Application shielding · October 2026 Edition
Appdome vs Promon SHIELD
Six of fourteen models named Appdome first on the direct prompt; zero named Promon SHIELD. Appdome was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Promon SHIELD by thirteen and Appdome carries 48 labels and Promon SHIELD 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share33%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels4831A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Appdome reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Appdome vs Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard · Appdome vs LIAPP · Appdome vs AppSealing
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 shielding page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AppdomeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPromon SHIELD
Direct601 against Promon SHIELD
Paraphrase91
Comparative20
Budget-constrained101 against Appdome · 2 against Promon SHIELD
Scale-constrained10
Negative003 against Appdome · 1 against Promon SHIELD
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, Appdome and Promon SHIELD were named in the same answer seventy-six times, of the 151 answers naming Appdome and the 87 naming Promon SHIELD. In those answers Promon SHIELD took the first choice six times and Appdome twenty-eight.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Appdome and Promon SHIELD 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 | | | |
Appdome Promon SHIELD first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Appdome on the left and Promon SHIELD on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Appdome and Promon SHIELD stood in it.
Appdome first, Promon SHIELD an alternative
6 of 14 modelsPromon SHIELD was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: Approov, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Zimperium MAPS
Grok 4.1 FastAppdome alternatives: DexGuard, Zimperium zShield / MAPS
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: AppTego, LIAPP
Kimi K2Appdome alternatives: DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
MiniMax M2.5Appdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium
GPT-6 LunaAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding alternatives: AppSealing, Appdome, Zimperium MAPS
Gemini 3.5 FlashApproov alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Talsec
Perplexity SonarZimperium MAPS alternatives: Appdome, ByteHide Shield, DexGuard, LIAPP
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppknox alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
GLM 4.7 FlashXGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
Muse Glimmer 30BDoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, formerly AppSealing alternatives: Appdome, Verimatrix Application Shielding
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallDigital.ai Application Protection, DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Seclron Mobile Security Suite, Skyhigh Security Service Edge
Llama 4 Maverickno 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
Appdome leads by nineteen points.
Appdome23%#1 of 11Promon SHIELD4%#7 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Appdome leads by thirty-one points.
Appdome33%#1 of 7Promon SHIELD2%#6 of 7Enterprise
Appdome leads by twenty-four points.
Appdome33%#1 of 8Promon SHIELD10%#3 of 8What the models said about Appdome
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“its build limit model can become restrictive in high-frequency CI/CD environments... may not align well with all development workflows and can become costly” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Several vendors (including Appdome and others) have been flagged in G2 community discussions for: Build limit models” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“DexGuard or Appdome, but these are not the most budget-friendly options in the results” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Appdome is a widely recognized platform that automates mobile app security... This could be a good fit for mid-sized companies” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“that ends up being Appdome for no-code integration, but I'd still recommend getting direct pricing before deciding” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Appdome if you want fastest time-to-value, no code/SDK changes, and a managed threat-response console.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Promon SHIELD
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - ... Promon SHIELD: Enterprise-grade but require "contact for pricing"” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Researchers have published bypass methods; the company notably sued security researchers in 2018” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“you do not need to purchase expensive, five-figure enterprise contracts (like those from Guardsquare/DexGuard, Promon, or Arxan)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Promon is my first vendor to evaluate for a mid-sized B2B company optimizing for low integration burden” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If your primary concern is sophisticated malware targeting device memory, screens, and inputs (especially in banking), choose Promon.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“If you're a bank or handle highly sensitive transactions and need a "security fortress" → Promon SHIELD” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Appdome vs Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuardAppdome vs LIAPPAppdome vs AppSealingAppdome vs DoveRunner AppSealingGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs Promon SHIELDLIAPP vs Promon SHIELDAppSealing vs Promon SHIELDDoveRunner AppSealing vs Promon SHIELDAll fifteen head-to-head pages and the full app shielding standing
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.