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| Product | HCL AppScan IAST by HCLSoftware View product | Contrast Protect View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | Contrast Protect: inside-out application defense and zero-day exploit blocking. Built for production application defense. Compare Application Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Solution | Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Solution |
| Best for | Banking, Healthcare, E-commerce, Software Development, High Tech, Financial Services, Software Vendors | Financial Services, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Insurance, Government, Retail & E-Commerce, Public Sector |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Server-Side Agent / Runtime QA Integration; Server-Side Runtime Agent; Embedded CI/CD Integration | Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid |
| Data residency | Customer runtime host sovereignty | United States; European Union |
| 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 | Application Runtimes (Java, .NET, Node.js)QA EnvironmentsMicroservices | Production web serversCloud containersKubernetes microservicesServerless |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS Requirement 6.6HIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | JenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsSeleniumPostmanHCL AppScan 360 | SplunkDatadogSumo LogicIBM QRadarMicrosoft SentinelPagerDuty |
| Industries | BankingHealthcareE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentHigh TechFinancial Services+1 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareE-CommerceInsuranceGovernmentRetail & E-Commerce+1 more |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HCLSoftware | Contrast Security |
| Headquarters | Noida, India | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 501-1,000 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2014 |
Overview
What it is
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.Contrast Protect
Contrast Protect: inside-out application defense and zero-day exploit blocking. Built for production application defense. Compare Application Security alternatives.Product type
HCL AppScan IAST
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) SolutionContrast Protect
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) SolutionBest for
HCL AppScan IAST
Banking, Healthcare, E-commerce, Software Development, High Tech, Financial Services, Software VendorsContrast Protect
Financial Services, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Insurance, Government, Retail & E-Commerce, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
HCL AppScan IAST
Contact VendorContrast Protect
Contact VendorFree trial
HCL AppScan IAST
Free trial: yesContrast Protect
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
HCL AppScan IAST
Cloud
Contrast Protect
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
HCL AppScan IAST
Server-Side Agent / Runtime QA Integration; Server-Side Runtime Agent; Embedded CI/CD IntegrationContrast Protect
Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; On-premises; HybridData residency
HCL AppScan IAST
Customer runtime host sovereigntyContrast Protect
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
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
Contrast Protect
- Inside-out application defense
- Zero-day exploit blocking
- SQLi and command injection protection
- Contextual attack analysis
- SIEM/SOAR integration
- Low latency overhead
- Production application defense
- Zero-day exploit mitigation
Platform & access
API access
HCL AppScan IAST
API access: yesContrast Protect
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
HCL AppScan IAST
SSO: yesContrast Protect
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
HCL AppScan IAST
RBAC: yesContrast Protect
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
HCL AppScan IAST
Multi-tenant: yesContrast Protect
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
HCL AppScan IAST
Mobile app: noContrast Protect
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
HCL AppScan IAST
Application Runtimes (Java, .NET, Node.js)QA EnvironmentsMicroservices
Contrast Protect
Production web serversCloud containersKubernetes microservicesServerless
Compliance
HCL AppScan IAST
PCI-DSS 4.0OWASP Top 10ISO 27001SOC 2
Contrast Protect
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS Requirement 6.6HIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
HCL AppScan IAST
JenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsSeleniumPostmanHCL AppScan 360
Contrast Protect
SplunkDatadogSumo LogicIBM QRadarMicrosoft SentinelPagerDuty
Industries
HCL AppScan IAST
BankingHealthcareE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentHigh TechFinancial Services+1 more
Contrast Protect
Financial ServicesHealthcareE-CommerceInsuranceGovernmentRetail & E-Commerce+1 more
Regions
HCL AppScan IAST
Global enterprise deployments
Contrast Protect
Global
Vendor
Company
HCL AppScan IAST
HCLSoftwareContrast Protect
Contrast SecurityHeadquarters
HCL AppScan IAST
Noida, IndiaContrast Protect
Baltimore, Maryland, USACompany size
HCL AppScan IAST
10,000+Contrast Protect
501-1,000Founded
HCL AppScan IAST
2017Contrast Protect
2014