Category · AI Citation Index
Security
The security category reveals a bifurcation between governance/compliance tooling (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe) and cloud-native security platforms (Orca, Lacework). ServiceNow's dual presence suggests both IT service management and security operations use cases. Shortlist rates of 9-25% indicate competitive fragmentation across 133 consensus brands, with no single vendor capturing dominant mindshare. The model_diversity score of 5 across all top brands signals evaluators consistently consider multiple specialized tools rather than converging on monolithic suites.
659 discovery queries · 686 head-to-heads · refreshed Jul 6, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 659 buyer-style "Security" queries
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Signal by intent
By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 9/100
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Brands to know
In this category
Orca Security
25% shortlist rate positions agentless CNAPP as a leading cloud security architecture, competing directly with agent-based approaches.
Read brand profile →Vanta
17% shortlist rate demonstrates compliance automation's evolution from nice-to-have to procurement prerequisite for B2B SaaS vendors.
Read brand profile →Lacework
12% shortlist rate shows cloud workload protection platforms carving space between traditional endpoint tools and GRC solutions.
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Where AI pulls citations from
1000 citations captured across Security prompt runs.
Vendor pages
275Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
270Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top Security questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
Buyers exploring the category- 10 Best Identity Access Management Tools 2025 (Free & Paid)comparitech.com
- Top 12 Identity and Access Management Platforms - Security Boulevardsecurityboulevard.com
- 8 Best IAM Solutions in 2026 (In-Depth Look)tryrisotto.com
- Top 10 Identity & Access Management Companies to Watch in 2025 and Beyondresearchandmarkets.com
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