Non-human identity management · November 2026 Edition
JumpCloud vs HashiCorp Vault
Six of fourteen models named JumpCloud first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. JumpCloud was named by ten of the fourteen models and HashiCorp Vault by fourteen and JumpCloud carries 24 labels and HashiCorp Vault 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share22%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%39%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels2441A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, JumpCloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Aembit was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. JumpCloud vs Akeyless Identity Security Platform · JumpCloud vs Aembit · JumpCloud vs Oasis Security
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.
JumpCloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHashiCorp Vault
Direct602 against HashiCorp Vault
Paraphrase223 against HashiCorp Vault
Comparative001 against HashiCorp Vault
Budget-constrained311 against HashiCorp Vault
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against JumpCloud · 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 JumpCloud 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 | | | |
JumpCloud HashiCorp Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, JumpCloud on the left and HashiCorp Vault on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where JumpCloud and HashiCorp Vault stood in it.
JumpCloud first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
6 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5JumpCloud alternatives: Entro Security, Natoma, Oasis Security
Perplexity SonarJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Astrix Security, Defakto, Entro Security, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta
Mistral SmallCakewalk, JumpCloud alternatives: Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Defakto
DeepSeek V4 FlashJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Clutch Security, Natoma
MiniMax M2.5JumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Defakto, Entro Security, Identity Confluence
Muse Glimmer 30BJumpCloud alternatives: Cakewalk, Entro Security, GitGuardian NHI Governance
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Llama 4 MaverickCakewalk alternatives: Identity Confluence, JumpCloud, Saviynt Identity Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashAkeyless Identity Security Platform, Cakewalk alternatives: Astrix Security, JumpCloud
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
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
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
JumpCloud leads by eighteen points.
JumpCloud20%#1 of 17HashiCorp Vault2%#11 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
JumpCloud leads by sixteen points.
JumpCloud22%#1 of 18HashiCorp Vault6%#5 of 18Enterprise
JumpCloud leads by six points.
JumpCloud8%#6 of 19HashiCorp Vault2%#12 of 19What the models said about JumpCloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“General IAM or Cloud-Native Tools Repurposed for NHI (e.g., Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint, JumpCloud)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“consider those with higher acceptance rates and fewer criticisms, such as JumpCloud, Aembit, Infisical, and GitGuardian NHI Governance” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“JumpCloud and GitGuardian are often highlighted as strong, cost-effective options for non-human identity (NHI) management.” Mistral Small · budget 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
Also compared
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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.