SPARK Matrix™: Software Composition Analysis, Q3 2023

Quadrant Knowledge Solutions defines Software Composition Analysis as “a process that automates the process of analysing the inhouse applications throughout the application development process for security risks, vulnerabilities and potential quality issues associated with the embedded open-source software (OSS) and other commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components within the code of the proprietary application. SCA tools typically identify and prioritize risk, alert IT security and development teams, in order to eliminate security risks and concerns before any kind of damage is done. They may also analyse the distribution license of the components to determine any associated legal compliance risks. SCA tools can also have added capabilities for analysing operational and maintenance risks and project viability.”

Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ Software Composition Analysis market research includes a detailed global market analysis of major vendors. The research comprises vendors’ product features and functionalities and competitive differentiating factors. The research provides competitive landscape and vendor analysis to enable technology vendors to enhance their understanding of the market and implement a growth-oriented technical roadmap.

The research includes detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation with the proprietary SPARK Matrix analysis. SPARK Matrix includes the ranking and positioning of the leading SCA vendors with a global impact. SPARK Matrix also includes an analysis of vendors, including Sonatype, Synopsys, Mend, CAST, Veracode, GitLab, Snyk, JFrog, ReversingLabs, Contrast Security, Checkmarx, GrammaTech, FOSSA, Revenera, Finite State.

According to Sitaparna Roy, Analyst at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, “Software Composition Analysis has developed as a crucial solution in identifying the open-source software in a codebase, evaluating security, license compliance as well as code quality. Development of an application software from scratch is impractical due to the demands for high accuracy, rapid software and application rollout, quick acceptance of rapidly evolving trends, frequent customization, and financial limits. So, the organizations nowadays prefer implementing COTS and OSS components, which may bring along with them multiple risks and vulnerabilities. SCA tools typically identify and prioritize risk, alert IT security and development teams, in order to eliminate security risks and concerns before any kind of damage is done. Automatically tracking open-source components, incessant tracking of vulnerability detection, prioritized and automatic vulnerability repair, license risk management are the major roles which SCA performs.”

2023 Software Composition Analysis (SCA) SPARK Matrix
Source: Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

Table of Contents

Executive Overview

Market Dynamics and Overview

• Market Definition
• Market Overview
• Key SCA capabilities

Competition Landscape and Analysis 

• Competitive Overview and Analysis
• Factors and Technology Differentiators

SPARK Matrix™: Software Composition Analysis, Q3, 2023

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