Static application security testing · RankedGitLab SAST
GitLab SAST is a static application security testing product from GitLab · gitlab.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Semgrep AppSec Platform is first at 82%.
Semgrep AppSec Platform is first at 71%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Checkmarx One is first at 53%.
Why models recommend it
“the built-in SAST engines ... provide a single pane of glass without extra vendor procurement”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Paraphrase question · alternative
“Choose GitLab SAST when GitLab is already the central development and CI/CD platform.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · alternative
“Choose GitHub CodeQL or GitLab SAST if you want an all-in-one developer platform”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“The Best "Native Ecosystem" Choice: GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) or GitLab Ultimate”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“relies on open-source scanners with higher noise”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Comparative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as GitLab SAST, over the 30 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 3 | View → | |
| 28 | 17 | View → | |
| 23 | 5 | View → | |
| 21 | 4 | View → | |
| 17 | 3 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 13 | 1 | View → | |
| 10 | 1 | View → | |
| 7 | 1 | View → | |
| 7 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of GitLab SAST →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on GitLab SAST's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- development teams
- Free plan or trial
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- Also from GitLab
- GitLab CI, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab CI/CD variables, GitLab Container & Package Registry, GitLab Container Registry, GitLab Container Registry + Package Registry and 8 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 24 of the 30 answers that named GitLab SAST and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Eighty-three of the eighty-three domain citations in answers naming GitLab SAST came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |