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Application Security Testing (AST) Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
The global Application Security Testing (AST) market was valued at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
North America: the Application Security Testing (AST) market is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, reflecting a CAGR of % over 2026–2032. Europe: the Application Security Testing (AST) market is projected to rise from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026–2032. Asia Pacific: the Application Security Testing (AST) market is expected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026–2032. Leading global service providers of Application Security Testing (AST) include Black Duck Software, Inc., Checkmarx Ltd., Veracode, Inc., Snyk, Inc., OpenText Corporation, HCLSoftware, Invicti Security Corp., PortSwigger Ltd. and SonarSource Sàrl, among others; in 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
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This report quantifies the global Application Security Testing (AST) market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, service volume (k units), using 2024 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of service Types and end-use Applications, harmonizes provider attribution, and delivers comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region or country, including indicative price bands (US$/k units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10). Outputs are intended to support service design, budgeting, capacity planning, and benchmarking for providers, platforms, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable service innovations relevant to Application Security Testing (AST).
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading service providers with 2021–2025 results and a 2026–2032 outlook—covering revenue, market share, price bands, service portfolio and client mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, network expansion, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—volume metrics by provider, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Application Security Testing (AST) Market by Company
Black Duck Software, Inc.
Checkmarx Ltd.
Veracode, Inc.
Snyk, Inc.
OpenText Corporation
HCLSoftware
Invicti Security Corp.
PortSwigger Ltd.
SonarSource Sàrl
Mend.io
JFrog Ltd.
GitLab Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Semgrep, Inc.
Contrast Security, Inc.
Sparrow Co., Ltd.
GMO Flatt Security, Inc.
Appknox Pte. Ltd.
Indusface Pvt. Ltd.
CHT Security Co., Ltd.
QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc.
Xmirror Security
SecZone
MoreSec
Chaitin Technology
Application Security Testing (AST) Segment by Type
Static Application Security Testing
Dynamic Application Security Testing
Other
Application Security Testing (AST) Segment by Application
Web Applications
Mobile Applications
Other
Application Security Testing (AST) Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Application Security Testing (AST) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Application Security Testing (AST) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Application Security Testing (AST).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Application Security Testing (AST) companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Static Application Security Testing
- Dynamic Application Security Testing
- Other
Applications
- Web Applications
- Mobile Applications
- Other
Companies covered
- Black Duck Software, Inc.
- Checkmarx Ltd.
- Veracode, Inc.
- Snyk, Inc.
- OpenText Corporation
- HCLSoftware
- Invicti Security Corp.
- PortSwigger Ltd.
- SonarSource Sàrl
- Mend.io
- JFrog Ltd.
- GitLab Inc.
- Microsoft Corporation
- Semgrep, Inc.
- Contrast Security, Inc.
- Sparrow Co., Ltd.
- GMO Flatt Security, Inc.
- Appknox Pte. Ltd.
- Indusface Pvt. Ltd.
- CHT Security Co., Ltd.
- QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc.
- Xmirror Security
- SecZone
- MoreSec
- Chaitin Technology
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Application Security Testing (AST) by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.2.2 Static Application Security Testing
- 2.2.3 Dynamic Application Security Testing
- 2.2.4 Other
- 2.3 Application Security Testing (AST) by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.3.2 Web Applications
- 2.3.3 Mobile Applications
- 2.3.4 Other
- 2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Application Security Testing (AST) Breakdown Data by Type
- 3.1 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Historic Market Size by Type (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
4 Application Security Testing (AST) Breakdown Data by Application
- 4.1 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Historic Market Size by Application (2021-2026)
- 4.2 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
5 Global Growth Trends
- 5.1 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Market Perspective (2021-2032)
- 5.2 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Growth Trends by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2.2 Application Security Testing (AST) Historic Market Size by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Application Security Testing (AST) Forecasted Market Size by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Application Security Testing (AST) Market Dynamics
- 5.3.1 Application Security Testing (AST) Industry Trends
- 5.3.2 Application Security Testing (AST) Market Drivers
- 5.3.3 Application Security Testing (AST) Market Challenges
- 5.3.4 Application Security Testing (AST) Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
- 6.1 Global Top Application Security Testing (AST) Players by Revenue
- 6.1.1 Global Top Application Security Testing (AST) Players by Revenue (2021-2026)
- 6.1.2 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Revenue Market Share by Players (2021-2026)
- 6.2 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
- 6.3 Global Key Players of Application Security Testing (AST) Head Office and Area Served
- 6.4 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Players, Product Type & Application
- 6.5 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Manufacturers Established Date
- 6.6 Global Application Security Testing (AST) Market CR5 and HHI
- 6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
- 7.1 North America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 7.2 North America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.3 North America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.4 North America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.5 United States
- 7.5 United States
- 7.6 Canada
- 7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
- 8.1 Europe Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Application Security Testing (AST) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3 Europe Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.4 Europe Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.5 Germany
- 8.6 France
- 8.7 U.K.
- 8.8 Italy
- 8.9 Spain
- 8.10 Russia
- 8.11 Netherlands
- 8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Application Security Testing (AST) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.3 Asia-Pacific Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.4 Asia-Pacific Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.5 China
- 9.6 Japan
- 9.7 South Korea
- 9.8 India
- 9.9 Australia
- 9.10 China Taiwan
- 9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
- 10.1 South America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 10.2 South America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.3 South America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.4 South America Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.5 Brazil
- 10.6 Argentina
- 10.7 Chile
- 10.8 Colombia
- 10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Application Security Testing (AST) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Application Security Testing (AST) Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.5 Saudi Arabia
- 11.6 Israel
- 11.7 United Arab Emirates
- 11.8 Turkey
- 11.9 Iran
- 11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
- 12.1 Black Duck Software, Inc.
- 12.1.1 Black Duck Software, Inc. Company Information
- 12.1.2 Black Duck Software, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.1.3 Black Duck Software, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.1.4 Black Duck Software, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.1.5 Black Duck Software, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.2 Checkmarx Ltd.
- 12.2.1 Checkmarx Ltd. Company Information
- 12.2.2 Checkmarx Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.2.3 Checkmarx Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.2.4 Checkmarx Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.2.5 Checkmarx Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.3 Veracode, Inc.
- 12.3.1 Veracode, Inc. Company Information
- 12.3.2 Veracode, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.3.3 Veracode, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.3.4 Veracode, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.3.5 Veracode, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.4 Snyk, Inc.
- 12.4.1 Snyk, Inc. Company Information
- 12.4.2 Snyk, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.4.3 Snyk, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.4.4 Snyk, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.4.5 Snyk, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.5 OpenText Corporation
- 12.5.1 OpenText Corporation Company Information
- 12.5.2 OpenText Corporation Business Overview
- 12.5.3 OpenText Corporation Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.5.4 OpenText Corporation Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.5.5 OpenText Corporation Recent Developments
- 12.6 HCLSoftware
- 12.6.1 HCLSoftware Company Information
- 12.6.2 HCLSoftware Business Overview
- 12.6.3 HCLSoftware Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.6.4 HCLSoftware Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.6.5 HCLSoftware Recent Developments
- 12.7 Invicti Security Corp.
- 12.7.1 Invicti Security Corp. Company Information
- 12.7.2 Invicti Security Corp. Business Overview
- 12.7.3 Invicti Security Corp. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.7.4 Invicti Security Corp. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.7.5 Invicti Security Corp. Recent Developments
- 12.8 PortSwigger Ltd.
- 12.8.1 PortSwigger Ltd. Company Information
- 12.8.2 PortSwigger Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.8.3 PortSwigger Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.8.4 PortSwigger Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.8.5 PortSwigger Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.9 SonarSource Sàrl
- 12.9.1 SonarSource Sàrl Company Information
- 12.9.2 SonarSource Sàrl Business Overview
- 12.9.3 SonarSource Sàrl Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.9.4 SonarSource Sàrl Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.9.5 SonarSource Sàrl Recent Developments
- 12.10 Mend.io
- 12.10.1 Mend.io Company Information
- 12.10.2 Mend.io Business Overview
- 12.10.3 Mend.io Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.10.4 Mend.io Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.10.5 Mend.io Recent Developments
- 12.11 JFrog Ltd.
- 12.11.1 JFrog Ltd. Company Information
- 12.11.2 JFrog Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.11.3 JFrog Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.11.4 JFrog Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.11.5 JFrog Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.12 GitLab Inc.
- 12.12.1 GitLab Inc. Company Information
- 12.12.2 GitLab Inc. Business Overview
- 12.12.3 GitLab Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.12.4 GitLab Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.12.5 GitLab Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.13 Microsoft Corporation
- 12.13.1 Microsoft Corporation Company Information
- 12.13.2 Microsoft Corporation Business Overview
- 12.13.3 Microsoft Corporation Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.13.4 Microsoft Corporation Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.13.5 Microsoft Corporation Recent Developments
- 12.14 Semgrep, Inc.
- 12.14.1 Semgrep, Inc. Company Information
- 12.14.2 Semgrep, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.14.3 Semgrep, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.14.4 Semgrep, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.14.5 Semgrep, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.15 Contrast Security, Inc.
- 12.15.1 Contrast Security, Inc. Company Information
- 12.15.2 Contrast Security, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.15.3 Contrast Security, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.15.4 Contrast Security, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.15.5 Contrast Security, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.16 Sparrow Co., Ltd.
- 12.16.1 Sparrow Co., Ltd. Company Information
- 12.16.2 Sparrow Co., Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.16.3 Sparrow Co., Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.16.4 Sparrow Co., Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.16.5 Sparrow Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.17 GMO Flatt Security, Inc.
- 12.17.1 GMO Flatt Security, Inc. Company Information
- 12.17.2 GMO Flatt Security, Inc. Business Overview
- 12.17.3 GMO Flatt Security, Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.17.4 GMO Flatt Security, Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.17.5 GMO Flatt Security, Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.18 Appknox Pte. Ltd.
- 12.18.1 Appknox Pte. Ltd. Company Information
- 12.18.2 Appknox Pte. Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.18.3 Appknox Pte. Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.18.4 Appknox Pte. Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.18.5 Appknox Pte. Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.19 Indusface Pvt. Ltd.
- 12.19.1 Indusface Pvt. Ltd. Company Information
- 12.19.2 Indusface Pvt. Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.19.3 Indusface Pvt. Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.19.4 Indusface Pvt. Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.19.5 Indusface Pvt. Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.20 CHT Security Co., Ltd.
- 12.20.1 CHT Security Co., Ltd. Company Information
- 12.20.2 CHT Security Co., Ltd. Business Overview
- 12.20.3 CHT Security Co., Ltd. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.20.4 CHT Security Co., Ltd. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.20.5 CHT Security Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
- 12.21 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc.
- 12.21.1 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc. Company Information
- 12.21.2 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc. Business Overview
- 12.21.3 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc. Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.21.4 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc. Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.21.5 QI-ANXIN Technology Group Inc. Recent Developments
- 12.22 Xmirror Security
- 12.22.1 Xmirror Security Company Information
- 12.22.2 Xmirror Security Business Overview
- 12.22.3 Xmirror Security Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.22.4 Xmirror Security Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.22.5 Xmirror Security Recent Developments
- 12.23 SecZone
- 12.23.1 SecZone Company Information
- 12.23.2 SecZone Business Overview
- 12.23.3 SecZone Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.23.4 SecZone Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.23.5 SecZone Recent Developments
- 12.24 MoreSec
- 12.24.1 MoreSec Company Information
- 12.24.2 MoreSec Business Overview
- 12.24.3 MoreSec Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.24.4 MoreSec Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.24.5 MoreSec Recent Developments
- 12.25 Chaitin Technology
- 12.25.1 Chaitin Technology Company Information
- 12.25.2 Chaitin Technology Business Overview
- 12.25.3 Chaitin Technology Revenue in Application Security Testing (AST) Business (2021-2026)
- 12.25.4 Chaitin Technology Application Security Testing (AST) Product Portfolio
- 12.25.5 Chaitin Technology Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer
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