HCL AppScan
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to HCL AppScan's? The following comparison
table enables you to discern the performance of both providers across various attributes essential for meeting
your company's cybersecurity needs. To better understand each attribute, read their descriptions in the
dedicated page.
Organization
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Attribute
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Essential
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Advanced
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HCL
AppScan
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Focus
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Extras
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None
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None
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None
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Headcount
|
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Headcount distribution
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Headcount growth
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Headquarters
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Countries
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Reputation
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Same
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Followers
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Same
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Research Firms
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None
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None
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|
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Founded
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2001 | ||
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Funding
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Bootstrapped
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Same
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No information available
|
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Acquisitions
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None |
None
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Acquired 3
times and made 1
acquisition
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Revenue
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No information available
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CVE
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291 CVEs reported to MITRE by
HCL Software
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Compliance
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Bug bounty
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Visits
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No information available
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Authority
|
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Vulnerability database
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Discovered | None | |
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Content
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Knowledge base
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13 KB sections, 6
in common and 7 additional
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6 KB
sections, all in common
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Community
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Forum |
Same
|
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Sync training
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1 workshop
|
Same | No |
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Async training
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3 product use
courses, all free
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Certification
platform and 7 product use
courses (subscription-based)
|
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Distribution
|
Same
|
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| Marketplaces | AWS and Azure | ||
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Freemium
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No
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No
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No
|
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Free trial
|
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Demo
|
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Open Demo
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No
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No
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No
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Pricing
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Pricing tiers
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1 plan
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1 plan
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3 plans
(silver, gold and platinum). All transparent
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Minimum term
|
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Minimum payment period
|
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Minimum capabilities
|
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Minimum scope
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1 group
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1 author
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1 concurrent
scan and 1 scanning
technique
|
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Pricing drivers
|
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Minimum monthly payment
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No information available
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Service
|
Attribute
|
Essential
|
Advanced
|
HCL AppScan
|
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PTaaS
|
No
|
No
|
|
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Reverse engineering
|
No
|
No | |
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Secure code review
|
No
|
No
|
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Pivoting
|
No
|
No
|
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Exploitation
|
No
|
No
|
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Manual reattacks
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
|
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Zero-day
vulnerabilities
|
None
|
Continuous zero-day vulnerability research
|
None
|
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SLA
|
No |
||
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Min availability
|
>=99.95%
per minute LTM
|
>=99.9%
per month
|
|
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After-sale guarantees
|
No
|
Yes |
No
|
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Accreditations
|
CNA (HCL
Software)
|
||
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Hacker certifications
|
Not
applicable
|
Not
applicable
|
|
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Type of contract
|
Employee
|
Same
|
|
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Endpoint control
|
Not applicable
|
Total
|
Not applicable
|
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Channel control
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Not applicable
|
Total
|
Not applicable
|
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Standards
|
Some
requirements from
67 standards,
19
in common and 48 additional
|
All requirements from the same standards
|
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Detection method
|
Automated
tools and AI
|
||
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Remediation
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5, 3 in
common and 2 additional
|
Same, plus 1
|
3, all in
common
|
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Outputs
|
5, 3 in
common and 2 additional
|
Same, plus 2
|
8, 3 in
common and
5 additional
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Product
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Attribute
|
Essential
|
Advanced
|
HCL
AppScan
|
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ASPM
|
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API
|
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IDE
|
Same, plus 1 functionality
|
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CLI
|
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CI/CD
|
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Vulnerability sources
|
4 sources,
1 in common and 3 additional
|
3 sources,
1 in common and 2 additional
|
|
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Threat model alignment
|
No
|
||
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Priority criteria
|
|||
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Custom prioritization
|
No
|
||
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Scanner origin
|
|||
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SCA
|
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AI security
|
No
|
||
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Reachability
|
12 languages
|
No
|
|
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Reachability type
|
Not applicable
|
||
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SBOM
|
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Malware detection
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
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Autofix on components
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
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Containers
|
Yes. No
information available
|
||
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Source SAST
(languages)
|
12, all in
common
|
29, 12 in
common and 17 additional
|
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Source SAST
(frameworks)
|
22, 4 in common
and 18
additional
|
10, 4 in common and 6 additional |
|
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Custom rules
|
No
|
No
|
|
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IaC
|
6,
4 in common and 2 additional
|
4,
all in common
|
|
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Binary SAST
|
1 type of binary
|
Same,
plus 2 types of binary
|
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DAST
|
7 attack surface
types, 5 in common and 2
additional
|
6 attack surface types, 5 in common and 1 additional |
|
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API security testing
|
No
|
Yes. No
information available
|
|
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IAST
|
No
|
No
|
|
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CSPM
|
Yes |
No
|
|
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ASM
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
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Secrets
|
Same, plus verify
other
attack vectors and secrets exploitability
|
20 secrets
types,
7 in common and 13 additional
|
|
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AI
|
3 functions, 1 in
common and 2 additional
|
||
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MCP
|
No
|
||
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Open-source
|
Not applicable
|
No
|
|
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Provisioning as Code
|
No
|
||
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Deployment
|
SaaS
and
on-premises
|
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| Regions | |||
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Status
|
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Incidents
|
Integrations
|
Attribute
|
Essential
|
Advanced
|
HCL
AppScan
|
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SCM
|
6, 2 in common
and 4
additional
|
2, all in
common
|
|
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Binary repositories
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
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Ticketing
|
3, 2 in common
and 1
additional
|
3, 2 in common and 1 additional |
|
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ChatOps
|
None |
None
|
None |
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IDE
|
3, 2 in common and 1 additional
|
11, 2 in common and 9 additional |
|
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CI/CD
|
21, 7 in common and 14 additional
|
7, all in common
|
|
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SCA
|
|||
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Container
|
|||
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SAST
|
|||
|
DAST
|
|||
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IAST
|
None |
None
|
|
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Cloud
|
None
|
||
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CSPM
|
None | ||
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Secrets
|
None |
||
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Remediation
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
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Bug bounty
|
None
|
None
|
None |
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Vulnerability management
|
None
|
None
|
|
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Compliance
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
References were last checked on Oct 30, 2025.
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