# DexProtector: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dexprotector

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Application shielding](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-shielding/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 20% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Highly effective against Android-specific attacks like APK repackaging; lightweight and performant." (Grok 4.20, App shielding)
- "Best for: Companies that need strong Android hardening but can't afford enterprise-tier solutions." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, App shielding)
- "If you have a mature mobile security team: include DexProtector in the bake-off." (GPT-5.4 mini, App shielding)
- "Choose DexProtector if you need strong anti-tamper / anti-reversing protection" (GPT-5.4 mini, App shielding)

## And against it

- "Older or Less-Maintained Commercial Tools (e.g., certain legacy versions of DexProtector... Cautious/Avoid if outdated" (Grok 4.20, App shielding)
- "they generally suffer from high pricing, tiered feature access, closed-source code, and limited customization" (Muse Glimmer 30B, App shielding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DexProtector, from 15 of the 15 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 13
- luciq.ai: 8
- guideflow.com: 6
- techtimes.com: 5
- blog.ostorlab.co: 4
- softwaresuggest.com: 4
- approov.io: 3
- docs.onespan.com: 3
- gbhackers.com: 3
- geeksframework.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/application-shielding: 12
- https://luciq.ai/blog/top-mobile-app-protection-and-shielding-tools: 8
- https://guideflow.com/blog/application-shielding-software: 6
- https://techtimes.com/articles/299770/20231218/top-5-best-application-shielding-software-2024.htm: 5
- https://softwaresuggest.com/application-shielding-software: 4
- https://blog.ostorlab.co/best-tools-mobile-app-shielding-bypass.html: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/application-security: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/application-shielding/small-business: 3

## 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.