Endor Labs Recognized by Gartner® in the 2026 Hype Cycle™ for Application Security
Blog post from Endor Labs
Endor Labs has been recognized as a Sample Vendor in the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security across three categories: Agentic Application Security Testing, Software Supply Chain Security, and Reachability Analysis, highlighting their unified approach to application security in an era dominated by AI-driven coding. The company's AI SAST tool combines LLM-based reasoning with program analysis to detect vulnerabilities traditionally missed by legacy tools, such as business logic flaws and authentication failures, demonstrating superior performance in benchmarks. Their security solutions emphasize the importance of securing the software supply chain and coding agents by swiftly identifying and blocking malicious packages through tools like Package Firewall and Coding Agent Governance, while also offering effective reachability analysis to prioritize actionable vulnerabilities and streamline remediation processes. This comprehensive strategy, underpinned by the code context graph, enables Endor Labs to deliver a connected architecture for application security that aligns with the evolving nature of agentic coding, earning them recognition in both the Hype Cycle and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security.
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