Q04 · Tools & LanguagesAssess— SteadyHorizon: 2-3 yr

WebAssembly at the Edge

Portable, sandboxed compute running close to users, independent of OS.

Wasm is a strong fit for plugin systems and edge compute where portability and sandboxing matter — tooling has improved significantly but the ecosystem is still thinner than mainstream runtimes.

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From the Technology & SaaS Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.

An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.