API security platforms · October 2026 Edition
Traceable AI vs StackHawk
Two of fourteen models named Traceable AI first on the direct prompt; zero named StackHawk. Traceable AI was named by nine of the fourteen models and StackHawk by twelve and Traceable AI carries 17 labels and StackHawk 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1719A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Traceable AI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Salt Security was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Wallarm API Security vs Traceable AI · Wallarm API Security vs StackHawk · OWASP ZAP vs Traceable AI
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 API security platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Traceable AIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStackHawk
Direct20
Paraphrase00
Comparative30
Budget-constrained121 against Traceable AI · 1 against StackHawk
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Traceable AI
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 Traceable AI and StackHawk 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 | | | |
Traceable AI StackHawk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Traceable AI on the left and StackHawk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Traceable AI and StackHawk stood in it.
Traceable AI first, StackHawk not the choice
2 of 14 modelsStackHawk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Data Theorem, Traceable AI alternatives: APIsec, Beagle Security, Imperva API Security
Muse Glimmer 30BCheck Point CloudGuard WAF, Traceable AI alternatives: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Noname, Salt Security, Treblle
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashWallarm API Security alternatives: Cloudflare API Shield, Harness WAAP, Salt Security, StackHawk
Grok 4.1 FastSalt Security alternatives: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Noname Security, Traceable AI
Mistral SmallAikido Security, Data Theorem API Security alternatives: Imperva API Security, Traceable AI, Wallarm API Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashNoname Security alternatives: 42Crunch, StackHawk, Wallarm API Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXZuplo alternatives: Apigee, Kong Gateway, Salt Security, Traceable AI
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Salt Security alternatives: 42Crunch, Wallarm API Security
GPT-5.4 miniAkamai API Security alternatives: Akto, Imperva API Security, Traceable API Security Platform
Perplexity SonarAikido Security alternatives: Check Point CloudGuard WAF
DeepSeek V4 FlashNoname Security alternatives: APIsec, Postman, Traceable, Wallarm API Security
Llama 4 MaverickAikido Security alternatives: AWS API Gateway with AWS Shield, Salt Security
MiniMax M2.5Auth0 alternatives: Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva API Security, Noname Security, Salt Security
GPT-6 LunaWallarm API Security alternatives: 42Crunch, Salt Security
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 eleven points.
StackHawk11%#2 of 14Traceable AI0%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Traceable AI leads at mid-market.
Traceable AI6%#6 of 13StackHawk4%#8 of 13Enterprise
Traceable AI leads by two points.
Traceable AI2%#6 of 12StackHawk0%#– of 12What the models said about Traceable AI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“enterprise platforms like Salt Security or Traceable AI (which typically cost $50k+ per year)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Harness merged with Traceable AI.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“dedicated purpose-built solutions like Salt Security, Traceable AI, Wallarm, Akamai API Security, and Cequence Security” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
“starting with a free tier from 42Crunch or Traceable AI allows you to evaluate the platform before committing financially” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Salt or Traceable if you need deep behavioral analytics and identity-aware protection” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about StackHawk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“If you outgrow them, scale to affordable paid like StackHawk.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall Value (Automated Testing): StackHawk ... widely considered the best balance of cost and capability for startups and SMBs” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“StackHawk - a developer-centric CI/CD DAST on a budget, with a free tier and paid plans starting at $59/mo.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
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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.