Non-human identity management · November 2026 Edition
Aembit vs HashiCorp Vault
Three of fourteen models named Aembit first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. Both were named by all fourteen models and Aembit carries 35 labels and HashiCorp Vault 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share10%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%39%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels3541A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Aembit reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.JumpCloud was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. JumpCloud vs Aembit · JumpCloud vs HashiCorp Vault · Akeyless Identity Security Platform vs Aembit
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 non-human identity 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.
AembitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHashiCorp Vault
Direct302 against HashiCorp Vault
Paraphrase023 against HashiCorp Vault
Comparative001 against HashiCorp Vault
Budget-constrained111 against Aembit · 1 against HashiCorp Vault
Scale-constrained10
Negative001 against Aembit · 9 against HashiCorp Vault
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 Aembit and HashiCorp Vault 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 | |
Aembit HashiCorp Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aembit on the left and HashiCorp Vault on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aembit and HashiCorp Vault stood in it.
Aembit first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
3 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Aembit alternatives: Astrix Security, Entro Security, Oasis Security
Kimi K2Aembit alternatives: Clutch Security, Entro Security, SSOJet, WorkOS
GLM 4.7 FlashXAembit alternatives: Defakto, One Identity, Saviynt Identity Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniOasis Security alternatives: Aembit, Rig, SailPoint Machine Identity Security, Veza
Gemini 3.5 FlashOasis Security alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Entro Security
Perplexity SonarJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Astrix Security, Defakto, Entro Security, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta
DeepSeek V4 FlashJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Clutch Security, Natoma
GPT-6 LunaToken Security alternatives: Aembit
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5JumpCloud alternatives: Entro Security, Natoma, Oasis Security
Mistral SmallCakewalk, JumpCloud alternatives: Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Defakto
Llama 4 MaverickCakewalk alternatives: Identity Confluence, JumpCloud, Saviynt Identity Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashAkeyless Identity Security Platform, Cakewalk alternatives: Astrix Security, JumpCloud
MiniMax M2.5JumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Defakto, Entro Security, Identity Confluence
Muse Glimmer 30BJumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Entro Security, GitGuardian NHI Governance
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
Aembit leads by eight points.
Aembit10%#4 of 17HashiCorp Vault2%#11 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
Aembit leads by four points.
Aembit10%#3 of 18HashiCorp Vault6%#5 of 18Enterprise
The order flips: HashiCorp Vault leads at enterprise.
HashiCorp Vault2%#12 of 19Aembit0%#13 of 19What the models said about Aembit
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“also strong but may be better suited for engineering-led teams or those with more complex needs, as they tend to have enterprise-focused pricing models” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“brilliant in AWS/Azure, but if you have on-prem, multi-cloud, or legacy environments, integration depth varies” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“look especially at Aembit, Oasis Security, and Astrix — they've been noted as particularly well-suited for mid-market/cloud-first teams” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Aembit stands out as the strongest overall choice for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend starting with Aembit” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about HashiCorp Vault
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“you may want to be cautious about or avoid using HashiCorp Vault, SailPoint, Okta, and AWS Secrets Manager” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
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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.