# Appknox

> Appknox is a Singapore-headquartered enterprise mobile application security company that tests compiled Android and iOS applications rather than relying only on source code. Its platform combines binary SAST, automated DAST on real devices, API testing, SBOM visibility, compliance reporting, continuous app-store monitoring, and expert penetration testing, sold through usage-based SaaS plans, enterprise contracts, and on-premise deployments. It is aimed at developers, DevSecOps teams, and security leaders in regulated or mobile-heavy organizations.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Founders:** Harshit Agarwal (Co-founder and Managing Director), Subho Halder (Co-founder and CEO), Prateek Panda (Co-founder and founding CMO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 72 employees according to the supplied company data; third-party estimates vary.
- **Products:** Automated Vulnerability Assessment, API Security Testing, Manual Penetration Testing, SBOM, Compliance Reporting
- **Notable:** Graduated from JFDI Asia in Singapore and Microsoft Accelerator in Bangalore., Recognized as a Strong Performer in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Application Security Testing, according to Appknox., Joined the Application Defense Alliance in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Automated Vulnerability Assessment** — Binary SAST and automated DAST for Android and iOS, including testing on real physical devices and guided remediation.
- **API Security Testing** — Dynamic testing of mobile application APIs to find authentication, authorization, data-exposure, and configuration weaknesses.
- **Manual Penetration Testing** — Expert-led testing that simulates attacks and investigates risks automation may miss.
- **SBOM** — A software bill of materials that inventories components and dependencies so teams can track known vulnerabilities and patches.
- **Compliance Reporting** — Per-build evidence and reporting for frameworks including OWASP MASVS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and regional requirements.
- **Storeknox** — Continuous monitoring across official and third-party app stores for drift, fake apps, orphaned apps, brand abuse, phishing threats, and unauthorized versions.
- **KnoxIQ** — An AI-native prioritization and remediation layer that validates findings, ranks exploitability, generates proofs of concept, and suggests contextual fixes in developer workflows.
- **On-premise Deployment** — Customer-controlled deployment with dedicated DAST devices for organizations with data-sovereignty, confidentiality, or air-gap requirements.

## Achievements

- Graduated from JFDI Asia in Singapore and Microsoft Accelerator in Bangalore.
- Recognized as a Strong Performer in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Application Security Testing, according to Appknox.
- Joined the Application Defense Alliance in 2024.
- Appknox reports a 4.8/5 Gartner Peer Insights rating across 321 verified enterprise reviews.
- Appknox says its platform scanned 38,912 mobile applications in 2025, nearly 80% more than the prior year.
- Launched Storeknox in 2025 and KnoxIQ in 2026, extending the platform beyond detection into store monitoring and exploitability-led remediation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published a detailed account of how Appknox fits into enterprise development stacks as a mobile-specific layer connecting binaries, real devices, APIs, CI/CD, and remediation.
- **2026-04** — Launched KnoxIQ, an AI-native layer for exploitability-based prioritization, automated finding validation, proof-of-concept generation, and contextual remediation.
- **2025-09** — Partnered with CredShields to combine mobile and API security with blockchain and smart-contract protection.
- **2025-04** — Launched Storeknox for continuous monitoring of official and third-party app stores.
- **2025-01** — Outlined plans to expand in the United States, GCC, and India, deepen AI-led testing, and align mobile AppSec more closely with SOC workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://www.appknox.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appknox-security
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/appknox
- GitHub: https://github.com/appknox
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/appknox
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appknox

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Last updated: 2026-08-10