HCL AppScan Excels Across Gartner’s Key Use Cases

Recently, Gartner® released its Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing (AST), with HCLSoftware named a Leader for our innovative HCL AppScan. The Magic Quadrant report offers a strategic perspective on the AST market, evaluating vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. 

Following the Magic Quadrant report, Gartner also published its Critical Capabilities™ for Application Security Testing report. This complementary report dives deeper into technical product performance, evaluating how well each vendor’s solution supports six specific Use Cases. It scores vendors across a set of defined capabilities (e.g., Static SAST, DAST, ASPM, SSCS, API security) and applies weighted scoring to reflect the importance of each capability per Use Case. This report helps organizations match vendor capabilities to their specific needs and challenges. 

Whether you're focused on enterprise-scale security, DevSecOps integration, cloud-native architectures, or software supply chain protection, we believe this Gartner report analyzes which vendors are best positioned across each use case.

In this blog, we’ll explore why we believe HCL AppScan is uniquely positioned to support enterprise security initiatives and deliver measurable value across the complete development ecosystem. 

Enterprise Use Case

HCLSoftware is the highest-ranked vendor for the “Enterprise Use Case” for HCL AppScan, which we think demonstrates our strength in supporting large-scale organizations with diverse application portfolios and complex development environments. 

HCL AppScan is widely recognized for delivering a comprehensive AST platform that covers SAST, DAST, IAST and SCA, with extensive language support to meet diverse development needs. HCL AppScan had already pioneered the integration of AI into application security a decade ago, long before it became an industry trend!

Beyond its robust and innovative feature set, HCL AppScan offers unmatched flexibility with deployment options spanning cloud, on-prem and across hybrid environments. Combined with support for sovereign deployments, HCL AppScan delivers a unified end-to-end platform that simplifies governance—making enterprise-scale security both seamless and strategic.

Source: Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Application Security Testing, Mark Horvath, Jason Gross, Aaron Lord, Shailendra Upadhyay [October 13, 2025].

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Positioning in Critical Capabilities Use Cases

HCLSoftware was also positioned among the highest-ranked four vendors across three other Gartner use cases, including “Customer”, “DevSecOps”, and “Cloud Native”. 

We believe this ranking demonstrates that HCL AppScan isn’t just a single tool: It’s a complete solution. For enterprises that demand product breadth, depth and reliability in application security, HCL AppScan delivers unmatched confidence and performance.

For “Customer Use Case,” Gartner prioritizes end-user and customer security by safeguarding privacy, reliability and safety. It also addresses the security requirements of businesses of all sizes—from SMBs to large enterprises. In this Use Case, HCLSoftware was ranked among the top four highest-scored vendors.

The “DevSecOps Use Case” highlights the needs of organizations embracing DevOps and other rapid, iterative development methodologies. In this category, HCLSoftware was the third-highest ranked vendor. We feel this underscores our ability to integrate seamlessly into developers’ workflows and established processes without slowing down innovation.

Gartner’s “Cloud-Native Use Case” focuses on security for modern application architectures, encompassing containers, APIs, microservices and serverless deployments. In this category, we believe HCLSoftware was ranked fourth highest due to our strength in safeguarding next-generation environments while enabling agility and innovation. Building on this advantage, HCL AppScan supports sovereign cloud deployments, ensuring compliance with stringent local and federal data security regulations for organizations operating in highly regulated sectors.

Confidence, Compliance and Complete Coverage

HCL AppScan is more than a security tool—it’s a strategic platform built for the future of application security. From being positioned in all Use Cases, including Customer, DevSecOps and Cloud Native categories, HCLSoftware consistently demonstrates its ability to deliver breadth, depth and adaptability with HCL AppScan. 

With advanced AI capabilities, flexible deployment options, including sovereign cloud, and comprehensive coverage across the SDLC, HCL AppScan empowers organizations to innovate securely and confidently. For enterprises seeking a trusted partner for their application security journey, HCL AppScan stands ready to deliver unmatched performance and peace of mind.

Ready to see how HCL AppScan can transform your application security strategy? Request a demo today and experience the difference.

Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Application Security Testing, By Mark
Horvath, Jason Gross, 13 October 2025
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing,
By Jason Gross, Mark Horvath, 6 October 2025

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