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Non-human identity management · November 2026 Edition

Aembit vs SailPoint Machine Identity Security

Three of fourteen models named Aembit first on the direct prompt; zero named SailPoint Machine Identity Security. Aembit was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SailPoint Machine Identity Security by ten and Aembit carries 35 labels and SailPoint Machine Identity Security 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Aembit

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%50%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels3516A 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 SailPoint Machine Identity Security · 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 modelsSailPoint Machine Identity Security
Direct301 against SailPoint Machine Identity Security
Paraphrase021 against SailPoint Machine Identity Security
Comparative00
Budget-constrained101 against Aembit · 1 against SailPoint Machine Identity Security
Scale-constrained101 against SailPoint Machine Identity Security
Negative001 against Aembit · 4 against SailPoint Machine Identity Security
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 SailPoint Machine Identity Security 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
Aembit SailPoint Machine Identity Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aembit on the left and SailPoint Machine Identity Security on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aembit and SailPoint Machine Identity Security stood in it.

Aembit first, SailPoint Machine Identity Security not the choice

3 of 14 modelsSailPoint Machine Identity Security 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 17
SailPoint Machine Identity Security2%#12 of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Aembit leads by six points.
Aembit10%#3 of 18
SailPoint Machine Identity Security4%#7 of 18
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: SailPoint Machine Identity Security leads at enterprise.
SailPoint Machine Identity Security10%#3 of 19
Aembit0%#13 of 19
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 SailPoint Machine Identity Security

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven 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
“Received a 71% negative rating, making it one of the most criticized options.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“established platforms may be credible choices, but verify that the specific NHI features are available in your edition” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“SailPoint Machine Identity Security is a recommended tool, as it provides a unified solution to manage and secure machine accounts” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best default recommendation is SailPoint Machine Identity Security” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best if you're already deep in IAM / governance: SailPoint Machine Identity Security” GPT-5.4 mini · direct 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.