Data security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Cyera vs Varonis Data Security Platform
Three of fourteen models named Cyera first on the direct prompt; two named Varonis Data Security Platform. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cyera carries 44 labels and Varonis Data Security Platform 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%28%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4440A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cyera reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sentra was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview vs Cyera · Microsoft Purview vs Varonis Data Security Platform · Sentra vs Cyera
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 data security posture 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.
CyeraFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVaronis Data Security Platform
Direct32
Paraphrase001 against Cyera · 2 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Comparative511 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Budget-constrained105 against Cyera · 4 against Varonis Data Security Platform
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Cyera · 4 against Varonis Data Security Platform
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cyera and Varonis Data Security Platform were named in the same answer eighty-eight times, of the 146 answers naming Cyera and the 211 naming Varonis Data Security Platform. In those answers Varonis Data Security Platform took the first choice six times and Cyera twenty-one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cyera and Varonis Data Security Platform 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 | | | |
Cyera Varonis Data Security Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cyera on the left and Varonis Data Security Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cyera and Varonis Data Security Platform stood in it.
Cyera first, Varonis Data Security Platform not the choice
3 of 14 modelsVaronis Data Security Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyera alternatives: Netwrix, Normalyze, Sentra
Llama 4 MaverickConcentric, Cyera, Sentra
MiniMax M2.5Cyera, Sentra alternatives: Concentric, Forcepoint DSPM, Microsoft Purview
Varonis Data Security Platform first, Cyera an alternative
2 of 14 modelsCyera was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniVaronis Data Security Platform alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Teleskope
GLM 4.7 FlashXSecuriti, Varonis Data Security Platform alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike, Cyera, Proofpoint DSPM, Sentra
Perplexity SonarSentra alternatives: Concentric, Cyera, Prisma Cloud DSPM, Wiz
Grok 4.1 FastSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform
Mistral SmallSentra alternatives: Concentric, Cyera
DeepSeek V4 FlashSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera
Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
Kimi K2Wiz alternatives: BigID, Varonis Data Security Platform
GPT-6 LunaWiz DSPM alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview, Sentra
Muse Glimmer 30BSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera
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
Cyera leads by four points.
Cyera4%#7 of 12Varonis Data Security Platform0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Cyera leads by four points.
Cyera8%#4 of 12Varonis Data Security Platform4%#5 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Varonis Data Security Platform leads at enterprise.
Varonis Data Security Platform22%#1 of 11Cyera18%#3 of 11What the models said about Cyera
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid with Limited Budgets ... Custom pricing only; median contract ~$575,000/year” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“avoid overkill platforms like Cyera or BigID ($50K+/yr minimums)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Several promising startups have been acquired by larger platform vendors (e.g., Cyera, BigID, and others have been absorbed into bigger security suites).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For pure budget-consciousness, Cyera and Netwrix appear to be the most accessible entry points for budget-constrained organizations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Cyera or BigID if your priority is deep data discovery and classification across many data sources.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Cyera is the best DSPM vendor for cloud-native organizations that prioritize discovery speed” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Varonis Data Security Platform
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Enterprise-focused, pricing on request” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Varonis is a market leader with high customer satisfaction, but it is widely cited as having a steep learning curve and complex management.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Varonis is frequently cited as a friction point: "Hit friction and high operational costs with agent-based, connector-heavy deployment"” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Varonis if you want the most established "data security platform" path and have a broader security program.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Need pure DSPM with modern cloud focus: Cyera, Varonis.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Securiti or Varonis” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct 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.