Application security testing vendors
We list 58 companies active in application security testing, and 19 of them have it as their main focus. 2 are public, 9 are owned by another company and 47 are private. Most are based in the United States (26) and the United Kingdom (6). The oldest, Open Text Corporation, was founded in 1991. By revenue from annual reports, the largest company here is Open Text Corporation ($5.2bn in FY2026).
By countryUnited States 26
Companies focused on application security testing
19 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Duck Black Duck provides application security testing tools for software development. | Burlington, Massachusetts, United States | 2002 | Owned by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners | ||
Checkmarx Checkmarx provides application security testing software that scans code for vulnerabilities. | Tel Aviv, United States | 2006 | Owned by Hellman & Friedman | ||
Endor Labs Endor Labs provides an agentic application security platform for AI-generated and open source code. | Palo Alto, United States | 2021 | Private | ||
GitHub GitHub is a software development platform where developers, agents, and code come together. | San Francisco, United States | 2007 | Part of Microsoft | ||
Harness Harness provides an AI-native software delivery platform for DevOps, testing, security, and cost optimization. | San Francisco, United States | 2017 | Private | ||
HCLSoftware Enterprise software maker selling AppScan for static, dynamic and interactive application security testing and software composition analysis, alongside BigFix, Domino and other products. | Noida, India | Private | |||
Legit Security Legit Security provides application security for AI-generated code and software development. | Boston, United States | Private | |||
Mend.io Mend.io provides application security and AI security software for code and AI systems. | Burlington, United States | 2011 | Private | ||
O360 B.V. Offensive360 provides application security testing and risk management tools for enterprises. | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Private | |||
Sentrint Sentrint is an automated source-code security scanner sold as a software-as-a-service product. | India | 2026 | Private | ||
SonarSource Sonar provides a platform that verifies code quality and security for developers. | Geneva, Switzerland | 2008 | Private | ||
Veracode Veracode provides a platform that identifies and fixes security flaws in software. | Burlington, United States | 2006 | Owned by TA Associates | ||
Code Intelligence Automated fuzz testing for C and C++ code, with an AUTOSAR simulator and support for ISO/SAE 21434 testing. | Bonn, Germany | Private | |||
Contrast Security Contrast Security provides runtime application security that detects and blocks attacks from inside running applications. | Pleasanton, United States | Private | |||
Invicti Invicti provides web application and API security testing software for enterprises. | Austin, United States | 2005 | Private | ||
P Puma Security Puma Security provides .NET static analysis tools and application security services. | Des Moines, United States | 2017 | Private | ||
Secvura Secvura reviews web and SaaS applications for security weaknesses and helps teams fix them. | London, United Kingdom | 2026 | Private | ||
Semgrep Semgrep provides a platform for scanning code and dependencies to find security issues. | San Francisco, United States | 2017 | Private | ||
Snyk Snyk provides a security platform that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure. | Boston, United States | 2015 | Private |
Also active in application security testing
39 companies| Company | Based in | Founded | Size | Ownership | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Text Corporation OpenText provides software and services for managing information across an organisation. | Waterloo, Canada | 1991 | Public, OTEX | $5.2bn (FY2026) | |
Qualys Qualys provides an enterprise cyber risk and security platform. | Foster City, United States | 1999 | Public, QLYS | $669.1m (FY2025) | |
Offensive Security Creators of OSCP, Kali Linux, and Exploit-DB, offering penetration testing services from the team that trains the world's ethical hackers. | New York, United States | 2007 | 201-500 staff | Owned by Leeds Equity Partners | |
Securing (SecuRing) Poland's longest-running independent pen testing firm with 50+ consultants. Specialises in application security, cloud testing, and red teaming. | Kraków, Poland | 2003 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Trail of Bits Elite security research firm specializing in source code review, blockchain auditing, and building industry-standard open-source security tools. | New York, United States | 2012 | 51-200 staff | Private | |
Kolibërs Group Mexico-based cybersecurity firm delivering pen testing services across Latin America with international standards alignment. | Mexico City, Mexico | 2015 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
Project Black Australian senior-led boutique pen testing firm with consultants in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. CREST CRT, OSCP, and OSCE certified testers. | Sydney, Australia | 2019 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
R Rhino Security Labs Cloud security penetration testing specialists known for the Pacu AWS exploitation framework and deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. | Seattle, United States | 2013 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
Swarmnetics Singapore CREST-accredited and CSA-licensed offensive security boutique. Manual, senior-led testing with strong MAS TRM and PDPA expertise. | Singapore | 2018 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
C Cure53 Berlin-based web, browser, and cryptography auditors founded by Dr. Mario Heiderich, trusted by ExpressVPN, NordVPN, 1Password, and Bitwarden. | Berlin, Germany | 2013 | 11-50 staff | Private | |
Aardwolf Security Boutique UK penetration testing consultancy in Milton Keynes specialising in manual, expert-led security assessments across web applications, APIs, cloud, and mobile platforms. | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | 2015 | 1-10 staff | Private | |
AISafe Labs AISafe Labs provides AI-powered penetration testing services for applications. | Timisoara, Romania | 2025 | Private | ||
AISLE AISLE provides AI-native vulnerability management that finds, fixes, and verifies software vulnerabilities. | San Francisco, United States | Owned by Cohere | |||
Appdome Appdome provides a no-code platform for building security and anti-fraud defenses into mobile apps. | Redwood City, United States | Private | |||
Data Theorem Data Theorem provides application security for mobile, API, cloud, and AI-driven applications. | Palo Alto, United States | 2013 | Private | ||
Enoki Labs Enoki Labs makes Enoki, a platform that attacks AI agents to find security and safety weaknesses. | Ghent, Belgium | 2026 | Private | ||
Fuzzware Fuzzes compiled ECU and embedded firmware in emulation, finding memory bugs without needing the physical hardware. | Bochum, Germany | Private | |||
Guardsquare Guardsquare provides mobile app security through code hardening, testing, and threat monitoring. | Leuven, Belgium | 2014 | Private | ||
Hexens Hexens audits smart contracts and provides offensive security for blockchain and Web3 projects. | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | 2021 | Private | ||
Intrudify Intrudify sells an AI-driven penetration testing platform for web applications and APIs. | Romania | 2025 | Private | ||
JFrog Software supply chain security and artifact management platform that blocks risky open source packages, scans for exploitable vulnerabilities and governs releases and AI models. | Sunnyvale, United States | Private | |||
Lasso Security Lasso Security provides a platform to secure AI agents and applications at enterprise scale. | Tel Aviv, Israel | 2023 | Private | ||
Nowsecure NowSecure provides mobile app security and AI governance. | Chicago, United States | 2009 | Private | ||
O3 Security O3 Security sells a platform for software supply chain security. | Dover, India | 2025 | Private | ||
Payatu Pune security firm testing in-vehicle systems, telematics and EV charging, with a hands-on car hacking course. | Pune, India | 2011 | Private | ||
Penetrify.cloud Penetrify provides automated penetration testing for web applications. | Czech Republic | 2025 | Acquired | ||
Reversec Reversec provides cybersecurity consulting services, including penetration testing and resilience development. | Stockholm, Sweden | 2025 | Private | ||
ReversingLabs ReversingLabs provides software supply chain security and threat intelligence to verify and secure enterprise software. | Cambridge, United States | Private | |||
Safeguard Safeguard is a software supply chain security platform. | California, United States | 2025 | Private | ||
ScanTitan ScanTitan provides website security scanning, malware removal, and external attack surface management for businesses. | Den Haag, Netherlands | 2014 | Private | ||
Soken Soken is a Web3 services firm based in London. | London, United Kingdom | 2023 | Private | ||
Sonatype Sonatype provides tools to manage and secure open source components and AI models in software development. | Fulton, United States | Private | |||
Trent AI Provides an AI security engineer that finds and fixes software risks using coding agents. | London, United Kingdom | 2025 | Private | ||
Vulert Vulert monitors open-source dependencies for vulnerabilities and license compliance without accessing source code. | London, United Kingdom | 2022 | Private | ||
Zimperium Zimperium provides mobile security for devices and applications. | Tel Aviv, United States | 2010 | Owned by Liberty Strategic Capital | ||
42Crunch 42Crunch provides security governance for MCP servers and APIs used by AI agents. | London, United Kingdom | Private | |||
HackenProof HackenProof runs a bug bounty and crowdsourced audit platform for blockchain and crypto projects. | Tallinn, Estonia | Private | |||
Monarc Monarc provides a unified security platform that scans websites for vulnerabilities and explains fixes in plain language. | United Arab Emirates | 2026 | Private | ||
Outpost24 Exposure management platform with vulnerability management, external attack surface management, application security testing, pen testing as a service and digital risk protection. | Stockholm, Sweden | Owned by Vitruvian Partners |
Recent deals in application security testing
All application security testing dealsAcquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.
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