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Data security posture management · November 2026 Edition

Sentra vs Wiz

Four of fourteen models named Sentra first on the direct prompt; three named Wiz. Sentra was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Wiz by fourteen and Sentra carries 32 labels and Wiz 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Sentra

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Wiz

accepted challenger

Named in seventeen categories this edition.

First-choice share10%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3239A 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 Wiz · 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 modelsWiz
Direct431 against Wiz
Paraphrase01
Comparative031 against Wiz
Budget-constrained111 against Sentra · 3 against Wiz
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Sentra · 3 against Wiz
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 Sentra and Wiz 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 Wiz first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sentra on the left and Wiz on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sentra and Wiz stood in it.

Sentra first, Wiz an alternative

4 of 14 modelsWiz 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

Wiz first, Sentra an alternative

3 of 14 modelsSentra was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.20Wiz alternatives: Cyera DSPM, Securiti, Sentra
Mistral SmallCyera, Wiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Varonis Data Security Platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXCyera, Wiz alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Varonis Data Security Platform

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 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
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyera alternatives: Securiti, Sentra, Wiz
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform, Wiz
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Purview alternatives: Sentra
GPT-6 LunaCyera alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Wiz

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Cyera, Securiti, Upwind

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
Wiz leads by two points.
Wiz8%#2 of 11
Sentra6%#4 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Sentra10%#3 of 11
Wiz10%#4 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Wiz leads by two points.
Wiz4%#7 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 Wiz

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

“Wiz Essential starts around $24,000 ... reviewers note complex licensing and overwhelming feature sets for smaller teams” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
Also compared
Microsoft Purview vs SentraMicrosoft Purview vs WizCyera vs SentraCyera vs WizSentra vs Varonis Data Security PlatformSentra vs Amazon MacieSentra vs SecuritiSentra vs IBM GuardiumWiz vs Varonis Data Security PlatformWiz vs Amazon MacieWiz vs SecuritiWiz vs IBM GuardiumAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full DSPM standing

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.