Container and Kubernetes security · October 2026 Edition
Snyk Container vs Orca Security
One of fourteen models named Snyk Container first on the direct prompt; two named Orca Security. Snyk Container was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Orca Security by ten and Snyk Container carries 44 labels and Orca Security 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share5%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4418A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Snyk Container reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sysdig Secure was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Trivy vs Snyk Container · Trivy vs Orca Security · Sysdig Secure vs Snyk Container
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 container and kubernetes security page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Snyk ContainerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOrca Security
Direct121 against Orca Security
Paraphrase00
Comparative011 against Snyk Container
Budget-constrained101 against Snyk Container
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against Snyk Container
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 Snyk Container and Orca Security stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Snyk Container Orca Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snyk Container on the left and Orca Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Snyk Container and Orca Security stood in it.
Snyk Container first, Orca Security not the choice
1 of 14 modelsOrca Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashSnyk Container, Wiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure
Orca Security first, Snyk Container an alternative
2 of 14 modelsSnyk Container was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure, Upwind
MiniMax M2.5Orca Security, Wiz alternatives: Sysdig Secure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure
Grok 4.1 FastWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
Mistral SmallSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Uptycs
DeepSeek V4 FlashSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Trivy, Wiz
Llama 4 MaverickSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Uptycs
Kimi K2Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container
GLM 4.7 FlashXSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
GPT-6 LunaSysdig Secure alternatives: Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container
Muse Glimmer 30BAqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Aikido Security, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container, Wiz
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniSysdig Secure alternatives: Wiz
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
Snyk Container leads by eighteen points.
Snyk Container19%#2 of 14Orca Security1%#10 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Snyk Container leads by two points.
Snyk Container5%#7 of 11Orca Security3%#8 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Snyk Container4%#5 of 10Orca Security4%#6 of 10What the models said about Snyk Container
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Less focus on runtime protection and Kubernetes posture; more of a scanning/shift-left tool than a full lifecycle security platform” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“a governance/trust signal for teams that are sensitive to how a vendor handles public research” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“as a *container security platform* it's a compromise ... Snyk is not the right primary tool.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Snyk is usually the strongest "best value" starting point for container security” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Snyk: Developer-first; excels in CI/CD, fix guidance. Great for mid-market.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Snyk if your bottleneck is developers introducing vulnerable code.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Orca 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.
“I'd recommend starting with Wiz or Orca for their agentless approach and strong risk prioritization” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
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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.