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Brand protection platforms · October 2026 Edition

BrandShield vs MarqVision

Four of fourteen models named BrandShield first on the direct prompt; two named MarqVision. BrandShield was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and MarqVision by thirteen and BrandShield carries 52 labels and MarqVision 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

BrandShield

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

MarqVision

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share17%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate21%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.

Labels5232A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, BrandShield reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Red Points was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Red Points vs BrandShield · Red Points vs MarqVision · BrandShield vs Bolster

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the brand protection platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

BrandShieldFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMarqVision

Direct42

Paraphrase402 against BrandShield · 1 against MarqVision

Comparative02

Budget-constrained014 against BrandShield · 3 against MarqVision

Scale-constrained00

Negative005 against BrandShield · 2 against MarqVision

Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, BrandShield and MarqVision were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 156 answers naming BrandShield and the 74 naming MarqVision. In those answers MarqVision took the first choice six times and BrandShield five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where BrandShield and MarqVision stood in it.

Model	Direct	Paraphrase	Comparative	Budget-constrained	Scale-constrained	Negative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B

BrandShield

MarqVision

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BrandShield on the left and MarqVision on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where BrandShield and MarqVision stood in it.

BrandShield first, MarqVision an alternative

4 of 14 modelsMarqVision was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Perplexity SonarBrandShield, Red Points alternatives: Bolster, PriceSpider, TrackStreet, ZeroFox

Grok 4.1 FastBrandShield alternatives: MarqVision, Red Points, ZeroFox

MiniMax M2.5BrandShield, Red Points

Muse Glimmer 30BBrandShield alternatives: MarqVision, Red Points

MarqVision first, BrandShield not the choice

2 of 14 modelsBrandShield was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Llama 4 MaverickMarqVision alternatives: Bolster, Red Points

Qwen 3.7 FlashBolster, MarqVision alternatives: BrandVerity, Redpoints

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

GPT-5.4 miniRed Points alternatives: BrandShield, Corsearch

Gemini 3.5 FlashZeroFox alternatives: Bolster AI, BrandShield, Netcraft, Red Points

Mistral SmallRed Points alternatives: BrandShield, MarqVision

DeepSeek V4 FlashRed Points alternatives: Bolster, BrandShield, Corsearch

GLM 4.7 FlashXRed Points alternatives: Bolster, BrandShield, ZeroFox

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice

Kimi K2Red Points alternatives: BrandVerity, Corsearch, PhishEye

GPT-6 LunaBolster alternatives: Doppel, Red Points, ZeroFox

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.

Small business

BrandShield leads by six points.

BrandShield#3 of 11

MarqVision#6 of 11

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

BrandShield leads by ten points.

BrandShield#2 of 8

MarqVision#4 of 8

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

BrandShield leads by fifteen points.

BrandShield#2 of 8

MarqVision#8 of 8

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about BrandShield

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“This is the platform with the most sustained public criticism in the recent set of reviews.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative

“Don't pay for enterprise platforms (Red Points, BrandShield, ZeroFox)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative

“requires sales engagement; less transparent” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative

“I would recommend BrandShield as a tool to take down counterfeits and brand impersonation for a mid-sized B2B company.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“the strongest default choice is usually BrandShield or Red Points, with BrandShield often the better fit” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice

“#1 Leader on G2 Grid® (Fall 2025), excels in mid-market quadrant for usability, implementation, and relationships.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about MarqVision

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“What to Avoid ... pricing starts at $25K–$100K/year—enterprise-focused” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative

“rated strongest for scale but "its custom pricing and advanced features may not be suitable for small businesses with limited budgets."” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative

“the platform can be slow to remove reported listings... This lag in enforcement could leave your brand exposed” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative

“Select Red Points or MarqVision if you sell physical goods and are losing major revenue to unauthorized copies of your products online.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

“MarqVision (Best for E-Commerce & Mid-Market Brands) ... much more affordable than legacy enterprise competitors” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

“the consensus among recent reviews points to MarqVision and Bolster as the strongest fits” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

Also compared

Red Points vs BrandShield Red Points vs MarqVision BrandShield vs Bolster BrandShield vs ZeroFox Bolster vs MarqVision MarqVision vs ZeroFox All ten head-to-head pages and the full brand protection standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.