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AI Visibility Audit
How 42Crunch shows up in AI answers compared to API security competitors, which buyer prompts you win or miss, and the domains and URLs AI engines cite most.
Source: Peec AI · May 2026 · 505 total chat runs
01 · Competitive Set
Brand visibility vs competitors
Share of AI chats that mention each brand. 42Crunch sits at 39% — a strong #2 in the category, just behind Salt Security.
| Brand | Visibility |
|---|---|
| Salt Security | 41% |
| 42Crunch ★ | 39% |
| Akamai | 26% |
| Traceable | 25% |
| Cequence | 20% |
| Akto | 14% |
| Wallarm | 13% |
| StackHawk | 12% |
| Pynt | 3% |
| Invicti | 3% |
| Veracode | 1% |
| Black Duck | 1% |
Visibility = % of AI chats that mention the brand · ★ = 42Crunch
02 · Prompt-Level Visibility
Prompts selected
14 of 17 prompts returned visibility > 0% for 42Crunch.
| Prompt | Visibility |
|---|---|
| Testing OpenAPI contracts for security vulnerabilities before deployment | 76% |
| Automating API security at scale across thousands of endpoints | 73% |
| API security tools for connected vehicle / software-defined vehicle environments | 70% |
| API security tools for companies that need to meet compliance requirements | 67% |
| Platforms for securing APIs across the full development lifecycle | 66% |
| API security solutions for regulated industries with large API portfolios | 63% |
| Testing REST APIs against the OWASP API Top 10 | 63% |
| API security quality gates for blocking insecure APIs from reaching production | 50% |
| API security governance and policy enforcement at scale | 40% |
| Embedding API security testing into CI/CD pipelines | 37% |
| Behavioral monitoring vs. contract-based API security approaches | 23% |
| Runtime API threat protection and blocking API attacks in production | 23% |
| Discovering and inventorying all APIs across the environment | 10% |
| Securing APIs that handle sensitive patient data | 3% |
03 · Source Domains
Top 20 domains cited by AI engines
These are the domains AI engines pull from when answering API security prompts. Earning placements and mentions here is the fastest way to lift visibility.
| Domain | Citations | Retrievals | Brands mentioned in same chats |
|---|---|---|---|
| appsecsanta.com | 212 | 225 | 11 brands |
| 42crunch.com★ | 148 | 198 | 9 brands |
| reddit.com | 136 | 91 | 8 brands |
| accuknox.com | 113 | 171 | 9 brands |
| gartner.com | 100 | 115 | 8 brands |
| apisec.ai | 98 | 166 | 7 brands |
| wiz.io | 77 | 140 | 5 brands |
| owasp.org | 71 | 133 | 4 brands |
| appsentinels.ai | 71 | 107 | 8 brands |
| akamai.com | 70 | 72 | 1 brand |
| salt.security | 68 | 74 | 9 brands |
| digitalapi.ai | 65 | 78 | 7 brands |
| youtube.com | 60 | 97 | 7 brands |
| arxiv.org | 60 | 32 | 0 brands |
| levo.ai | 59 | 136 | 8 brands |
| stackhawk.com | 52 | 129 | 8 brands |
| cequence.ai | 50 | 47 | 1 brand |
| wallarm.com | 48 | 78 | 4 brands |
| zuplo.com | 43 | 46 | 7 brands |
| tyk.io | 42 | 27 | 1 brand |
04 · Source URLs
Top 20 URLs cited by AI engines
The individual pages AI engines reach for most. Use this as your target list for guest posts, comparison placements, and collaborations.
| URL | Title | Cit. | Retr. | Brands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| appsecsanta.com/api-security-tools | Best API Security Tools 2026: Testing & Protection | 115 | 67 | 8 brands |
| accuknox.com/blog/best-api-security-tools-2026 | 10 Best API Security Tools In 2025 (Discovery, Testing, Runtime) | 92 | 105 | 4 brands |
| gartner.com/reviews/market/api-protection | Best API Protection Reviews 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights | 74 | 75 | 8 brands |
| appsecsanta.com/…/best-open-source-api-security-tools | Best Open Source API Security Tools in 2026 | 58 | 47 | 1 brand |
| cequence.ai/blog/…/connected-car-safety-and-api-security | Automotive API Security for Connected Vehicles | 40 | 22 | 1 brand |
| 42crunch.com/api-security-competitive-landscape★ | API Security | Competitive Landscape | 36 | 16 | 9 brands |
| tyk.io/…/ai-agent-api-governance-auth-audit-trails-and-zero-trust | AI agent API governance: Auth, audit trails and zero trust | 33 | 13 | 1 brand |
| digitalapi.ai/…/ai-agent-api-guardrails-secure-governance-risk-control | AI Agent API Guardrails: Secure Governance & Risk Control | 32 | 10 | 1 brand |
| beaglesecurity.com/…/best-api-security-solutions-enterprises.html | Best API security solutions for enterprises [2026] | 28 | 20 | 7 brands |
| sei.cmu.edu/…/api-security-through-contract-driven-programming | API Security through Contract-Driven Programming | CMU SEI | 28 | 14 | 0 brands |
| imperva.com/products/api-security | API Security and Protection | Imperva | 26 | 14 | 0 brands |
| gravitee.io/blog/top-api-security-tools | Top 5 API Security Tools in 2026 | 25 | 54 | 1 brand |
| armosec.io/…/best-runtime-api-security-solution | 6 Best Runtime API Security Tools for Kubernetes & Cloud-Native in 2026 | 25 | 35 | 4 brands |
| equixly.com/…/how-to-build-api-security-into-your-ci-cd-pipeline | How to build API security into your CI/CD pipeline: A DevSecOps playbook | 25 | 17 | 0 brands |
| 42crunch.com/security-by-design-vs-anomaly-detection…★ | Why Behaviour Monitoring | Anomaly Detection | Machine Learning | 24 | 22 | 4 brands |
| apisec.ai/…/financial-services-api-security-compliance | Financial Services API Security Compliance Guide | 24 | 19 | 0 brands |
| apisec.ai/…/how-software-defined-vehicles-are-changing-the-game | Software-Defined Vehicles: Are Your APIs Driving You Into Risk? | 23 | 15 | 0 brands |
| zuplo.com/…/strategies-to-secure-patient-privacy-healthcare-api | Strategies to Secure Patient Privacy in Healthcare APIs | 23 | 10 | 1 brand |
| wiz.io/academy/…/api-security-solutions | Top API Security Solutions (and how to choose the right one) | 22 | 31 | 4 brands |
| akamai.com/glossary/what-is-api-security | What Is API Security? | Akamai | 21 | 10 | 1 brand |
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