Application shielding · October 2026 Edition
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs Promon SHIELD
One of fourteen models named Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first on the direct prompt; zero named Promon SHIELD. Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Promon SHIELD by thirteen and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard carries 36 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 share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels3631A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Appdome was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Appdome vs Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard · Appdome vs Promon SHIELD · Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs LIAPP
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.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPromon SHIELD
Direct102 against Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard · 1 against Promon SHIELD
Paraphrase21
Comparative80
Budget-constrained003 against Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard · 2 against Promon SHIELD
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 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, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and Promon SHIELD were named in the same answer sixty-six times, of the 107 answers naming Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and the 87 naming Promon SHIELD. In those answers Promon SHIELD took the first choice eight times and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard 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 | | | |
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard Promon SHIELD first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard on the left and Promon SHIELD on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and Promon SHIELD stood in it.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first, Promon SHIELD not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPromon SHIELD was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: Approov, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Zimperium MAPS
Gemini 3.5 FlashApproov alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Talsec
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 named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding alternatives: AppSealing, Appdome, Zimperium MAPS
Perplexity SonarZimperium MAPS alternatives: Appdome, ByteHide Shield, DexGuard, LIAPP
Grok 4.1 FastAppdome alternatives: DexGuard, Zimperium zShield / MAPS
Mistral SmallDigital.ai Application Protection, DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Seclron Mobile Security Suite, Skyhigh Security Service Edge
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: AppTego, LIAPP
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppknox alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
Muse Glimmer 30BDoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, formerly AppSealing alternatives: Appdome, Verimatrix Application Shielding
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
Promon SHIELD leads by four points.
Promon SHIELD4%#7 of 11Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard0%#9 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard leads at mid-market.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard6%#2 of 7Promon SHIELD2%#6 of 7Enterprise
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard leads by two points.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard12%#2 of 8Promon SHIELD10%#3 of 8What the models said about Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
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 - Guardsquare DexGuard/iXGuard ... typically very expensive” Kimi K2 · budget 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
“Guardsquare is another established vendor in mobile app security, though pricing details typically need a sales quote.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Guardsquare = deep polymorphic obfuscation + RASP; ... IP-heavy gaming/fintech with Android prefer DexGuard for deep obfuscation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Guardsquare offers the best balance of protection, features, and proven reliability” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“If your top priority is hard core code protection / reverse engineering resistance, start with Guardsquare.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative 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 Promon SHIELDGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs LIAPPGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs AppSealingGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs DoveRunner AppSealingLIAPP 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.