Mend.io vs Checkmarx
AppSec Battle: Why tolerate Checkmarx’s complexity?
Drive AppSec impact faster with better scanning, deeper coverage, and effortless maintainability.
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Choose an AppSec platform that creates results instead of roadblocks
Smarter scans, faster impact
Checkmarx users face slow scans, inconsistent results, and resource-heavy analysis. Mend.io’s high-performance scanning runs on commit, using intelligent analysis for accurate, real-time findings.
Fix smarter, not harder
False positives and tool complexity slow Checkmarx users down. Mend.io prioritizes real risks with deep analysis, reachability context, and automated remediation for faster, more effective fixes.
Go deeper with malicious package detection
Checkmarx lacks advanced malicious package detection. Mend.io identifies threats like data exfiltration, dependency confusion, and obfuscated code with behavioral heuristics and real-time threat intelligence.
Curb AI risk sprawl
Checkmarx does not provide any coverage for AI components, leaving critical risks unaddressed. Mend AI inventories and governs AI-generated code, ensuring complete visibility and control.
Lower total cost of ownership, higher impact
Checkmarx requires heavy configuration, managed services, and complex tuning. Mend.io simplifies security with streamlined configuration, comprehensive coverage, workflow automation, scalable architecture, and dedicated support—all included in one price.
Mend and Checkmarx comparison
|
Feature |
Mend.io |
Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|
 Security Coverage for AI Components |
Yes. |
No. |
 Container Coverage |
Image vulnerability scanning, reachability analysis, secrets scanning, and K8s integration |
Limited container coverage, leaving customers blind to risks |
 Scan Speed & Accuracy |
High-performance, comprehensive scans (Mend SAST scans 10x faster with +38% better precision and +48% better recall than traditional tools) that run on commit. |
Slow, resource-intensive scans, inconsistent results, high false positives, requires heavy customization by security experts |
 Remediation |
Automated fixes, real-time severity updates, actionable guidance with safe (non-build breaking) AI-powered code fixes that are +46% more accurate than benchmark competitors |
Manual triage, full rescans required |
 Malicious Package Detection |
Behavioral analysis, heuristics, real-time intelligence |
Limited, signature-based approach |
 Compliance & Governance |
Enterprise-ready policy management |
Complex setup, relies on custom scripts |
 Pricing & Scalability |
Transparent, developer-based pricing, includes dedicated-support |
High cost, requires managed services |
Don’t just take our word for it: Why teams choose Mend.io
Checkmarx:
“There are many false positives which increase a lot of issues which in turn are required to be marked as non-exploitable.”
Mend.io:
“The accuracy of vulnerability detection is impressive, and we have rarely encountered false positives.”
Checkmarx:
“SUPER expensive, very slow and the reporting is too messy.”
Mend.io:
“The pricing is reasonable and scalable, making it a good fit for our growing business.”
Checkmarx:
“Often, when I login to the platform, I need to open a support ticket because I run into a new problem/bug using the product.”
Mend.io:
“The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, even for non-technical users.”
Checkmarx:
“It was completely impossible to get set up locally or through a continuous integration system.”
Mend.io:
“The integration with our existing tools (like JIRA and Jenkins) was seamless, saving us a lot of time and effort.”
Checkmarx:
“Customer service is not so great. It takes a while for them to return your call.”
Mend.io:
“The customer support team is knowledgeable and responsive, and the documentation is thorough and easy to understand.”
Checkmarx:
“There are many false positives which increase a lot of issues which in turn are required to be marked as non-exploitable.”
Mend.io:
“The accuracy of vulnerability detection is impressive, and we have rarely encountered false positives.”
Checkmarx:
“SUPER expensive, very slow and the reporting is too messy.”
Mend.io:
“The pricing is reasonable and scalable, making it a good fit for our growing business.”
experience
Checkmarx:
“Often, when I login to the platform, I need to open a support ticket because I run into a new problem/bug using the product.”
Mend.io:
“The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, even for non-technical users.”
Checkmarx:
“It was completely impossible to get set up locally or through a continuous integration system.”
Mend.io:
“The integration with our existing tools (like JIRA and Jenkins) was seamless, saving us a lot of time and effort.”
Checkmarx:
“Customer service is not so great. It takes a while for them to return your call.”
Mend.io:
“The customer support team is knowledgeable and responsive, and the documentation is thorough and easy to understand.”
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$1,000
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Frequently asked questions
How do Checkmarx and Mend.io differ in their approach to SAST?
Mend SAST uses a more efficient data flow analysis, delivering results in as little as 10 minutes for 250,000 lines of code—compared to about an hour with Checkmarx. Instead of building a full abstract syntax tree and querying it (as Checkmarx does), Mend SAST analyzes inputs and potential sources first, then generates the call tree, enabling faster scans.
Do both options offer detailed visibility into incremental changes in code?
Checkmarx doesn’t provide the same level of visibility into incremental changes. The Mend AppSec Platform gives teams insight into vulnerabilities by commit and security risks by version, giving a clearer picture of their evolving security posture. Checkmarx lacks this level of incremental visibility.
How does pricing differ?
Mend offers a simpler, more transparent pricing structure. At $1,000 per developer per year, Mend provides all of its capabilities and customer support services in one package, with no hidden costs.
Checkmarx’s pricing is more complex and varies depending on the specific needs and size of the organization, with additional costs potentially incurred for setup, maintenance, and premium support.
How does each solution reduce false positives? What’s the difference?
Checkmarx, while highly customizable, is known to generate more false positives, requiring additional time and resources to manage and resolve them.
The Mend AppSec Platform reduces false positives more effectively by taking different approaches to scanning, combining data flow analysis, risk-specific context, advanced reachability analysis, and continuous, real-time change updates to cut through the noise. Mend prioritizes the most critical risks, delivering actionable results and eliminating the false positives that often burden Checkmarx users.
Which platform is a better choice for organizations with limited security resources?
Without dedicated professionals or Checkmarx managed services to maintain and optimize the tools, you will struggle to realize and maintain value with Checkmarx. Though powerful, Checkmarx tools require extensive configuration and management.
In contrast, Mend.io’s straightforward pricing, ease of use, and all-inclusive platform with dedicated customer support (included in price) make it easier for teams who need to rapidly realize value, elastically scale, and drive AppSec program impact.
