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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Contrast Scan View product | GitHub Advanced Security by GitHub View product |
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| Overview | ||
| What it is | Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives. | GitHub Advanced Security: custom query creation and automated pull requests. Built for static application security testing. Compare Application Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Native Developer-First Application Security Platform |
| Best for | Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Telecommunications, E-commerce |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Enterprise Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server (on-premises) |
| Data residency | United States; European Union | United States; European Union; Regional data residency options |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems | GitHub CloudGitHub Enterprise Server |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25 | SOC 1 Type IISOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001FedRAMP Tailored |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJiraMicrosoft SentinelDatadogSlack |
| Industries | TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Contrast Security | GitHub |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 501-1,000 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2014 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
Contrast Scan
Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.GitHub Advanced Security
GitHub Advanced Security: custom query creation and automated pull requests. Built for static application security testing. Compare Application Security alternatives.Product type
Contrast Scan
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)GitHub Advanced Security
Native Developer-First Application Security PlatformBest for
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Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, TelecommunicationsGitHub Advanced Security
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Telecommunications, E-commercePricing
Pricing model
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Contact VendorGitHub Advanced Security
Contact VendorFree trial
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Free trial: yesGitHub Advanced Security
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
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GitHub Advanced Security
Deployment details
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Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runnerGitHub Advanced Security
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Enterprise Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server (on-premises)Data residency
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United States; European UnionGitHub Advanced Security
United States; European Union; Regional data residency optionsKey features
What it offers
Contrast Scan
- High-speed static analysis
- Pull request security gating
- Contextual remediation guidance
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Low false positive rate
- Compliance reporting
- Source code security analysis
- Pull request gating
GitHub Advanced Security
- CodeQL semantic code analysis
- Secret scanning with push protection
- Dependabot vulnerability alerts
- Automated pull requests
- Security overview dashboards
- Custom query creation
- Static application security testing
- Secret leakage prevention
Platform & access
API access
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API access: yesGitHub Advanced Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
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SSO: yesGitHub Advanced Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
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RBAC: yesGitHub Advanced Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
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Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Advanced Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
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Mobile app: noGitHub Advanced Security
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
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GitHub Advanced Security
Compliance
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GitHub Advanced Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
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GitHub Advanced Security
Industries
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GitHub Advanced Security
Regions
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GitHub Advanced Security
Vendor
Company
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Contrast SecurityGitHub Advanced Security
GitHubHeadquarters
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Baltimore, Maryland, USAGitHub Advanced Security
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
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501-1,000GitHub Advanced Security
10,000+Founded
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2014GitHub Advanced Security
2008