Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPM
Seven of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; two named Cycode ASPM. Aikido Security was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cycode ASPM by thirteen and Aikido Security carries 35 labels and Cycode ASPM 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 application security posture management page.
By framing
Aikido SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCycode ASPM
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Aikido Security and Cycode ASPM were named in the same answer thirty-nine times, of the 342 answers naming Aikido Security and the 95 naming Cycode ASPM. In those answers Cycode ASPM took the first choice zero times and Aikido Security twenty-five.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
Aikido Security Cycode ASPM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and Cycode ASPM on the right.The direct prompt
Aikido Security first, Cycode ASPM an alternative
7 of 14 modelsCycode ASPM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Cycode ASPM first, Aikido Security not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAikido Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Aikido Security71%#1 of 12Cycode ASPM0%#7 of 12Aikido Security37%#1 of 12Cycode ASPM8%#4 of 12Aikido Security4%#– of 13Cycode ASPM4%#5 of 13What the models said about Aikido Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Users note the lack of advanced features in Aikido Security, such as dark mode and in-depth analysis options, and find the pricing structure expensive for micro businesses” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Users report lack of advanced features (e.g., no dark mode, limited deep-analysis options). May not scale well for complex enterprise needs.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“best for smaller teams or simpler environments, less ideal as the primary pick for a typical mid-market company” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Aikido Security - an all-in-one ASPM platform with native scanning for IaC, SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, secrets detection, and CSPM.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Aikido Security is an all-in-one ASPM platform designed especially for startups and mid-sized development teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a small company that wants one affordable, mostly all-in-one AppSec platform, I'd start with Aikido.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Cycode ASPM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“ASPM platforms like Apiiro, ArmorCode, Cycode, OX Security, AccuKnox, and Snyk AppRisk aggregate security findings into a unified posture view; they cannot test a compiled mobile binary” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“their pricing models are built for large enterprises and often start at tens of thousands of dollars, requiring enterprise sales calls” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Vendor-locked scanner suites (e.g., those bundling ASPM with proprietary tools like Checkmarx, Cycode, or Snyk)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cycode and Snyk are currently the top contenders for general use cases.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“or Cycode if you need to consolidate multiple existing tools” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Cycode as the strongest default choice” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.