Application security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Cycode ASPM vs ArmorCode
Two of fourteen models named Cycode ASPM first on the direct prompt; one named ArmorCode. Cycode ASPM was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ArmorCode by fourteen and Cycode ASPM carries 36 labels and ArmorCode 33, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3633A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cycode ASPM reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Aikido Security was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPM · Aikido Security vs ArmorCode · Snyk vs Cycode ASPM
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Cycode ASPMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsArmorCode
Direct211 against Cycode ASPM · 1 against ArmorCode
Paraphrase211 against ArmorCode
Comparative04
Budget-constrained002 against Cycode ASPM · 2 against ArmorCode
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Cycode ASPM · 4 against ArmorCode
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cycode ASPM and ArmorCode were named in the same answer sixty-nine times, of the 95 answers naming Cycode ASPM and the 101 naming ArmorCode. In those answers ArmorCode took the first choice fifteen times and Cycode ASPM four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cycode ASPM and ArmorCode 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 | | |
Cycode ASPM ArmorCode first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cycode ASPM on the left and ArmorCode on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cycode ASPM and ArmorCode stood in it.
Cycode ASPM first, ArmorCode an alternative
2 of 14 modelsArmorCode was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCycode ASPM alternatives: ArmorCode, Legit Security, Snyk AppRisk
GLM 4.7 FlashXCycode ASPM, Snyk alternatives: Invicti ASPM, Strobes, Xygeni
ArmorCode first, Cycode ASPM not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCycode ASPM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-6 LunaArmorCode alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM, Snyk AppRisk, Wiz ASPM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Aikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Snyk
Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, Cycode ASPM, DefectDojo, Jit.io
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: ArmorCode, Checkmarx One, Snyk
DeepSeek V4 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Cycode ASPM, Jit.io, Legit Security, Snyk, Snyk AppRisk
Llama 4 MaverickAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, Snyk AppRisk
Qwen 3.7 FlashAikido Security alternatives: ArmorCode, Jit, Snyk AppRisk
Kimi K2Aikido Security, Snyk alternatives: Apiiro, Cycode ASPM, Jit, Semgrep
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Grok 4.1 FastAikido Security, Strobes ASPM alternatives: Jit, StackHawk
Mistral SmallPhoenix Security alternatives: Aikido Security, Snyk AppRisk
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
Muse Glimmer 30Bno first choice
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cycode ASPM0%#7 of 12ArmorCode0%#12 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Cycode ASPM leads by four points.
Cycode ASPM8%#4 of 12ArmorCode4%#6 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: ArmorCode leads at enterprise.
ArmorCode20%#1 of 13Cycode ASPM4%#5 of 13What 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
What the models said about ArmorCode
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Enterprise-grade ASPM platforms (such as ArmorCode, Cycode, and Apiiro) are incredibly powerful, but their pricing models are built for large enterprises and often start at tens of thousands of dollars” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Some aggregator-focused platforms like ArmorCode, Tromzo, and similar tools that primarily focus on ingesting and reporting rather than adding intelligence.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“ArmorCode is positioned as a vendor-neutral AppSec command centre that integrates with 100-plus security tools, deduplicates findings and is an aggregator only.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Wiz or ArmorCode if you are a cloud-native organization looking for a "single pane of glass"” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Many existing scanners; don’t want to replace them: start with ArmorCode and Veracode Risk Manager.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose ArmorCode if you have 30+ security tools ... it's the ultimate unification and automation engine.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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.