SaaS security posture management · November 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield vs Valence Security
Two of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon Shield first on the direct prompt; one named Valence Security. CrowdStrike Falcon Shield was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Valence Security by fourteen and CrowdStrike Falcon Shield carries 23 labels and Valence Security 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate30%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels2325A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Obsidian Security was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Wing Security vs CrowdStrike Falcon Shield · Wing Security vs Valence Security · Nudge Security vs CrowdStrike Falcon Shield
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 saas 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.
CrowdStrike Falcon ShieldFirst choices, of fourteen modelsValence Security
Direct21
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained003 against CrowdStrike Falcon Shield
Scale-constrained00
Negative004 against CrowdStrike Falcon Shield · 2 against Valence Security
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, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield and Valence Security were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 83 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon Shield and the 62 naming Valence Security. In those answers Valence Security took the first choice one time and CrowdStrike Falcon Shield one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon Shield and Valence Security 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 | |
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield Valence Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield on the left and Valence Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon Shield and Valence Security stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield first, Valence Security an alternative
2 of 14 modelsValence Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, SpinOne, SpinSPM alternatives: AppOmni
GPT-6 LunaCrowdStrike Falcon Shield alternatives: AppOmni, Valence Security
Valence Security first, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Shield was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Valence Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, Obsidian Security
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.GPT-5.4 miniAdaptive Shield alternatives: Netskope SSPM, Valence Security, Zluri
Perplexity SonarWing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, AppOmni, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Grip Security, Obsidian Security, Valence Security
Grok 4.20Nudge Security alternatives: AppOmni, Valence Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashWing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, Obsidian Security, Valence Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashNudge Security alternatives: AppOmni, CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Grip Security, Obsidian Security
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Wing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, Grip Security, Obsidian Security
Gemini 3.5 FlashObsidian Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, DoControl, Grip Security, Wing Security
Mistral SmallAdaptive Shield, AppOmni alternatives: BetterCloud, Obsidian Security
Llama 4 MaverickWing Security alternatives: AppOmni, CrowdStrike, Obsidian Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXAdaptive Shield, Obsidian Security alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Muse Glimmer 30BGrip Security, Wing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield / CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, AppOmni, Obsidian Security, SpinOne
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
Valence Security leads by two points.
Valence Security2%#11 of 16CrowdStrike Falcon Shield0%#16 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield leads at mid-market.
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield7%#6 of 11Valence Security2%#8 of 11Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield leads by fifteen points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Shield17%#2 of 16Valence Security2%#6 of 16What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Shield
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“"Avoid: Enterprise-focused platforms like ... Adaptive Shield" ... regularly listed as a criticised challenger for SMB.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Budget” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Large platform bundles: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Zscaler's SaaS-security offerings, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps... verify whether their SSPM functionality is equivalent to a dedicated SSPM console” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you already use CrowdStrike → Falcon Shield (seamless integration, best-in-class detection)” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“the best default recommendation is CrowdStrike Shield (formerly Adaptive Shield)” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield (formerly Adaptive Shield)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Valence Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“AppOmni, Obsidian Security, Valence, Reco, DoControl, and comparable vendors should still be tested against your specific critical applications” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Approach with caution for large enterprises” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Valence Security is the best overall choice for mid-market B2B companies” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Valence brings clarity to SaaS-to-SaaS and OAuth supply chain risk, with one of the most credible AI-SPM stories.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
“If your business lives and dies by interconnected SaaS integrations, Valence Security is worth a close look.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct 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.