# Valence Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 216 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Valence Security holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/valence-security/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- AppOmni: 41
- Wing Security: 33
- Nudge Security: 19
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: 13
- Obsidian Security: 11
- SaaS Alerts: 11

## SaaS security posture management

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Valence Security (Valence Security is #11 of 16 at 2%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 20 of those 77
- Nudge Security: first choice in 14 of those 77
- 8200.dev: first choice in 8 of those 77
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 8 of those 77
- SpinOne: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 3 of those 77
- BetterCloud: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Valence Security (Valence Security is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 13 of those 69
- AppOmni: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Nudge Security: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Adaptive Shield: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 4 of those 69
- BetterCloud: first choice in 3 of those 69
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: first choice in 3 of those 69
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Valence Security (Valence Security is #6 of 16 at 2%).

- AppOmni: first choice in 32 of those 70
- CrowdStrike Falcon Shield: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Obsidian: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Adaptive Shield: first choice in 1 of those 70
- CloudEagle.ai: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Drata: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 70

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