Application security posture management · November 2026 Edition
DefectDojo vs ArmorCode
Zero of fourteen models named DefectDojo first on the direct prompt; two named ArmorCode. Both were named by all fourteen models and DefectDojo carries 26 labels and ArmorCode 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%22%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2640A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, DefectDojo 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 DefectDojo · Aikido Security vs ArmorCode · 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.
DefectDojoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsArmorCode
Direct02
Paraphrase011 against ArmorCode
Comparative042 against DefectDojo
Budget-constrained602 against ArmorCode
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against DefectDojo · 6 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, DefectDojo and ArmorCode were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 81 answers naming DefectDojo and the 140 naming ArmorCode. In those answers ArmorCode took the first choice four times and DefectDojo four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where DefectDojo and ArmorCode 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 | | | | |
DefectDojo ArmorCode first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DefectDojo on the left and ArmorCode on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where DefectDojo and ArmorCode stood in it.
ArmorCode first, DefectDojo not the choice
2 of 14 modelsDefectDojo 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
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
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
Muse Glimmer 30BAikido Security alternatives: DefectDojo, Snyk
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Aikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Jit
Mistral SmallAikido Security
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
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
DefectDojo leads by two points.
DefectDojo2%#5 of 14ArmorCode0%#13 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
DefectDojo leads by four points.
DefectDojo12%#2 of 14ArmorCode8%#4 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: ArmorCode leads at enterprise.
ArmorCode32%#1 of 12DefectDojo4%#7 of 12What 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
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
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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.