Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Cycode ASPM vs Apiiro
One of fourteen models named Cycode ASPM first on the direct prompt; zero named Apiiro. Cycode ASPM was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Apiiro by thirteen and Cycode ASPM carries 47 labels and Apiiro 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels4730A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cycode ASPM reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Aikido Security was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPM · Aikido Security vs Apiiro · DefectDojo vs Cycode ASPM
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.
Cycode ASPMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsApiiro
Direct10
Paraphrase21
Comparative25
Budget-constrained103 against Cycode ASPM · 2 against Apiiro
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against Cycode ASPM · 6 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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cycode ASPM and Apiiro were named in the same answer seventy-nine times, of the 126 answers naming Cycode ASPM and the 99 naming Apiiro. In those answers Apiiro took the first choice nine times and Cycode ASPM ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cycode ASPM 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 | | | |
Cycode ASPM Apiiro first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cycode ASPM on the left and Apiiro on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cycode ASPM and Apiiro stood in it.
Cycode ASPM first, Apiiro not the choice
1 of 14 modelsApiiro was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Aikido Security, Cycode ASPM alternatives: ArmorCode, Legit Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
DeepSeek V4 FlashAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Cycode ASPM
Qwen 3.7 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, DefectDojo, Jit, OX Security, Snyk
GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: Aikido Security, Apiiro, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, OX Security
MiniMax M2.5Aikido Security, Snyk alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
GPT-6 LunaArmorCode alternatives: Cycode ASPM, GitLab Ultimate
Neither was named
4 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
Mistral SmallAikido Security
Llama 4 MaverickAikido Security alternatives: DefectDojo, Snyk
Muse Glimmer 30BAikido Security alternatives: DefectDojo, Snyk
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
Cycode ASPM leads by four points.
Cycode ASPM4%#3 of 14Apiiro0%#14 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Cycode ASPM leads by eight points.
Cycode ASPM10%#3 of 14Apiiro2%#7 of 14Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cycode ASPM11%#3 of 12Apiiro11%#4 of 12What the models said about Cycode ASPM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid high-cost commercial platforms like Endor Labs or full Wiz/Cycode” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“enterprise ASPM platforms (such as Apiiro, ArmorCode, or Cycode) can quickly become cost-prohibitive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Mixed but notable negatives (around 52%)... flagged for enterprise pricing, incomplete remediation” Grok 4.20 · 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
“For the lowest entry point, Cycode and Legit Security are the most budget-friendly” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Cycode (native platform with good mid-market fit)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
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
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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.