# Appdome: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 50 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/appdome

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Application shielding](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-shielding/index.md) | 36% | 1 | 14% | 50 |

## What the models said for it

- "Recognized as the endorsed leader with the highest share of recommendations (33%) for enterprise B2B app shielding" (Mistral Small, App shielding)
- "Guardsquare and Appdome are widely considered the top leaders for this specific demographic" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, App shielding)
- "33% of the models recommended Appdome as the best app shielding tool for a mid-market B2B company." (Llama 4 Maverick, App shielding)
- "the top recommendation across multiple industry analyses and review platforms is Appdome" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, App shielding)

## And against it

- "Do not go with Jscrambler or enterprise-tier tools (Appdome, Guardsquare, Zimperium)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, App shielding)
- "Avoid as a first choice on a tight budget: Appdome or Guardsquare" (Perplexity Sonar, App shielding)
- "commercial app shielding vendors (such as Guardsquare, Promon, Digital.ai, Appdome, PreEmptive, Zimperium, etc.), watch for these specific drawbacks" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, App shielding)
- "What to avoid on a tight budget ... Appdome, Guardsquare, Promon, Arxan and Approov are listed ... pricing is generally "Contact for pricing"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, App shielding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Appdome, from 162 of the 165 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 131
- guideflow.com: 70
- softwaresuggest.com: 59
- guardsquare.com: 58
- gane.ai/index: 55
- appdome.com: 50 (its own site)
- luciq.ai: 41
- preemptive.com: 40
- promon.io: 39
- onespan.com: 35

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/application-shielding-software: 66
- https://g2.com/categories/application-shielding: 58
- https://softwaresuggest.com/application-shielding-software: 55
- https://luciq.ai/blog/top-mobile-app-protection-and-shielding-tools: 41
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-shielding/enterprise: 40
- https://g2.com/categories/application-shielding/small-business: 34
- https://g2.com/categories/runtime-application-self-protection-rasp-tools: 32
- https://g2.com/categories/application-shielding/enterprise: 30

## In its own words

What Appdome's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Agentic Defense for the Mobile Business (https://appdome.com/)
- For: mobile developers, cyber and fraud teams (https://appdome.com/)
- Price stated: 0.00 (https://appdome.com/)
- Starting price: 0.00 (https://www.appdome.com/platform)
- Free plan or trial: Give Appdome a try! (https://appdome.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page appdome.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1679 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-31
- case study: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-08
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-28
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-27
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-10
- news or press: 149 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-02
- Recent: 2026-08-02 news or press: Appdome introduces live security updates adding real time protection to build time protection on the same platform https://www.appdome.com/press-release/appdome-introduces-live-security-updates-adding-real-time-protection-to-build-time-protection-on-the-same-platform
- Recent: 2026-08-02 news or press: Appdome launches test automation using the devices in a mobile brands production environment https://www.appdome.com/press-release/appdome-launches-test-automation-using-the-devices-in-a-mobile-brands-production-environment
- Recent: 2026-06-17 news or press: Appdome wins 2026 intellyx digital innovator award for second consecutive year https://www.appdome.com/press-release/appdome-wins-2026-intellyx-digital-innovator-award-for-second-consecutive-year
- Recent: 2026-04-14 news or press: Identity first mobile api protection https://www.appdome.com/press-release/identity-first-mobile-api-protection
- Recent: 2026-04-14 news or press: Mobile risk intelligence apis idanchor https://www.appdome.com/press-release/mobile-risk-intelligence-apis-idanchor
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: Appdome for cyber teams https://www.appdome.com/appdome-for-cyber-teams

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.