Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Cycode ASPM vs Wiz
One of fourteen models named Cycode ASPM first on the direct prompt; one named Wiz. Cycode ASPM was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Wiz by eleven and Cycode ASPM carries 47 labels and Wiz 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
First-choice share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels4724A 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 Wiz · 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 modelsWiz
Direct112 against Wiz
Paraphrase21
Comparative22
Budget-constrained103 against Cycode ASPM · 3 against Wiz
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against Cycode ASPM · 2 against Wiz
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 Cycode ASPM and Wiz 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 Wiz first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cycode ASPM on the left and Wiz on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cycode ASPM and Wiz stood in it.
Cycode ASPM first, Wiz not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWiz was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Aikido Security, Cycode ASPM alternatives: ArmorCode, Legit Security
Wiz first, Cycode ASPM not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCycode ASPM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: Aikido Security, Apiiro, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, OX 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
GPT-5.4 miniArmorCode alternatives: Checkmarx One ASPM, CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Phoenix Security, Wiz
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
MiniMax M2.5Aikido Security, Snyk alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
GPT-6 LunaArmorCode alternatives: Cycode ASPM, GitLab Ultimate
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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 14Wiz0%#9 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cycode ASPM11%#3 of 12Wiz11%#5 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 Wiz
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPMAikido Security vs WizDefectDojo vs Cycode ASPMDefectDojo vs WizCycode ASPM vs ArmorCodeCycode ASPM vs SnykCycode ASPM vs ApiiroCycode ASPM vs Legit SecurityArmorCode vs WizSnyk vs WizWiz vs ApiiroWiz 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.