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ResearchNester and MarketsandMarkets place the RASP/AI TRiSM market around $3.1–3.5B in 2026; MarketsandMarkets calls out ~30%+ CAGR for AI TRiSM and 33.1% for AI security & runtime protection. A midpoint current-size (~$3.3B) and a high-growth CAGR (~30%) reflect the segment’s alignment with rapid AI/agent adoption and cited subsegment growth rates, while acknowledging lower RASP estimates (≈18.9% CAGR) in some reports.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.researchnester.com/reports/runtime-application-self-protection-rasp-market/4122","text":"In the year 2026, the industry size of runtime application self-protection is evaluated at USD 3.47 billion."},{"url":"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/ai-trust-risk-security-management-trism-market-8112669.html","text":"The AI TRiSM market is projected to grow from USD 3.09 billion in 2026 to USD 11.61 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 30.3%."},{"url":"https://www.marketgrowthreports.com/market-reports/runtime-application-self-protection-market-100658","text":"Global runtime application self-protection market Size Expected to Grow from USD 874.26 million in 2026 to USD 4180.89 million by 2035, at a CAGR of 18.9%."}]},{"name":"Static Application Security Testing (SAST)","description":"Static analysis that detects code-level vulnerabilities during development and provides remediation guidance, including detection for AI-generated code.","size":5.2,"cagr":10.2,"color":3,"productNames":["OpenAnt"],"methodology":"Used the static-analysis/SAST-focused market estimate from Verified Market Reports (USD 5.2B in 2025) as the primary proxy for the SAST segment. Triangulated with AST-platform and broader application-security market figures (USD 6.3B AST platforms, USD 11.9B application security) to confirm scale and growth context. Adopted the 10.2% CAGR reported for the static analysis tools market as the growth potential for SAST, consistent with adjacent AST and application-security CAGR ranges in the results.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.verifiedmarketreports.com/product/static-analysis-tools-market/","text":"Market Size (2025) USD 5.2 billion"},{"url":"https://datahorizzonresearch.com/application-security-testing-ast-platforms-market-47985","text":"Market Size: the application security testing (AST) platforms market is valued at approximately USD 6.3 billion in 2024"},{"url":"https://www.imarcgroup.com/application-security-market","text":"The global application security market grew from USD 11.9 Billion in 2025"}]},{"name":"AI governance","description":"Capabilities that enforce policy, access controls, and comprehensive logging to enable safe, auditable enterprise use of generative and other AI systems.","size":2.2,"cagr":15.8,"color":4,"productNames":["Kirin","AgentMesh"],"methodology":"Primary estimate uses Future Market Insights’ enterprise-focused figure (USD 2.20B in 2025) and its 15.8% CAGR (2026–2036). 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