As we move into 2013, Forrester Research has concluded that application lifecycle management (ALM) is going through a period of redefinition and innovation; hot issues such as DevOps, embedded software, and requirements definition are shaking up the market and changing what vendors must offer in order to be competitive.

And according to Forrester, while the leading players  still offer end-to-end ALM solutions that focus on delivery and solving Agile challenges− instead of just throwing new capabilities at the customer−, strong contenders are also finding an audience with tools that address smaller but widespread problems, such as release management and developer collaboration.

Read the full Forrester Wave report here to learn how the leading analyst firm has ranked today’s top nine ALM vendors.

Check it out to find out how each of these nine ALM vendors stacks up against Forrester’s 116-point evaluation criteria.