# Adaptive Shield alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 219 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Adaptive Shield holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/adaptive-shield/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- AppOmni: 44
- Wing Security: 28
- Nudge Security: 20
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: 14
- SaaS Alerts: 12
- Obsidian Security: 10

## SaaS security posture management

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Adaptive Shield (Adaptive Shield is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 17 of those 76
- Nudge Security: first choice in 13 of those 76
- 8200.dev: first choice in 9 of those 76
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 9 of those 76
- SpinOne: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 3 of those 76
- BetterCloud: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Adaptive Shield (Adaptive Shield is #5 of 11 at 7%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 11 of those 70
- AppOmni: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Nudge Security: first choice in 7 of those 70
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: first choice in 4 of those 70
- BetterCloud: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Grip Security: first choice in 3 of those 70
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Adaptive Shield (Adaptive Shield is #4 of 16 at 4%).

- AppOmni: first choice in 35 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: first choice in 10 of those 73
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Obsidian: first choice in 3 of those 73
- CloudEagle.ai: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Drata: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Push Security: first choice in 1 of those 73

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