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Insider risk management · October 2026 Edition

Above Security vs Cyberhaven

Six of fourteen models named Above Security first on the direct prompt; one named Cyberhaven. Above Security was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Cyberhaven by six and Above Security carries 15 labels and Cyberhaven 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Above Security

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Cyberhaven

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share17%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1510A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Above Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs Above Security · Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management vs Cyberhaven · Above Security vs Code42 Incydr

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 insider risk 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.
Above SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCyberhaven
Direct61
Paraphrase10
Comparative01
Budget-constrained001 against Cyberhaven
Scale-constrained10
Negative001 against Cyberhaven
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 Above Security and Cyberhaven stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Above Security Cyberhaven first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Above Security on the left and Cyberhaven on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Above Security and Cyberhaven stood in it.

Above Security first, Cyberhaven not the choice

6 of 14 modelsCyberhaven was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarAbove Security alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, Varonis Data Security Platform
Mistral SmallAbove Security alternatives: Code42, DTEX Systems
Llama 4 MaverickAbove Security alternatives: Code42, DTEX InTERCEPT, Gurucul, Securonix UEBA
Qwen 3.7 FlashAbove Security alternatives: DTEX InTERCEPT, Microsoft Purview
MiniMax M2.5Above Security, Safetica alternatives: Teramind, UpGuard
Muse Glimmer 30BAbove Security alternatives: Code42 Incydr

Cyberhaven first, Above Security not the choice

1 of 14 modelsAbove Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCyberhaven alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Safetica, Teramind

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashCode42 Incydr alternatives: Above Security, Coro Insider Risk, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Teramind alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, Varonis Data Security Platform
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
Grok 4.1 FastCode42 Incydr, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management alternatives: DTEX InTERCEPT, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Safetica
Kimi K2Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, DTEX InTERCEPT, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXSafetica Intelligent Data Security Platform alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind
GPT-6 LunaCode42 Incydr alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Teramind

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
Above Security leads by seven points.
Above Security7%#5 of 11
Cyberhaven0%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Above Security leads by fifteen points.
Above Security17%#2 of 12
Cyberhaven2%#7 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Above Security4%#6 of 13
Cyberhaven4%#8 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Above 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.

“Above Security - Best for prevention-focused organizations, SaaS data security, quick deployment” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“Above Security is widely considered the best insider risk management tool currently available.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“the best insider risk management tool for a mid-market B2B company is Above Security” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Cyberhaven

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Potential concerns: Lacks breadth of cross-domain behavioral coverage and integration; may require additional tools” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“usually cost-prohibitive for companies on a limited budget, often starting at $25,000 to $75,000+ per year” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“If your primary goal is protecting IP (source code, CAD drawings, customer lists): Go with Cyberhaven.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for SaaS-First & IP-Heavy Companies: Cyberhaven (Data Detection & Response)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.