API security platforms · October 2026 Edition
Wallarm API Security vs StackHawk
Two of fourteen models named Wallarm API Security first on the direct prompt; zero named StackHawk. Wallarm API Security was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and StackHawk by twelve and Wallarm API Security carries 29 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 share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2919A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wallarm API Security 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 OWASP ZAP · Wallarm API Security vs 42Crunch · Wallarm API Security vs Salt 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 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.
Wallarm API SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStackHawk
Direct20
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained121 against StackHawk
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 Wallarm API Security 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 | | |
Wallarm API Security StackHawk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wallarm API Security on the left and StackHawk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wallarm API Security and StackHawk stood in it.
Wallarm API Security first, StackHawk an alternative
2 of 14 modelsStackHawk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashWallarm API Security alternatives: Cloudflare API Shield, Harness WAAP, Salt Security, StackHawk
GPT-6 LunaWallarm API Security alternatives: 42Crunch, Salt Security
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Salt Security alternatives: 42Crunch, Wallarm API Security
Mistral SmallAikido Security, Data Theorem API Security alternatives: Imperva API Security, Traceable AI, Wallarm API Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashNoname Security alternatives: APIsec, Postman, Traceable, Wallarm API Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashNoname Security alternatives: 42Crunch, StackHawk, Wallarm API Security
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniAkamai API Security alternatives: Akto, Imperva API Security, Traceable API Security Platform
Perplexity SonarAikido Security alternatives: Check Point CloudGuard WAF
Grok 4.1 FastSalt Security alternatives: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Noname Security, Traceable AI
Llama 4 MaverickAikido Security alternatives: AWS API Gateway with AWS Shield, Salt Security
Kimi K2Data Theorem, Traceable AI alternatives: APIsec, Beagle Security, Imperva API Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXZuplo alternatives: Apigee, Kong Gateway, Salt Security, Traceable AI
MiniMax M2.5Auth0 alternatives: Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva API Security, Noname Security, Salt Security
Muse Glimmer 30BCheck Point CloudGuard WAF, Traceable AI alternatives: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Noname, Salt Security, Treblle
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 four points.
StackHawk11%#2 of 14Wallarm API Security7%#6 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Wallarm API Security leads at mid-market.
Wallarm API Security10%#1 of 13StackHawk4%#8 of 13Enterprise
Wallarm API Security leads by two points.
Wallarm API Security2%#5 of 12StackHawk0%#– of 12What the models said about Wallarm API 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.
“I'd generally recommend Wallarm as the first place to look” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd start with Wallarm for a typical mid-market B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Consolidated Security: Wallarm” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct 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
Also compared
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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.