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← Directory overview Vendors rated in the Leadership Compass Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (August 2026) 15 vendors

Vendor	Founded	Country	Status	Recognition	Coverage	Summary
CrowdStrike	2011	US	Active	Overall Leader SSAG Product Leader SSAG Innovation Leader SSAG +46	Leadership Compass +29 Attack Surface Management October 21, 2026 · Osman Celik	CrowdStrike is a leading cybersecurity technology company that specializes in endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services. Its flagship product, CrowdStrike Falcon, is…
IBM	1911	US	Active	Overall Leader IAG Product Leader IAG Innovation Leader IAG +262	Leadership Compass +163 Identity and Access Governance August 13, 2026 · Nitish Deshpande	IBM is a global technology company with extensive cloud, integration, and security infrastructure. IBM API Connect is its mature, multi-protocol API management and Security platform, now enhanced by…
Microsoft	1975	US	Active	Overall Leader SSAG Product Leader SSAG Innovation Leader SSAG +222	Leadership Compass +201 Identity Verification September 10, 2026 · Guillaume Teixeron	Microsoft is a global technology corporation primarily known for its software, services, and platforms, including the Windows operating system, Azure cloud computing, and Office productivity suite.…
Palo Alto Networks	2005	US	Active	Overall Leader IAG Product Leader IAG Innovation Leader IAG +82	Leadership Compass +61 SaaS Security and AI Governance September 2, 2026 · Matthew Gardiner	Palo Alto Networks is a leading global cybersecurity company best known as an early pioneer of Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) technology. Founded in 2005, the company has expanded its portfolio to…
Qualys	1999	US	Active	Overall Leader ASM Product Leader ASM Innovation Leader ASM +21	Leadership Compass +10 Attack Surface Management October 21, 2026 · Osman Celik	Qualys is a global leader in cloud-based vulnerability management and cybersecurity technologies. Its TotalAppSec solution extends unified vulnerability management and analytics to cover web…
Wiz	2020	US	Acquired 2026	Overall Leader CNAPP Product Leader CNAPP Innovation Leader CNAPP +15	Leadership Compass +8 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Wiz is a fast-growing cloud security company focused on modernizing cloud infrastructure protection. Renowned for its innovative, agentless security platform, Wiz helps organizations of all sizes…
Upwind	2022	US	Active	Overall Leader CNAPP Product Leader CNAPP Innovation Leader CNAPP	Leadership Compass Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Upwind is a runtime-first CNAPP that combines eBPF-based workload sensors with agentless scanning and cloud activity logs to deliver continuous visibility across cloud inventory, networks, APIs, and…
Tenable	2002	US	Active	Product Leader CNAPP Market Leader CNAPP	Leadership Compass +8 Attack Surface Management October 21, 2026 · Osman Celik	Tenable, Inc., established in 2002 in Columbia, Maryland, USA, specializes in vulnerability management and cyber exposure solutions. Its platform, Tenable.io, includes Tenable.io Container Security,…
Sysdig	2013	US	Active	Product Leader CNAPP Product Leader CNAPP Innovation Leader CNAPP +10	Leadership Compass +6 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Sysdig, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a container and Kubernetes security company with strong open-source roots (Falco, Sysdig Inspect). Its Sysdig Platform…
Fortinet	2000	US	Active	Market Leader ASM Market Leader CNAPP Overall Leader CNAPP +40	Leadership Compass +35 Attack Surface Management October 21, 2026 · Osman Celik	Fortinet is a worldwide provider of broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions. The company offers a diverse portfolio covering network, endpoint, application, and cloud security, with…
SentinelOne	2013	US	Active	Market Leader CNAPP Innovation Leader ITDR Product Leader CNAPP +12	Leadership Compass +31 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	SentinelOne is a cybersecurity company that offers an AI-powered endpoint security platform integrating endpoint protection, detection, and response to prevent and remediate cyber threats across…
AccuKnox	2020	US	Active		Leadership Compass +2 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	AccuKnox is a cloud-native security vendor maintaining KubeArmor (an open-source Kubernetes security system), and offering a comprehensive Zero Trust CNAPP solution. Their solution offers agentless…
Aqua Security	2015	IL	Active	Product Leader CNAPP Overall Leader CNAPP Product Leader CNAPP +9	Leadership Compass +8 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Aqua Security is a leading cloud-native security company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. Recognized as a pioneer among dedicated cloud workload security providers, Aqua…
Orca Security	2019	US	Active	Innovation Leader CSPM Product Leader CNAPP Innovation Leader CNAPP +2	Leadership Compass +14 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Orca Security is a cloud security vendor providing an agentless, context-aware cloud security platform that combines CSPM and workload protection capabilities; in this report it is reviewed for the…
Uptycs	2016	US	Active	Product Leader CNAPP Overall Leader CSPM Product Leader CSPM +6	Leadership Compass +7 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 · Mike Small	Uptycs is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud and endpoint security. Its unified platform aggregates telemetry and provides comprehensive visibility, detection, and response across cloud…