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Cloud-native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) Market, Global, 2025–2029

Publisher Frost & Sullivan
Published Jan 24, 2025
SKU # MC19544207

Description

Modern cloud-native security requires a paradigm shift to a shift-left security model to protect applications by moving security closer to identified dynamic workloads and applications based on attributes and metadata, such as labels and tags. It requires integrating security early and throughout the application development life cycle (ADLC)—instead of injecting security into later life cycle phases—and security management for the cloud where application deployment and execution occur, driving the need for CNAPPs.

CNAPP converges multiple security capabilities in cloud security stacks, spanning cloud infrastructure security, workload protection, and AppSec into a single, unified platform. This platform incorporates DevOps workflows to secure and protect cloud-native applications throughout the ADLC from code to cloud and enable companies to meet industry standards and compliances.

CNAPPs are primarily delivered via software-as-a-service offerings. However, some vendors can provide options to deploy the solution in an air-gapped/on-premises environment under the self-hosted option to cater to data sovereignty and privacy requirements in highly regulated industries, such as government, healthcare, and banking/finance.

The study period is 2023–2029, with 2024 as the base year and 2025–2029 as the forecast period.

Table of Contents

    • List of Abbreviations
    • Scope of Analysis
    • Regional Segmentation
    • Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
    • The Strategic Imperative 8TM
    • The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the CNAPP Market
    • Market Definition: CNAPP
    • A Broad CNAPP Concept
    • Market Definition: Application Layer/Shift-left Security
    • Market Definition: Workload Layer
    • Market Definition: Cloud Infrastructure Layer
    • The Need for a Paradigm Shift in CNAPPs
    • CNAPP Approaches
    • CNAPP Benefits
    • Research Methodology
    • Vendor Inclusion and Exclusion
    • Key Findings: Industry Adoption
    • Key Findings: Technology Trends
    • Market Findings
    • CNAPP Market Overview: Top Use Cases and Features
    • CNAPP Market Overview: Regulatory Compliances and Frameworks
    • Growth Environment
    • Key Competitors
    • Growth Metrics
    • Growth Drivers
    • Growth Driver Analysis
    • Growth Restraints
    • Growth Restraint Analysis
    • Forecast Considerations
    • Revenue Forecast
    • Revenue Forecast by Region
    • Revenue Share Forecast by Region
    • Revenue Forecast Analysis
    • Pricing Trends and Forecast Analysis
    • Revenue Share by Vendor
    • Revenue Share Analysis by Vendor
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
    • Forecast Analysis
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
    • Forecast Analysis
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
    • Forecast Analysis
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
    • Forecast Analysis
    • Future of CNAPP
    • CNAPP Market: CISOs' Concerns
    • CNAPP: Recommendations
    • Recommendation 1: Prioritize Unified and Cross-platform CNAPP
    • Recommendation 2: Prioritize CNAPP That Support Risk Prioritization to Reduce Alert Fatigue
    • Recommendation 3: Prioritize Developer-friendly CNAPP
    • Recommendation 4: Choose CNAPP that Align Business Requirements and Priorities
    • Recommendation 5: Choose Values, Not Cost
    • Growth Opportunity 1: Increasing Requirements for Code-to-cloud Intelligence Driving Full-stack Cloud Security
    • Growth Opportunity 2: Rising Demand for Managed CNAPP Services
    • Growth Opportunity 3: Emerging Category for Cloud-native Application Detection and Response (CNADR) Solutions
    • Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
    • Next Steps
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