Choose Checkmarx Over Veracode
Get the leading AppSec solution that is built for developers, AppSec leaders, and CISOs. Find out why Checkmarx is a better fit for your business.
Legacy Solutions Don’t Build #DevSecTrust
Veracode has historically focused on the needs of security teams — not developers. Checkmarx One has a unified experience and doesn’t get in the way of developers’ workflows.
Faster Risk Mitigation
Veracode requires two builds, only scans compiled code, and struggles to point to vulnerable code.
Checkmarx has faster code-to-remediation time. Fix once and remediate throughout.
Seamless Integrations
Veracode has separate plugins for SCA and SAST, making integration a challenge. With Checkmarx, integrations with IDEs, SCMs, CI Build tools, and feedback apps are frictionless.
A truly Unified Platform
Veracode has separate scans for SAST and SCA and uses APls to connect to SCM tooling.
With Checkmarx, a single event can trigger multiple scans.
Supply Chain Threat Intelligence
Not only can Checkmarx identify vulnerabilities in open-source packages, but we can identify malicious packages. Checkmarx monitors published packages and provides the intelligence needed to protect your organization.
Why Checkmarx is better than Veracode
Checkmarx is the leader in cloud native application security. Discover why Checkmarx beats Veracode.
Find More Vulnerabilities
A large FinTech migrated from Veracode SAST and SCA to Checkmarx.
The result? In less than six months, Checkmarx optimized nearly 50% of the applications in their portfolio and identified over 12,000 critical vulnerabilities missed by Veracode.
Complete Coverage and Visibility
Veracode has limited functionality in areas like IaC, Supply Chain Security, and DAST. They only scan binaries and lack SCM integration. Results lack context and cannot be easily integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.
Checkmarx One provides a comprehensive AppSec approach.
SAST Query Customization
Tuning SAST to your unique application increases accuracy and reduces false positives and false negatives. Veracode doesn’t allow you to customize queries.
Powered by the Checkmarx AI Query Builder for SAST, AppSec teams can use AI to write custom queries, or modify existing queries.
Technology That Builds #DevSecTrust
Checkmarx helps you design a developer experience that builds trust.
You have all the tools you need to help developers prioritize, bring security into their workflows, meet them where they live, and equip them with the tools and knowledge improve productivity and grow skills.
See how Veracode compares to Checkmarx
| Capability | Checkmarx One | Veracode |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ✓ WIN Checkmarx One is built from the ground up with a unified user experience across the entire platform; With Checkmarx, a single event can trigger multiple scans, and results are consolidated into a single view; Real-time scanning to provide developers with real-time security and code quality feedback. | Customer say UI is “clunky” and UX feels disjointed; Veracode has separate plugins for SCA and SAST, making integration a challenge; No real-time scanning. |
| SCA | ✓ WIN Malicious package detection – 200K+ malicious packages identified to date; AI-generated-code scanning – from within popular AI tools, such as ChatGPT. | Limited malicious package detection; No AI-generated code scanning. |
| Exploitable Path | ✓ WIN Exploitable Path analysis – reduces noise by 70% | No Exploitable Path |
| Cloud Security | ✓ WIN ONAPP integrations including Sysdig, Wiz; CSP integrations including AWS. | IaC is included in Container Security offering only — not standalone |
| ASPM | ✓ WIN Works with Checkmarx, third-party, and competitive solutions | No ASPM solution |
Why the World’s Top Teams Choose Checkmarx
“We’ve seen an 80% noise reduction — our engineers now focus on the high-quality risks that matter.”Explore Best Buy Case Study
“By far the best AppSec tooling decision we have made”
“Checkmarx gave us a 90% reduction in vulnerabilities in just a few months.”
“Unifying our AppSec tools with Checkmarx gave us a single source of truth.”
“With 2.1B lines of code scanned monthly, Checkmarx gives us the scale and speed we need.”
“Checkmarx fits seamlessly into our DevOps pipelines—it’s a truly scalable solution.”
“From a buyer perspective, Checkmarx’s approach offers a structured and role-aware entry point into agentic security. ”
“Incorporating Checkmarx’s technology has revolutionized our development culture ”
“Checkmarx One made our security team and developers life easier.”
“The success of our AppSec program can be directly attributed to the tooling, processes and support provided by the Checkmarx managed services.”
“Bringing ASPM context directly into the IDE reflects a forward-looking approach to prioritizing security efforts based on risk earlier in the development process.”
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The Bottom Line
Where Checkmarx wins
No binary compilation required
source code scanning eliminates the need for two build pipelines
Seamless IDE, SCM, and CI/CD integrations
vs. Veracode’s separate plugins and integration challenges
Native IaC, container, and supply chain security
areas Veracode doesn’t natively cover
Faster scanning feedback
source code scanning avoids cloud processing delays and compilation failures
Move beyond binary scanning
See how Checkmarx delivers faster feedback, broader coverage, and a developer experience that actually drives adoption — without the two-pipeline overhead.
