Network monitoring and management · November 2026 Edition
ManageEngine OpManager vs Auvik
Five of fourteen models named ManageEngine OpManager first on the direct prompt; three named Auvik. ManageEngine OpManager was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Auvik by eleven and ManageEngine OpManager carries 44 labels and Auvik 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share24%22%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%11%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.
Labels4427A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine OpManager reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Paessler PRTG Network Monitor was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Zabbix vs ManageEngine OpManager · Zabbix vs Auvik · ManageEngine OpManager vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
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 network monitoring and 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 OpManagerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAuvik
Direct53
Paraphrase77
Comparative20
Budget-constrained001 against Auvik
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against ManageEngine OpManager · 2 against Auvik
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 OpManager and Auvik were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 239 answers naming ManageEngine OpManager and the 91 naming Auvik. In those answers Auvik took the first choice eleven times and ManageEngine OpManager six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine OpManager and Auvik 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 | | | |
ManageEngine OpManager Auvik first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine OpManager on the left and Auvik on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine OpManager and Auvik stood in it.
ManageEngine OpManager first, Auvik an alternative
5 of 14 modelsAuvik was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, LogicMonitor, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Grok 4.20ManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Auvik, NinjaOne, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Mistral SmallManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, Kentik, LogicMonitor, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Qwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine OpManager alternatives: LogicMonitor, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, Zabbix
MiniMax M2.5ManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, LogicMonitor
Auvik first, ManageEngine OpManager an alternative
3 of 14 modelsManageEngine OpManager was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashAuvik alternatives: LogicMonitor, ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Kimi K2Auvik alternatives: LogicMonitor, ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
GPT-6 LunaAuvik alternatives: LogicMonitor, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashLogicMonitor alternatives: Auvik, Datadog Network Monitoring, ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Perplexity SonarPaessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives: Auvik, ManageEngine OpManager, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Llama 4 MaverickZabbix alternatives: Checkmk, Kentik, ManageEngine OpManager, New Relic, NinjaOne
GLM 4.7 FlashXPaessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives: LogicMonitor, ManageEngine OpManager, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, Zabbix
Muse Glimmer 30BLogicMonitor alternatives: LiveNX, ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
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
Auvik leads by thirteen points.
Auvik15%#2 of 11ManageEngine OpManager2%#6 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ManageEngine OpManager leads at mid-market.
ManageEngine OpManager24%#2 of 12Auvik22%#3 of 12Enterprise
ManageEngine OpManager leads by fifteen points.
ManageEngine OpManager15%#2 of 15Auvik0%#15 of 15What the models said about ManageEngine OpManager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Part of a product line with frequent critical flaws ... High attack surface if not hardened.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. ManageEngine OpManager - a holistic network management software for performance monitoring, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Auvik
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid if possible: Fully commercial tools like SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, or Auvik” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“PRTG, Auvik, WhatsUp Gold, and Kentik are examples of products whose pricing units should be modeled carefully before purchase.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Auvik's device-count pricing and noisy default alerting can be drawbacks for some users” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Auvik – best value for mid-market ... Auvik or ManageEngine OpManager are the most frequently recommended mid-market options in 2026 reviews” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Auvik is your best choice if you want the fastest time-to-value with automated discovery and mapping” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“If you're prioritizing simplicity and fast time-to-value → Auvik as your primary platform.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase 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.