# Checkmarx: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/checkmarx

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Application shielding](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-shielding/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |
| [Vulnerability management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/vulnerability-management-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 77 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "they should not automatically be treated as replacements for infrastructure, endpoint, cloud, or network vulnerability management" (Perplexity Sonar, Vuln management)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Checkmarx, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- checkmarx.com: 3 (its own site)
- capterra.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2
- aimultiple.com: 1
- appdome.com: 1
- axis-intelligence.com: 1
- cbinsights.com: 1
- chainguard.dev: 1

### Pages cited

- https://checkmarx.com/learn/appsec/vulnerability-management-tools-key-features-and-12-solutions-to-know: 2
- https://aimultiple.com/vulnerability-management-tools: 1
- https://appdome.com/: 1
- https://axis-intelligence.com/best-vulnerability-management-tools-tested: 1
- https://capterra.com/container-security-software: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/185510/ManageEngine-Vulnerability-Manager-Plus/reviews: 1
- https://cbinsights.com/company/promon1/alternatives-competitors: 1
- https://chainguard.dev/supply-chain-security-101/container-security-tools-a-buyers-guide: 1

## In its own words

What Checkmarx's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Agentic Application Security Testing Software Platform (https://checkmarx.com/)
- For: enterprises (https://checkmarx.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Use this free tool (https://checkmarx.com/product/2ms)
- Integrations claimed: 40 (https://checkmarx.com/why-checkmarx/integrations)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP
- Hosting: United States, Europe, India, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand
- Customers named: Best Buy, PatientPoint, Cebu Pacific, SAG, Merito

## What it publishes

Every page checkmarx.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2758 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 490 pages, 21 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-16
- webinar or virtual event: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-23
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-23
- report or ebook: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-05-09
- comparison: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- template or tool: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- glossary or explainer: 304 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- news or press: 158 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: The appsec paradox why organizations that feel secure are getting breached https://checkmarx.com/resources/the-appsec-paradox-why-organizations-that-feel-secure-are-getting-breached
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Inside checkmarx triage remediation assist https://checkmarx.com/inside-checkmarx-triage-remediation-assist
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Severity is not a strategy what cisa bod 26 04 means for the future of federal software security https://checkmarx.com/blog/severity-is-not-a-strategy-what-cisa-bod-26-04-means-for-the-future-of-federal-software-security
- Recent: 2026-09-09 glossary or explainer: Building an mcp security architecture 18 key security controls https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/building-an-mcp-security-architecture-18-key-security-controls
- Recent: 2026-09-09 glossary or explainer: Ai coding assistants the basics and 15 tools to know https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/ai-coding-assistants-the-basics-and-15-tools-to-know
- Recent: 2026-09-09 glossary or explainer: 5 ways ai is changing software development and 9 ai dev functions https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/5-ways-ai-is-changing-software-development-and-9-ai-dev-functions

## 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.