# Contrast Security: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/contrast-security/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application shielding | 0% | 37 | 0% | 2 |
| Application security posture management | 0% | 45 | 0% | 1 |
| Dynamic application security testing | 0% | 28 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Contrast Security and StackHawk are ideal when runtime visibility and CI/CD integration are critical." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DAST)
- "Contrast Security is a solid alternative" (Mistral Small, App shielding)

## In its own words

What Contrast Security's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Runtime Application Security for AI-Generated Code (https://contrastsecurity.com/)
- For: growing teams (https://www.contrastsecurity.com/pricing-and-packaging)
- Price stated: FREE $0; PRO $750 / month billed annually; Enterprise talk to sales for a quote (https://www.contrastsecurity.com/pricing-and-packaging)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.contrastsecurity.com/pricing-and-packaging)
- Free plan or trial: No credit card required; The Free tier is a functional starting point, not a trial. (https://www.contrastsecurity.com/pricing-and-packaging)
- Certifications: SOC 2, CCPA, GDPR, US Data Privacy, TX-RAMP, NIST CSF 2.0
- Hosting: United States of America, us-east-1 (Virginia USA), us-west-2 (Oregon, USA), us-east-2 (Ohio USA), eu-west-2 (London, UK), eu-west-1 (Ireland), eu-central-1 (Frankfurt, Germany), eu-west-3 (Paris, France)
- Customers named: Backbase

## What it publishes

Every page contrastsecurity.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2341 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 77 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-21
- webinar or virtual event: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-18
- conference or event: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 54 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-06
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 132 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-09
- podcast or video: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-09
- news or press: 133 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-06-18 webinar or virtual event: Webinar od mythos readiness briefing https://www.contrastsecurity.com/webinar-od-mythos-readiness-briefing
- Recent: 2026-05-28 webinar or virtual event: Webinar od prompt to production https://www.contrastsecurity.com/webinar-od-prompt-to-production
- Recent: 2026-05-06 comparison: Vibe coding security ai vs adr https://www.contrastsecurity.com/vibe-coding-security-ai-vs-adr
- Recent: 2026-04-22 webinar or virtual event: Webinar od age of ai attacks https://www.contrastsecurity.com/webinar-od-age-of-ai-attacks
- Recent: 2026-03-18 webinar or virtual event: Claude ai sast and the future of application security https://www.contrastsecurity.com/webinar/claude-ai-sast-and-the-future-of-application-security
- Recent: 2026-02-17 webinar or virtual event: Od french luxury adr https://www.contrastsecurity.com/webinar/od-french-luxury-adr

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.