Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Who AI is citing in Cloud Security
No single brand owns AI shortlists; Azure Blob Storage and Cloudflare One tie at 78 in featured scoring, while Sentinelone surged +28 points in two months.
Brands tracked
110
Avg AEO score
65/100
Citation coverage
0%
of brands cited at least once
Dominant brands
0
cited > 50% of queries
Discovery stage
The shortlist
When buyers ask AI for the best Cloud Security software
No discovery-stage prompts have been scored against this category yet — once the shortlist cron runs, this section will surface which brands AI cites most.
Evaluation stage
The battleground
How brands fare on comparison queries · category median 39/100
Proofpoint Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) leads evaluation queries at 58, followed by Abnormal AI at 50 and Lacework at 49. The median evaluation score sits at 39, meaning half of cited brands score below that threshold. Wiz, Vanta, and Qualys cluster at 44, while Sentinelone trails at 43 despite strong feature scoring.
Each brand's evaluation score averages how AI responds to head-to-head comparison queries that mention them. Above-median brands win their comparisons more often than they lose.
Trends
Over the last 12 months
Too few audits to establish a trend — only two months of data (March and April 2026) show average scores rising from 61 to 66. Sentinelone posted a +28 delta, the sharpest climb in the category. Qualys dropped 6 points in the same window.
Editorial picks
Brands worth watching
Sentinelone
Sentinelone jumped 28 points between March and April 2026, the largest gain in Cloud Security. It scores 74 in featured queries but lags at 43 in head-to-head evaluations, suggesting strong narrative appeal but weaker technical differentiation in comparisons.
Read brand profile →Cloudflare One (SASE)
Cloudflare One ties for the highest featured score at 78 despite zero shortlist dominance. The SASE positioning blurs traditional cloud security boundaries, likely earning citations in hybrid infrastructure and zero-trust queries where pure-play tools miss.
Read brand profile →Proofpoint Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Proofpoint DLP tops evaluation queries at 58, 19 points above the category median. Its narrow DLP focus appears to win head-to-head comparisons more decisively than broad platform plays, though it scores lower (71) in general discovery.
Read brand profile →CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security scores 72 in featured queries. The Falcon brand carries endpoint-protection equity into cloud posture management, likely benefiting from name recognition in multi-surface security evaluations.
Read brand profile →FAQ
Cloud Security questions, answered
What is the best cloud security platform for enterprises?+
How does Wiz compare to other cloud security tools?+
Which cloud security vendors are gaining traction with AI models?+
Is there a leading compliance automation tool in cloud security?+
What role does data loss prevention play in AI citations for cloud security?+
Why does Azure Blob Storage score high in cloud security?+
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