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| Product | Contrast Scan View product | GitHub Code Scanning 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. | Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) |
| Best for | Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | United States; European Union | United States; European Union; Customer-hosted 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 repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted) |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25 | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack |
| Industries | TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEducation+2 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
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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 Code Scanning
Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
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Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)GitHub Code Scanning
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Best for
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Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, TelecommunicationsGitHub Code Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
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Contact VendorGitHub Code Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
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Free trial: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
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GitHub Code Scanning
Deployment details
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Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runnerGitHub Code Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
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United States; European UnionGitHub Code Scanning
United States; European Union; Customer-hosted optionsKey features
What it offers
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- 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 Code Scanning
- Native CodeQL analysis
- SARIF report ingestion
- Inline pull request annotations
- Automated branch scanning
- Custom query creation
- CWE classification
- Automated code vulnerability scanning
- Pull request security review
Platform & access
API access
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API access: yesGitHub Code Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
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SSO: yesGitHub Code Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
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RBAC: yesGitHub Code Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
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Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
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Mobile app: noGitHub Code Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
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GitHub Code Scanning
Compliance
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GitHub Code Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
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GitHub Code Scanning
Industries
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GitHub Code Scanning
Regions
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GitHub Code Scanning
Vendor
Company
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Contrast SecurityGitHub Code Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
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Baltimore, Maryland, USAGitHub Code Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
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501-1,000GitHub Code Scanning
10,000+Founded
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2014GitHub Code Scanning
2008