Container and Kubernetes security · November 2026 Edition
Aikido Security vs Snyk Container
Four of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; one named Snyk Container. Aikido Security was named by nine of the fourteen models and Snyk Container by thirteen and Aikido Security carries 11 labels and Snyk Container 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1135A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Aikido Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sysdig Secure was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Trivy vs Aikido Security · Trivy vs Snyk Container · Falco vs Aikido Security
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the container and kubernetes security page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Aikido SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSnyk Container
Direct41
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against Snyk Container
Budget-constrained111 against Snyk Container
Scale-constrained021 against Snyk Container
Negative001 against Snyk Container
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Aikido Security and Snyk Container stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Aikido Security Snyk Container first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and Snyk Container on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aikido Security and Snyk Container stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Qwen 3.7 FlashAikido Security, Snyk Container alternatives: Aqua Security, Mend.io, Sysdig Secure
Aikido Security first, Snyk Container an alternative
3 of 14 modelsSnyk Container was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Aikido Security alternatives: Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure
Perplexity SonarAikido Security alternatives: Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure
Kimi K2Aikido Security alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Containers, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GLM 4.7 FlashXMend.io alternatives: Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
MiniMax M2.5Mend.io alternatives: Aikido Security, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Wiz
Gemini 3.5 FlashWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure
Grok 4.20Wiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure
Mistral SmallUpwind alternatives: Datadog Cloud Security Management, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
DeepSeek V4 FlashSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security
Llama 4 MaverickTrivy alternatives: Falco, Mend.io, Sysdig Secure
GPT-6 LunaSysdig Secure alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Containers, Wiz
Muse Glimmer 30BAqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Containers
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Snyk Container leads by five points.
Snyk Container10%#4 of 14Aikido Security5%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Aikido Security leads at mid-market.
Aikido Security7%#6 of 14Snyk Container6%#7 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Snyk Container leads at enterprise.
Snyk Container4%#5 of 12Aikido Security0%#– of 12What the models said about Aikido Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“The platform is used by over 50,000 organizations, with the sweet spot being startups and mid-market DevOps teams that want consolidated vulnerability management” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Snyk Container
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Developer-friendly for scanning/shift-left, but may need pairing with a runtime tool like Falco for full coverage.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · soft negative
“No runtime protection — it is purely a scan-time tool requiring a separate platform for production security” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“useful for image and dependency findings, but they do not by themselves detect runtime attacks” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Pick: Snyk or Aikido Security ... Widely considered the gold standard for "developer-first" security.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The Most Cost-Effective Commercial Platform: Snyk ... offers the best balance of price and usability” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Extremely popular with developers. Best-in-class for CI/CD integration and easy to use” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.