New Relic IAST vs Waratek IAST

New Relic IAST probes running application code for vulnerabilities that could be exploited, helping DevOps and security teams address risk through the software development lifecycle. Dynamic assessment simulates attacks and can provide proof of exploit without code changes. New Relic APM agents deliver the capability, which can be enabled with a configuration setting change; supported languages are Go, Java, Node.js, and Ruby. Guided remediation can identify the code location, stack trace, HTTP trace, encountered URLs, exploit mechanism, and parameters involved. IAST is integrated with New Relic Vulnerability Management for ongoing discovery, fixing, and verification of high-risk vulnerabilities. Findings receive severity scores using CVSS version 3, with Low, Medium, High, and Critical ranges. The tool supports authenticated and API testing, CI/CD pipelines, and ticketing systems. A free New Relic plan is available, but IAST analysis is billed through an optional Compute Add On based on Compute Capacity Units consumed during analysis. Pricing for other plans is available on request.

Waratek IAST monitors Java applications as they run to identify vulnerabilities in application behavior. Runtime instrumentation tracks data flow and execution paths, and findings include the code line involved, a full stack trace, and the flow that led to the issue. Waratek says it analyzes compiled bytecode or binaries without source-code access. QA teams or automated suites can generate security insights while running regular functional tests, without a separate security scan phase. The product is offered through a Portal SaaS option or an on-prem Portal Dedicated deployment. Starter is a free trial for one application, with runtime analysis, basic CI/CD integration, standard vulnerability reporting, and email and knowledge base support. Team costs $2,499 per month and includes three applications, with the option to add up to two more for $833/mo per additional app. Jira and Slack integrations are marked Coming Soon. Enterprise pricing is custom, and its custom rulesets, advanced CI/CD plugins, and software composition analysis are marked Coming Soon. Waratek reports a 100% true positive rate, 0% false positive rate, and OWASP Benchmark score of 100.