Non-human identity management · October 2026 Edition
HashiCorp Vault vs Aembit
Zero of fourteen models named HashiCorp Vault first on the direct prompt; one named Aembit. HashiCorp Vault was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Aembit by nine and HashiCorp Vault carries 40 labels and Aembit 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate30%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels4016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HashiCorp Vault reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.JumpCloud vs HashiCorp Vault · JumpCloud vs Aembit · Entro Security vs HashiCorp Vault
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 non-human identity management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HashiCorp VaultFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAembit
Direct013 against HashiCorp Vault
Paraphrase101 against HashiCorp Vault
Comparative101 against Aembit
Budget-constrained213 against HashiCorp Vault
Scale-constrained00
Negative004 against HashiCorp Vault
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 HashiCorp Vault and Aembit 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 | | | | |
HashiCorp Vault Aembit first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HashiCorp Vault on the left and Aembit on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HashiCorp Vault and Aembit stood in it.
Aembit first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAembit alternatives: Entro Security, Oasis Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5JumpCloud alternatives: Delinea, HashiCorp Vault, Natoma, Oasis Security
Gemini 3.5 FlashEntro Security alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless, Oasis Security
Grok 4.1 FastJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless, Astrix Security, One Identity
Qwen 3.7 FlashJumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, Akeyless, One Identity
Kimi K2JumpCloud alternatives: Aembit, P0 Security
GPT-6 LunaToken Security alternatives: Aembit, Astrix Security, Cisco, Cyera, Entro Security, Oasis, SailPoint
Muse Glimmer 30BEntro Security, Oasis alternatives: Aembit, AppViewX, CyberArk Identity Security Platform, Defakto, HashiCorp Vault, JumpCloud, Keyfactor, Venafi
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniEntro Security alternatives: Akeyless, One Identity Manager
Perplexity SonarFrontegg alternatives: Descope, OneLogin, Stytch, WorkOS
DeepSeek V4 FlashToken Security alternatives: Astrix Security, Entro Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: One Identity
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: KeeperPAM, Oasis Security, One Identity
MiniMax M2.5JumpCloud alternatives: Oasis Security, One Identity, Saviynt Identity Cloud
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
Aembit leads by four points.
Aembit10%#2 of 17HashiCorp Vault6%#4 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: HashiCorp Vault leads at mid-market.
HashiCorp Vault7%#5 of 16Aembit5%#7 of 16Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
HashiCorp Vault8%#3 of 15Aembit8%#2 of 15What the models said about HashiCorp Vault
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Pure secrets managers (HashiCorp Vault alone): Don't solve the full NHI governance problem” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“HashiCorp Vault (open-source Community Edition) stands out as the best non-human identity management (NHIAM) platform for a company with a limited budget.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Aembit
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Newer, smaller market share” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Aembit stands out as the best pure-play non-human identity management platform” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Aembit is my pick for low-cost managed workload access” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Secretless workload-to-workload access—replacing static credentials rather than just cataloging them | Aembit” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · alternative
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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.