Data security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Sentra vs Cyera
Seven of fourteen models named Sentra first on the direct prompt; three named Cyera. Both were named by all fourteen models and Sentra carries 26 labels and Cyera 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share16%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2644A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sentra reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Purview vs Sentra · Microsoft Purview vs Cyera · Sentra vs Wiz
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.
SentraFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCyera
Direct73
Paraphrase001 against Cyera
Comparative05
Budget-constrained115 against Cyera
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Sentra · 2 against Cyera
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, Sentra and Cyera were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 69 answers naming Sentra and the 146 naming Cyera. In those answers Cyera took the first choice ten times and Sentra seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sentra and Cyera 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 | | |
Sentra Cyera first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sentra on the left and Cyera on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sentra and Cyera stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Llama 4 MaverickConcentric, Cyera, Sentra
MiniMax M2.5Cyera, Sentra alternatives: Concentric, Forcepoint DSPM, Microsoft Purview
Sentra first, Cyera an alternative
5 of 14 modelsCyera was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Muse Glimmer 30BSentra alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera
Cyera first, Sentra an alternative
1 of 14 modelsSentra was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyera alternatives: Netwrix, Normalyze, Sentra
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashWiz alternatives: CrowdStrike, Cyera, Proofpoint DSPM, Sentra
Qwen 3.7 FlashWiz alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXSecuriti, Varonis Data Security Platform alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview
GPT-6 LunaWiz DSPM alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview, Sentra
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniVaronis Data Security Platform alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Teleskope
Kimi K2Wiz alternatives: BigID, Varonis Data Security Platform
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Sentra leads at mid-market.
Sentra16%#2 of 12Cyera8%#4 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Cyera leads at enterprise.
Cyera18%#3 of 11Sentra2%#6 of 11What the models said about Sentra
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“AI Multiple's 2026 vendor overview lists explicit cons for Sentra: Not a dedicated "data labeling" service; no deep data discovery or classification capabilities.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sentra – Recommended for cloud-focused pragmatism, making it a strong fit for mid-market companies heavily invested in cloud environments.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“the strongest default choice is Sentra if your priority is pragmatic cloud data security with relatively focused deployment” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Sentra if you are cloud-first, want agentless discovery with reasonable time-to-value and a pragmatic price band.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What 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
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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.