Noname Security
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.
Cloudflare API Shield is first at 33%.
Salt Security is first at 16%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Salt Security is first at 44%.
Why models recommend it
“Top Recommendation: Salt Security or Noname Security”MiniMax M2.5 · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Start with Noname Security.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Noname Security, Salt Security (specialized API security platforms with threat research)”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · alternative
“Strong inventory management, posture management, integrated with Akamai's edge network”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Post-acquisition integration is ongoing... The UI and workflow speed have also drawn user complaints.”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Akamai (including acquired Noname Security) ... limited inline blocking without external WAFs”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Criticized for long setup times, limited remediation guidance...”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Noname Security, over the 41 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 11 | View → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 23 | 1 | View → | |
| 20 | 1 | View → | |
| 17 | 1 | View → | |
| 14 | 2 | View → | |
| 14 | 0 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Noname Security →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
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 31 of the 41 answers that named Noname Security and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Noname Security, so its own site is not marked. Eight were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
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 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |