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Edition 01 · September 2026Function 04

Developer platform

How software is built and shipped: source control, CI/CD, feature flags, APIs, AI coding assistants, code security and error monitoring. 9 of 13 categories scored, 4 planned.

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Standing in developer platform

First-choice share across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, all twelve models, for the nine developer platform categories scored in the September 2026 Edition.
Developer platform
Error and crash monitoring
One leader in all three segments
SentryClear leader
SMB
79%
Mid-market
82%
Enterprise
62%
Developer platform
Source control hosting
One leader in all three segments
GitHubClear leader
SMB
78%
Mid-market
74%
Enterprise
56%
Developer platform
AI coding assistants
One leader in all three segments
GitHub CopilotConsensus
SMB
65%
Mid-market
67%
Enterprise
95%
Developer platform
CI/CD platforms
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GitHub ActionsClear leader
SMB
93%
Mid-market
65%
GitLab CI/CDClear leader
Enterprise
44%
Developer platform
API gateways
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
ZuploClear leader
SMB
43%
Kong GatewayClear leader
Mid-market
61%
Enterprise
45%
Developer platform
Static application security testing
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
SemgrepClear leader
SMB
70%
Mid-market
47%
Checkmarx OneClear leader
Enterprise
54%
Developer platform
Software composition analysis
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
TrivyContested
SMB
36%
Mid-market
40%
Black Duck tiedContested
Enterprise
19%
Developer platform
API management
A different leader in every segment
ZuploContested
SMB
38%
Kong GatewayContested
Mid-market
37%
Apigee tiedContested
Enterprise
29%
Developer platform
Feature flags
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
ConfigCatClear leader
SMB
43%
LaunchDarklyClear leader
Mid-market
30%
Enterprise
59%

Next in developer platform

Planned categories are in the build queue and are scored exactly like every other.
Artifact registries plannedInternal developer portals plannedSoftware supply chain security plannedTest automation planned
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