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Application shielding · November 2026 Edition

Approov vs AppSealing

Zero of fourteen models named Approov first on the direct prompt; zero named AppSealing. Approov was named by seven of the fourteen models and AppSealing by four and Approov carries 11 labels and AppSealing 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Approov

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

AppSealing

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1110A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Approov reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Appdome vs Approov · Appdome vs AppSealing · Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs Approov

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 shielding page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ApproovFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppSealing
Direct00
Paraphrase21
Comparative001 against Approov
Budget-constrained001 against Approov
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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, Approov and AppSealing were named in the same answer four times, of the 28 answers naming Approov and the 23 naming AppSealing. In those answers AppSealing took the first choice one time and Approov zero.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Approov and AppSealing 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
Approov AppSealing first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Approov on the left and AppSealing on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Approov and AppSealing stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: AppSealing, PreEmptive Dotfuscator, Promon SHIELD
Grok 4.20Appdome alternatives: Approov, Arxan, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD

Neither was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: DexProtector, Promon SHIELD
Perplexity SonarAppdome alternatives: DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium MAPS
Mistral SmallAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Zimperium MAPS
Kimi K2Appdome alternatives: Arxan, DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
GLM 4.7 FlashXAppdome alternatives: Appknox, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, PreEmptive Dotfuscator, Zimperium Mobile Application Protection Suite
MiniMax M2.5Appdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
GPT-6 LunaAppdome alternatives: Digital.ai Application Protection, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
Muse Glimmer 30BAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium MAPS

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Approov4%#– of 9
AppSealing4%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Approov leads by two points.
Approov4%#3 of 12
AppSealing2%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Approov leads by two points.
Approov2%#– of 9
AppSealing0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Approov

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

“has limited full in-app shielding and requires additional tools for broader coverage” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“What to avoid on a tight budget” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Approov would be the leading recommendation if protecting backend APIs, preventing app impersonation, and minimizing integration effort are the priorities” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Approov if your app is API-centric and you need fast integration with backend enforcement.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Approov is a strong budget-conscious candidate because it offers runtime mobile app shielding / RASP” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · alternative

What the models said about AppSealing

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

“I'd recommend AppSealing as the most suitable option for a mid-sized B2B company” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Often praised for AI-driven shielding with competitive pricing—starts lower than enterprise tools” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · alternative
“If you need a no-code vendor tool without long enterprise contracts, evaluate AppSealing” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
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.