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DDI and IP address management · November 2026 Edition

ManageEngine OpUtils vs Infoblox Universal DDI

Zero of fourteen models named ManageEngine OpUtils first on the direct prompt; two named Infoblox Universal DDI. ManageEngine OpUtils was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Infoblox Universal DDI by fourteen and ManageEngine OpUtils carries 15 labels and Infoblox Universal DDI 55, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ManageEngine OpUtils

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Infoblox Universal DDI

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share10%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%40%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1555A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine OpUtils reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BlueCat Micetro was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. BlueCat Micetro vs ManageEngine OpUtils · BlueCat Micetro vs Infoblox Universal DDI · phpIPAM vs ManageEngine OpUtils

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 DDI and IP address management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ManageEngine OpUtilsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInfoblox Universal DDI
Direct023 against Infoblox Universal DDI
Paraphrase515 against Infoblox Universal DDI
Comparative09
Budget-constrained007 against Infoblox Universal DDI
Scale-constrained011 against Infoblox Universal DDI
Negative006 against Infoblox Universal DDI
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 November 2026 Edition, ManageEngine OpUtils and Infoblox Universal DDI were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 44 answers naming ManageEngine OpUtils and the 161 naming Infoblox Universal DDI. In those answers Infoblox Universal DDI took the first choice one time and ManageEngine OpUtils seven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine OpUtils and Infoblox Universal DDI stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
ManageEngine OpUtils Infoblox Universal DDI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine OpUtils on the left and Infoblox Universal DDI on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine OpUtils and Infoblox Universal DDI stood in it.

Infoblox Universal DDI first, ManageEngine OpUtils an alternative

2 of 14 modelsManageEngine OpUtils was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallBlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI alternatives: ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
MiniMax M2.5BlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI alternatives: SolarWinds IP Address Manager

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniMicetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, Infoblox Universal DDI
Gemini 3.5 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI, TCPWave
Perplexity SonarBlueCat Micetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine DDI Central, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Llama 4 MaverickBlueCat Micetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Qwen 3.7 FlashBlueCat Integrity alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
GLM 4.7 FlashXBlueCat Integrity alternatives: Cygna DDI, Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
GPT-6 LunaBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI
Muse Glimmer 30BBlueCat Integrity alternatives: ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Grok 4.20BlueCat Integrity alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Men&Mice
DeepSeek V4 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
Kimi K2BlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver

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
ManageEngine OpUtils leads by eleven points.
ManageEngine OpUtils12%#4 of 11
Infoblox Universal DDI2%#7 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine OpUtils leads by two points.
ManageEngine OpUtils10%#5 of 12
Infoblox Universal DDI8%#8 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
ManageEngine OpUtils is not named for this buyer.
Infoblox Universal DDI60%#1 of 8
ManageEngine OpUtils—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ManageEngine OpUtils

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

“Top Recommendation: ManageEngine OpUtils ... Start with ManageEngine OpUtils for most mid-sized B2B companies.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The best IP address management tool for a mid-sized B2B company would be SolarWinds IPAM or ManageEngine OpUtils.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, ManageEngine OpUtils is a strong, cost-effective choice.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Infoblox Universal DDI

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

“Some AI models explicitly recommend avoiding Infoblox unless you have a larger budget.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Some AI models recommend avoiding Infoblox unless you have a larger budget.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Budget - Infoblox: The market leader but expensive.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Strongest reputation in large enterprise / service provider DDI... "largest, most mature enterprise DDI platform, increasingly security + AI + cloud-managed"” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Infoblox DDI is considered a market leader with comprehensive DDI features and strong security integrations, making it suitable for large enterprises.” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Infoblox if you need a serious, long-term IPAM platform that can grow with hybrid or multi-cloud networking.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.