Non-human identity management · November 2026 Edition
HashiCorp Vault vs GitGuardian NHI Governance
Zero of fourteen models named HashiCorp Vault first on the direct prompt; zero named GitGuardian NHI Governance. HashiCorp Vault was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GitGuardian NHI Governance by eight and HashiCorp Vault carries 41 labels and GitGuardian NHI Governance 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate39%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels4121A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HashiCorp Vault 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 HashiCorp Vault · JumpCloud vs GitGuardian NHI Governance · Akeyless Identity Security Platform vs HashiCorp Vault
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.
HashiCorp VaultFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitGuardian NHI Governance
Direct002 against HashiCorp Vault
Paraphrase203 against HashiCorp Vault
Comparative001 against HashiCorp Vault
Budget-constrained121 against HashiCorp Vault
Scale-constrained00
Negative009 against HashiCorp Vault · 1 against GitGuardian NHI Governance
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 HashiCorp Vault and GitGuardian NHI Governance 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 | | | |
HashiCorp Vault GitGuardian NHI Governance first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HashiCorp Vault on the left and GitGuardian NHI Governance on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HashiCorp Vault and GitGuardian NHI Governance stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Muse Glimmer 30BJumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Entro Security, GitGuardian NHI Governance
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5JumpCloud alternatives: Entro Security, Natoma, Oasis Security
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
Grok 4.20Aembit alternatives: Astrix Security, Entro Security, Oasis Security
Mistral SmallCakewalk, JumpCloud alternatives: Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Defakto
DeepSeek V4 FlashJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Clutch Security, Natoma
Llama 4 MaverickCakewalk alternatives: Identity Confluence, JumpCloud, Saviynt Identity Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashAkeyless Identity Security Platform, Cakewalk alternatives: Astrix Security, JumpCloud
Kimi K2Aembit alternatives: Clutch Security, Entro Security, SSOJet, WorkOS
GLM 4.7 FlashXAembit alternatives: Defakto, One Identity, Saviynt Identity Cloud
MiniMax M2.5JumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Defakto, Entro Security, Identity Confluence
GPT-6 LunaToken Security alternatives: Aembit
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
GitGuardian NHI Governance leads by four points.
GitGuardian NHI Governance6%#6 of 17HashiCorp Vault2%#11 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: HashiCorp Vault leads at mid-market.
HashiCorp Vault6%#5 of 18GitGuardian NHI Governance4%#6 of 18Enterprise
HashiCorp Vault leads by two points.
HashiCorp Vault2%#12 of 19GitGuardian NHI Governance0%#15 of 19What 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
What the models said about GitGuardian NHI Governance
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“shows cons like false positives, inefficient notifications, and alert overload” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you need a free or very low-cost solution, start with GitGuardian.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Pick: GitGuardian (Starter Tier — Free)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Entro or GitGuardian when discovery begins with secrets sprawl in code, CI/CD, cloud, or collaboration systems.” 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.