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The Highest-Ranked Innovators

Overall, then broken out by category — every ranking here is the same Innovation Matrix score shown on each company's own profile, sorted highest first. Nothing on this page is paid for.

Top 10 Overall

  1. #1 Unknown Cyber Inc. Threat & Vulnerability Management 90/100
  2. #2 Vanta Governance, Risk & Compliance 85/100
  3. #3 ThreatLocker Application Security 83/100
  4. #4 Endor Labs Application Security 83/100
  5. #5 Wiz Cloud Security 83/100
  6. #6 Socket Application Security 82/100
  7. #7 Forward Network Security 82/100
  8. #8 Teleport Identity & Access Management 82/100
  9. #9 JFrog Application Security 82/100
  10. #10 Apiiro Application Security 82/100

Security Operations

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  1. #1 Abnormal AI Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  2. #2 Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM Incumbent 75/100
  3. #3 Fenix24 Meaningful Innovator 73/100
  4. #4 Torq Meaningful Innovator 72/100
  5. #5 Lumu Technologies Meaningful Innovator 70/100

Network Security

All 275 →
  1. #1 Forward Meaningful Innovator 82/100
  2. #2 Zscaler Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  3. #3 Claroty Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  4. #4 Tailscale Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  5. #5 TXOne Networks Inc. Meaningful Innovator 77/100

Identity & Access Management

All 233 →
  1. #1 Teleport Meaningful Innovator 82/100
  2. #2 SpecterOps Meaningful Innovator 80/100
  3. #3 Astrix Security Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  4. #4 Socure Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  5. #5 Keyfactor Meaningful Innovator 78/100

Data Protection

All 217 →
  1. #1 Cyera Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  2. #2 Varonis Meaningful Innovator 75/100
  3. #3 Bedrock Data Meaningful Innovator 75/100
  4. #4 Halcyon Meaningful Innovator 75/100
  5. #5 CyberRidge Meaningful Innovator 73/100

Governance, Risk & Compliance

All 197 →
  1. #1 Vanta Transformational Innovator 85/100
  2. #2 AuditBoard (rebranded Optro) Meaningful Innovator 80/100
  3. #3 Arcova Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  4. #4 Credo AI Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  5. #5 Level 6 Cyber Meaningful Innovator 77/100

Threat & Vulnerability Management

All 193 →
  1. #1 Unknown Cyber Inc. Transformational Innovator 90/100
  2. #2 Synack Inc Meaningful Innovator 80/100
  3. #3 Horizon3.ai Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  4. #4 Airlock Digital Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  5. #5 Cogent Security Meaningful Innovator 77/100

Application Security

All 161 →
  1. #1 Endor Labs Meaningful Innovator 83/100
  2. #2 ThreatLocker Meaningful Innovator 83/100
  3. #3 Apiiro Meaningful Innovator 82/100
  4. #4 Socket Meaningful Innovator 82/100
  5. #5 JFrog Meaningful Innovator 82/100

AI Security

All 134 →
  1. #1 Quilr Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  2. #2 Adaptive Security Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  3. #3 Zenity Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  4. #4 Tenzai Meaningful Innovator 77/100
  5. #5 Reco Meaningful Innovator 75/100

Cloud Security

All 95 →
  1. #1 Wiz Meaningful Innovator 83/100
  2. #2 Chainguard Meaningful Innovator 80/100
  3. #3 Microsoft Defender for Cloud Incumbent 72/100
  4. #4 Sysdig Meaningful Innovator 72/100
  5. #5 Obsidian Security Meaningful Innovator 72/100

Attack Surface Management

All 90 →
  1. #1 watchTowr Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  2. #2 CyCognito Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  3. #3 Armis (a ServiceNow company) Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  4. #4 CybelAngel Meaningful Innovator 78/100
  5. #5 Axonius Meaningful Innovator 75/100