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| Product | Bright STAR View product | Contrast Assess View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives. | Free trial available. Contrast Assess by Contrast Security offers dataflow tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading Application Security Testing alternatives. |
| Product type | Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation Engine | Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Solution |
| Best for | DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-Tech | Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Insurance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner Agent | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Self-hosted enterprise |
| Data residency | United States; Europe | US; EU; Customer private cloud |
| 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 | Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories | Web applicationsMicroservicesAPIs |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS Section 6.5OWASP Top 10 compliance |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd | JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJiraAzure DevOpsIntelliJVS Code |
| Industries | DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech | Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareTelecommunicationsBanking & FinanceInsurance |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Bright Security | Contrast Security |
| Headquarters | San Rafael, California, USA | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 501-1,000 |
| Founded | 2018 | 2014 |
Overview
What it is
Bright STAR
Bright STAR: BOLA & SSRF detection and automated exploit validation. Built for automated dynamic security testing. Compare Application Security Testing alternatives.Contrast Assess
Free trial available. Contrast Assess by Contrast Security offers dataflow tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading Application Security Testing alternatives.Product type
Bright STAR
Dynamic Application Security Testing & Remediation EngineContrast Assess
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) SolutionBest for
Bright STAR
DevSecOps, Software Engineering Teams, High-TechContrast Assess
Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, InsurancePricing
Pricing model
Bright STAR
Contact VendorContrast Assess
Contact VendorFree trial
Bright STAR
Free trial: yesContrast Assess
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Bright STAR
SaaSCloud
Contrast Assess
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Bright STAR
Cloud SaaS; CI/CD Pipeline Plugin; Cloud Platform + Local Scanner AgentContrast Assess
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Self-hosted enterpriseData residency
Bright STAR
United States; EuropeContrast Assess
US; EU; Customer private cloudKey features
What it offers
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
Contrast Assess
- Continuous runtime instrumentation
- Zero-false-positive IAST
- Exact line-of-code diagnosis
- Dataflow tracking
- Automated CI/CD pipeline gating
- Developer IDE integration
- DevSecOps integration
- Continuous security testing
Platform & access
API access
Bright STAR
API access: yesContrast Assess
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Bright STAR
SSO: yesContrast Assess
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Bright STAR
RBAC: yesContrast Assess
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Bright STAR
Multi-tenant: yesContrast Assess
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Bright STAR
Mobile app: noContrast Assess
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Bright STAR
Modern Web AppsCI/CD PipelinesGit Repositories
Contrast Assess
Web applicationsMicroservicesAPIs
Compliance
Bright STAR
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Contrast Assess
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS Section 6.5OWASP Top 10 compliance
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Bright STAR
JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraGitHubBugcrowd
Contrast Assess
JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJiraAzure DevOpsIntelliJVS Code
Industries
Bright STAR
DevSecOpsSoftware Engineering TeamsHigh-Tech
Contrast Assess
Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareTelecommunicationsBanking & FinanceInsurance
Regions
Bright STAR
Global
Contrast Assess
Global
Vendor
Company
Bright STAR
Bright SecurityContrast Assess
Contrast SecurityHeadquarters
Bright STAR
San Rafael, California, USAContrast Assess
Baltimore, Maryland, USACompany size
Bright STAR
51-200Contrast Assess
501-1,000Founded
Bright STAR
2018Contrast Assess
2014