Security Operations Tools — Technology data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Developer Survey 2026

Question

Which security and permissions-based tools have you used for work in the past year? Which would you like to use, if you could choose, in the next year? Which have you used in your agentic workflows?

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
Auth0	1,203	29.7%
Okta	1,162	28.7%
Keycloak	753	18.6%
Sonar	649	16.0%
Datadog	582	14.4%
CrowdStrike	502	12.4%
Splunk	409	10.1%
Fortinet	370	9.1%
Other	330	8.1%
CyberArk	260	6.4%
SentinelOne	228	5.6%
Checkmarx	203	5.0%
BeyondTrust	192	4.7%
Wiz	189	4.7%
Ping Identity	185	4.6%
Mend.io	129	3.2%
Aqua Security	123	3.0%
Check Point	122	3.0%
OneLogin	122	3.0%
Teleport	121	3.0%
Veracode	118	2.9%
Tenable	114	2.8%
PortSwigger	95	2.3%
OpenText	88	2.2%
Delinea	77	1.9%
Orca Security	68	1.7%
Contrast Security	39	1.0%
Microsoft Entra	32	0.8%
authentik	13	0.3%

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Auth0 | 1,203 | 29.7% |
| Okta | 1,162 | 28.7% |
| Keycloak | 753 | 18.6% |
| Sonar | 649 | 16.0% |
| Datadog | 582 | 14.4% |
| CrowdStrike | 502 | 12.4% |
| Splunk | 409 | 10.1% |
| Fortinet | 370 | 9.1% |
| Other | 330 | 8.1% |
| CyberArk | 260 | 6.4% |
| SentinelOne | 228 | 5.6% |
| Checkmarx | 203 | 5.0% |
| BeyondTrust | 192 | 4.7% |
| Wiz | 189 | 4.7% |
| Ping Identity | 185 | 4.6% |
| Mend.io | 129 | 3.2% |
| Aqua Security | 123 | 3.0% |
| Check Point | 122 | 3.0% |
| OneLogin | 122 | 3.0% |
| Teleport | 121 | 3.0% |
| Veracode | 118 | 2.9% |
| Tenable | 114 | 2.8% |
| PortSwigger | 95 | 2.3% |
| OpenText | 88 | 2.2% |
| Delinea | 77 | 1.9% |
| Orca Security | 68 | 1.7% |
| Contrast Security | 39 | 1.0% |
| Microsoft Entra | 32 | 0.8% |
| authentik | 13 | 0.3% |

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