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Best Software Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top software infrastructure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best software infrastructure stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Software - Infrastructure
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Software Infrastructure is Zen Rated C and is the 75th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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NTCT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
$2.80B$38.50$38.00-1.30%Hold13.83%31.31%12.66%9.11%
TENB
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC
$3.71B$33.66$35.064.16%Buy186.32%265.89%160.81%20.27%
APPN
APPIAN CORP
$2.75B$38.45$32.20-16.25%Hold58.80%N/A-104.89%18.84%
GCT
GIGACLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC
$1.86B$52.08N/AN/AN/AN/A4.19%-3.79%29.40%12.33%
EVCM
EVERCOMMERCE INC
$1.59B$9.02$10.2513.64%Hold55.55%106.00%20.41%10.70%
LSAK
LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC
$390.10M$4.55N/AN/AN/AN/A16.58%N/A7.97%2.20%
PAYS
PAYSIGN INC
$746.99M$13.23$11.50-13.08%Strong Buy210.01%-16.45%29.92%5.68%
XYZ
BLOCK INC
$49.93B$83.10$94.2213.38%Strong Buy279.60%122.28%20.37%11.47%
PICS
PICS NV
$1.37B$10.61$17.6766.51%Buy393.06%237.64%246.52%29.83%
CCSI
CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS INC
$703.49M$38.39$45.0017.22%Strong Buy22.10%9.97%270.62%16.14%
BLZE
BACKBLAZE INC
$927.26M$14.98$19.8632.56%Buy816.16%N/A4.99%1.97%
BAND
BANDWIDTH INC
$1.51B$46.89$70.6050.57%Buy510.11%526.49%25.08%8.61%
NTNX
NUTANIX INC
$17.68B$65.39$63.00-3.65%Buy1311.53%36.78%N/AN/A
ALLT
ALLOT LTD
$376.01M$7.65$12.7566.67%Strong Buy210.87%16.63%N/AN/A
RPD
RAPID7 INC
$794.65M$11.79$11.20-5.03%Hold17-0.32%73.73%62.64%7.07%
FTNT
FORTINET INC
$115.59B$157.54$157.48-0.04%Hold2210.40%10.79%178.68%25.52%
FATN
FATPIPE INC
$83.78M$5.93$10.0068.63%Strong Buy227.55%-11.02%10.87%8.12%
PGY
PAGAYA TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$1.87B$22.41$31.0038.33%Strong Buy410.15%16.15%39.71%13.93%
RELY
REMITLY GLOBAL INC
$5.45B$25.75$31.1721.04%Strong Buy615.87%-8.40%N/AN/A
FIVN
FIVE9 INC
$2.39B$32.00$33.755.47%Buy128.70%78.07%32.15%13.79%
EVTC
EVERTEC INC
$1.78B$29.76$25.00-15.99%Hold19.32%69.99%45.67%11.88%
PAY
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS INC
$4.97B$39.43$38.00-3.63%Hold412.57%25.23%26.82%22.68%
TUYA
TUYA INC
$1.13B$1.83N/AN/AN/AN/A10.58%11.51%11.00%9.70%
BOX
BOX INC
$4.58B$33.39$37.8013.21%Buy64.47%37.96%-86.42%21.61%
FFIV
F5 INC
$22.63B$399.59$430.437.72%Buy76.30%16.25%33.02%18.64%
RDWR
RADWARE LTD
$1.24B$28.42N/AN/AN/AN/A8.08%84.38%20.06%9.74%
QLYS
QUALYS INC
$6.11B$176.67$164.55-6.86%Hold126.25%15.31%55.61%29.11%
BB
BLACKBERRY LTD
$4.57B$7.79$10.5034.79%Buy5N/AN/AN/AN/A
TLS
TELOS CORP
$331.83M$4.44$6.3342.64%Buy37.86%N/A41.21%27.55%
CPAY
CORPAY INC
$26.72B$406.93$443.228.92%Strong Buy98.64%29.37%N/AN/A
TOST
TOAST INC
$21.37B$36.97$37.681.93%Buy1914.98%23.67%91.97%59.12%
USIO
USIO INC
$82.92M$2.91$5.3884.71%Strong Buy24.84%N/A9.28%1.41%
NET
CLOUDFLARE INC
$101.44B$284.89$337.1018.33%Buy2021.82%N/A74.04%18.53%
GTLB
GITLAB INC
$6.98B$41.31$36.43-11.82%Hold2410.26%N/A20.36%11.76%
ADBE
ADOBE INC
$108.70B$273.47$257.61-5.80%Hold277.79%20.08%114.23%43.95%
DOX
AMDOCS LTD
$6.50B$62.25$71.0014.06%Buy22.91%29.12%32.38%16.58%
MQ
MARQETA INC
$1.67B$16.08$19.0018.16%Hold413.19%94.60%14.68%7.55%
AVPT
AVEPOINT INC
$2.79B$13.21$15.3316.07%Buy716.87%21.52%N/AN/A
CGNT
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD
$625.76M$8.49$13.0053.12%Strong Buy110.69%N/A29.44%11.00%
OKTA
OKTA INC
$23.36B$134.42$146.979.33%Strong Buy296.29%46.35%12.33%9.10%
SPSC
SPS COMMERCE INC
$2.90B$80.48$70.86-11.96%Hold75.89%61.45%23.33%19.46%
PLTR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
$426.54B$177.50$196.3110.60%Buy1437.59%33.37%136.09%113.90%
MDB
MONGODB INC
$32.66B$406.11$440.648.50%Strong Buy2810.60%N/A25.07%19.93%
VRNS
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
$4.76B$41.40$49.5019.57%Strong Buy2014.79%N/A31.37%8.43%
DSC
DSC HOLDINGS LTD
N/A$9.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GEN
GEN DIGITAL INC
$17.74B$29.64$32.007.96%Hold45.87%28.74%82.74%14.05%
WEX
WEX INC
$6.77B$198.58$187.00-5.83%Buy73.22%45.42%59.11%4.82%
TDC
TERADATA CORP
$2.52B$27.06$35.4030.82%Hold50.32%-22.76%50.40%18.03%
WIX
WIXCOM LTD
$3.54B$82.29$82.650.44%Buy2110.15%N/A-34.90%32.85%
IIIV
I3 VERTICALS INC
$446.68M$16.97$24.0041.43%Strong Buy36.18%18.71%13.40%6.00%
DBX
DROPBOX INC
$7.85B$34.80$32.50-6.61%Hold3-0.05%26.46%-31.57%24.44%
YEXT
YEXT INC
$651.61M$6.50$5.67-12.82%Hold30.91%26.83%267.34%13.10%
OSPN
ONESPAN INC
$566.42M$15.37$17.0010.61%Buy22.00%-31.07%18.04%12.75%
PATH
UIPATH INC
$8.68B$16.76$13.33-20.45%Hold125.54%15.13%28.37%18.59%
ACIW
ACI WORLDWIDE INC
$5.35B$53.04$66.0024.43%Strong Buy16.59%17.49%20.09%9.71%
CRWD
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC
$192.63B$189.18$206.749.28%Strong Buy3613.64%N/A46.03%18.93%
KVYO
KLAVIYO INC
$5.07B$17.79$26.5048.96%Strong Buy1516.43%252.83%50.60%35.35%
DLO
DLOCAL LTD
$4.43B$15.36$18.6721.53%Strong Buy321.47%23.77%70.19%17.30%
IOT
SAMSARA INC
$23.22B$39.84$45.1113.23%Strong Buy912.32%115.65%42.36%24.43%
ATEN
A10 NETWORKS INC
$1.88B$25.89$33.0027.46%Buy59.18%42.02%39.84%13.99%
KSPI
JOINT STOCK CO KASPIKZ
$20.46B$107.68$107.50-0.17%Buy22,162.26%2,252.13%26,205.64%5,735.83%
RBRK
RUBRIK INC
$19.79B$96.13$101.555.63%Strong Buy2213.03%N/A-48.91%8.50%
CETX
CEMTREX INC
$4.72M$2.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.03%5.04%
SAIL
SAILPOINT INC
$10.33B$18.22$19.899.16%Strong Buy1811.70%N/A4.08%3.71%
GDDY
GODADDY INC
$12.10B$95.54$110.3315.48%Buy105.49%17.31%20,823.15%17.45%
PRTH
PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC
$462.49M$5.61$7.7538.15%Buy26.05%35.52%-143.40%4.55%
PAGS
PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD
$2.76B$9.04$11.6328.68%Buy3134.04%153.60%104.98%20.82%
CINT
CI&T INC
$453.53M$3.37$5.5364.18%Strong Buy69.16%27.48%22.74%12.62%
FLYW
FLYWIRE CORP
$2.29B$18.84$19.674.39%Buy911.68%55.65%13.93%9.78%
PSFE
PAYSAFE LTD
$354.59M$6.78$8.5025.37%Hold45.40%N/A32.93%4.10%
ZS
ZSCALER INC
$27.54B$170.31$203.8419.69%Strong Buy3314.42%N/A43.07%14.36%
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP
$3.69T$496.37$550.5710.92%Strong Buy2819.32%16.01%48.61%28.36%
ALAR
ALARUM TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$12.12M$1.67$14.00738.32%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
TP
TICKETPLUS LTD
$94.22M$7.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MOVE
CORVEX INC
$265.14M$9.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-71.33%-68.23%
FOUR
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC
$3.65B$46.25$59.2128.03%Buy1611.67%133.12%42.01%7.81%
S
SENTINELONE INC
$7.03B$20.51$20.520.07%Buy2111.82%N/A16.52%10.08%
EEFT
EURONET WORLDWIDE INC
$2.64B$70.55$87.3323.79%Buy35.62%31.47%43.68%8.27%
DOCN
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC
$13.52B$114.99$160.8639.89%Strong Buy1436.47%4.73%56.95%16.97%
BKKT
BAKKT INC
$370.92M$8.23$16.50100.49%Strong Buy24.10%N/A23.61%20.73%
REKR
REKOR SYSTEMS INC
$78.87M$0.57N/AN/AN/AN/A5.61%N/A-28.79%-13.22%
ORCL
ORACLE CORP
$428.82B$148.87$252.8469.84%Strong Buy2526.90%25.07%109.21%17.74%
SNPS
SYNOPSYS INC
$78.51B$410.00$548.5033.78%Buy1011.49%67.60%14.49%9.42%
MBGL
MOBILITY GLOBAL INC
$6.06B$20.55$22.7510.71%Buy4N/AN/A5.85%4.40%
TGHL
GROWHUB LTD
$20.57M$0.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PANW
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
$276.54B$339.31$370.309.13%Strong Buy3311.23%57.14%18.45%11.03%
AGPU
AXE COMPUTE INC
$121.13M$10.45N/AN/AN/AN/A382.93%-99.43%9.38%3.18%
CHKP
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$13.51B$129.05$147.9414.64%Buy195.17%8.99%68.32%24.89%
VRSN
VERISIGN INC
$26.37B$292.99$328.7512.21%Buy47.06%9.88%-49.52%61.92%
MCRP
MICROPOLIS AI ROBOTICS
$35.59M$1.02N/AN/AN/AN/A11,599.63%N/A120.24%37.93%
PAYP
PAYPAY CORP
$10.58B$15.63$24.1954.77%Strong Buy10N/AN/A5,558.02%418.26%
QMLS
QUMULUSAI INC
$204.10M$6.10$24.50301.64%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
STNE
STONECO LTD
$2.47B$9.72$14.0244.21%Buy6139.81%111.70%182.04%28.29%
IMXI
INTERNATIONAL MONEY EXPRESS INC
$432.03M$14.30N/AN/AN/AN/A0.42%40.03%22.36%8.43%
BLSH
BULLISH
$5.02B$33.11$41.6025.64%Buy5-86.47%N/A10.29%8.02%
FISV
FISERV INC
$27.89B$52.45$63.6121.28%Hold192.02%24.81%23.77%7.90%
DAVA
ENDAVA PLC
$168.19M$3.22$4.3835.87%Hold5-6.16%N/A29.80%9.55%
GYGY
GAME YOUR GAME INC
$18.71M$1.30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AKAM
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$15.53B$108.06$159.6947.78%Buy138.64%41.41%26.60%8.38%
LIDR
AEYE INC
$54.86M$1.18$3.59203.81%Strong Buy2659.56%N/A-45.81%-40.87%

Software Infrastructure Stocks FAQ

What are the best software infrastructure stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best software infrastructure stocks to buy right now are:

1. Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT)


Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is the #1 top software infrastructure stock out of 168 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 29 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 32.

NTCT passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Netscout Systems has seen its stock return 61.16% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 157 percentage points.

Netscout Systems has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, a downside of -1.3% from Netscout Systems's current stock price of $38.50.

Netscout Systems stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Netscout Systems, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB)


Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) is the #2 top software infrastructure stock out of 168 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 8 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 32.

TENB passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tenable Holdings has seen its stock return 13.87% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 110 percentage points.

Tenable Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $35.06, an upside of 4.16% from Tenable Holdings's current stock price of $33.66.

Tenable Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Tenable Holdings, 27.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)


Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) is the #3 top software infrastructure stock out of 168 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -7 points lower than the software infrastructure industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates APPN as a "B".

APPN passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Appian has seen its stock return 34.35% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 131 percentage points.

Appian has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, a downside of -16.25% from Appian's current stock price of $38.45.

Appian stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Appian, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the software infrastructure stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 software infrastructure stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 software infrastructure stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Joint Stock Co Kaspikz (NASDAQ:KSPI)


Joint Stock Co Kaspikz (NASDAQ:KSPI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.93%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.96%.

Joint Stock Co Kaspikz's dividend payout ratio of 42.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX)


Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.52%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.96%. Amdocs's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Amdocs's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Amdocs's dividend payout ratio of 51.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Onespan (NASDAQ:OSPN)


Onespan (NASDAQ:OSPN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.32%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.96%.

Onespan's dividend payout ratio of 27.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are software infrastructure stocks up?

Software infrastructure stocks were up 0.37% in the last day, and down -0.57% over the last week. Dsc Holdings was the among the top gainers in the software - infrastructure industry, gaining 5.58% yesterday.

DSC Holdings shares are trading higher after the company reported a year-over-year decrease in Q2 adjusted net loss per share and an increase in sales.

What are the most undervalued software infrastructure stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued software infrastructure stocks right now are:

1. Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI)


Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) is the most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Consensus Cloud Solutions's stock has gained 47.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 144 percentage points.

2. Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD)


Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) is the second most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rapid7 has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rapid7's stock has dropped -41.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 55 percentage points.

3. Teradata (NYSE:TDC)


Teradata (NYSE:TDC) is the third most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Teradata has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teradata's stock has gained 31.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 128 percentage points.

Are software infrastructure stocks a good buy now?

42.24% of software infrastructure stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect software infrastructure stocks to rise by 17.01% over the next year.

1.5% of software infrastructure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.3% of software infrastructure stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.65% are rated C (Hold), 12.03% are rated D (Sell), and 7.52% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the software - infrastructure industry?

The average P/E ratio of the software - infrastructure industry is -206.87x.
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