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Coverity SAST

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is Coverity SAST?

Coverity is a fast, accurate, and highly scalable static analysis (SAST) solution that helps development and security teams address security and quality defects early in the software development life cycle (SDLC), track and manage risks across the application portfolio, and ensure compliance with security and coding standards.

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Coverity SAST Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+99 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Coverity SAST?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

Container Security Testing

Mobile Application Security Testing

Policy Engine and Enforcements

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Vulnerability Scanning

Risk Scoring

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

SDLC Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Coverity SAST Reviews

Rajat S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Synopsys Coverity is a static application security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Coverity SAST from other similar products?

Coverity utilizes advanced analysis techniques like taint analysis and symbolic execution to uncover complex vulnerabilities that might be missed by simpler SAST tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Developers receive immediate security and code quality warnings within their IDEs, allowing them to fix issues as they code. This reduces context switching and promotes proactive security practices.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For very large codebases, Coverity scans can be time-consuming compared to some SAST tools. This can impact development velocity, especially for teams with tight deadlines.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider your team size and budget. Coverity might be a great fit for larger teams with the resources to invest, but smaller teams might explore more cost-effective options.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jaguti M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Amazing Applicant Security Features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Coverity SAST from other similar products?

When it comes to testing application security features, Coverity SAST offers great Capabilities. It's affordable and easy to deploy too

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Understanding Coverity SAST is straightforward It's manageable and effortless to use It makes security testing easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

No hates for Coverity SAST. It's the best I have used.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Coverity SAST for offering best features in security software testing.

Pros

Trustworthy
Fair
Altruistic
Client's Interest First

Eddie M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Coverity SAST Review - Why It's Great

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Coverity SAST from other similar products?

What makes Coverity SAST ideal is the ease of testing application security. In addition, it works across different operating system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Using Coverity SAST is easy and the tool is affordable It makes security testing easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

No particular hates as Coverity SAST has been great

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Coverity SAST for application security testing as it has proved to be the best

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Coverity SAST

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Coverity SAST Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+99 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Coverity SAST?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in Provides plug-ins or other means to integrate directly into popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).

Container Security Testing Analyzes application containers to identify security vulnerabilities.

Mobile Application Security Testing Analyzes mobile apps and/or APIs to identify security vulnerabilities.

Policy Engine and Enforcements Includes standard and/or customizable security policies, and the ability to enforce policies.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Analyzes libraries and other components of an application to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Analyzes application source code to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Scanning Identify security vulnerabilities in applications and middleware.

Risk Scoring Provides an overall risk score that consolidates and normalizes assessment results and allows for comparisons against other third parties.

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities, using automated or human interactions.

SDLC Integration Integration with source code repository, pipeline, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Coverity SAST Reviews

Rajat S.

Synopsys Coverity is a static application security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jaguti M.

Amazing Applicant Security Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Eddie M.

Coverity SAST Review - Why It's Great

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

Container Security Testing

Mobile Application Security Testing

Policy Engine and Enforcements

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Vulnerability Scanning

Risk Scoring

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

SDLC Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created