Cloud-native application protection · October 2026 Edition
Aqua Security vs FortiCNAPP
One of fourteen models named Aqua Security first on the direct prompt; zero named FortiCNAPP. Aqua Security was named by eight of the fourteen models and FortiCNAPP by eleven and Aqua Security carries 12 labels and FortiCNAPP 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
FortiCNAPP
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%1%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1220A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Aqua Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Wiz was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Wiz vs Aqua Security · Wiz vs FortiCNAPP · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Aqua Security
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud-native application protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Aqua SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFortiCNAPPDirect101 against Aqua Security
Paraphrase111 against FortiCNAPP
Comparative001 against FortiCNAPP
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Aqua Security · 4 against FortiCNAPP
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Aqua Security and FortiCNAPP stood in it.
| Model | DirectFO | ParaphraseFO | ComparativeFO | Budget-constrainedFO | Scale-constrainedFO | NegativeFO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | FO | FO | ||||
| Mistral Small | FO | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | FO | FO | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | FO | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | FO | |||||
| Kimi K2 | FO | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | FO | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | FO | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Aqua SecurityFO FortiCNAPP first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aqua Security on the left and FortiCNAPP on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aqua Security and FortiCNAPP stood in it.
Aqua Security first, FortiCNAPP not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFortiCNAPP was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Aqua Security, Wiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: FortiCNAPP, Sysdig Secure
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz alternatives: Sysdig Secure
Gemini 3.5 FlashOrca Security alternatives: Upwind, Wiz
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: Prisma Cloud, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure
Grok 4.1 FastWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
DeepSeek V4 FlashWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: Orca Security, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, Wiz
GLM 4.7 FlashXWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
GPT-6 LunaWiz alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Muse Glimmer 30BOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
FortiCNAPP leads by seven points.
FortiCNAPP7%#5 of 12
Aqua Security0%#– of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Aqua Security leads at mid-market.
Aqua Security4%#5 of 11FortiCNAPP1%#6 of 11
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Aqua Security0%#10 of 11FortiCNAPP0%#11 of 11
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Aqua Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Aqua Security - a CNAPP that secures containerized and cloud-native applications from development through runtime.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about FortiCNAPP
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“The strongest caution flags in the current market are around: - Lacework (post-collapse transition to Fortinet)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Lacework/FortiCNAPP if you need rapid deployment, clean UX, or China coverage” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Weaknesses: Identity and entitlement (CIEM) capabilities historically weaker; integration with Fortinet's ecosystem is still maturing.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“FortiCNAPP (formerly Lacework) - an AI-powered CNAPP that delivers unified security across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lacework is also mentioned as a strong contender for mid-market organizations” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
“Lacework: (Good if you need heavy runtime/container observability).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.