# Wiz vs Cyera: which do AI models recommend for DSPM, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Data security posture management. Three of fourteen models named Wiz first on the direct prompt; three named Cyera. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/data-security-posture-management/wiz-vs-cyera/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiz | 10% | #3 of 12 | 17% | 29 | 11 of 14 |
| Cyera | 8% | #4 of 12 | 18% | 44 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: CrowdStrike, Cyera, Proofpoint DSPM, Sentra)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security)
- Kimi K2: wiz first (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: BigID, Varonis Data Security Platform)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: cyera first (first choices: Cyera) (alternatives: Netwrix, Normalyze, Sentra)
- Llama 4 Maverick: cyera first (first choices: Concentric, Cyera, Sentra)
- MiniMax M2.5: cyera first (first choices: Cyera, Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric, Forcepoint DSPM, Microsoft Purview)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric, Cyera, Prisma Cloud DSPM, Wiz)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera, Varonis Data Security Platform)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric, Cyera)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Securiti, Varonis Data Security Platform) (alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz DSPM) (alternatives: Cyera, Microsoft Purview, Sentra)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Sentra) (alternatives: Concentric AI, Cyera)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Varonis Data Security Platform) (alternatives: Microsoft Purview, Teleskope)

## What the models said about Cyera

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.