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Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition

Aikido Security vs ArmorCode

Eleven of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; two named ArmorCode. Both were named by all fourteen models and Aikido Security carries 36 labels and ArmorCode 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Aikido Security

endorsed leader

Named in ten categories this edition.

ArmorCode

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share40%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%22%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3640A 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 Snyk

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 modelsArmorCode
Direct112
Paraphrase511 against ArmorCode
Comparative04
Budget-constrained502 against ArmorCode
Scale-constrained01
Negative006 against ArmorCode
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Aikido Security and ArmorCode were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 326 answers naming Aikido Security and the 140 naming ArmorCode. In those answers ArmorCode took the first choice two times and Aikido Security forty-one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Aikido Security and ArmorCode stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 ArmorCode first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and ArmorCode on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aikido Security and ArmorCode stood in it.

Aikido Security first, ArmorCode an alternative

11 of 14 modelsArmorCode 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

ArmorCode first, Aikido Security not the choice

2 of 14 modelsAikido Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniArmorCode alternatives: Checkmarx One ASPM, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Phoenix Security, Wiz
GPT-6 LunaArmorCode alternatives: Cycode ASPM, GitLab Ultimate

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

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 14
ArmorCode0%#13 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Aikido Security leads by thirty-three points.
Aikido Security40%#1 of 14
ArmorCode8%#4 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: ArmorCode leads at enterprise.
ArmorCode32%#1 of 12
Aikido Security6%#– of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Aikido Security

No label in this category carried a quote.

What the models said about ArmorCode

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Multiple AI models explicitly recommend avoiding these for smaller organizations due to high costs and complexity.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“High criticism rate (around 74%, with many "hard negative" labels)... overly complex for non-large orgs” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“enterprise-grade ASPM platforms like ArmorCode, Cycode, and Apiiro may have pricing models that are not suitable for small or mid-sized businesses” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you need broad scanner aggregation and workflow automation on a controlled budget: ArmorCode. Strong integration count and lifecycle management” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Short answer: ArmorCode—if by ASPM you mean an independent layer that pulls findings from the security tools you already use” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“my default pick would be ArmorCode unless you already have a strong reason to standardize on another vendor” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.