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Data security posture management · November 2026 Edition

Sentra vs Varonis Data Security Platform

Four of fourteen models named Sentra first on the direct prompt; zero named Varonis Data Security Platform. Sentra was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Varonis Data Security Platform by fourteen and Sentra carries 32 labels and Varonis Data Security Platform 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Sentra

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Varonis Data Security Platform

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share10%8%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 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3246A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sentra reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cyera was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview vs Sentra · Microsoft Purview vs Varonis Data Security Platform · Cyera vs Sentra

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 data security posture 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.
SentraFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVaronis Data Security Platform
Direct402 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Paraphrase033 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Comparative00
Budget-constrained101 against Sentra · 6 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against Sentra · 7 against Varonis Data Security Platform
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sentra and Varonis Data Security Platform were named in the same answer sixty-eight times, of the 86 answers naming Sentra and the 242 naming Varonis Data Security Platform. In those answers Varonis Data Security Platform took the first choice seven times and Sentra six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sentra and Varonis Data Security Platform 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
Sentra Varonis Data Security Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sentra on the left and Varonis Data Security Platform on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sentra and Varonis Data Security Platform stood in it.

Sentra first, Varonis Data Security Platform not the choice

4 of 14 modelsVaronis Data Security Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Sentra alternatives: Cyera, Netwrix
GPT-5.4 miniSentra alternatives: BigID, Rubrik, Tenable
Kimi K2Sentra alternatives: BigID, Cyera, Orca Security, Wiz
Muse Glimmer 30BCyera, Sentra alternatives: Wiz DSPM

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCyera alternatives: Concentric AI, Sentra, Wiz
Perplexity SonarCyera alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Sentra, Varonis Data Security Platform
Grok 4.20Wiz alternatives: Cyera DSPM, Securiti, Sentra
Mistral SmallCyera, Wiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Varonis Data Security Platform
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyera alternatives: Securiti, Sentra, Wiz
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform, Wiz
GLM 4.7 FlashXCyera, Wiz alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Varonis Data Security Platform
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Purview alternatives: Sentra

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Cyera, Securiti, Upwind
GPT-6 LunaCyera alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Wiz

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
Sentra leads by six points.
Sentra6%#4 of 11
Varonis Data Security Platform0%#11 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Sentra leads by two points.
Sentra10%#3 of 11
Varonis Data Security Platform8%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Varonis Data Security Platform leads at enterprise.
Varonis Data Security Platform20%#1 of 12
Sentra2%#9 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Sentra

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Sentra can have a steeper learning curve or heavier configuration overhead compared to newer entrants” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sentra is the top-rated DSPM vendor for cloud-first enterprises in 2026... For mid-market organizations on a tight deployment timeline, Sentra often wins evaluations” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Sentra is the vendor most often cited for cost-conscious teams.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Sentra is the most frequently recommended mid-market DSPM” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Varonis Data Security Platform

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid full suites like Varonis, Cyera, or Palo Alto Prisma unless you negotiate a minimal pilot—these often exceed SMB budgets.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... (Varonis, Cyera, BigID, Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma Cloud) are premium enterprise tools” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“mentioned as a "criticized challenger" and is not recommended for mid-market B2B companies due to its complexity and cost” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Varonis Data Security Platform – Best Overall ... If budget allows: Varonis – It goes beyond discovery to actually protect data” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Varonis Data Security Platform is the strongest overall recommendation” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“### 1. Varonis Data Security Platform (Strong Overall Choice)” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.