One of fourteen models named DoveRunner AppSealing first on the direct prompt; zero named Promon SHIELD. DoveRunner AppSealing was named by eight of the fourteen models and Promon SHIELD by thirteen and DoveRunner AppSealing carries 10 labels and Promon SHIELD 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 shielding page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DoveRunner AppSealing and Promon SHIELD were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 46 answers naming DoveRunner AppSealing and the 87 naming Promon SHIELD. In those answers Promon SHIELD took the first choice three times and DoveRunner AppSealing three.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Most enterprise tools (like DashO or DoveRunner) charge thousands per year.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Digital.ai Application Protection and DoveRunner are top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“for comprehensive shielding, DoveRunner offers the best value” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Another strong contender is DoveRunner (formerly AppSealing)” Mistral Small · budget prompt · alternative
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
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.