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# Checkmarx vs FindBugs Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Checkmarx** [

4.2/5(49)

](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews#reviews)

**FindBugs** [

4.5/5(22)

](https://www.g2.com/products/findbugs/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Checkmarx**
Free Trial

**Contact Us** 100 Per contributing developer · SAST 

**FindBugs**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Checkmarx**
2 months

Based on 8 responses

**FindBugs**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Checkmarx**
11 months

Based on 7 responses

**FindBugs**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Checkmarx**
$$$$$

**FindBugs**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Checkmarx**
Not enough reviews yet

**FindBugs**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Checkmarx**
[
Implementation Ease (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1987244&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
User Interface (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1900133&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
False Positives (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2423721&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lacking Features (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2423686&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**FindBugs**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Checkmarx**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b3390b4cc3d92e87d570895f7358c003/aws-lambda.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

AWS Lambda

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-pipelines.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Pipelines

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-pipelines/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8ec3c17e3fb1df25b6a8bd7cc69cf2d1/github.png "Product Avatar Image")

GitHub

](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)[

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GitLab

](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/integrations)

**FindBugs**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Checkmarx**
 ![Checkmarx screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1898040/Checkmarx_One_Platform.png)

**FindBugs**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Checkmarx**

8.6

8.637

**FindBugs**

8.5

8.510

Ease of Use

**Checkmarx**

8.5

8.537

**FindBugs**

8.3

8.310

Ease of Setup

**Checkmarx**

8.2

8.223

**FindBugs**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**Checkmarx**

8.3

8.317

**FindBugs**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Checkmarx**

8.4

8.431

**FindBugs**

8.1

8.18

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Checkmarx**

8.6

8.616

**FindBugs**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Checkmarx**

8.2

8.232

**FindBugs**

8.7

8.79

Features

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)[Hide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

15

Not enough data

Administration

API / Integrations

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Extensibility

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Analysis

Real-Time Analytics

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

8.5(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

8.9(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Code Analysis

9.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Command-Line Tools

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Manual Testing

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Test Automation

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Detection Rate

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

False Positives

6.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 7 feature categories with incomplete data

Artificial Intelligence[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speech Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

For eCommerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Sales Teams/Organizations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Code Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text to Image

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Characters and Avatars

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Personalization and Recommendation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conditional Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transformer Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Image & Video Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interactive and Co-Creative Systems

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Augmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Variation Autoencoder Models

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adversarial Training

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Simulation and Scenario Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Creative Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prompt Engineering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Foundation Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

API / Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Extensibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analysis

Reporting and Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scan

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Manual Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Black-Box Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Detection Rate

Not enough data

Not enough data

False Positives

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Code Review[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Documentation

Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation Suggestions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

False Positives

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI AppSec Assistants[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance - AI AppSec Assistants

Remediation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-time Vulnerability Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accuracy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration - AI AppSec Assistants

Stack Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Codebase Contextual Awareness

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Checkmarx](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ee46b61b130757d24b7633fe98e00fb6/checkmarx.svg "Checkmarx")](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews)

Checkmarx

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

24.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

22.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

53.3%

[![FindBugs](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6a5c9abd612e12fc0816e9dbcf7b8477/findbugs.png "FindBugs")](https://www.g2.com/products/findbugs/reviews)

FindBugs

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

35.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

24.4%

35.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

22.2%

40.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

53.3%

25.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Checkmarx](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ee46b61b130757d24b7633fe98e00fb6/checkmarx.svg "Checkmarx")](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmarx/reviews)
Checkmarx

Information Technology and Services

19.0%

Computer Software

16.7%

Banking

11.9%

Computer & Network Security

11.9%

Automotive

4.8%

Other

35.7%

[![FindBugs](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6a5c9abd612e12fc0816e9dbcf7b8477/findbugs.png "FindBugs")](https://www.g2.com/products/findbugs/reviews)
FindBugs

Computer Software

35.0%

Information Technology and Services

20.0%

Banking

10.0%

Telecommunications

5.0%

Research

5.0%

Other

25.0%

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GitLab
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## Checkmarx vs FindBugs

- Reviewers felt that Checkmarx meets the needs of their business better than FindBugs.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Checkmarx is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FindBugs over Checkmarx.