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Product	Contrast Application Security Platform by Contrast Security View product	Rapid7 InsightAppSec by Rapid7 View product	HCL AppScan IAST by HCLSoftware View product
Overview
What it is	Contrast Application Security Platform delivers automated SCA for API security. Explore its Application Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	Get the facts on Rapid7 InsightAppSec: REST API testing. Built for CI/CD security gating. Compare it with other Application Security Testing options before you decide.	Evaluating HCL AppScan IAST? See how this IAST tool handles automated QA integration and near-zero false positives, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Unified DevSecOps & Runtime Application Security Platform	Cloud Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Platform	Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Solution
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Insurance, E-Commerce, Retail	Software Development, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, E-commerce & Retail, High Tech, Education	Banking, Healthcare, E-commerce, Software Development, High Tech, Financial Services, Software Vendors
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Customer-hosted; Hybrid	Cloud SaaS / Hybrid On-Premises Engine; Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Scan Engine (for Internal Apps)	Server-Side Agent / Runtime QA Integration; Server-Side Runtime Agent; Embedded CI/CD Integration
Data residency	United States; European Union; AWS regions	Global multi-region cloud hosting	Customer runtime host sovereignty
Key features
What it offers	Runtime code instrumentation Interactive testing (IAST) Automated SCA Static code analysis (SAST) Runtime self-protection (RASP) Developer IDE integration DevSecOps pipeline automation API security	Universal JavaScript crawling engine Modern SPA scanning REST API testing Attack replay validation Automated CI/CD pipeline plugins Jira integration Dynamic web vulnerability scanning CI/CD security gating	Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Inside-out runtime monitoring Exact source line pinpointing Near-zero false positives Automated QA integration Continuous QA security testing Runtime vulnerability validation DevSecOps pipeline acceleration
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Web applicationsREST APIsMicroservicesServerless functions	Running Web ApplicationsSingle Page AppsREST APIsWeb Services	Application Runtimes (Java, .NET, Node.js)QA EnvironmentsMicroservices
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAAFedRAMP ready	PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10HIPAAISO 27001SOC 2 Type II	PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitHubGitLabJenkinsJiraAzure DevOpsSplunkDatadogSlack	JiraJenkinsGitHubGitLabAzure DevOpsRapid7 InsightConnect	JenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsSeleniumPostmanHCL AppScan 360
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyInsuranceE-CommerceRetail	Software DevelopmentFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareE-commerce & RetailHigh Tech+1 more	BankingHealthcareE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentHigh TechFinancial Services+1 more
Regions	Global	Global Rapid7 cloud regions	Global enterprise deployments
Vendor
Company	Contrast Security	Rapid7	HCLSoftware
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Noida, India
Company size	501-1,000	3,000+	10,000+
Founded	2014	2000	2017

Contrast Application Security Platform

by Contrast Security

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Rapid7 InsightAppSec

by Rapid7

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HCL AppScan IAST

by HCLSoftware

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Overview

What it is

Contrast Application Security Platform

Contrast Application Security Platform delivers automated SCA for API security. Explore its Application Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Get the facts on Rapid7 InsightAppSec: REST API testing. Built for CI/CD security gating. Compare it with other Application Security Testing options before you decide.

HCL AppScan IAST

Evaluating HCL AppScan IAST? See how this IAST tool handles automated QA integration and near-zero false positives, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Contrast Application Security Platform

Unified DevSecOps & Runtime Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Cloud Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Platform

HCL AppScan IAST

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Solution

Best for

Contrast Application Security Platform

Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Insurance, E-Commerce, Retail

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Software Development, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, E-commerce & Retail, High Tech, Education

HCL AppScan IAST

Banking, Healthcare, E-commerce, Software Development, High Tech, Financial Services, Software Vendors

Pricing

Pricing model

Contrast Application Security Platform

Contact Vendor

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Contact Vendor

HCL AppScan IAST

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Deployment

Deployment options

Contrast Application Security Platform

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

HCL AppScan IAST

Cloud

Deployment details

Contrast Application Security Platform

Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; Customer-hosted; Hybrid

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Cloud SaaS / Hybrid On-Premises Engine; Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Scan Engine (for Internal Apps)

HCL AppScan IAST

Server-Side Agent / Runtime QA Integration; Server-Side Runtime Agent; Embedded CI/CD Integration

Data residency

Contrast Application Security Platform

United States; European Union; AWS regions

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Global multi-region cloud hosting

HCL AppScan IAST

Customer runtime host sovereignty

Key features

What it offers

Contrast Application Security Platform

Runtime code instrumentation
Interactive testing (IAST)
Automated SCA
Static code analysis (SAST)
Runtime self-protection (RASP)
Developer IDE integration
DevSecOps pipeline automation
API security

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Universal JavaScript crawling engine
Modern SPA scanning
REST API testing
Attack replay validation
Automated CI/CD pipeline plugins
Jira integration
Dynamic web vulnerability scanning
CI/CD security gating

HCL AppScan IAST

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Inside-out runtime monitoring
Exact source line pinpointing
Near-zero false positives
Automated QA integration
Continuous QA security testing
Runtime vulnerability validation
DevSecOps pipeline acceleration

Platform & access

API access

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Single sign-on (SSO)

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Role-based access (RBAC)

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Multi-tenant

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Mobile app

Contrast Application Security Platform

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

HCL AppScan IAST

Supported platforms

Contrast Application Security Platform

Web applicationsREST APIsMicroservicesServerless functions

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Running Web ApplicationsSingle Page AppsREST APIsWeb Services

HCL AppScan IAST

Application Runtimes (Java, .NET, Node.js)QA EnvironmentsMicroservices

Compliance

Contrast Application Security Platform

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAAFedRAMP ready

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10HIPAAISO 27001SOC 2 Type II

HCL AppScan IAST

PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Contrast Application Security Platform

GitHubGitLabJenkinsJiraAzure DevOpsSplunkDatadogSlack

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

JiraJenkinsGitHubGitLabAzure DevOpsRapid7 InsightConnect

HCL AppScan IAST

JenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsSeleniumPostmanHCL AppScan 360

Industries

Contrast Application Security Platform

Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyInsuranceE-CommerceRetail

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Software DevelopmentFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareE-commerce & RetailHigh Tech+1 more

HCL AppScan IAST

BankingHealthcareE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentHigh TechFinancial Services+1 more

Regions

Contrast Application Security Platform

Global

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Global Rapid7 cloud regions

HCL AppScan IAST

Global enterprise deployments

Vendor

Company

Contrast Application Security Platform

Contrast Security

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Rapid7

HCL AppScan IAST

HCLSoftware

Headquarters

Contrast Application Security Platform

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

HCL AppScan IAST

Noida, India

Company size

Contrast Application Security Platform

501-1,000

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

3,000+

HCL AppScan IAST

10,000+

Founded

Contrast Application Security Platform

2014

Rapid7 InsightAppSec

2000

HCL AppScan IAST

2017