Compare HCL AppScan and SOOS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
HCL AppScan
Star Rating
(76)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSOOS
Star Rating
(41)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansHCL AppScan vs SOOS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SOOS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SOOS overall.
- Reviewers felt that SOOS meets the needs of their business better than HCL AppScan.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SOOS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SOOS over HCL AppScan.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HCL AppScan
HCL AppScan CodeSweep
Free
Free-to-use security tool for developers alike who need to "spell check" and fix their code, as they write it, in multiple IDEs.
- Ideal for Developers
SOOS
SOOS Community Edition
Free
Our no-hassle enrollment process and easy-to-setup GitHub integration, brings practical supply chain security to the masses. Use our SCA tool with any public GitHub repository!
- All features of SOOS SCA
- Scan Node, Ruby, Python, Java, & more (17 pkg managers and languages)
- Robust license policies
Free Trial
HCL AppScan
Free Trial is available
SOOS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
59
8.9
28
Ease of Use
8.5
62
9.4
31
Ease of Setup
8.5
31
9.1
18
Ease of Admin
8.7
31
9.2
17
Quality of Support
8.5
60
9.5
23
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
30
9.4
16
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
58
9.6
29
Features by Category
Administration
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
22
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Testing
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
26
7.4
9
8.2
28
8.3
7
Analysis
8.5
29
7.6
12
8.0
27
8.6
11
8.2
28
9.0
8
8.5
27
9.0
13
8.3
27
Not enough data
Testing
7.7
28
Feature Not Available
7.9
24
9.4
8
8.4
26
8.9
6
8.2
29
9.3
9
8.2
29
8.9
11
7.1
29
6.1
9
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
18
Not enough data
9.3
15
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HCL AppScan and SOOS are categorized as Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and Software Composition Analysis
Unique Categories
HCL AppScan is categorized as Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) and Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
SOOS is categorized as Software Supply Chain Security Tools and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HCL AppScan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SOOS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
24.3%
Computer & Network Security
13.5%
Computer Software
9.5%
Automotive
8.1%
Banking
6.8%
Other
37.8%
Information Technology and Services
28.2%
Computer Software
20.5%
Real Estate
5.1%
Pharmaceuticals
5.1%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.1%
Other
35.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Who owns AppScan?
1 Comment
Official Response from HCL AppScan
HCL AppScan is owned by HCL Software.Read more
HCL AppScan has no more discussions with answers
SOOS has no discussions with answers
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