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SaaS security posture management · October 2026 Edition

Obsidian Security vs AppOmni

Zero of fourteen models named Obsidian Security first on the direct prompt; one named AppOmni. Obsidian Security was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and AppOmni by fourteen and Obsidian Security carries 32 labels and AppOmni 42, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Obsidian Security

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

AppOmni

criticized challenger

Named 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%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3242A 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 AppOmni · 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 modelsAppOmni
Direct011 against Obsidian Security · 2 against AppOmni
Paraphrase002 against AppOmni
Comparative28
Budget-constrained201 against Obsidian Security · 4 against AppOmni
Scale-constrained01
Negative011 against Obsidian Security · 4 against AppOmni
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 AppOmni were named in the same answer eighty times, of the 97 answers naming Obsidian Security and the 141 naming AppOmni. In those answers AppOmni took the first choice twenty-nine times and Obsidian Security six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Obsidian Security and AppOmni 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
Obsidian Security AppOmni first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Obsidian Security on the left and AppOmni on the right.

The direct prompt

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

AppOmni 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.
GPT-5.4 miniAppOmni

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
DeepSeek V4 FlashAdaptive Shield alternatives: AppOmni, Nudge Security, Wing 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.
Grok 4.1 FastWing Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Shield, Spin.AI
Mistral SmallGrip Security, Wing alternatives: Nudge Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashWing Security alternatives: Adaptive Shield, Grip Security
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
AppOmni leads by four points.
AppOmni4%#7 of 14
Obsidian Security0%#12 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Obsidian Security4%#5 of 11
AppOmni4%#6 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
AppOmni leads by thirty-three points.
AppOmni40%#1 of 14
Obsidian Security6%#3 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 AppOmni

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: AppOmni (For now) ... For most mid-sized B2B companies, it is simply overkill.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid ... require enterprise sales quotes and typically have high annual minimums” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: Enterprise-focused platforms like AppOmni” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“AppOmni: Strong SSPM-focused vendor; broad SaaS coverage; strong emphasis on SaaS app configurations, permissions, data exposure” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“AppOmni is a strong default pick if you have a lot of business-critical SaaS apps and want deeper posture coverage.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“it is the industry standard for securing complex enterprise SaaS environments that hold critical customer data” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.