Data security posture management · November 2026 Edition
Wiz vs IBM Guardium
Three of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; zero named IBM Guardium. Wiz was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and IBM Guardium by ten and Wiz carries 39 labels and IBM Guardium 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
IBM Guardium
criticized challengerNamed in three categories this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate21%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3915A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wiz 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 Wiz · Microsoft Purview vs IBM Guardium · Cyera vs Wiz
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.
WizFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIBM GuardiumDirect301 against Wiz · 1 against IBM Guardium
Paraphrase111 against IBM Guardium
Comparative301 against Wiz
Budget-constrained103 against Wiz
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Wiz · 2 against IBM Guardium
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 Wiz and IBM Guardium stood in it.
| Model | DirectIG | ParaphraseIG | ComparativeIG | Budget-constrainedIG | Scale-constrainedIG | NegativeIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.20 | IG | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | IG | IG | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | IG | IG | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | IG | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | IG | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | IG | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | IG | |
WizIG IBM Guardium first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wiz on the left and IBM Guardium on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wiz and IBM Guardium stood in it.
Wiz first, IBM Guardium not the choice
3 of 14 modelsIBM Guardium 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
5 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
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyera alternatives: Securiti, Sentra, Wiz
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform, Wiz
Kimi K2Sentra alternatives: BigID, Cyera, Orca Security, Wiz
GPT-6 LunaCyera alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Wiz
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Sentra alternatives: Cyera, Netwrix
GPT-5.4 miniSentra alternatives: BigID, Rubrik, Tenable
Perplexity SonarCyera alternatives: BigID, Microsoft Purview, Sentra, Varonis Data Security Platform
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Cyera, Securiti, Upwind
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Purview alternatives: Sentra
Muse Glimmer 30BCyera, Sentra alternatives: Wiz DSPM
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: IBM Guardium leads at enterprise.
IBM Guardium6%#5 of 12
Wiz4%#7 of 12What 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
What the models said about IBM Guardium
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“also 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
“Avoid pure enterprise tools like IBM Guardium unless you have massive scale” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Consistently rated as the top solution with a high G2 Score, ideal for comprehensive data security and compliance needs.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“IBM was the first major brand to acquire DSPM capabilities when it purchased Polar Security in May of 2023.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“Hybrid environment with legacy databases? IBM Guardium or Varonis offer the best coverage.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
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.