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Static Application Security Testing

Analyze source code or bytecode for vulnerable patterns without running the application.

31 tools profiled

How it differs Reads the code you wrote without running it. SCA checks the third party packages you depend on; IAST watches the running app while your tests exercise it.

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PHPStan

PHPStan project (Ondrej Mirtes and contributors)

SAST

Static analyzer for PHP that infers types and reports code that cannot work, configurable through escalating strictness levels.

Open source

Established Compare PHPStan
Psalm

Psalm project (originated at Vimeo)

SAST

Static analyzer for PHP combining type inference with an opt in taint mode that traces untrusted input to dangerous sinks.

Open source

Established Compare Psalm

PHPStan

PHPStan project (Ondrej Mirtes and contributors)

Static analyzer for PHP that infers types and reports code that cannot work, configurable through escalating strictness levels.

Open source Established

SAST Compare PHPStan
Psalm

Psalm project (originated at Vimeo)

Static analyzer for PHP combining type inference with an opt in taint mode that traces untrusted input to dangerous sinks.

Open source Established

SAST Compare Psalm

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