SaaS security posture management · October 2026 Edition
Obsidian Security vs Adaptive Shield
Zero of fourteen models named Obsidian Security first on the direct prompt; one named Adaptive Shield. Obsidian Security was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Adaptive Shield by twelve and Obsidian Security carries 32 labels and Adaptive Shield 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Adaptive Shield
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%35%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3220A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Obsidian Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Wing Security was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Wing Security vs Obsidian Security · Wing Security vs Adaptive Shield · Nudge Security vs Obsidian Security
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 saas 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.
Obsidian SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAdaptive ShieldDirect011 against Obsidian Security · 1 against Adaptive Shield
Paraphrase01
Comparative22
Budget-constrained201 against Obsidian Security · 2 against Adaptive Shield
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Obsidian Security · 4 against Adaptive Shield
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, Obsidian Security and Adaptive Shield were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 97 answers naming Obsidian Security and the 57 naming Adaptive Shield. In those answers Adaptive Shield took the first choice six times and Obsidian Security two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Obsidian Security and Adaptive Shield stood in it.
| Model | DirectAS | ParaphraseAS | ComparativeAS | Budget-constrainedAS | Scale-constrainedAS | NegativeAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | AS | | | AS | AS |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | AS | | AS | |||
| Mistral Small | AS | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | AS | | | AS | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | AS | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | AS | | AS | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | AS | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | AS | AS | AS |
Obsidian SecurityAS Adaptive Shield first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Obsidian Security on the left and Adaptive Shield on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Obsidian Security and Adaptive Shield stood in it.
Adaptive Shield first, Obsidian Security not the choice
1 of 14 modelsObsidian Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashAdaptive Shield alternatives: AppOmni, Nudge Security, Wing Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Wing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Shield, Obsidian Security, Spin.AI
Gemini 3.5 FlashWing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Nudge Security, Obsidian Security
Perplexity SonarWing Security alternatives: Obsidian Security, Reco, Spin.AI
Qwen 3.7 FlashWing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, Grip Security
Kimi K2Wing Security alternatives: Obsidian Security, Valence Security
MiniMax M2.5Wing Security alternatives: AppOmni, BetterCloud, CrowdStrike, Obsidian Security, SpinOne
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniAppOmni
Grok 4.1 FastWing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Spin.AI
Mistral SmallGrip Security, Wing alternatives: Nudge Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXWing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield
GPT-6 LunaValence Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield
Muse Glimmer 30BWing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Spin.AI / SpinOne
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
Adaptive Shield leads by two points.
Adaptive Shield2%#9 of 14
Obsidian Security0%#12 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Obsidian Security4%#5 of 11Adaptive Shield4%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
The order flips: Obsidian Security leads at enterprise.
Obsidian Security6%#3 of 14Adaptive Shield4%#4 of 14
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Obsidian Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid: Enterprise-focused platforms like ... Obsidian Security” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“No built-in remediation or enforcement — identifies threats but doesn't automate response” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Stronger for enterprise budgets; adds UEBA/behavioral analytics” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Obsidian Security is the strongest budget-friendly starting point because it advertises a $0/month free tier for up to 1,000 users” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Obsidian is currently the standout SaaS vendor for small teams due to its genuinely useful free tier.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose AppOmni or Obsidian if you want deep, enterprise-grade SSPM across many SaaS applications.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Adaptive Shield
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid: Enterprise-focused platforms like ... Adaptive Shield” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Adaptive Shield was acquired by CrowdStrike and is now marketed as Falcon Shield. That's not, by itself, a reason to avoid it; it is a reason to confirm the exact product, support, pricing, and roadmap” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Adaptive Shield was acquired by CrowdStrike in 2024... ties SSPM buying to Falcon. If you are not a Falcon shop, you are effectively buying into a bundled platform.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Adaptive Shield and Wing Security are the most commonly recommended mid-market combos” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“making it a strong choice for enterprises needing broad coverage and XDR integration” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Adaptive Shield (now CrowdStrike Falcon Shield)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Wing Security vs Obsidian SecurityWing Security vs Adaptive ShieldNudge Security vs Obsidian SecurityNudge Security vs Adaptive ShieldGrip Security vs Obsidian SecurityGrip Security vs Adaptive ShieldCrowdStrike Falcon Shield vs Obsidian SecurityCrowdStrike Falcon Shield vs Adaptive ShieldObsidian Security vs AppOmniObsidian Security vs Spin.AIAppOmni vs Adaptive ShieldAdaptive Shield vs Spin.AIAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full SSPM standing
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.