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| Product | AppScan on Cloud by HCLSoftware View product | Bright STAR View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | AppScan on Cloud: cloud-delivered ASTaaS and multi-engine scanning. Built for CI/CD pipeline automation. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives. | Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Delivered Application Security Testing (ASTaaS) | Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation Engine |
| Best for | Financial Services, High Tech, E-commerce, Healthcare, Manufacturing | DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Multi-Tenant & Dedicated Cloud; Cloud SaaS; Multi-Region Hosted Service | Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner Agent |
| Data residency | Global multi-region cloud hosting; Regional data privacy options | United States; Europe |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Source CodeWeb ApplicationsMobile Apps (iOS/Android)REST APIs | Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSS 4.0HIPAAOWASP Top 10 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraVS Code | JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHigh TechE-commerceHealthcareManufacturing | DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech |
| Regions | Global multi-region cloud hosting | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HCLSoftware | Bright Security |
| Headquarters | Noida, India | San Rafael, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2018 |
Overview
What it is
AppScan on Cloud
AppScan on Cloud: cloud-delivered ASTaaS and multi-engine scanning. Built for CI/CD pipeline automation. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives.Bright STAR
Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives.Product type
AppScan on Cloud
Cloud-Delivered Application Security Testing (ASTaaS)Bright STAR
Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation EngineBest for
AppScan on Cloud
Financial Services, High Tech, E-commerce, Healthcare, ManufacturingBright STAR
DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-TechPricing
Pricing model
AppScan on Cloud
Contact VendorBright STAR
Contact VendorFree trial
AppScan on Cloud
Free trial: yesBright STAR
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AppScan on Cloud
SaaSCloud
Bright STAR
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
AppScan on Cloud
Cloud SaaS / Multi-Tenant & Dedicated Cloud; Cloud SaaS; Multi-Region Hosted ServiceBright STAR
Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner AgentData residency
AppScan on Cloud
Global multi-region cloud hosting; Regional data privacy optionsBright STAR
United States; EuropeKey features
What it offers
AppScan on Cloud
- Cloud-delivered ASTaaS
- Multi-engine scanning (SAST/DAST/SCA/Mobile)
- Automated remediation fix tips
- Native CI/CD integrations
- Compliance reporting
- Cloud-native application security testing
- CI/CD pipeline automation
- Open-source library risk auditing
Bright STAR
- Contextual dynamic vulnerability scanning
- Automated exploit validation
- BOLA & SSRF detection
- CI/CD quality gate enforcement
- Automated dynamic security testing
- Proof-of-concept exploit generation
- Rapid vulnerability remediation
Platform & access
API access
AppScan on Cloud
API access: yesBright STAR
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
AppScan on Cloud
SSO: yesBright STAR
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
AppScan on Cloud
RBAC: yesBright STAR
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AppScan on Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesBright STAR
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
AppScan on Cloud
Mobile app: noBright STAR
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AppScan on Cloud
Source CodeWeb ApplicationsMobile Apps (iOS/Android)REST APIs
Bright STAR
Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories
Compliance
AppScan on Cloud
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSS 4.0HIPAAOWASP Top 10
Bright STAR
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AppScan on Cloud
GitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraVS Code
Bright STAR
JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd
Industries
AppScan on Cloud
Financial ServicesHigh TechE-commerceHealthcareManufacturing
Bright STAR
DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech
Regions
AppScan on Cloud
Global multi-region cloud hosting
Bright STAR
Global
Vendor
Company
AppScan on Cloud
HCLSoftwareBright STAR
Bright SecurityHeadquarters
AppScan on Cloud
Noida, IndiaBright STAR
San Rafael, California, USACompany size
AppScan on Cloud
10,000+Bright STAR
51-200Founded
AppScan on Cloud
2017Bright STAR
2018