Cloud security posture management for small business buyers
Asked as “cloud security posture management platform”, and as “CSPM tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 57 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
21%
Contested · Prowler 18%
21Microsoft Defender for Cloud18Prowler11Wiz51others
21% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Prowler (21%) replaces Microsoft Defender for Cloud (31% then, 19% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Prowler leads at 21%, replacing Microsoft Defender for Cloud, which led at 31% and stands at 19% now: 2 points clear, inside the floor, so the swap reads as unsettled.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Prowler (21%) replaces Microsoft Defender for Cloud (31% then, 19% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageMid-market
Wiz37%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 43% → 38%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →EnterpriseWiz54%Clear leader▼−6Since September 2026: 58% → 52%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Prowler (21%) replaces Microsoft Defender for Cloud (31% then, 19% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageMid-marketWiz37%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 43% → 38%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →EnterpriseWiz54%Clear leader▼−6Since September 2026: 58% → 52%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%14%57accepted challenger▼−12Since September 2026: 31% → 19%, −12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.31% → 19%
Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%14%57accepted challenger▼−12Since September 2026: 31% → 19%, −12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.31% → 19%02
Prowler18%6%35accepted challenger▼−6Since September 2026: 27% → 21%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 21%
Prowler18%6%35accepted challenger▼−6Since September 2026: 27% → 21%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 21%03Wiz11%56%57criticized challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 10% → 12%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 12%
Wiz11%56%57criticized challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 10% → 12%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 12%04
Aikido Security9%0%14accepted challenger▲+7Since September 2026: 4% → 10%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 10%
Aikido Security9%0%14accepted challenger▲+7Since September 2026: 4% → 10%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 10%05
AWS Security Hub5%15%27accepted challenger▼−9Since September 2026: 12% → 2%, −9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 2%
AWS Security Hub5%15%27accepted challenger▼−9Since September 2026: 12% → 2%, −9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 2%06
Orca Security5%34%44criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 6% → 6%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 6%
Orca Security5%34%44criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 6% → 6%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 6%07
Scrut Automation4%0%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Scrut Automation4%0%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%08
Cyscale2%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Cyscale2%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%09
Google Security Command Center Lab in the set2%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Google Security Command Center Lab in the set2%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Prisma Cloud0%74%39criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Prisma Cloud0%74%39criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%11
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security0%67%12criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security0%67%12criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%10
Datadog Cloud Security Management0%18%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Datadog Cloud Security Management0%18%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Google Security Command Center is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other thirteen models one time of 52. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
Wiz vs AWS Security HubWiz vs Tenable Cloud SecurityWiz vs Prisma CloudMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Orca SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs ProwlerMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs AWS Security HubMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Tenable Cloud SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Prisma CloudOrca Security vs ProwlerOrca Security vs AWS Security HubOrca Security vs Tenable Cloud SecurityOrca Security vs Prisma CloudProwler vs AWS Security HubProwler vs Tenable Cloud SecurityProwler vs Prisma CloudAWS Security Hub vs Tenable Cloud SecurityAWS Security Hub vs Prisma CloudTenable Cloud Security vs Prisma Cloud
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%
Microsoft Defender for Cloud21%02Prowler18%
Prowler18%03Wiz11%
Wiz11%04Aikido Security9%
Aikido Security9%05AWS Security Hub5%
AWS Security Hub5%06Orca Security5%
Orca Security5%07Scrut Automation4%
Scrut Automation4%08Cyscale2%
Cyscale2%09Google Security Command Center2%
Google Security Command Center2%10Datadog Cloud Security Management0%
Datadog Cloud Security Management0%11CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security0%
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security0%12Prisma Cloud0%
Prisma Cloud0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Prisma Cloud74%
29 of 39 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 9 hard negative
“Described as having "complex licensing" and "configuration overhead"... "module sprawl"... creating high operational overhead.” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Wiz56%
32 of 57 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 8 hard negative
“reserve platforms like **Prisma Cloud, Wiz, and Orca** for when your security budget and team maturity genuinely justify the cost” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Microsoft Defender for Cloud14%
8 of 57 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Users report a complex interface, delayed detection, and frequent false positives, which can overwhelm small teams and lead to alert fatigue.” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Orca Security34%
15 of 44 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“quote-only pricing, enterprise focus, and complex dashboards overwhelm small teams” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
79 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1077 links across 190 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 15 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · G251 answers · 76 citations · 12 models
vendor site · CyberPress42 answers · 53 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Orca41 answers · 44 citations · 14 models
vendor site · Cloudaware35 answers · 38 citations · 12 models
vendor site · ComplyJet35 answers · 35 citations · 11 models
vendor site · FitGap34 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
30 answers · 30 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Wiz28 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
27 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Microsoft21 answers · 31 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Microsoft21 answers · 29 citations · 8 models
vendor site · SentinelOne20 answers · 31 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
39 answers · 13 models
36 answers · 12 models
34 answers · 11 models
34 answers · 11 models
33 answers · 11 models
30 answers · 10 models
29 answers · 11 models
23 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best cloud security posture management platform”, “cloud security posture management platform”, “cloud security posture management platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender microsoft.com Microsoft Defender for Cloud 21% | 21% | 569 | 18,100 | 3,525 | 145,358,109 company | $12,455 | 103 | 4 |
| Prowler prowler.com | 18% | 77 | 40,500 | 6,189 | 671 | |||
| Wiz wiz.io | 11% | 688 | 40,500 | 16,751 | 102,573 | $6,856 | 120 | 4 |
| Aikido aikido.dev Aikido Security 9% | 9% | 342 | 2,400 | 51 | 6,442 company | $936 | 120 | |
| Plerion plerion.com | 7% | 7 | ||||||
| AWS parent site AWS Security Hub 5% | 5% | 74 | 368,000 | 114,001 | ||||
| Orca Security orca.security | 5% | 401 | 1,900 | 103 | 125,483 | $441 | 27 | 2 |
| Scrut Automation scrut.io | 4% | 63 | 390 | 10 | 10,568 | 34 | ||
| Vanta vanta.com | 4% | 500 | 40,500 | 1,219 | 72,260 | 120 | ||
| Drata drata.com | 4% | 390 | 9,900 | 257 | 36,413 | 54 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 6 of them are among the sites the models cited here (g2.com, learn.microsoft.com, microsoft.com, orca.security, sentinelone.com, wiz.io). The first result for “best cloud security posture management platform” is sentinelone.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best cloud security posture management platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which CSPM tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top cloud security posture management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best cloud security posture management platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a cloud security posture management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which cloud security posture management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Aikido SecurityAikido SecurityHeldagainst: Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, WizAikido Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloudagainst: WizProwlerno first choiceagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sweet Security
Three alternatives
Cyscale, Sophos, WizThree alternatives
Datadog Cloud Security Management, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, ProwlerTwo alternatives
Orca Security, Sophos Cloud OptixTwo alternatives
Aikido Security, Microsoft Defender for CloudGPT-5.4 miniWizMicrosoft Defender for CloudChangedMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Wizagainst: Check Point CloudGuard, Prisma CloudMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Orca Security, Rapid7, Wizno first choiceagainst: Intruder, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, Sysdig Secure
Three alternatives
Aikido Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Scrut AutomationOne alternative
WizOne alternative
Orca SecurityOne alternative
CyscaleGemini 3.5 FlashAikido Securityagainst: Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, WizDrata, VantaChangedagainst: AWS Security Hub, MS Defender for Cloud, WizProwler, bearhugProwleragainst: Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, WizProwleragainst: Prisma Cloudagainst: AWS Security Hub, Check Point CloudGuard, Cloud Custodian, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
Five alternatives
Fencer, Prowler, Scrut Automation, Vanta, bearhugTwo alternatives
Cyscale, bearhugFive alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Cyscale, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, WizSix alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Aikido Security, Cloud Custodian, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Steampipe, bearhugSeven alternatives
Datadog Cloud Security Management, Drata, Orca Security, Scrut Automation, Secureframe, Vanta, WizPerplexity SonarProwler, Wizagainst: Prisma CloudScrut AutomationChangedOrca Securityagainst: Prisma Cloud, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, WizProwlerno first choicenothing named
One alternative
CyscaleTwo alternatives
Cyscale, Orca SecurityTwo alternatives
Cyscale, ProwlerTwo alternatives
Cloudanix, CyscaleGrok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Prisma Cloud, WizMicrosoft Defender for CloudHeldagainst: WizMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Prowleragainst: Prisma CloudMicrosoft Defender for Cloudno first choiceagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
Two alternatives
Prowler, Scrut AutomationOne alternative
CloudanixTwo alternatives
Orca Security, WizFour alternatives
AWS native tools, Cloudanix, Google Security Command Center, ProwlerMistral SmallPlerion, WizPlerionChangedOrca Security, Wizagainst: Prisma CloudManageEngine Cloud Security Plus, ProwlerWizagainst: BMC Helix Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz
Two alternatives
Datadog Cloud Security Management, WizThree alternatives
Cloudaware, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, ProwlerSeven alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Aqua Security, Checkov, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma CloudDeepSeek V4 FlashCyscaleagainst: WizAikido SecurityChangedagainst: WizAikido Securityagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, WizProwleragainst: Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, WizOrca Securityagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security Management, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
Three alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca SecurityTwo alternatives
Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Scrut AutomationTwo alternatives
Microsoft Defender for Cloud, ProwlerFour alternatives
Checkov, Datadog Cloud Security Management, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, TrivyFour alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Prisma Cloud, Wiz, bearhugLlama 4 MaverickPlerionSysdig SecureChangedno first choicePlerionno first choicenothing named
One alternative
Orca SecurityTwo alternatives
Cloudaware, Orca SecurityQwen 3.7 FlashAikido Securityagainst: WizDrata, VantaChangedagainst: ProwlerMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Wizagainst: Prisma Cloud, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud SecurityProwleragainst: Prisma Cloud, WizOrca Security, Wizagainst: Prowleragainst: CloudCheckr, Deepsecurity, IBM Security Guardium, Prisma Cloud, Qualys, Rapid7, Stratoscale, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca SecurityThree alternatives
Aikido Security, Sprinto, WizTwo alternatives
Cyscale, Trend Micro Cloud OneThree alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Cloudanix, Microsoft Defender for CloudTwo alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for CloudKimi K2Microsoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Prisma Cloud, WizTrend Micro Cloud One ConformityChangedagainst: Prisma Cloud, WizAWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prowleragainst: Scout SuiteMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Prowleragainst: WizOrca Security, Wizagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Prisma Cloud, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
Four alternatives
Datadog Cloud Security Management, Orca Security, Prowler, Tenable Cloud SecurityFour alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Scrut AutomationTwo alternatives
Datadog Cloud Security Management, Orca SecurityThree alternatives
CloudSploit, Orca Security, Scout SuiteOne alternative
AWS Security HubGLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Orca SecurityMicrosoft Defender for CloudHeldMicrosoft Defender for CloudProwleragainst: Cloud Custodian, Datadog Cloud Security Managementno first choiceagainst: Aqua Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
One alternative
ProwlerTwo alternatives
Cyscale, Scrut AutomationTwo alternatives
Prisma Cloud, WizThree alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, UptycsMiniMax M2.5no first choiceagainst: WizScrt AutomationChangedMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Wizagainst: Prisma Cloud, Trend Micro Cloud One ConformityAWS Security Hubno first choiceagainst: Aqua Security, Check Point CloudGuard, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
Three alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Scrut AutomationThree alternatives
Cyscale, Datadog Cloud Security Management, Trend Micro Cloud OneTwo alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Go, Orca SecurityFour alternatives
CloudSploit, Google Security Command Center, Lacework FortiCNAPP, Microsoft Defender for CloudGPT-6 LunaAWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloudagainst: WizAWS Security Hub, Google Security Command Center, Microsoft Defender for CloudChangedAWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Prisma CloudProwler Open Sourceagainst: AWS Security Hubno first choiceagainst: AWS Security Hub, Google Security Command Center, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
One alternative
Google Security Command CenterThree alternatives
Orca Security, Prowler, WizTwo alternatives
Google Security Command Center, Microsoft Defender for CloudOne alternative
AWS Security HubMuse Glimmer 30BCloudanixagainst: Prisma Cloud, WizScrut AutomationChangedagainst: Wiz GoMicrosoft Defender for Cloud, Prowleragainst: Prisma Cloud, WizMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Orca Security, Wizno first choiceagainst: Aqua Security, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Datadog Cloud Security Management, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Sysdig Secure, Wiz
Three alternatives
Check Point CloudGuard Dome9 Lite, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, ProwlerFour alternatives
AWS Security Hub, Google Security Command Center, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, ProwlerTwo alternatives
Cloudanix, Orca SecurityTwo alternatives
Prowler, Trend Micro Cloud One ConformityBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:12 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:04 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:47 | yes | 17 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:52 | yes | 16 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:19 | yes | 17 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 12:22 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:44 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:30 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 10 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:54 | yes | 22 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:40 | yes | 24 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:09 | yes | 21 | 35 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:49 | yes | 4 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 09:21 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:45 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:32 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 12:58 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:12 | yes | 17 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:32 | yes | 14 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 07:40 | yes | 7 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 07:51 | yes | 22 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:33 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:19 | yes | 13 | 52 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:46 | yes | 11 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 22 | 39 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:56 | yes | 8 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:30 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:57 | yes | 12 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:50 | yes | 16 | 11 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:56 | yes | 3 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:03 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:20 | yes | 15 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:31 | yes | 21 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 12:30 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:50 | yes | 23 | 45 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:37 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:05 | yes | 19 | 34 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:48 | yes | 20 | 34 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 12:41 | yes | 22 | 48 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:22 | yes | 13 | 17 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:31 | yes | 7 | 25 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:45 | yes | 13 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 13:39 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:21 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 16 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 07:57 | yes | 15 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 13:35 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:36 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 13:33 | yes | 25 | 37 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:50 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:58 | yes | 10 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 13:00 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:39 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:14 | yes | 5 | 37 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:04 | yes | 4 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 13:38 | yes | 24 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:26 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:01 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:31 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:45 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:29 | no | 0 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:32 | yes | 17 | 47 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:12 | yes | 10 | 38 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:50 | yes | 20 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:02 | yes | 20 | 37 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 13:52 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:44 | yes | 3 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:06 | no | 0 | 1 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 12:25 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:00 | yes | 2 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 15 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 13:40 | yes | 18 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:17 | yes | 16 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:09 | yes | 14 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:53 | yes | 22 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:57 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:51 | no | 0 | 42 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:37 | yes | 24 | 31 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 16 | 45 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 13:46 | yes | 14 | 43 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:30 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 13:05 | yes | 21 | 33 s |
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Aikido read as Aikido Security
Aikido Cloud read as Aikido Security
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud read as CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Datadog read as Datadog Cloud Security Management
Datadog Cloud Security read as Datadog Cloud Security Management
Lacework read as Lacework FortiCNAPP
Lacework (FortiCNAPP) read as Lacework FortiCNAPP
Lacework (now FortiCNAPP) read as Lacework FortiCNAPP
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Foundational CSPM read as Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Foundational CSPM read as Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca read as Orca Security
Palo Alto read as Prisma Cloud
SentinelOne read as SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security
Sysdig read as Sysdig Secure
Unresolved, counted raw
BMC Helix Cloud Security
Check Point CloudGuard Dome9 Lite
CloudCustodian
Datadog CSPM
Deepsecurity
Fencer
ITU Online
MS Defender for Cloud
ManageEngine Cloud Security Plus
Prowler Open Source
Scout Suite
Scrt Automation
Sonrai Security
Sophos Cloud Optix
Stratoscale
Wiz Go
built-in AWS/Azure/GCP CSPM tools
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.