initial setup is straightforward for some users, while others found it more challenging. Veracode is a cloud-based solution that requires periodic maintenance. The reviews for GitLab suggest that the timeframes for deployment, setup, and implementation can vary greatly among users. Some users spent three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others completed both in a week.
Valuable Features: Veracode's valuable features include comprehensive security testing, accurate vulnerability detection, and reliable reporting. GitLab offers seamless integration with other tools, robust version control capabilities, and efficient collaboration and project management functionalities.
Setup Cost: Veracode's setup cost varies depending on the size and specific needs of the organization. Some reviewers find it expensive, while others believe it provides value for the cost. On the other hand, GitLab offers competitive pricing options with reasonable setup costs and straightforward licensing terms.
ROI: Veracode's ROI is difficult to quantify but offers benefits such as security assurance, certifications, and improved code base. GitLab's ROI is positive, with users praising its efficiency, collaboration features, and streamlined workflows.
Customer Service: Veracode's customer service has received mixed reviews, with some customers praising their responsiveness and knowledge, while others have experienced slow response times and delays. In contrast, GitLab's customer service has been highly praised for its promptness, effectiveness, and dedication to ensuring a positive experience.
Based on user reviews, GitLab is the preferred product over Veracode. Users highly praise GitLab's seamless integration with other tools, robust version control capabilities, efficient collaboration and project management functionalities, and comprehensive CI/CD pipeline automation. Additionally, GitLab's customer service and support have been highly praised for their promptness, effectiveness, and dedication. The user feedback also indicates that GitLab offers competitive pricing options with flexible licensing and provides a positive return on investment by optimizing development processes and facilitating efficient collaboration.
"It is very flexible and easy because you can store data on cloud."
"I have found the most valuable feature is security control. I also like the branching and cloning software."
"The most valuable features of Gitlab are integration with CIE and the ability to rapidly deploy solutions, projects, and applications. It is very easy to use, and there are no complaints."
"The stability is good."
"The initial setup of GitLab is pretty simple, with no complications."
"I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently."
"I have had no problem with the stability of the solution."
"Key features allow creation of well-presented Wiki that includes ideas, development, and domains."
"It has the ability to scale, and the fact that it doesn't produce a lot of false positives."
"I like Veracode's static scanning and SCA. We use three static scans, software composition analysis, and dynamic scans. We haven't used dynamic scanning as much, but we're trying to integrate that into our environment more."
"What I found most valuable in Veracode Static Analysis is that it categorizes security vulnerabilities."
"I like the way the flaws are reported in the system."
"The most valuable feature comes from the fact that it is cloud-based, and I can scale up without having to worry about any other infrastructure needs."
"I believe the static analysis is Veracode's best and most valuable feature. Software composition analysis is a feature that most people don't use, and we don't use SCA for most of our applications. However, this is an essential feature because it provides insight into the third-party libraries we use."
"The main feature, and one of the most important, is the static code analysis. We are able to complete an analysis of the security flaws with this platform. It's very good at helping us find and fix flaws."
"Veracode enables us to build a strong data security layer in our platforms. We can increase customer confidence in data security. Some PCI/HIPAA compliance issues were impossible to resolve without Veracode."
"It would be really good if they integrated more features in application security."
"It would be better if there weren't any outages. There are occasions where we usually see a lot of outages using GitLab. It happens at least once a week or something like that. Whatever pipelines you're running, to check the logs, you need to have a different set of tools like Argus or something like that. If you have pipelines running on GitLab, you need a separate service deployed to view the logs, which is kind of a pain. If the logs can be used conveniently on GitLab, that would be definitely helpful. I'm not talking about the CI/CD pipelines but the back-end services and microservices deployed over GitLab. To view the logs for those microservices, you need to have separate log viewers, which is kind of a pain."
"Even if I say I want some improvement, they will say it is already planned in the first quarter, second quarter, or third quarter. That said, most everything is quite improved already, and they're improving even further still."
"It should be used by a larger number of people. They should raise awareness."
"It can be free for commercial use."
"The tool should include a feature that helps to edit the code directly."
"Expand features to match other tools such as a static code analysis tool so third-party integrations are not required."
"GitLab's Windows version is yet not available and having this would be an improvement."
"There might be room for improvement in the in-app guidance and the tips and tricks for the developer about how to progress. We would like more insight into the development environment, where they would get guidance on how to avoid flaws."
"The runtime code analysis could be improved so that we can see every element in one place."
"I would like to see them provide more content in the developer training section. This field is really changing each day and there are flaws that are detected each day. Some sort of regular updates to the learning would help."
"They need to have a plug-in, a better integration with the development environment."
"The sandbox could use some improvement; when creating a sandbox, it requires us to put the application name in twice, which seems unnecessary."
"They could improve how they fix vulnerabilities. They could have more support in place to help the developers."
"It's problematic if you want to integrate it with your pipelines because the documentation is not so well written and it's full of typos. It is not presented in a structured way. It does not say, "If you want to achieve this particular thing, you have to do steps 1, 2, and 3." Instead, it contains bits of information in different parts, and you have to read everything and then understand the big picture."
"The user interface can sometimes be a little challenging to work with, and they seem to be changing their algorithm on what is an issue. I understand why they do it, but it sometimes causes more work on our end."
GitLab is ranked 7th in Application Security Tools with 70 reviews while Veracode is ranked 2nd in Application Security Tools with 194 reviews. GitLab is rated 8.6, while Veracode is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veracode writes "Helps to reduce false positives and prevent vulnerable code from entering production, but does not support incremental scanning ". GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Bamboo, SonarQube, AWS CodePipeline and Fortify Static Code Analyzer, whereas Veracode is most compared with SonarQube, Checkmarx One, Fortify on Demand, Snyk and GitHub Advanced Security. See our GitLab vs. Veracode report.
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