# Application security posture management for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "ASPM platform" and as "application security posture management tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/2026-11/enterprise

**Standing:** ArmorCode leads with 32% of first choices; verdict contested. 47 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ArmorCode](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/armorcode/index.md) | 32% | 12% | 60 |
| 2 | [Checkmarx One ASPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/checkmarx-one-aspm/index.md) | 17% | 8% | 40 |
| 3 | [Cycode ASPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cycode-aspm/index.md) | 11% | 4% | 47 |
| 4 | [Apiiro](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apiiro/index.md) | 11% | 6% | 47 |
| 5 | [Wiz](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wiz/index.md) | 11% | 39% | 23 |
| 7 | [CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-aspm/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 23 |
| 8 | [DefectDojo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/defectdojo/index.md) | 4% | 18% | 17 |
| 9 | [Veracode Risk Manager](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veracode-risk-manager/index.md) | 2% | 25% | 12 |
| 11 | [OX Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ox-security/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 34 |
| 12 | [Legit Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/legit-security/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 14 | [Snyk AppRisk](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/snyk-apprisk/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 16 |
| 61 | [Snyk](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/snyk/index.md) | 0% | 48% | 25 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 61 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Wiz; alternatives Aikido Security, ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud Application Security
- GPT-5.4 mini: ArmorCode, Checkmarx One ASPM; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM, Invicti ASPM, Vulcan Cyber
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ArmorCode; alternatives Apiiro, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM, OX Security
- Perplexity Sonar: Checkmarx One ASPM; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Wiz
- Grok 4.20: Checkmarx One ASPM; alternatives ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Veracode Risk Manager
- Mistral Small: Cycode ASPM; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: ArmorCode; alternatives Apiiro, Cycode ASPM, OX Security, Snyk AppRisk
- Llama 4 Maverick: ArmorCode; alternatives Apiiro, Checkmarx One ASPM, Cycode ASPM, DefectDojo
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Apiiro; alternatives ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, DefectDojo, Legit Security
- Kimi K2: Checkmarx One ASPM, Cycode ASPM; alternatives ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Cycode ASPM; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode, DefectDojo, OX Security
- MiniMax M2.5: CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Wiz; alternatives ArmorCode, Snyk
- GPT-6 Luna: ArmorCode, Wiz ASPM; alternatives Apiiro, Checkmarx One ASPM, Snyk AppRisk
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Wiz; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM

## Sources the answers cite

80 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- csoonline.com: 49 answers, 50 citations
- cycode.com: 39 answers, 58 citations
- ox.security: 35 answers, 38 citations
- checkmarx.com: 34 answers, 57 citations
- g2.com: 32 answers, 37 citations
- github.com: 24 answers, 28 citations
- defectdojo.com: 21 answers, 28 citations
- appsecsanta.com: 21 answers, 25 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://csoonline.com/article/4041891/aspm-buyers-guide-seven-products-to-help-secure-your-applications.html (49 answers)
- https://ox.security/blog/aspm-tools (29 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/application-security-posture-management-aspm/enterprise (28 answers)
- https://owasp.github.io/DevSecOpsGuideline/3-Governance/3-3-Reporting/3-3-3-ASPM (21 answers)
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/aspm/best-aspm-tools-5-platforms-to-watch-in-2026 (19 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/application-security/the-top-application-security-posture-management-aspm-tools (18 answers)
- https://appsecsanta.com/aspm-tools (15 answers)
- https://defectdojo.com/hubfs/Whitepapers/ASPM_Buyers_Guide_DefectDojo.pdf (15 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/aspm-software (14 answers)
- https://cycode.com/blog/best-application-secuirty-posture-management-tools (13 answers)

## Warned against

- Snyk: 12 of 25 labels negative. "Snyk is mentioned as a platform to avoid for predictable costs, as its pricing model scales with the number of applications, developers, or scans" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Wiz: 9 of 23 labels negative. "Platforms to Avoid for Cost Predictability | Wiz | Custom quote, asset-based | Unpredictable with cloud growth" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- ArmorCode: 7 of 60 labels negative. "Complex multi-variable model" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Snyk AppRisk: 4 of 16 labels negative. "Avoid if you want a tool-agnostic governance layer." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: Checkmarx One ASPM (24%) to ArmorCode (32%). Margin 15 points, beyond the floor.

- ArmorCode: 20% to 32%, +12. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 2 → 1 of 61.
- Checkmarx One ASPM: 24% to 17%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 → 2 of 61.
- Wiz: 4% to 11%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 6 → 5 of 61.
- Cycode ASPM: 6% to 11%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 3 of 61.
- Snyk: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 8 → 61 of 61.
- CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 7 of 61.
- DefectDojo: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 5 → 8 of 61.
- OX Security: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 9 → 11 of 61.
- Legit Security: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 11 → 12 of 61.
- Snyk AppRisk: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 14 of 61, unchanged.
- Jit: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 27 of 61.
- Apiiro: 12% to 11%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 3 → 4 of 61.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.