SolarWinds IP Address Manager vs ManageEngine OpUtils
Zero of fourteen models named SolarWinds IP Address Manager first on the direct prompt; zero named ManageEngine OpUtils. SolarWinds IP Address Manager was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ManageEngine OpUtils by eleven and SolarWinds IP Address Manager carries 39 labels and ManageEngine OpUtils 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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
SolarWinds IP Address ManagerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine OpUtils
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, SolarWinds IP Address Manager and ManageEngine OpUtils were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 111 answers naming SolarWinds IP Address Manager and the 44 naming ManageEngine OpUtils. In those answers ManageEngine OpUtils took the first choice nine times and SolarWinds IP Address Manager ten.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
SolarWinds IP Address Manager ManageEngine OpUtils first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SolarWinds IP Address Manager on the left and ManageEngine OpUtils on the right.The direct prompt
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.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
SolarWinds IP Address Manager21%#2 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils12%#4 of 11SolarWinds IP Address Manager12%#3 of 12ManageEngine OpUtils10%#5 of 12SolarWinds IP Address Manager2%#5 of 8ManageEngine OpUtils—not namedWhat 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
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
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.