DefectDojo vs Cycode ASPM
Zero of fourteen models named DefectDojo first on the direct prompt; two named Cycode ASPM. DefectDojo was named by ten of the fourteen models and Cycode ASPM by thirteen and DefectDojo carries 18 labels and Cycode ASPM 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three 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
DefectDojoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCycode ASPM
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DefectDojo and Cycode ASPM were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 54 answers naming DefectDojo and the 95 naming Cycode ASPM. In those answers Cycode ASPM took the first choice one time and DefectDojo four.
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 | |
DefectDojo Cycode ASPM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DefectDojo on the left and Cycode ASPM on the right.The direct prompt
Cycode ASPM first, DefectDojo not the choice
2 of 14 modelsDefectDojo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
DefectDojo2%#4 of 12Cycode ASPM0%#7 of 12DefectDojo10%#3 of 12Cycode ASPM8%#4 of 12DefectDojo6%#4 of 13Cycode ASPM4%#5 of 13What the models said about DefectDojo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“DefectDojo (open source) – Zero licensing cost, but higher effort” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“DefectDojo (open source, but requires more setup)” Mistral Small · scale prompt · soft negative
“DefectDojo Community Edition – free, powerful, and integrates with 500+ tools. Great for small teams with some DevOps/DevSecOps capacity.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“DefectDojo (Open Source/Community Edition) is the best overall choice because it is free forever” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have DevOps talent: Choose DefectDojo. It maximizes ROI because you aren't paying for a license” Qwen 3.7 Flash · 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.