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What is ASPM (application security posture management)?

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ASPM, application security posture management, is a category of platforms that collect findings from every application security scanner and SDLC system, de-duplicate them, rank them by context and track the overall risk of each application. Several ASPM vendors now extend the same model to AI coding assistants and agents.

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What does an ASPM platform do?

  • Connects to source control, CI/CD, registries and cloud, and inventories applications and SDLC assets.
  • Pulls in findings from SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, container and API scanners, including third-party ones.
  • Correlates and de-duplicates findings so one issue appears once.
  • Ranks risk by context: reachability, exposure, business criticality, ownership.
  • Applies policy and tracks posture over time.

The difference from a scanner is scope: a scanner finds issues of one type, an ASPM platform manages all of them across the SDLC.

How is ASPM different from SAST or SCA?

SAST analyzes first-party source code; SCA analyzes open source dependencies. ASPM sits above both: it may include its own SAST and SCA engines, but its job is to combine results from many tools and decide what to fix first.

How does ASPM relate to AI-generated code?

AI assistants raise the volume of code and findings, which makes de-duplication and prioritization more valuable. ASPM vendors have also added layers for the agents themselves: Legit Security describes itself as an AI-native ASPM platform and adds VibeGuard for coding agents; Apiiro's ASPM platform adds Guardian Agent; Cycode and OX Security offer ASPM alongside IDE guardrails and VibeSec.

Which ASPM platforms are in our ranking?

  1. Legit Security 4.4 / 5
  2. OX Security 3.8 / 5
  3. Cycode 3.7 / 5
  4. Apiiro 3.4 / 5

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Frequently asked questions

What does ASPM stand for?

Application security posture management.

Do I need ASPM if I only use one scanner?

Less so. ASPM earns its place when you run several scanners across many repositories and need one ranked view of risk.