Contrast Security Named a Visionary in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing

Recognition based on Contrast’s Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast Security, the leader in Application Detection and Response (ADR), today announced it has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing (AST).

“What we believe makes Contrast Security a Visionary is our conviction that application security must be driven by reality, not guesswork. We build a contextual knowledge graph directly from each customer’s running application ecosystem and use AI to bring it to life. This lets organizations focus on the 5% of issues and incidents that truly matter, critical at a time when both developers and attackers are AI-enhanced,” said Jeff Williams, Co-Founder & CTO of Contrast Security.

Contrast’s platform includes:

• Contrast ADR – real-time protection that stops application-layer attacks and feeds verified incidents into SIEMs for faster response.

• Contrast Assess – the industry’s most widely adopted interactive application security testing (IAST) solution.

• Contrast Graph – a runtime-powered contextual knowledge graph that enables dynamic risk prioritization and context-rich visibility.

• SmartFix AI – automated, application-specific remediation delivered directly into developer workflows.

“In our opinion, being named a Visionary reflects the impact Contrast is having as customers modernize application and API security,” said Rick Fitz, CEO of Contrast Security. “With runtime context, we feel we give security, development, and operations teams precise visibility into exploitable risks, enabling faster remediation, fewer false positives, and stronger protection against damaging attacks.”

Contrast has also seen rapid adoption across financial services, healthcare, government, and technology sectors, where application-layer threats are most prevalent. Customers rely on Contrast’s unified platform to close visibility gaps, eliminate false positives, and reduce mean time to remediation (MTTR) while enabling faster software delivery.

Contrast will provide a complimentary copy of the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing on Tuesday, October 14, per Gartner policy.

To try Contrast for yourself, visit: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/try-contrast-security

About Contrast Security

Contrast Security is the global leader in Application Detection and Response (ADR), empowering organizations to see and stop attacks on applications and APIs in real time. Contrast embeds patented threat sensors directly into the software, delivering unmatched visibility and protection. With continuous, real-time defense, Contrast uncovers hidden application-layer risks that traditional solutions miss. Contrast’s powerful Runtime Security technology equips developers, AppSec teams and SecOps with one platform that proactively protects and defends applications and APIs against evolving threats.

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