# DDI and IP address management: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "DDI platform" and as "IP address management tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/2026-11

**Standing:** BlueCat Micetro leads with 15% of first choices; verdict contested. 52 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [BlueCat Micetro](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bluecat-micetro/index.md) | 15% | 0% | 11 |
| 2 | [phpIPAM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/phpipam/index.md) | 13% | 17% | 23 |
| 3 | [SolarWinds IP Address Manager](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/solarwinds-ip-address-manager/index.md) | 12% | 10% | 39 |
| 4 | [BlueCat Integrity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bluecat-integrity/index.md) | 12% | 27% | 49 |
| 5 | [ManageEngine OpUtils](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-oputils/index.md) | 10% | 0% | 15 |
| 6 | [NetBox](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netbox/index.md) | 8% | 6% | 17 |
| 7 | [Micetro](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/micetro/index.md) | 8% | 7% | 14 |
| 8 | [Infoblox Universal DDI](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/infoblox-universal-ddi/index.md) | 8% | 40% | 55 |
| 9 | [ManageEngine DDI Central](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-ddi-central/index.md) | 6% | 7% | 14 |
| 11 | [Men&Mice](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/men-mice/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| 14 | [EfficientIP SOLIDserver](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/efficientip-solidserver/index.md) | 0% | 15% | 33 |
| 15 | [TCPWave](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tcpwave/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 116 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Micetro; alternatives BlueCat Integrity, Infoblox Universal DDI
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI, TCPWave
- Perplexity Sonar: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine DDI Central, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- Grok 4.20: BlueCat Integrity; alternatives EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Men&Mice
- Mistral Small: BlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI; alternatives ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
- Llama 4 Maverick: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: BlueCat Integrity; alternatives Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- Kimi K2: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives EfficientIP SOLIDserver
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: BlueCat Integrity; alternatives Cygna DDI, Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- MiniMax M2.5: BlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI; alternatives SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- GPT-6 Luna: BlueCat Micetro; alternatives EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BlueCat Integrity; alternatives ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager

## Sources the answers cite

75 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- peerspot.com: 31 answers, 57 citations
- bluecatnetworks.com: 28 answers, 58 citations
- g2.com: 27 answers, 38 citations
- gane.ai/index: 25 answers, 29 citations
- sourceforge.net: 24 answers, 32 citations
- ciopages.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- bestdevops.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 17 answers, 17 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://peerspot.com/categories/ddi (24 answers)
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-dns-ddi (22 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam (18 answers)
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-ddi-software (16 answers)
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-ddi-dns-dhcp-ipam-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (14 answers)
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-ddi-dns-dhcp-ipam-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (12 answers)
- https://bluecatnetworks.com/dns-dhcp-ipam (11 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/ddi-management (11 answers)
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/top-10-ddi-dns-dhcp-ipam-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (8 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/ddi-management-platform/small-business (8 answers)

## Warned against

- Infoblox Universal DDI: 22 of 55 labels negative. "Some AI models explicitly recommend avoiding Infoblox unless you have a larger budget." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- BlueCat Integrity: 13 of 49 labels negative. "AI models suggest avoiding it unless necessary, as it may not be suitable for all business sizes." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- EfficientIP SOLIDserver: 5 of 33 labels negative. "It is also recommended to avoid unless you have the resources for a large-scale deployment." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Microsoft DNS/DHCP: 5 of 7 labels negative. "Pure open-source (BIND, ISC DHCP, Microsoft DNS/DHCP alone) ... Why to avoid" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: BlueCat Micetro at 15%.

- BlueCat Integrity: 6% to 12%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 7 → 4 of 116.
- phpIPAM: 9% to 13%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 4 → 2 of 116.
- Micetro: 4% to 8%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 10 → 7 of 116.
- EfficientIP SOLIDserver: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 9 → 14 of 116.
- ManageEngine DDI Central: 4% to 6%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 9 of 116.
- Men&Mice: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 11 of 116, unchanged.
- SolarWinds IP Address Manager: 13% to 12%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 → 3 of 116.
- ManageEngine OpUtils: 11% to 10%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 3 → 5 of 116.
- BlueCat Micetro: 15% to 15%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 1 of 116, unchanged.
- NetBox: 8% to 8%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 of 116, unchanged.
- Infoblox Universal DDI: 8% to 8%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 → 8 of 116.
- TCPWave: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 15 of 116.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.