Insider risk management · October 2026 Edition
Above Security vs Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Six of fourteen models named Above Security first on the direct prompt; one named Proofpoint Insider Threat Management. Above Security was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management by eleven and Above Security carries 15 labels and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share17%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%19%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.
Labels1527A 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 Proofpoint Insider Threat Management · 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 modelsProofpoint Insider Threat Management
Direct61
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained101 against Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Negative003 against Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
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, Above Security and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 52 answers naming Above Security and the 64 naming Proofpoint Insider Threat Management. In those answers Proofpoint Insider Threat Management took the first choice zero times and Above Security six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Above Security and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 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 | | | |
Above Security Proofpoint Insider Threat Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Above Security on the left and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Above Security and Proofpoint Insider Threat Management stood in it.
Above Security first, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management an alternative
6 of 14 modelsProofpoint Insider Threat Management 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
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 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.Grok 4.1 FastCode42 Incydr, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management alternatives: DTEX InTERCEPT, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Safetica
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Teramind alternatives: Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, Varonis Data Security Platform
DeepSeek V4 FlashCode42 Incydr alternatives: Above Security, Coro Insider Risk, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Kimi K2Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Code42 Incydr, DTEX InTERCEPT, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management alternatives: Teramind, Varonis Data Security Platform
Gemini 3.5 FlashCyberhaven alternatives: Code42 Incydr, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, Safetica, Teramind
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 five points.
Above Security7%#5 of 11Proofpoint Insider Threat Management2%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Above Security leads by thirteen points.
Above Security17%#2 of 12Proofpoint Insider Threat Management4%#4 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Above Security4%#6 of 13Proofpoint Insider Threat Management4%#5 of 13What 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 Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Potential concerns: Ecosystem dependency (Proofpoint suite), may be less suited for non-Proofpoint environments; session recording can raise privacy concerns.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Invasive monitoring (e.g., keystroke logging, screen recording in DTEX or Proofpoint ObserveIT) raises legal/ethical concerns” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“screen recording in DTEX or Proofpoint ObserveIT) raises legal/ethical concerns under GDPR, HIPAA” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Balanced mid-market pick: Proofpoint or Code42 Incydr for proven detection without overkill” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be Proofpoint Insider Threat Management” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“A solution to detect and respond to insider risks by providing visibility into user behavior across endpoints, email, and cloud applications” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
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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.