DDI and IP address management · November 2026 Edition
phpIPAM vs SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Zero of fourteen models named phpIPAM first on the direct prompt; zero named SolarWinds IP Address Manager. phpIPAM was named by twelve of the fourteen models and SolarWinds IP Address Manager by thirteen and phpIPAM carries 23 labels and SolarWinds IP Address Manager 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2339A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, phpIPAM reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Infoblox Universal DDI was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. BlueCat Micetro vs phpIPAM · BlueCat Micetro vs SolarWinds IP Address Manager · phpIPAM vs BlueCat Integrity
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.
phpIPAMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSolarWinds IP Address Manager
Direct00
Paraphrase051 against phpIPAM
Comparative001 against phpIPAM · 1 against SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Budget-constrained711 against phpIPAM · 1 against SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against phpIPAM · 2 against SolarWinds IP Address Manager
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, phpIPAM and SolarWinds IP Address Manager were named in the same answer sixty-three times, of the 83 answers naming phpIPAM and the 111 naming SolarWinds IP Address Manager. In those answers SolarWinds IP Address Manager took the first choice fifteen times and phpIPAM sixteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where phpIPAM and SolarWinds IP Address Manager 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 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | | |
phpIPAM SolarWinds IP Address Manager first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, phpIPAM on the left and SolarWinds IP Address Manager on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where phpIPAM and SolarWinds IP Address Manager stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarBlueCat Micetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine DDI Central, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Mistral SmallBlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI alternatives: ManageEngine OpUtils, 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
MiniMax M2.5BlueCat Micetro, Infoblox Universal DDI alternatives: SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Muse Glimmer 30BBlueCat Integrity alternatives: ManageEngine OpUtils, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniMicetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, Infoblox Universal DDI
Gemini 3.5 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI, TCPWave
Grok 4.20BlueCat Integrity alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Men&Mice
DeepSeek V4 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
Kimi K2BlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver
GPT-6 LunaBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI
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
phpIPAM leads by two points.
phpIPAM23%#1 of 11SolarWinds IP Address Manager21%#2 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
phpIPAM leads by two points.
phpIPAM13%#2 of 12SolarWinds IP Address Manager12%#3 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: SolarWinds IP Address Manager leads at enterprise.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager2%#5 of 8phpIPAM0%#– of 8What the models said about phpIPAM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Use phpIPAM only if you have a small network, strong in-house Linux skills, and can accept the trade-offs in automation and support.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Open-source IPAM tools (e.g., unmaintained phpIPAM setups or custom GitHub wrappers) ... often lack automated sync features” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“It lacks the built-in DHCP/DNS servers of commercial suites but manages addresses efficiently.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Highly recommended for budget-conscious teams, especially if you need a simple, flexible, and self-hosted IP address management tool.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“phpIPAM and NetBox Both are free and widely used as a best-value starting point for a small / limited-budget team.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“open-source solutions like phpIPAM or entry-level commercial options like SolarWinds tend to offer the best value” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Scales poorly beyond a few thousand IPs ... AI models consistently rate it negatively” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“SolarWinds was compromised in the 2020 SUNBURST supply chain attack, and some models advise caution when using their products.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“More basic IPAM-focused solution, often for smaller environments” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“My top choice is SolarWinds® IP Address Manager, due to its extensive feature list, intuitive and integrated user interface” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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
“open-source solutions like phpIPAM or entry-level commercial options like SolarWinds tend to offer the best value” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
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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.