Gartner Magic Quadrant Highlights Vendors Delivering Third-Party Software Risk Protection, Software Bill of Materials and Threat Intelligence while Demonstrating Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision
RapidFort, a leader in Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) with the largest distribution of curated truly open-source software, announced it has been recognized in the just-released 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Supply Chain Security report 1, which provides evaluations of 18 vendors.
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RapidFort included in Gartner Magic Quadrant report that highlights vendors delivering third-party software risk protection, software bill of materials and threat intelligence while demonstrating ability to execute and completeness of vision.
According to Gartner, “Software supply chain security has grown from a niche concern into a top enterprise priority, supported by a rapidly maturing market. Gartner estimates that SSCS market revenue exceeded $2.8 billion in 2025, up from $2.5 billion in 2024 and $2.2 billion in 2023. Gartner forecasts that the SSCS market will exceed $5 billion in revenue by 2030.” 1
For its report, Gartner considered SSCS products or services that deliver “software composition analysis, third-party software governance, software bill of materials life cycle management, continuous threat intelligence, third-party reputation analysis, and all other additional features.” 1
“We believe Gartner has specific requirements for the select vendors included in the SSCS Magic Quadrant, and we are pleased to be recognized as delivering the mandatory features for this market, including additional features such as protection from third-party AI components, including large language models (LLMs) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers,” said Michael Wood, CMO with RapidFort. “RapidFort is differentiated in the industry with the largest and most comprehensive catalogue of curated genuinely open-source software, and we see customers select RapidFort because of our end-to-end continuous threat elimination platform.”
According to Gartner, “SSCS products have recently evolved in five ways, including OS image security, curated registries and rebuild factories are growing, as vendors seek to harden the upstream supply and offer pre-vetted components.”1
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