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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Checkmarx
Star Rating
(36)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CheckmarxInvicti (formerly Netsparker)
Star Rating
(68)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Invicti (formerly Netsparker)Checkmarx vs Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Invicti (formerly Netsparker) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Invicti (formerly Netsparker) overall.
- Reviewers felt that Invicti (formerly Netsparker) meets the needs of their business better than Checkmarx.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Invicti (formerly Netsparker) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Invicti (formerly Netsparker) over Checkmarx.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Checkmarx
No pricing availableInvicti (formerly Netsparker)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Checkmarx
Free Trial is available
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
27
9.1
58
Ease of Use
8.2
27
9.1
58
Ease of Setup
7.7
13
9.1
48
Ease of Admin
7.9
13
9.2
46
Quality of Support
8.3
22
8.9
58
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
12
9.6
44
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
23
10.0
54
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Threat Protection
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.7
17
Testing
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Administration
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Testing
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
7.5
17
Testing
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
7.5
20
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
18
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
18
|
Verified
Network
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
11
|
Verified
Application
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
18
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security Testing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Documentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Checkmarx and Invicti (formerly Netsparker) are categorized as Static Code Analysis, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Unique Categories
Checkmarx is categorized as AI AppSec Assistants and Secure Code Review
Invicti (formerly Netsparker) is categorized as Penetration Testing, Website Security, API Security, Vulnerability Scanner, Software Composition Analysis, and Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Checkmarx
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Computer Software
15.6%
Computer & Network Security
9.4%
Banking
9.4%
Automotive
6.3%
Other
43.8%
Computer Software
12.5%
Telecommunications
10.9%
Financial Services
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Internet
6.3%
Other
53.1%
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Discussions
What is Checkmarx used for?
2 Comments
SS
Checkmarx is a static code analysis tool used for SAST (Static application security testing)Read more
Which testing method does Checkmarx support?
1 Comment
SS
Checkmarx does support all these testing methodologies -Sast, Dast, IAST, SCA Read more
What is the difference between Netsparker Desktop and Netsparker Cloud?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
To start off with, as the name implies, Netsparker Cloud is an online web application security scanner and Netsparker Desktop is a Windows software scanner....Read more
What is a Scan Policy?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Scan policies in Netsparker allow you to save a specific Netsparker configuration setup so you do not have to configure the scanner each time you scan a...Read more
What are the different vulnerability severities in Netsparker?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Netsparker web application security scanner scans for a wide variety of vulnerabilities in websites, web applications and web services.
Each vulnerability...Read more
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