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Contrast Security Assess vs GitLab comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Contrast Security Assess improves code quality, reduces costs, and streamlines workflows by detecting vulnerabilities early, enhancing efficiency.
Sentiment score
6.4
GitLab enhances ROI by improving coding processes, boosting collaboration, reducing deployment times, and increasing operational efficiency by 10-20%.
Contrast has probably saved us a couple hundred hours over the past six years.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The speed of fixing issues is significantly improved due to the vast amount of information provided by Contrast Security Assess, making it quite essential for finding the root cause of problems in the source code.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Migrating to GitLab is bringing time-saving benefits, and everything is easier to automate.
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We have saved time significantly, reducing deployment time from four hours to five minutes per deployment.
IT Software Architect at ANAC - Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione
In terms of operational efficiency, a ten to twenty percent increase in speed could quite easily be seen from using the Issues and Epics tracking feature.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Contrast Security Assess support is responsive and knowledgeable, with efficient issue resolution and high user satisfaction despite customization challenges.
Sentiment score
6.6
GitLab's customer service is good with paid solutions, but response time and communication could improve, especially with integrations.
They go out of their way to respond quickly and very knowledgeably.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Customer support is one of the strongest points of Contrast Security Assess, as they are really responsive and answer tickets in less than one hour.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
We have rarely needed to escalate issues to technical support since GitLab usually runs seamlessly.
AWS DevOps/ Site Reliability Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I have interacted with architects for some advice during the implementation, and they were prompt in their response.
Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
I have had meetings where they taught me, explained things, and provided guidance for starting from scratch.
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Contrast Security Assess offers scalability across platforms but faces challenges with change management and limited technology support.
Sentiment score
7.4
GitLab excels in scalability, integrating with tools, supporting CI/CD, but faces challenges scaling beyond infrastructure limits.
It is fairly simple to install the agents for Contrast Security Assess and keep them updated.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Contrast Security Assess's scalability is not an issue at all.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
It has all the features required for our coding and deployment needs, which makes it scalable to our changing requirements.
Senior Application Developer at IBM
We're transitioning to OpenShift for future scalability with increased user numbers.
Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
For scaling, other deployment options from GitLab's side need to be adopted.
Manager, Engineering at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Contrast Security Assess is highly stable and reliable, with occasional environment-related issues and limited ColdFusion support.
Sentiment score
8.2
GitLab is highly reliable with minimal issues, earning frequent user ratings of seven to ten for stability.
We opened a ticket to customer support and experienced four weeks of disruption due to the extension malfunctioning in some of the .NET servers running Contrast Security Assess.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have not encountered any performance or stability issues with GitLab so far.
AWS DevOps/ Site Reliability Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The updates are frequent and demanding, happening at least once a week due to security reasons.
Chief Technology Officer at Acclym
We raised a request with GitLab support, but they were unable to help because they could not find the root cause of what went wrong.
Assistant Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Contrast Security Assess offers effective automation but requires better documentation, integration, reporting, support, pricing flexibility, and AI enhancements.
GitLab users seek better integration, improved performance, enhanced features, and more automation, especially within key ecosystems and project management.
Regarding Contrast Security Assess's AI capabilities, I think they are missing a huge opportunity because they could lead the way in automatic testing and AI security testing.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Contrast support has been great in fixing any issues or getting back to us with questions.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Contrast Security Assess can be improved as it checks the code and asks to fix the code that is vulnerable, and in that way, we can prevent potential hacking or attempts for people to inject malicious code.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a program development consultancy with 1-10 employees
It would be beneficial to have a user-friendly interface for setting up these configurations, instead of just writing YAML files.
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is essential to conduct proper testing, such as unit tests and code coverage, within the SDLC pipelines.
Manager, Engineering at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
GitLab can improve its user interface to make conflict resolution more user-friendly.
Senior Application Developer at IBM
 

Setup Cost

Contrast Security Assess offers scalable pricing based on application size and environment, ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 annually.
GitLab provides free and paid plans, with prices ranging from $19 to $99 per user, per month, based on features.
Licensing costs are fairly high compared to other DAST and SAST tools, but it seems to be worth the money.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Even when working in other small organizations, we opted for GitLab as it was cost-efficient.
Senior Application Developer at IBM
The pricing of GitLab is reasonable, aligning with what I consider to be average compared to competitors.
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The price is high, and it limits user accessibility.
IT Software Architect at ANAC - Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione
 

Valuable Features

Contrast Security Assess offers real-time vulnerability detection with minimal false positives, enhancing security through CI/CD integration and proactive measures.
GitLab enhances development with CI/CD, DevOps integration, and automation, providing a user-friendly interface and seamless platform compatibility.
The ability to see what is going on and what has been going on in a given application and basically get to see what is coming across it in real time is helpful in finding vulnerabilities to remediate before production deployments.
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Instead of fixing each vulnerability reported independently, you can group them and fix them in a single point in the source code, resolving several vulnerabilities at once.
Management Of Quality Managers at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Contrast Security Assess has positively impacted my organization by improving the security features of our application.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a program development consultancy with 1-10 employees
As we implement automated testing and DevSecOps, it speeds up the process by forty to sixty percent.
Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The Ultimate version offers enhanced features for security scanning through DAST and SAST analysis, which have greatly benefitted our project workflow.
IT Software Architect at ANAC - Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione
By integrating GitLab as a DevOps platform, we have enhanced agility, improved our time to market, and different teams can work collaboratively on various projects.
Manager, Engineering at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Contrast Security Assess
Ranking in Application Security Tools
25th
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitLab
Ranking in Application Security Tools
8th
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (3rd), Release Automation (2nd), Rapid Application Development Software (12th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (4th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Contrast Security Assess is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 2.3%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitLab2.3%
Contrast Security Assess1.7%
Other96.0%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Ryan Flake - PeerSpot reviewer
Threat & Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real-time assessments have improved remediation speed and reduced time spent on authentication issues
I do find that here and there with Contrast Security Assess there are user interface issues, particularly with how they work with libraries. The way that it works is people have access to library data for all applications, not just the applications that they should have access to. However, they are trying to fix that. The way the libraries are handled with Contrast Security Assess could use some work. I know that there is an additional service tier that allows for more in-depth library data. These are small things. Contrast support has been great in fixing any issues or getting back to us with questions. They seem to really be dedicated to the product.
BasilJiji - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Role-based workflows have transformed daily deployments and improve team collaboration
GitLab has role-based access control, so when a team member needs to make a code change, they cannot directly apply it to the environment but must put in a merge request. Once a senior reviews the code and approves it, then it is implemented across the environment, making it safer and allowing everyone to experience the process. The best features GitLab offers are version control and automation, which are the major things that stand out to me. When it comes to access, the login is very smooth, with just one login integrated with our Okta, allowing everyone to log in easily. Deployments become much easier, and that is how GitLab helps. The automation features make my work easier because we use a tool called AWX, which is connected to GitLab. Whenever we run a job on AWX, it directly checks the code and uses it. Since the code is not preserved locally but kept in the cloud, it is safe and nobody can tamper with it. When it comes to safety, that is a major thing. Automation features allow the code to be accessed from any tools we use, so the jobs we run are helping tremendously and doing their work perfectly. For pipeline tasks, we have created a significant amount of pipelines, which are all hosted in GitLab. Running the pipelines has become much easier, and they are doing a perfect job, helping tremendously in our day-to-day activities. GitLab has positively impacted my organization because previously we stored code locally on servers, leading to many risks. Since GitLab came into our environment, our integration and deployments became much easier, helping our work become much smoother. Improvements from GitLab have led to better team collaboration because when several people are working, they can all edit the code and submit it as a merge request, and once approved, it reflects directly to the main branch. Many can work at the same time. When it comes to deployments, deploying has become much faster since we started using GitLab, and even if errors occur, we can spot them easily and troubleshoot, which has helped tremendously.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise49
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Contrast Security Assess?
I was not involved in the negotiation of pricing for Contrast Security Assess, but I am somewhat familiar with setup cost and licensing. Licensing costs are fairly high compared to other DAST and S...
What needs improvement with Contrast Security Assess?
I don't use Contrast Security Assess anymore, so I cannot comment on how it can be improved; I stopped using it four years ago, but at the time, I think the UI could be improved to be more friendly...
What advice do you have for others considering Contrast Security Assess?
I don't remember specific metrics regarding the outcomes we saw, but I can tell that the false positive rate was a third compared to a static analysis scanner; we used to have automation testing ex...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?
The setup cost for GitLab is minimal since the team has its own minimal resource balancing. The costing falls into an intermediate stage and is impactful across all results within the team. It allo...
What needs improvement with GitLab?
There are many improvements that GitLab can implement, such as addressing the issue of caching. Currently, when I have multiple tasks to merge or attempt multiple merges, the CI/CD and overall GitL...
What is your primary use case for GitLab?
My main use case for GitLab is as a version control system that we are using. Currently, I am working on an end-to-end AI pipeline, and I have deployed my whole code using GitLab so that all things...
 

Also Known As

Contrast Assess
Fuzzit
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Williams-Sonoma, Autodesk, HUAWEI, Chromeriver, RingCentral, Demandware.
1. NASA  2. IBM  3. Sony  4. Alibaba  5. CERN  6. Siemens  7. Volkswagen  8. ING  9. Ticketmaster  10. SpaceX  11. Adobe  12. Intuit  13. Autodesk  14. Rakuten  15. Unity Technologies  16. Pandora  17. Electronic Arts  18. Nordstrom  19. Verizon  20. Comcast  21. Philips  22. Deutsche Telekom  23. Orange  24. Fujitsu  25. Ericsson  26. Nokia  27. General Electric  28. Cisco  29. Accenture  30. Deloitte  31. PwC  32. KPMG
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