They do not compare favorably to manual reviews, however they can be done faster and more efficiently. These tools also encapsulate deep knowledge of underlying rules and semantics required to perform this type analysis such that it does not require the human code reviewer to have the same level of expertise as an expert human auditor.
These tools are less comprehensive than manual reviews, but they can be performed faster and more efficiently. These tools also contain deep knowledge of underlying rules and semantics required to perform this type of analysis, so that human code reviewers do not need the same level of expertise as an expert human auditor.