Snyk Debuts as a Strong Performer in Static Application Security Testing report by Independent Research Firm

Report Cites Company’s “Superior Developer Experience with Fast, Actionable results, Ease of Integration; and great remediation advice…”

BOSTON, MA – September 20, 2023 –  Snyk, the leader in developer security, today has been recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Static Application Security Testing, (SAST) Q3 2023. According to the Forrester report, “Snyk has built advanced DevSecOps practices through its strong DevSec community.” The report also notes that “Snyk is often one of the first to market with innovative features and products.”

As the report states, “Snyk’s superior developer experience with fast, actionable results; ease of integration; and great remediation advice enables devs to fix issues with minimal support from security.” In addition, reference customers noted: “Snyk does such a great job that I get very few questions from developers on why vuln matters and how to fix.”

“Entering the 2023 Forrester SAST Wave as a Strong Performer is, for us, further validation for our unique developer-first approach to application security,” said Manoj Nair, Chief Product Officer, Snyk. “In the remainder of 2023 and beyond, we look forward to equipping and empowering more of the world’s millions of developers to continue their pace of innovation securely.”

Notably, Snyk scored among the second highest in the Strategy category. As further noted in the report, Forrester suggests SAST customers should look for solutions that increase developer velocity, secure new and emerging technologies and automate the remediation process. To this end, the Snyk Developer Security Platform streamlines developer workflows by keeping them secure through every step of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).

This most recent milestone is the latest in a series of accomplishments and industry recognition, notably:

• Recently named as a Leader in both The Forrester Wave™: Software Composition Analysis, Q2 2023 as well as the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing;

• The successful acquisition of Enso Security; and 

• Strengthening the leadership team with additional deep enterprise expertise.

For more information on The Forrester Wave™: Static Application Security Testing, Q3 2023 report, please visit the Snyk blog here.