SD Elements

What SD Elements does

SD Elements is the flagship product of Security Compass, a privately held Canadian software company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Toronto with 11–50 employees. The platform operationalizes security-by-design by translating security and compliance standards — including NIST, PCI, HIPAA, ISO, and OWASP — into prescriptive, developer-ready requirements that are embedded directly into the software development lifecycle. Its core product architecture combines an expansive, continuously maintained content library of security/compliance controls with workflow integration into enterprise DevSecOps tooling, enabling engineering and security teams to assign, track, and audit security tasks alongside functional development work. AI-augmented capabilities layered onto the platform include the Navigator AI assistant, AI-Infusion, Devici Codex, Code Genius, and Agentic AI Integration, alongside a dedicated "Securing AI" module launched in 2025 for AI/ML workload governance.

The company sells primarily into regulated, security-mature enterprise customers across Financial Services, Healthcare, US Federal Government, Automotive, and Manufacturing. Publicly referenced customers include FINRA, Johnson Controls, and Cubic. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with a growing channel motion via a Partner Portal and a self-serve "Threat Model for Free" offering targeted at mid-market and developer-led demand. Commercial packaging is structured as a three-tier Base/Standard/Premium subscription with annual billing, sold on a project basis aligned to compliance scope.

Revenue, funding, and headcount trend data are not publicly disclosed. The combination of enterprise ACVs, vertical specialization, a formal three-tier subscription model, channel buildout, and three product launches in 2025 is consistent with a moderately growing niche SaaS product, though lack of disclosed metrics prevents confident quantification of scale or growth rate.

Name

SD Elements

Legal name

Security Compass

Website

https://sdelements.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SD Elements, the flagship product of Security Compass, is a security-by-design platform that translates security and compliance standards into developer-ready requirements. It serves regulated enterprise customers across Financial Services, Healthcare, US Federal Government, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Application Security Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Security Engineering (DevSecOps, AppSec Remediation) (BPAEAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Application security
• Security requirements management
• DevSecOps platform
• Threat modeling
• Secure software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Project-Based Pricing: SD Elements pricing is determined by the number of projects, suggesting a subscription model where customers pay based on project volume. Support tiers (Base, Standard, Premium) with escalating service levels likely correlate with pricing tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

SD Elements is a Security by Design platform that translates security and compliance standards into clear, machine-consumable requirements and delivers them directly into developer and AI workflows throughout the software development lifecycle. The platform captures system context from repositories, architecture diagrams, or AI-powered IDEs and generates traceable security requirements with validation and audit records, supplemented by an AI assistant (Navigator), a content library of requirements, and just-in-time training modules.

Product overview

SD Elements by Security Compass is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around the SD Elements core product, which serves as the main security by design platform for turning compliance standards into developer requirements. The platform includes Navigator (AI assistant), Content Library (requirements database), and Just-in-Time Training as add-on modules. Supporting products include Devici (threat modeling with AI-Infusion, Codex, Code Genius), SD Blueprint (planning), Application Security Training with Kontra Hands-on Labs (developer education), and specialized Securing AI capabilities. The ecosystem is designed for DevSecOps workflows with integrations into security testing tools (SAST, DAST, SCA) and issue trackers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SD Elements: Security by Design Platform that turns security and compliance standards into clear requirements delivered directly into development workflows with full traceability and proof.
• Devici
• Navigator
• Kontra Hands-on Labs
• Just-in-Time Training

Products and services

• SD Elements Core Security by Design platform that turns security and compliance standards into clear requirements delivered directly into development workflows with full traceability and proof, including integrations with SAST, DAST, SCA tools and issue trackers.
• Devici Diagram-driven threat modeling solution that identifies threats faster and easier with suggested mitigations, including AI-Infusion, Devici Codex, Code Genius, Collaboration, and Devici Canvas capabilities.
• SD Blueprint Security by design solution that complements SD Elements for comprehensive application security planning and requirements management.
• Application Security Training Role-based application security training for compliance, secure coding, and deployment needs, including courses, the SSP Program, and integration with hands-on labs.
• Kontra Hands-on Labs Interactive hands-on application security training platform offering practical vulnerability mitigation techniques for developers to practice secure coding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82% Risk Compliance achieved with automated security requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sdelements
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SecurityCompass
• Facebookfacebook.com/seccompass
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/securitycompass
• Instagraminstagram.com/security_compass

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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