WebApp Compass™

SaaS & Web Application Categorizatin and Intelligence

What Is WebApp Compass™?

WebApp Compass™ is the most comprehensive solution for web and SaaS application categorization, app operational visibility, and risk scoring—trusted by 275+ OEM partners and deployed across 1.8+ billion endpoints worldwide.

Built for OEMs, WebApp Compass delivers AI-driven app intelligence and risk insights that enable partners to secure, manage, and analyze application traffic with precision and speed.

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AI-Powered Application Intelligence

WebApp Compass™ combines machine learning, content analysis engines, and global telemetry data to deliver:

  • Application Name & ID – Unique identification of each web or SaaS app
  • 45+ App Categories – Business & Productivity, Social Networking, File Sharing, and more
  • 18+ Operational Behaviors – Uploading, Downloading, Login/Authentication, etc.
  • Risk Scores – Proprietary scoring based on security posture and governance
  • Security & Compliance Data – SSL usage, certificate pinning, GDPR compliance, and more

With a database of over 9,500+ applications and insights from 1.8B+ global endpoints, WebApp Compass continuously updates to reflect the dynamic web app ecosystem.

Security & Governance Focus

WebApp Compass™ goes beyond app classification to provide detailed security and compliance intelligence:

  • SSL and encryption protocols
  • Certificate pinning
  • App validity checks
  • Multifactor authentication support
  • Data at rest encryption and privacy policy checks
  • GDPR breach reporting and governance data

This intelligence empowers partners to implement fine-grained security controls and compliance checks across SaaS and web app traffic.

Built for OEM Integration

FeatureBenefit
Deployment OptionsJSON Feeds, Cloud API, or local SDK
Operational DataIdentify app behaviors like upload, login, sharing
Security MetadataEvaluate risk posture and compliance with regulations
Flexible MetadataInclude categories, risk scores, governance data
PerformanceScalable to analyze millions of app requests daily

Whether you’re building secure web gateways, DLP solutions, firewalls, or analytics engines—WebApp Compass is built to support your product architecture and scale.

Use Cases

  • Application-level policy enforcement and traffic shaping
  • SaaS app visibility and risk assessment
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) integration
  • Regulatory compliance enforcement (GDPR, PCI, HIPAA)
  • Secure Web Gateway (SWG) app inspection
  • Network management and bandwidth control

Global Scale, Proven Intelligence

NetSTAR is the intelligence engine behind application filtering and visibility in many of the world’s leading cybersecurity and networking products.

275

OEM Partners

9,500+

Applications Categorized

1.8B+

Global Endpoints

98%

Partner Retention Rate

How WebApp Compass Works

  1. Query: App URL or hostname submitted via API, SDK, or feed
  2. Lookup: Application name, category, and operational metadata retrieved from the global database
  3. Analyze: Risk score and security posture evaluated
  4. Respond: Categorization, risk, and metadata returned to partner solution
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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

WebApp Compass™ provides SaaS and web application categorization, risk scoring, and operational intelligence for OEMs building security and policy enforcement products.

It analyzes payload, header data, URL structures, hostnames, and metadata to identify behaviors like uploading, sharing, and authentication, providing granular insight into application use.

Yes! WebApp Compass™ provides risk scores and compliance data, including SSL usage, GDPR readiness, and more—enabling partners to block or allow apps based on risk.

It offers multiple deployment options, including JSON feeds, API, SDK, and cloud-based integration, making it easy to embed into CASB solutions, firewalls, SWGs, DLP products, and more.

Continuously—drawing from live telemetry, global traffic, and constant AI analysis to ensure the most up-to-date app intelligence is delivered to partners, with updates daily.

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Bring application-level intelligence to your security solution—at scale, with precision, and with NetSTAR’s AI-driven data.

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