
Reveal Survey Report: Top Software Development Challenges for 2025

The 2025 Reveal Survey results confirm a clear shift: AI is no longer the future—it’s the present. AI is now an operational necessity, but most companies are struggling to make it work. The biggest risk companies face today? Falling behind competitors that have mastered AI execution, security, and workforce strategy. Organizations that fail to adapt won’t just struggle—they risk obsolescence.
PART 1: Top Software Challenges in 2025
This report presents key insights from our Reveal Survey, outlining the critical shifts business leaders must understand as AI adoption expands in 2025. To provide deeper context, we compare these findings with our previous data, examining how AI priorities have evolved from 2024 to 2025.
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Top Software Challenges Compared to 2024

Following last year’s technology challenges with AI integration and limited resources, tech leaders have pinpointed digital trust as a crucial challenge in software development for 2025, according to the sixth annual Reveal 2025 Top Software Development Challenges survey from Infragistics.
Respondents identified security ( 51%), AI code reliability ( 45%), and data privacy ( 41%) among their biggest software development challenges for 2025.
The Top Priority for 2025 is to Expand the Use of AI Within Organizations

The main priority in 2025 is AI adoption, with 73% of tech leaders planning to expand the use of AI within organizations in the next year. However, 55% also find that AI deployment will be the biggest challenge they face.
Many companies initially adopted AI for automation and efficiency gains. Now, the focus shifts to stabilizing AI workflows, improving reliability, and securing AI applications. Those that fail to refine their implementation risk falling behind competitors who prioritize optimization.
Struggles with Resource Allocation are a Cause for Concern

The Tech Talent Crisis Deepens

Security is Now the Top Software Concern for Companies Moving Forward

The Rise of BI and Embedded Analytics

Companies Continue to Grow in 2024
