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Dynamic application security testing · October 2026 Edition

StackHawk vs Aikido Security

Three of fourteen models named StackHawk first on the direct prompt; zero named Aikido Security. StackHawk was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Aikido Security by seven and StackHawk carries 30 labels and Aikido Security 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

StackHawk

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Aikido Security

accepted challenger

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 rate3%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3011A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, StackHawk 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 StackHawk · OWASP ZAP vs Aikido Security · Invicti vs StackHawk

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.
StackHawkFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAikido Security
Direct30
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against StackHawk
Scale-constrained10
Negative10
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 StackHawk and Aikido Security stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
StackHawk Aikido Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, StackHawk on the left and Aikido Security on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where StackHawk and Aikido Security stood in it.

StackHawk first, Aikido Security not the choice

3 of 14 modelsAikido Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashStackHawk alternatives: Escape, Intruder, Invicti
Kimi K2Bright Security, StackHawk alternatives: Acunetix, Invicti
GLM 4.7 FlashXStackHawk alternatives: OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec

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.
Gemini 3.5 FlashEscape alternatives: Astra Security, Invicti, StackHawk
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
GPT-6 LunaInvicti alternatives: Burp Suite DAST, StackHawk

Neither was named

5 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
Perplexity SonarBright Security alternatives: Acunetix, Beagle Security, Detectify, Intruder
Grok 4.1 FastIntruder alternatives: Acunetix, Astra Security
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
StackHawk leads by twelve points.
StackHawk12%#3 of 12
Aikido Security0%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
StackHawk leads by six points.
StackHawk8%#4 of 11
Aikido Security2%#8 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
StackHawk2%#9 of 14
Aikido Security2%#– of 14
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about StackHawk

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“tools like StackHawk are built on ZAP, but they're not the cheapest option for a tight budget” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, StackHawk offers the best balance of features, pricing, and developer experience.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Aikido Security

No label in this category carried a quote.

Also compared

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.