Snyk vs Cycode ASPM
Two of fourteen models named Snyk first on the direct prompt; two named Cycode ASPM. Snyk was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Cycode ASPM by thirteen and Snyk carries 34 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
SnykFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCycode ASPM
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Snyk and Cycode ASPM were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 177 answers naming Snyk and the 95 naming Cycode ASPM. In those answers Cycode ASPM took the first choice one time and Snyk 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 | | | | |
Snyk Cycode ASPM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snyk on the left and Cycode ASPM on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Snyk first, Cycode ASPM an alternative
1 of 14 modelsCycode ASPM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Cycode ASPM first, Snyk not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSnyk 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
7 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
Snyk19%#2 of 12Cycode ASPM0%#7 of 12Snyk4%#7 of 13Cycode ASPM4%#5 of 13What the models said about Snyk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“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
“Snyk would cost significantly more for the same breadth of coverage” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with Snyk or Aikido due to their balance of features, pricing transparency, and mid-market-friendly onboarding” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Snyk or Aikido Security due to their free tiers and affordability” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Snyk as a strong starting point for Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase 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.