Veracode
Veracode is a leading application risk management company with over 20 years of experience helping organizations find and fix vulnerabilities in the software they build and use. Trusted by more than 2,500 organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500, Veracode delivers a unified platform that secures applications across the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC), from the first line of code through production.
Security debt is at a crisis point. Veracode’s own 2026 State of Software Security Report found that 82% of organizations now carry security debt, up from 74% the prior year, and 60% carry critical security debt, driven by a 36% year-over-year spike in high-risk vulnerabilities. The average organization takes 252 days to remediate a security flaw, and that backlog is growing as AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor accelerate code output faster than most security programs can keep pace. Most modern applications are comprised of 80% open-source components, multiplying the attack surface further. Veracode is purpose-built for this environment, combining automated code analysis, runtime testing, supply chain intelligence, and developer-facing remediation guidance in a single platform that integrates directly into the tools developers already use.
An independent Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact study validated 184% ROI, $4.6 million in net present value, and a payback period of under six months for a composite $2 billion organization.
Veracode’s portfolio spans static and dynamic application security testing, software composition analysis, external attack surface management, guided remediation, supply chain intelligence, security training and eLearning, and professional application security consulting services.
- Broadest coverage across the SDLC. Veracode covers static analysis, dynamic testing, open-source risk, supply chain threats, attack surface management, and developer training in a single platform. Most competitors address one or two of these; Veracode addresses all of them.
- 20+ years of scan data and AI-powered remediation. Veracode's Fix capability draws on one of the largest proprietary application security datasets in the industry to auto-generate accurate, context-aware fix recommendations, reducing remediation time significantly.
- Binary scanning without source code. Veracode's SAST engine can scan compiled binaries, not just source code, which is a key differentiator for organizations that need to assess third-party software or legacy applications where source is unavailable.
- Developer-first integration. Veracode integrates natively with IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, ticketing systems, and development platforms. Security findings surface where developers work, not just in a separate security dashboard.
- Compliance and policy enforcement built in. Veracode's policy engine maps findings to regulatory frameworks including PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and others, simplifying compliance reporting.
Veracode helps companies make sure the software they build — or the code their AI tools write for them — isn't secretly full of security holes, and then helps them actually fix those holes before hackers find them.
It's also a strong fit whenever AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, etc.) come up, since Veracode scans and fixes the vulnerabilities those tools introduce. Key names likely to surface in a customer meeting: Snyk, Checkmarx, GitHub/GitLab (as competitors or existing integrations), and Wiz or Prisma Cloud (as complementary cloud/finding sources Veracode correlates with).
- Ryan Dengate, Field Sales Engineer – CyberSecurity
- Mid-market to enterprise, 350+ employees and $50M+ revenue, particularly in regulated industries
- Organizations with internal software development teams building web, mobile, or API-based applications
- Companies with regulatory or compliance obligations touching software security (PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2, DORA)
- Enterprises undergoing digital transformation or modernization projects where new application risk is being introduced
- Organizations that have adopted AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) and need visibility into AI-generated code risk
- Companies using significant amounts of open-source software who lack visibility into supply chain risk
- High-growth companies scaling engineering teams rapidly, where development velocity is outpacing security program maturity
- Organizations that have recently undergone M&A activity and need to assess security risk in inherited or acquired codebases
Veracode helps organizations secure the software they build without slowing down the teams building it. As AI tools accelerate development and open-source dependencies multiply, software has become one of the largest and fastest-growing attack surfaces in the enterprise. Veracode's platform embeds security across the full development lifecycle, giving developers real-time feedback to fix issues early and giving security teams the visibility and policy control they need to manage risk at scale. The result is faster development, fewer vulnerabilities in production, and a security program that scales with the business.
Strongest industry fit
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Government
- Information Technology
What we’ll ask before recommending them
- Does your organization build custom software internally, or do you primarily rely on purchased applications?
- Are your developers using AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor to write code faster? If so, does your security team have visibility into what those tools are producing?
- Who owns application security in your organization? Is it a dedicated security team, or does it fall on engineering?
- Where does security fit in your software development process today? Is it something that happens early and often, or closer to release?
- Do you have compliance requirements like PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, or DORA that require you to demonstrate your software is secure?
- Has your cyber insurance provider asked you to demonstrate application security controls as part of your coverage or renewal process?
Compare Veracode against competitors
Veracode is one of 111 providers we compare in Security. We’ll run Veracode side-by-side against the alternatives on the requirements that actually matter to you — integrations, contract terms, support model, and real market pricing — and tell you honestly if a different provider fits better.
As your vendor-neutral Trusted Advisor, we can tell you honestly whether Veracode is the right fit — and compare it against every alternative in the market, typically at no cost to you.



