Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Aikido Security vs DefectDojo
Eleven of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; zero named DefectDojo. Both were named by all fourteen models and Aikido Security carries 36 labels and DefectDojo 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share40%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3626A 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 Cycode ASPM · Aikido Security vs ArmorCode · 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 modelsDefectDojo
Direct110
Paraphrase50
Comparative002 against DefectDojo
Budget-constrained56
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against DefectDojo
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 DefectDojo 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 DefectDojo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and DefectDojo on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aikido Security and DefectDojo stood in it.
Aikido Security first, DefectDojo an alternative
11 of 14 modelsDefectDojo 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 seventy-nine points.
Aikido Security81%#1 of 14DefectDojo2%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Aikido Security leads by twenty-nine points.
Aikido Security40%#1 of 14DefectDojo12%#2 of 14Enterprise
Aikido Security leads by two points.
Aikido Security6%#– of 12DefectDojo4%#7 of 12What the models said about Aikido Security
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about DefectDojo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“DefectDojo may be a reasonable findings-management and aggregation choice, but OWASP notes it does not provide native reachability analysis. Be cautious if you expect that capability out of the box” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Primarily an open-source aggregation and vulnerability-workflow hub rather than a full native ASPM platform.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · soft negative
“though it requires internal resources to maintain and configure” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“If your budget for software licenses is $0, OWASP DefectDojo is the industry standard for open-source ASPM” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If budget = $0 and you have engineering capacity: DefectDojo or Faraday for self-hosted aggregation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with OWASP DefectDojo if you want the lowest-cost way to aggregate findings” GPT-5.4 mini · budget 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.