# Aikido Security alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 600 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Aikido Security holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/aikido-security/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Wiz: 84
- Invicti: 57
- OWASP ZAP: 54
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 32
- Orca Security: 32
- ArmorCode: 18

## Application security posture management

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #1 of 12 at 71%).

- Snyk: first choice in 5 of those 23
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Conviso Platform: first choice in 1 of those 23
- GitHub's built-in security overview: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #1 of 12 at 37%).

- ArmorCode: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Apiiro: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Snyk: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Jit: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 2 of those 57
- DefectDojo: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security.

- ArmorCode: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Apiiro: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Checkmarx One ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 80
- DefectDojo: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Wiz: first choice in 3 of those 80

## Cloud-native application protection

**Small business**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #1 of 12 at 29%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 13 of those 51
- Orca Security: first choice in 11 of those 51
- Wiz: first choice in 10 of those 51
- FortiCNAPP: first choice in 3 of those 51
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Cloudanix: first choice in 2 of those 51
- ARMO Platform: first choice in 1 of those 51
- AccuKnox: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Wiz: first choice in 34 of those 75
- Orca Security: first choice in 14 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Aqua Security: first choice in 3 of those 75
- AWS Security Hub: first choice in 2 of those 75
- AWS Config: first choice in 1 of those 75
- AccuKnox: first choice in 1 of those 75
- CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security.

- Wiz: first choice in 35 of those 84
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Orca Security: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Prisma Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 84
- SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Trend Micro Cloud One: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 84

## Dynamic application security testing

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 38 of those 75
- Intruder: first choice in 12 of those 75
- StackHawk: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Acunetix: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Invicti: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Astra Security: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Invicti Web + API: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Beagle Security: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security (Aikido Security is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 16 of those 75
- Invicti: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Acunetix: first choice in 6 of those 75
- StackHawk: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Bright Security: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Burp Suite: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 3 of those 75
- AppCheck: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Aikido Security.

- Invicti: first choice in 39 of those 80
- Burp Suite DAST: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Veracode DAST: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Acunetix: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Burp Suite: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Rapid7 InsightAppSec: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Astra Security: first choice in 1 of those 80

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