Choosing the first AI tool shouldn't take a quarter. This decision tree narrows the choice in three questions — security stack, team profile, primary use case — and gives you a defensible recommendation in five minutes.

What's inside

Quick-decision flow with three diagnostic questions and four tool recommendations based on your answers. The factors that actually determine fit, stripped of vendor marketing.

How to use it

  1. Walk every branch the first time, even the ones you think don't apply. Decision trees are designed to challenge your initial framing.
  2. Document why you took a given branch. The reasoning is more durable than the conclusion.
  3. Re-run when context shifts. Decision trees aren't one-and-done — they're meant to be a recurring lens.