The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing
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Analyst Report

The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application
Security Testing

View a complimentary copy as Checkmarx is named a Leader.  

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Gartner Magic Quadrant research methodology provides a graphical positioning of four types of technology providers in fast-growing markets: Leaders, Visionaries, Niche Players and Challengers.  Its intention is to help you make smarter decisions about your vendor selection. 

We’re pleased to say that: 

  • For the seventh time in a row, Checkmarx has been named as a Leader for Application Security Testing.   
  • We were also positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision.

 

Make up your own mind. View a complimentary copy of the Magic Quadrant report to learn more about Checkmarx’ Strengths and Cautions, among other provider offerings. 

 

 


Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing, Jason Gross et al, October XX, 2025. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. And/or its affiliates and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.  

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What Our Customers Say About Us

See why enterprises trust our approach to
AppSec to secure their business-critical applications.

“We view Checkmarx as our trusted partner. They’ve elevated our security posture by consolidating our SAST, SCA, and API Security into a unified platform, Checkmarx One, enabling us to achieve vulnerability remediation, reduce noise, and benefit from strong support.”

“Incorporating Checkmarx’s technology has revolutionized our development culture. It’s more than just technology; it serves as the foundation of our security strategy, ensuring that our applications are secure by design.”

“Checkmarx One definitely checks all my boxes from a security standpoint and has a great interface that’s engaging and easy to use. Some of the solutions we considered were more complicated. With Checkmarx One, it’s easy to get right to the problem with little to no learning curve.”

“The success of our AppSec program can be directly attributed to the tooling, processes and support provided by Checkmarx managed services. Our mission revolves around providing secure and compliant lottery and gaming applications and services to our clients around the globe, and with Checkmarx SAST, SCA and associated components enhanced by their stellar service support, we deliver on this promise with confidence and certainty.”

“After nearly nine years of using Checkmarx’s SAST, CGI’s journey has been one of seamless integration and consistent satisfaction. The last three years have been particularly smooth, reflecting the solution’s reliability and our successful partnership.”

“After reviewing the Checkmarx platform, I’m not sure how Veracode is able to exist while being at a similar price point.”

“Checkmarx’s execution is impressive; it’s brought all the products under one cloud platform.”

“By Far The Best AppSec Tooling Decision We Have Made!!”

“We were thrilled to find Checkmarx, which helped us improve the SLA for identifying and remediating risk, reduce risk and the number of vulnerabilities, and eliminate high- and medium-risk issues.”

“Checkmarx made security team and developers life easier.”

Market & Technology Leadership

40%

of Fortune 100

1800+

Customers in 70 countries

75+

Languages & 100+ frameworks

7X

Leader at Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing

Industry Recognition

SAST Forrester Wave Leader 2025 Award logo
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CRN Security 100 2024 Awards