UpGuard vs Panorays
Ten of fourteen models named UpGuard first on the direct prompt; zero named Panorays. UpGuard was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Panorays by twelve and UpGuard carries 57 labels and Panorays 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
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 third-party risk management page.
By framing
UpGuardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPanorays
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, UpGuard and Panorays were named in the same answer forty times, of the 200 answers naming UpGuard and the 50 naming Panorays. In those answers Panorays took the first choice zero times and UpGuard seventeen.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| 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 | | | | |
UpGuard Panorays first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, UpGuard on the left and Panorays on the right.The direct prompt
UpGuard first, Panorays an alternative
10 of 14 modelsPanorays was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
UpGuard39%#1 of 9Panorays0%#– of 9UpGuard55%#1 of 15Panorays2%#5 of 15What the models said about UpGuard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“reviews consistently flag limited customization and integration pain for UpGuard and Prevalent” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Excellent for ratings, but cautious about the *full* TPRM lifecycle.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you want a single recommendation for most limited-budget SMEs, UpGuard is the one most 2024-2025 round-ups name as the affordable, SME-friendly TPRM leader.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need a truly free start‑point: UpGuard's free tier or CyberGRX's free vendor assessment are the quickest ways to get baseline visibility.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For organizations focused on continuous cyber risk and attack‑surface visibility: UpGuard's continuous monitoring and scoring are a standout.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Panorays
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“I would recommend Panorays or UpGuard” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Evaluate Panorays if you need the deepest technical assessments and fastest time-to-insight for new vendors.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · alternative
“If you prioritize speed of deployment and ease of use, Panorays is highly recommended.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.