# Application security posture management: 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 a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/2026-11

**Standing:** Aikido Security leads with 40% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 52 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Aikido Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aikido-security/index.md) | 40% | 0% | 36 |
| 2 | [DefectDojo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/defectdojo/index.md) | 12% | 12% | 26 |
| 3 | [Cycode ASPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cycode-aspm/index.md) | 10% | 13% | 47 |
| 4 | [ArmorCode](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/armorcode/index.md) | 8% | 22% | 40 |
| 5 | [Snyk](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/snyk/index.md) | 6% | 12% | 34 |
| 6 | [Wiz](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wiz/index.md) | 4% | 29% | 24 |
| 7 | [Apiiro](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apiiro/index.md) | 2% | 27% | 30 |
| 8 | [Legit Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/legit-security/index.md) | 2% | 19% | 27 |
| 9 | [Jit](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jit/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 11 |
| 16 | [Veracode Risk Manager](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veracode-risk-manager/index.md) | 2% | 38% | 21 |
| 18 | [OX Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ox-security/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| 19 | [CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-aspm/index.md) | 0% | 23% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 78 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: Aikido Security; alternatives Cycode ASPM, Jit
- GPT-5.4 mini: ArmorCode; alternatives Checkmarx One ASPM, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Phoenix Security, Wiz
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Aikido Security; alternatives ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Legit Security, OX Security
- Perplexity Sonar: Aikido Security; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Legit Security
- Grok 4.20: Aikido Security; alternatives Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, OX Security
- Mistral Small: Aikido Security
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Aikido Security; alternatives ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM
- Llama 4 Maverick: Aikido Security; alternatives DefectDojo, Snyk
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Aikido Security; alternatives Cycode ASPM, DefectDojo, Jit, OX Security
- Kimi K2: Aikido Security, Cycode ASPM; alternatives ArmorCode, Legit Security
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Wiz; alternatives Aikido Security, Apiiro, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, OX Security
- MiniMax M2.5: Aikido Security, Snyk; alternatives Cycode ASPM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
- GPT-6 Luna: ArmorCode; alternatives Cycode ASPM, GitLab Ultimate
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Aikido Security; alternatives DefectDojo, Snyk

## Sources the answers cite

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

- csoonline.com: 42 answers, 42 citations
- cycode.com: 32 answers, 42 citations
- g2.com: 31 answers, 53 citations
- gane.ai/index: 21 answers, 31 citations
- gbhackers.com: 21 answers, 22 citations
- guideflow.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- github.com: 20 answers, 28 citations
- checkmarx.com: 20 answers, 27 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://csoonline.com/article/4041891/aspm-buyers-guide-seven-products-to-help-secure-your-applications.html (42 answers)
- https://gbhackers.com/best-aspm-compared (21 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/aspm-software (21 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/application-security/the-top-application-security-posture-management-aspm-tools (19 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/application-security-posture-management-aspm/mid-market (18 answers)
- https://ox.security/blog/aspm-tools (18 answers)
- https://cycode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ASPM-Buyer_s-Guide_updated-2509.pdf (17 answers)
- https://appsecsanta.com/aspm-tools (15 answers)
- https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/rs/531-OCS-018/images/aspm-buyers-guide.pdf?version=0 (15 answers)
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/aspm/best-aspm-tools-5-platforms-to-watch-in-2026 (12 answers)

## Warned against

- Apiiro: 8 of 30 labels negative. "explicitly recommend avoiding these for smaller organizations due to high costs and complexity" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- ArmorCode: 9 of 40 labels negative. "Multiple AI models explicitly recommend avoiding these for smaller organizations due to high costs and complexity." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Veracode Risk Manager: 8 of 21 labels negative. "High criticism (up to 80%). Often seen as legacy-heavy" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Checkmarx One ASPM: 8 of 27 labels negative. "Around 71% negative in certain evaluations... criticized for vendor lock-in, alert fatigue" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Aikido Security at 40%.

- Snyk: 14% to 6%, −8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 2 → 5 of 78.
- ArmorCode: 4% to 8%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 4 of 78.
- Jit: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 → 9 of 78.
- Aikido Security: 37% to 40%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 78, unchanged.
- DefectDojo: 10% to 12%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 2 of 78.
- Cycode ASPM: 8% to 10%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 3 of 78.
- Wiz: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 6 of 78.
- Apiiro: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 17 → 7 of 78.
- Legit Security: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 16 → 8 of 78.
- Veracode Risk Manager: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 21 → 16 of 78.
- OX Security: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 of 78, unchanged.
- CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 of 78, unchanged.

## 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.