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Secure code training · November 2026 Edition
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform vs AppSecEngineer
Ten of fourteen models named Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform first on the direct prompt; zero named AppSecEngineer. Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AppSecEngineer by nine and Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform carries 63 labels and AppSecEngineer 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share38%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels6315A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SecureFlag was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform vs SecureFlag · Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform vs Snyk Learn · Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform vs SafeStack Academy
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 secure code training page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Secure Code Warrior Learning PlatformFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppSecEngineer
Direct100
Paraphrase71
Comparative110
Budget-constrained006 against Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
Scale-constrained20
Negative009 against Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
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, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform and AppSecEngineer were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 194 answers naming Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform and the 55 naming AppSecEngineer. In those answers AppSecEngineer took the first choice six times and Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform thirty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform and AppSecEngineer 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 | | | | |
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform AppSecEngineer first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform on the left and AppSecEngineer on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform and AppSecEngineer stood in it.
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform first, AppSecEngineer an alternative
10 of 14 modelsAppSecEngineer was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: AppSecEngineer, Avatao, SecureFlag
GPT-5.4 miniSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: AppSec Education Platform, Avatao, SafeStack Academy, SecureFlag
Gemini 3.5 FlashSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: AppSecEngineer, Checkmarx Codebashing, Kontra, SecureFlag, Security Journey
Grok 4.20Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: SecureFlag, Security Journey, Snyk Learn
Mistral SmallSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: SecureFlag, Security Journey
DeepSeek V4 FlashSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: SecureFlag, Security Journey
Qwen 3.7 FlashSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: Hack The Box Academy, Pluralsight
Kimi K2Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: Avatao, Immersive Labs, Security Journey
MiniMax M2.5Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: SafeStack Academy, Security Journey
Muse Glimmer 30BSecure Code Warrior Learning Platform alternatives: Checkmarx Codebashing, SafeStack Academy
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarSecureFlag alternatives: Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
Llama 4 MaverickSecureFlag alternatives: Avatao, ImmersiveLabs, KnowBe4, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Veracode Security Labs
GLM 4.7 FlashXSecureFlag alternatives: AppSecEngineer, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Security Journey
GPT-6 LunaSecureFlag alternatives: Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Security Journey
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
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform leads by fourteen points.
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform16%#2 of 11AppSecEngineer2%#7 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform leads by thirty-six points.
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform38%#1 of 13AppSecEngineer2%#6 of 13Enterprise
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform leads by fifty-six points.
Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform62%#1 of 7AppSecEngineer6%#4 of 7What the models said about Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
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 premium platforms such as Secure Code Warrior or SecureFlag unless their stronger language coverage, labs, and analytics justify the higher cost” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid ... Enterprise-focused; typically high per-user cost and requires annual contracts.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Be most cautious about Secure Code Warrior given its consistently poor developer reception” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Secure Code Warrior, now the developer training engine behind Black Duck Developer Security Training, is a strong core fit for mid-size B2B” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Secure Code Warrior if you want high engagement, gamification, skills assessments, and broad rollout to many developers.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you want the biggest hands-on challenge library and enterprise benchmarking, Secure Code Warrior is the consensus #1.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about AppSecEngineer
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the strongest default recommendation is AppSecEngineer's enterprise secure-coding program” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If compliance reporting is critical to your business, AppSecEngineer offers superior documentation” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Choose AppSecEngineer for a broader enterprise program spanning application security, cloud, DevSecOps” Perplexity Sonar · comparative 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.