# Secure code training for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "secure code training platform" and as "developer security training", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/secure-code-training/smb

**Standing:** SecureFlag leads with 25% of first choices; verdict contested. 57 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [SecureFlag](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/secureflag/index.md) | 25% | 7% | 41 |
| 2 | [Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/secure-code-warrior-learning-platform/index.md) | 16% | 38% | 58 |
| 3 | [Snyk Learn](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/snyk-learn/index.md) | 12% | 0% | 37 |
| 4 | [SafeStack Academy](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/safestack-academy/index.md) | 7% | 0% | 21 |
| 5 | [Security Journey](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/security-journey/index.md) | 5% | 23% | 26 |
| 7 | [PortSwigger Web Security Academy](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/portswigger-web-security-academy/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 10 |
| 8 | [AppSecEngineer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/appsecengineer/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 11 |
| 23 | [Avatao](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/avatao/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 22 |
| 24 | [Veracode Security Labs](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veracode-security-labs/index.md) | 0% | 13% | 15 |
| 48 | [Immersive Labs](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/immersive-labs/index.md) | 0% | 36% | 11 |
| 93 | [KnowBe4](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/knowbe4/index.md) | 0% | 45% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 96 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: SafeStack Academy; alternatives Avatao, Code Review Lab, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
- GPT-5.4 mini: SecureFlag; alternatives Immersive One / Immersive Labs
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform; alternatives AppSecEngineer, Kontra Application Security, SecureFlag, Snyk Learn
- Perplexity Sonar: Security Journey; alternatives Avatao, SecureFlag, Snyk Learn
- Grok 4.20: Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform; alternatives SafeStack Academy, SecureFlag, Snyk Learn
- Mistral Small: SecureFlag; alternatives Avatao, SafeStack Academy, Security Journey, Snyk Learn
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: SecureFlag; alternatives SafeStack Academy, Snyk Learn
- Llama 4 Maverick: safestack.io; alternatives Avatao, Codebashing, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Security Innovation Application Security Training
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: SecureFlag; alternatives ImmersiveLabs, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
- Kimi K2: SecureFlag; alternatives Avatao, SafeStack Academy, Snyk Learn
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: SecureFlag; alternatives Avatao, OWASP Secure Coding Dojo, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform
- MiniMax M2.5: AppSecEngineer, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform; alternatives ImmersiveLabs, KnowBe4, Veracode Security Labs
- GPT-6 Luna: SecureFlag; alternatives OWASP Secure Coding Dojo, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Snyk Learn
- Muse Glimmer 30B: SecureFlag; alternatives Avatao, SafeStack Academy, Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform, Snyk Learn

## Sources the answers cite

70 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- g2.com: 41 answers, 65 citations
- reddit.com: 33 answers, 45 citations
- sourceforge.net: 32 answers, 46 citations
- gane.ai/index: 31 answers, 33 citations
- topbusinesssoftware.com: 29 answers, 35 citations
- ransomleak.com: 26 answers, 27 citations
- securecodewarrior.com: 22 answers, 27 citations
- securityjourney.com: 21 answers, 33 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://g2.com/categories/secure-code-training/small-business (31 answers)
- https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1ip5cke/what_platform_do_you_use_to_train_developers_on (30 answers)
- https://topbusinesssoftware.com/categories/secure-code-training (28 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/developer/secure-code-training/smb (27 answers)
- https://ransomleak.com/blog/best-secure-coding-training-2026 (26 answers)
- https://blog.secureflag.com/2026/09/25/best-secure-coding-training-platforms (16 answers)
- https://github.com/ransomleak/training-application-security (16 answers)
- https://veracode.com/developers/training (16 answers)
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-secure-code-training-tools (15 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/application-security-training (14 answers)

## Warned against

- Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform: 22 of 58 labels negative. "Avoid Cybrary (billing risk + shallow content), INE (poor reviews + enterprise focus), and Secure Code Warrior if you have fewer than ~50 developers." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Security Journey: 6 of 26 labels negative. "some reviews note a buggy UI that disrupts learning, incomplete coverage... might feel basic or incomplete for specialized small dev shops" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- SANS Developer Security Training: 6 of 9 labels negative. "What I'd Avoid for Your Situation: ... SANS — Excellent training, but enterprise-level pricing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- Checkmarx Codebashing: 5 of 9 labels negative. "Enterprise-priced; generally out of budget for very small teams." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: SecureFlag at 25%.

- Secure Code Warrior Learning Platform: 4% to 16%, +12. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 8 → 2 of 96.
- Avatao: 9% to 0%, −9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 4 → 23 of 96.
- SafeStack Academy: 13% to 7%, −6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 3 → 4 of 96.
- Security Journey: 9% to 5%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 of 96, unchanged.
- Snyk Learn: 15% to 12%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 → 3 of 96.
- PortSwigger Web Security Academy: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 7 of 96.
- AppSecEngineer: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 18 → 8 of 96.
- SecureFlag: 26% to 25%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 1 of 96, unchanged.
- Veracode Security Labs: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 28 → 24 of 96.
- Immersive Labs: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 48 of 96.
- KnowBe4: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 81 → 93 of 96.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.