Data center infrastructure management · November 2026 Edition
Device42 vs Hyperview
Four of fourteen models named Device42 first on the direct prompt; two named Hyperview. Both were named by all fourteen models and Device42 carries 47 labels and Hyperview 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4738A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Device42 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sunbird DCIM was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Sunbird DCIM vs Device42 · Sunbird DCIM vs Hyperview · ManageEngine OpManager vs Device42
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 data center infrastructure 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.
Device42First choices, of fourteen modelsHyperview
Direct42
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained012 against Device42 · 1 against Hyperview
Scale-constrained00
Negative011 against Device42
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, Device42 and Hyperview were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 178 answers naming Device42 and the 107 naming Hyperview. In those answers Hyperview took the first choice nine times and Device42 two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Device42 and Hyperview 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 | | | | |
Device42 Hyperview first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Device42 on the left and Hyperview on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Device42 and Hyperview stood in it.
Device42 first, Hyperview an alternative
4 of 14 modelsHyperview was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Device42 alternatives: Hyperview DCIM, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT
Mistral SmallDevice42, Sunbird DCIM alternatives: Nlyte DCIM, netTerrain DCIM
GLM 4.7 FlashXDevice42, Sunbird dcTrack alternatives: Hyperview, NetBox, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT
MiniMax M2.5Device42, Sunbird DCIM alternatives: ManageEngine OpManager, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT
Hyperview first, Device42 an alternative
2 of 14 modelsDevice42 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Hyperview, Sunbird DCIM
Perplexity SonarHyperview alternatives: Device42, Schneider EcoStruxure IT Advisor, Sunbird dcTrack
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.GPT-5.4 miniNlyte DCIM alternatives: Device42, OpManager Nexus, Sunbird DCIM
Gemini 3.5 FlashSunbird DCIM alternatives: Device42, Hyperview, NetBox, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine OpManager, Sunbird DCIM alternatives: Device42, NetBox, Paessler PRTG
Llama 4 MaverickSunbird DCIM alternatives: Device42, EcoStruxure IT, Hyperview, NetZoom DCIM
Qwen 3.7 FlashSunbird DCIM alternatives: Device42, Hyperview, NetBox
Kimi K2Sunbird DCIM alternatives: Device42, Hyperview, NetBox
Muse Glimmer 30BSunbird DCIM, dcTrack alternatives: Device42, Hyperview, ManageEngine OpManager, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-6 LunaSunbird DCIM alternatives: NetBox, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Advisor
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
Hyperview leads by nine points.
Hyperview13%#3 of 11Device424%#5 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Device42 leads at mid-market.
Device4211%#5 of 13Hyperview7%#6 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Hyperview leads at enterprise.
Hyperview6%#5 of 10Device424%#6 of 10What the models said about Device42
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Device42 and Leibert CRV iCOM have been found to be public-facing but secured only with default passwords” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid commercial tools (e.g., Sunbird, Hyperview, or Device42)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“consider higher-cost tools like Nlyte or Device42, but they're usually not the best "limited budget" choice” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Device42 or Sunbird DCIM offer the best balance of functionality, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and scalability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Sunbird DCIM and Device42 are the top recommendations” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Device42 (Strongest Overall for Mid-Market B2B)” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Hyperview
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid commercial tools (e.g., Sunbird, Hyperview, or Device42)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Hyperview is the faster path to operational visibility, best for mid-market data center operations prioritizing fast time-to-value and transparent pricing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Hyperview is the best default choice if you want cloud delivery, quick deployment, and predictable costs” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Hyperview is the most explicitly positioned for mid-market with fast deployment and $3/asset/yr pricing.” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.