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Container and Kubernetes security · September 2026 Edition

Aqua Security vs Trivy

Six of twelve models named Aqua Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Trivy. Both were named by all twelve models and Aqua Security carries 52 labels and Trivy 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Aqua Security

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Trivy

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share18%16%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate15%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.

Labels5239A 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.Aqua Security vs Sysdig Secure · Trivy vs Sysdig Secure

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 container and kubernetes security page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

Aqua SecurityFirst choices, of twelve modelsTrivy

Direct60

Paraphrase201 against Aqua Security

Comparative701 against Trivy

Budget-constrained082 against Aqua Security

Scale-constrained10

Negative005 against Aqua Security · 1 against Trivy

Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aqua Security and Trivy stood in it.

Aqua Security first, Trivy an alternative

6 of 12 modelsTrivy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Grok 4.1 FastAqua Security alternatives: Aikido Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk, Sysdig, Uptycs

Mistral SmallAqua Security, Sysdig alternatives: Wiz

Qwen 3.7 FlashAqua Security alternatives: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk, Sysdig Secure

Kimi K2Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Falco, Orca Security, SUSE NeuVector, Snyk Container, Trivy, Wiz

GLM 4.7 FlashXAqua Security, Sysdig alternatives: Snyk

MiniMax M2.5Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Falco, SUSE NeuVector, Trivy

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: Aikido Security, Aqua Security, Sysdig

DeepSeek V4 FlashSnyk, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Falco, Trivy

Llama 4 MaverickSysdig alternatives: Aqua Security, Orca, Trend Micro, Wiz

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice

GPT-5.4 miniSysdig Secure alternatives: Prisma Cloud / Prisma AIRS

Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure

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

Trivy leads by twenty-eight points.

Trivy#1 of 14

Aqua Security#13 of 14

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

The order flips: Aqua Security leads at mid-market.

Aqua Security#1 of 12

Trivy#2 of 12

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Aqua Security leads by twenty-nine points.

Aqua Security#1 of 11

Trivy#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. Four of five in this category shown.

“Aqua has deep container expertise but: Requires integration with separate platforms... Pricing scales significantly by node count” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative

“I'd suggest Aqua Security if you want comprehensive full-lifecycle coverage, or Sysdig Secure if runtime detection and Kubernetes security are priorities” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

“Best for full lifecycle security, from build to runtime... often considered a benchmark for container security platforms.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice

“Sysdig or Aqua Security are the top commercial choices due to their balance of features, scalability, and support” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Trivy

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Build-time scanners like Trivy, Grype, and Clair can find CVEs and misconfigurations, but they do not detect runtime threats.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative

“provide a strong free foundation but lack enterprise-scale management, support, and advanced enforcement” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · soft negative

“the open‑source stack of Trivy + Falco + Kubescape (with NeuVector as a full‑life optional addition) provides a credible, complete container security solution” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice

“the best container security platform is usually Trivy if you want the lowest-cost option, because it is fully open source” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

Also compared

Aqua Security vs Sysdig Secure Trivy vs Sysdig Secure The full container security standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.