Dynamic application security testing · October 2026 Edition
Bright Security vs Aikido Security
Two of fourteen models named Bright Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Aikido Security. Bright Security was named by eight of the fourteen models and Aikido Security by seven and both carry 11 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Bright Security
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1111Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bright Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Invicti was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. OWASP ZAP vs Bright Security · OWASP ZAP vs Aikido Security · Invicti vs Bright Security
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 dynamic application security testing page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Bright SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAikido Security
Direct20
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bright Security and Aikido Security stood in it.
| Model | DirectBS | ParaphraseBS | ComparativeBS | Budget-constrainedBS | Scale-constrainedBS | NegativeBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | BS | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | BS | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | BS | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | | BS | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | BS | BS | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | BS | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | BS | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
BS Bright Security Aikido SecurityBS first choiceBS named as an alternativeBS argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bright Security on the left and Aikido Security on the right.
Aikido SecurityBS first choiceBS named as an alternativeBS argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bright Security on the left and Aikido Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bright Security and Aikido Security stood in it.
Bright Security first, Aikido Security not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAikido Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarBright Security alternatives: Acunetix, Beagle Security, Detectify, Intruder
Kimi K2Bright Security, StackHawk alternatives: Acunetix, Invicti
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.Mistral SmallBurp Suite Enterprise Edition, Intruder alternatives: Aikido Security
Llama 4 MaverickBurp Suite Enterprise Edition alternatives: Aikido Security, AppCheck, Intruder
Qwen 3.7 FlashIntruder alternatives: Acunetix, Aikido Security, Invicti
MiniMax M2.5Invicti alternatives: Acunetix, Aikido Security, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Invicti alternatives: Acunetix, Intruder, OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec
GPT-5.4 miniAcunetix, Invicti alternatives: Burp Suite
Gemini 3.5 FlashEscape alternatives: Astra Security, Invicti, StackHawk
Grok 4.1 FastIntruder alternatives: Acunetix, Astra Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashStackHawk alternatives: Escape, Intruder, Invicti
GLM 4.7 FlashXStackHawk alternatives: OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec
GPT-6 LunaInvicti alternatives: Burp Suite DAST, StackHawk
Muse Glimmer 30BInvicti alternatives: Acunetix, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Bright Security0%#– of 12
Aikido Security0%#10 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Bright Security leads by six points.
Bright Security8%#5 of 11
Aikido Security2%#8 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: Aikido Security leads at enterprise.
Aikido Security2%#– of 14Bright Security0%#13 of 14
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Bright Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, I'd recommend Bright Security as the primary choice.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Bright Security is the strongest fit for many mid-market B2B teams” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“I would recommend Acunetix or Bright Security as top choices” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Aikido Security
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
OWASP ZAP vs Bright SecurityOWASP ZAP vs Aikido SecurityInvicti vs Bright SecurityInvicti vs Aikido SecurityAcunetix vs Bright SecurityAcunetix vs Aikido SecurityStackHawk vs Bright SecurityStackHawk vs Aikido SecurityBright Security vs IntruderBright Security vs Burp SuiteIntruder vs Aikido SecurityBurp Suite vs Aikido SecurityAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full DAST 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.