Application shielding · November 2026 Edition
Promon SHIELD vs AppSealing
Zero of fourteen models named Promon SHIELD first on the direct prompt; zero named AppSealing. Promon SHIELD was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AppSealing by four and Promon SHIELD carries 35 labels and AppSealing 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3510A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Promon SHIELD 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 Promon SHIELD · Appdome vs AppSealing · Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs Promon SHIELD
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.
Promon SHIELDFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppSealing
Direct00
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained003 against Promon SHIELD
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Promon SHIELD
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 Promon SHIELD and AppSealing 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 | | | |
Promon SHIELD AppSealing first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Promon SHIELD on the left and AppSealing on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Promon SHIELD and AppSealing stood in it.
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.GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: DexProtector, Promon SHIELD
Gemini 3.5 FlashGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: AppSealing, PreEmptive Dotfuscator, Promon SHIELD
Perplexity SonarAppdome alternatives: DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium MAPS
Grok 4.20Appdome alternatives: Approov, Arxan, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Mistral SmallAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Kimi K2Appdome alternatives: Arxan, DoveRunner AppSealing, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
MiniMax M2.5Appdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Muse Glimmer 30BAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium MAPS
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Zimperium MAPS
GLM 4.7 FlashXAppdome alternatives: Appknox, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, PreEmptive Dotfuscator, Zimperium Mobile Application Protection Suite
GPT-6 LunaAppdome alternatives: Digital.ai Application Protection, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
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
AppSealing leads by four points.
AppSealing4%#– of 9Promon SHIELD0%#8 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Promon SHIELD2%#4 of 12AppSealing2%#6 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Promon SHIELD leads at enterprise.
Promon SHIELD2%#3 of 9AppSealing0%#– of 9What the models said about Promon SHIELD
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“commercial app shielding vendors (such as Guardsquare, Promon, Digital.ai, Appdome, PreEmptive, Zimperium, etc.), watch for these specific drawbacks” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“competitors like Guardsquare or Promon, which typically require custom quotes and cost thousands per month” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · soft negative
“often cost-prohibitive, with licenses frequently running tens of thousands of dollars annually” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“My default pick would be Promon Shield for Mobile” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Promon is a trusted choice for RASP and application shielding, and their solution is used by various industries worldwide.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Known for high-performance post-compile protection and runtime self-protection (RASP) with minimal impact on app latency” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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
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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.