2026 Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Recognition

Discover why Frost & Sullivan recognized Aikido as a Customer Value Leader in the ASPM market and what it reflects about how application security is evolving.

Key Insights from the Frost & Sullivan Report

Recognition based on measurable outcomes:
Frost & Sullivan awarded Aikido the 2026 Global Customer Value Leadership Recognition for improving remediation rates, reducing noise, and increasing adoption across engineering teams.
Consolidation replaces tool sprawl:
‍Aikido combines code security, cloud security, runtime protection, penetration testing and compliance in one platform. Teams get full context without stitching together multiple tools.
Less noise leads to more fixes:
AI-driven triage filters out non-exploitable issues so teams focus on what matters. Fixes are delivered directly into development workflows.
Security works inside developer workflows:
‍Aikido integrates into IDEs and CI/CD pipelines, so security becomes part of how code is written and shipped.

Summary

Frost & Sullivan recognized Aikido with the 2026 Global Customer Value Leadership Award in ASPM for delivering consistent, measurable outcomes.

The report highlights a shift in the market. Teams are moving away from fragmented tooling and toward platforms that reduce complexity, prioritize real risk, and fit into development workflows.

Aikido reflects that shift by helping organizations simplify their security stack, reduce noise, and ensure vulnerabilities are addressed.

“Aikido addresses critical CISO pain points across complex, evolving threat landscapes. It mitigates risks from… supply chain attacks, and vulnerabilities in low-code/no-code platforms, and emerging ‘vibe coding’ tools”.

What you’ll learn

How teams are reducing AppSec tool sprawl without losing coverage
Why focusing on exploitable risk improves remediation speed
What drives adoption across engineering teams
How AI is changing application security operations
What to evaluate when selecting an ASPM platform

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Written by:

Michiel Denis

Michiel is a Growth Marketer at Aikido Security. He has experience across growth, product, content and demand generation, including in IT security.

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Key Findings

Recognition based on measurable outcomes:
Frost & Sullivan awarded Aikido the 2026 Global Customer Value Leadership Recognition for improving remediation rates, reducing noise, and increasing adoption across engineering teams.
Consolidation replaces tool sprawl:
‍Aikido combines code security, cloud security, runtime protection, penetration testing and compliance in one platform. Teams get full context without stitching together multiple tools.
Less noise leads to more fixes:
AI-driven triage filters out non-exploitable issues so teams focus on what matters. Fixes are delivered directly into development workflows.
Security works inside developer workflows:
‍Aikido integrates into IDEs and CI/CD pipelines, so security becomes part of how code is written and shipped.