HCLSoftware (HCL AppScan) Featured in Forrester’s SAST Landscape

HCLSoftware has been named among the 22 notable vendors in Forrester’s Q2 2025 Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Solutions Landscape report. The report serves as a trusted guide for security and development professionals seeking the right tools and partners in the SAST market. 

This mention reflects HCLSoftware’s continued leadership in the application security space, through the HCL AppScan product portfolio. HCL AppScan offers advanced SAST capabilities designed to identify and remediate vulnerabilities early in the software development lifecycle and build more secure applications, faster.

Why SAST Matters

SAST tools provide a critical first line of defense by scanning source code, bytecode, and binaries to detect vulnerabilities early in the development process. As the market evolves, developers are increasingly demanding risk-based prioritization and automated remediation to streamline workflows and accelerate secure code delivery. At the same time, GenAI is disrupting app development, pushing vendors to innovate rapidly and deliver more intelligent, efficient SAST solutions. 

Inside the Report

The report unpacks major trends, market challenges, and functionality benchmarks shaping the future of the SAST market. It highlights how vendors are modernizing traditional SAST tools by integrating AI-powered remediation, reducing false positives, and embedding scanning capabilities directly into development pipelines and IDEs. It also outlines how different vendors cater to varying needs across regions, industries, and platform integrations, reflecting the increasing need for flexible, developer-friendly SAST tools.

HCL AppScan SAST Solution

HCL AppScan’s SAST offering is engineered to support modern DevSecOps workflows at scale. Its layered approach blends static analysis, AI-driven insights, and broad language support for comprehensive security coverage. 

• Developer-centric remediation: Provides clear, actionable guidance directly within developer workflows, accelerating vulnerability resolution.
• Reduced false negatives: Intelligent Code Analytics (ICA) 2.0 leverages large language models (LLMs) for real-time, deep method-level analysis—minimizing the chances of missed vulnerabilities.
• Seamless integration: Connects effortlessly with leading CI/CD platforms, IDE, Defect Tracking Systems (DTS), and other essential DevOps tools. This includes industry giants such as Visual Studio, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps and Jira. 
• Secrets scanning: Detects and removes sensitive information—such as API keys, passwords, and tokens—that developers may have accidentally committed to source code repositories during development.
• Extensive language & framework support: Delivers transparent and continuously expanding support for 30+ languages and frameworks to meet evolving development needs.
• AI-driven Scans: Analyzes AI-generated code (often within IDEs) to detect risky patterns introduced by AI or LLMs. Enhanced by Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA) 2.0, it filters out up to 98% of false positives, ensuring more accurate results.
• Deployment Options: Offers flexibility with on-premises setups, privately hosted SaaS, and multitenant SaaS environments.

Supporting Modern Security at Scale

Inclusion in Forrester’s Q2, 2025 SAST Landscape report affirms HCL AppScan’s commitment to secure software development and its alignment with the evolving priorities of DevSecOps teams.

To learn more about our SAST capabilities and how they can support your application security goals, contact us today.