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Relevant reviewers describe StackHawk's reports as providing clear, actionable insights and information they can relay for compliance and security work. One reviewer requested easier sharing formats, but this does not materially contradict the reported clarity or usability of the insights. - “The detailed reports provided clear insights into each vulnerability, along with recommendations for remediation.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/11013348) - “the reports provide info that I use to relay for compliance/security work.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10416765) Source: [https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase](https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase) ## Claim: “See everything happening around an asset in one place—so your team works with full market context.” Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers describe centralized dashboard, attack-surface, and detailed report visibility, which is consistent with viewing asset-related information in one place. The reviews do not specifically establish the full breadth of “market context,” but they support the claim’s centralized visibility aspect. - “The dashboard results...” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10650096) - “Attack Surface utilization... etc.,” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10650096) - “The detailed reports provided clear insights into each vulnerability, along with recommendations for remediation.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/11013348) Source: [https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase](https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase) ## Claim: “Sedna helps shipping teams stay in control, resolve faster, and scale execution with confidence.” Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers report configurable scanning, fast scan times, clear remediation guidance, and CI/CD integration, supporting the claim that teams can stay in control, resolve issues faster, and scale execution with confidence. No meaningful review evidence directly contradicts these outcomes. - “The speed and configurability of StackHawk's scanning capabilities are impressive; I can fine-tune the balance between cost and effective scan speed to suit our needs.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/8847655) - “The detailed reports provided clear insights into each vulnerability, along with recommendations for remediation.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/11013348) - “Its scanning capabilities and easy integration into our CI/CD pipelines” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10855347) - “Additionally, the scan times are quick, allowing teams to identify and address security vulnerabilities without significant delays to deployment.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10486347) Source: [https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase](https://sedna.com/sedna-trade/salesandpurchase) ## Claim: “StackHawk integrates with your source code repositories to map all your apps and APIs, giving you complete visibility across your attack surface.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers describe integrating codebases and apps, API scanning, and attack-surface functionality, which supports the general integration and visibility aspects of the claim. However, one reviewer reports that coverage is limited to internet-accessible surfaces and has on-premises limitations, so the reviews do not consistently support complete visibility across the entire attack surface. - “The dev team found it fairl simple to get their codebase/apps (Python, BitBucket, Jenkins, Jira) integrated...” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10416765) - “The limitation of being able to use with only internet accessible surface and limitation on on-prem usage.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10546288) Source: [https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/](https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/) ## Claim: “Auto-generated OpenAPI specs turn discovery directly into testing coverage, without configuration bottlenecks.” Disputed by reviews. Relevant reviewers consistently describe configuration friction and time-consuming YAML setup, which conflicts with the claim that discovery leads to testing coverage without configuration bottlenecks. The reviews do not specifically confirm the auto-generation of OpenAPI specs. - “Simplified documentation for the yml specs. I have to search all over and go through a ton of trial and error when it comes time to setup configurations for stackhawk.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10855347) - “Here its lagging time to pass KT to each application POC to come up with their config Yaml file.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10650096) - “The configs of the YAML file and authenticated scans can be frustrating.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10721924) Source: [https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/](https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/) ## Claim: “Validate fixes before code ships, not after incidents happen” Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers consistently describe earlier issue identification, CI/CD integration, and addressing vulnerabilities before deployment, which supports the claim's pre-incident, pre-release workflow. - “StackHawk embodies a shift-left mentality, allowing us to identify issues earlier in the development cycle” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/8847655) - “Its scanning capabilities and easy integration into our CI/CD pipelines” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10855347) - “Additionally, the scan times are quick, allowing teams to identify and address security vulnerabilities without significant delays to deployment.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10486347) Source: [https://www.stackhawk.com/product/oversight/](https://www.stackhawk.com/product/oversight/) ## Claim: “StackHawk automatically creates API specifications from source code, giving AppSec teams instantly testable assets without relying on devs to manually create specs.” Disputed by reviews. Relevant reviewers describe requiring application POCs to create configuration YAML files and report manual, trial-and-error setup of YAML specifications, which contradicts the claim that StackHawk automatically creates testable API specifications without relying on developers to create specs. - “To onboard each application why should we have to involve each application POC to write their extra files to configure into the system. Here its lagging time to pass KT to each application POC to come up with their config Yaml file.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10650096) - “Simplified documentation for the yml specs. I have to search all over and go through a ton of trial and error when it comes time to setup configurations for stackhawk.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/stackhawk/reviews/10855347) Source: [https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/](https://www.stackhawk.com/product/api-discovery/)