Microsoft 365 management · November 2026 Edition
CIPP vs ShareGate
Zero of fourteen models named CIPP first on the direct prompt; zero named ShareGate. CIPP was named by nine of the fourteen models and ShareGate by eleven and CIPP carries 15 labels and ShareGate 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1522A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CIPP reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CoreView ONE was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. AdminDroid 365 vs CIPP · AdminDroid 365 vs ShareGate · CoreView ONE vs CIPP
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 microsoft 365 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.
CIPPFirst choices, of fourteen modelsShareGate
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative02
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against CIPP · 2 against ShareGate
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CIPP and ShareGate 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 | | |
CIPP ShareGate first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CIPP on the left and ShareGate on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CIPP and ShareGate stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.MiniMax M2.5BetterCloud, CoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, AvePoint Cloud Management, ShareGate
Muse Glimmer 30BCoreView ONE alternatives: AvePoint Cloud Management, BetterCloud, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, ShareGate
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus alternatives: BetterCloud, CoreView ONE
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft 365 alternatives: Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft 365 Apps admin center, Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5
Gemini 3.5 FlashCoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, AvePoint Confidence Platform, BetterCloud, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft 365 alternatives: BetterCloud, CoreView ONE, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, Microsoft 365 E3
Grok 4.20CoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, AvePoint Confidence Platform, BetterCloud, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
Mistral SmallMicrosoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot
DeepSeek V4 FlashSyskit Point alternatives: AdminDroid 365, CoreView ONE, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, BetterCloud, Microsoft 365 Lighthouse
Kimi K2AdminDroid 365, CoreView ONE alternatives: Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
GLM 4.7 FlashXAdminDroid 365 alternatives: CoreView ONE, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
GPT-6 LunaCoreView ONE alternatives: AvePoint Confidence Platform, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, Microsoft's built-in admin tools
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: ShareGate leads at enterprise.
ShareGate2%#7 of 13CIPP0%#– of 13What the models said about CIPP
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Another tool with a relatively high negative rate (28%) and labeled as a "criticized challenger"” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Add CIPP if you need more advanced automation and don't mind self-hosting — it's incredibly powerful and completely free” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Choice: CIPP (CyberDrain Improved Partner Portal)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd choose CIPP instead only if you're comfortable maintaining it in Azure or already manage multiple tenants.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about ShareGate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“ShareGate - has a high negative rate (28%) and is considered a criticized challenger.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“While popular, it has shown varying negative rates (8-28%) depending on the use case, with some users reporting issues.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you are dealing with messy permissions in Teams/SharePoint, ShareGate is the industry leader.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Is it Teams/SharePoint chaos and guest management? Look at ShareGate or Rencore.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“ShareGate dominates in migration capabilities and user experience.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative 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.