Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Aikido Security vs Apiiro
Eleven of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Apiiro. Aikido Security was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Apiiro by thirteen and Aikido Security carries 36 labels and Apiiro 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share40%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3630A 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.Cycode ASPM was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Aikido Security vs DefectDojo · Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPM · Aikido Security vs ArmorCode
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 application security posture management 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 modelsApiiro
Direct110
Paraphrase51
Comparative05
Budget-constrained502 against Apiiro
Scale-constrained00
Negative006 against Apiiro
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 Apiiro 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 Apiiro first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and Apiiro on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aikido Security and Apiiro stood in it.
Aikido Security first, Apiiro an alternative
11 of 14 modelsApiiro was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Aikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Jit
Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Legit Security, OX Security, Snyk AppRisk
Perplexity SonarAikido Security alternatives: Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, Legit Security, Wiz
Grok 4.20Aikido Security alternatives: Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, OX Security, Snyk
Mistral SmallAikido Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM
Llama 4 MaverickAikido Security alternatives: DefectDojo, Snyk
Qwen 3.7 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, DefectDojo, Jit, OX Security, Snyk
Kimi K2Aikido Security, Cycode ASPM alternatives: ArmorCode, Legit Security
MiniMax M2.5Aikido Security, Snyk alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BAikido Security alternatives: DefectDojo, Snyk
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: Aikido Security, Apiiro, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, OX Security
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniArmorCode alternatives: Checkmarx One ASPM, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Phoenix Security, Wiz
GPT-6 LunaArmorCode alternatives: Cycode ASPM, GitLab Ultimate
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
Aikido Security leads by eighty-one points.
Aikido Security81%#1 of 14Apiiro0%#14 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Aikido Security leads by thirty-eight points.
Aikido Security40%#1 of 14Apiiro2%#7 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Apiiro leads at enterprise.
Apiiro11%#4 of 12Aikido Security6%#– of 12What the models said about Aikido Security
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about Apiiro
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“explicitly recommend avoiding these for smaller organizations due to high costs and complexity” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Frequently criticized as a "pure-play" tool with high negatives (up to 85% in some analyses)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“some ASPM platforms that are considered "criticized challengers" include Apiiro... may have pricing models that are not suitable for small or mid-sized businesses” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“The strongest choices are Cycode, Apiiro, ArmorCode, Legit Security, OX Security, Snyk AppRisk, Wiz, and ecosystem offerings from Palo Alto and CrowdStrike” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Top-tier risk scoring with business & code context, strong in Gartner evaluations... Gartner-recognized leader (4.6/5 Peer Insights)” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Keep your existing scanners: start with ArmorCode or Apiiro.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Aikido Security vs DefectDojoAikido Security vs Cycode ASPMAikido Security vs ArmorCodeAikido Security vs SnykAikido Security vs WizAikido Security vs Legit SecurityDefectDojo vs ApiiroCycode ASPM vs ApiiroArmorCode vs ApiiroSnyk vs ApiiroWiz vs ApiiroApiiro vs Legit SecurityAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ASPM standing
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.