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Insider risk management · November 2026 Edition

ActivTrak vs Apploye

Zero of fourteen models named ActivTrak first on the direct prompt; zero named Apploye. ActivTrak was named by ten of the fourteen models and Apploye by eight and ActivTrak carries 13 labels and Apploye 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ActivTrak

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Apploye

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1310A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ActivTrak reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs ActivTrak · Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs Apploye · Teramind vs ActivTrak

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 insider risk 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.
ActivTrakFirst choices, of fourteen modelsApploye
Direct001 against Apploye
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained421 against ActivTrak
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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, ActivTrak and Apploye were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 48 answers naming ActivTrak and the 35 naming Apploye. In those answers Apploye took the first choice three times and ActivTrak four.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Above Security, Code42 alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind, eMonitor
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
Gemini 3.5 FlashCode42 Incydr alternatives: Cyberhaven, DTEX InTERCEPT, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, ManageEngine Log360, Teramind
Grok 4.20Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Cyberhaven, Safetica, Teramind
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Above Security, Code42 Incydr, Safetica, Teramind
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Above Security, Code42 Incydr, DTEX Systems, Teramind
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, OSense, Varonis Data Security Platform
Kimi K2Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: DTEX InTERCEPT, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Safetica Intelligent Data Security Platform, Teramind
MiniMax M2.5Code42 Incydr, Teramind alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
GPT-6 LunaCode42 Incydr alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind alternatives: Above Security, DTEX InTERCEPT, Varonis Data Security Platform

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
ActivTrak leads by five points.
ActivTrak7%#3 of 11
Apploye2%#6 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
ActivTrak leads by four points.
ActivTrak7%#4 of 13
Apploye4%#6 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Apploye is not named for this buyer.
ActivTrak0%#– of 13
Apploye—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ActivTrak

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

“I wouldn't choose ActivTrak as an insider-risk tool: its published plans focus on workforce activity and productivity.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best Overall Value & Free Tier: ActivTrak ... frequently cited as the best option for SMBs because it offers a robust free version” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For SMBs, start with Teramind for deep monitoring with transparent pricing or ActivTrak for a free workforce-visibility baseline.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“ActivTrak is the best no-cost starting point” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Apploye

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

“more of an employee‑monitoring tool than a full insider‑risk platform” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · soft negative
“For most small to mid-sized companies, Microsoft Purview or Apploye will provide the best balance of features, cost, and ease of implementation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The best insider risk management tool for a company with a limited budget is Apploye” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“described as the best remote employee monitoring software for insider threat detection for small and mid-sized teams” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget 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.