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Microsoft 365 management · November 2026 Edition
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus vs ShareGate
One of fourteen models named ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus first on the direct prompt; zero named ShareGate. ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and ShareGate by eleven and ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus carries 31 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 rate3%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3122A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus 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 ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus · AdminDroid 365 vs ShareGate · CoreView ONE vs ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
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.
ManageEngine M365 Manager PlusFirst choices, of fourteen modelsShareGate
Direct10
Paraphrase10
Comparative02
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus · 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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus and ShareGate were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 83 answers naming ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus and the 81 naming ShareGate. In those answers ShareGate took the first choice three times and ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus 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 | | | |
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus ShareGate first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus on the left and ShareGate on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus and ShareGate stood in it.
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus first, ShareGate not the choice
1 of 14 modelsShareGate was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus alternatives: BetterCloud, CoreView ONE
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
DeepSeek V4 FlashSyskit Point alternatives: AdminDroid 365, CoreView ONE, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
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
MiniMax M2.5BetterCloud, CoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, AvePoint Cloud Management, ShareGate
GPT-6 LunaCoreView ONE alternatives: AvePoint Confidence Platform, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, Microsoft's built-in admin tools
Muse Glimmer 30BCoreView ONE alternatives: AvePoint Cloud Management, BetterCloud, ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus, ShareGate
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft 365 alternatives: Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft 365 Apps admin center, Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5
Mistral SmallMicrosoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoreView ONE alternatives: AdminDroid 365, BetterCloud, Microsoft 365 Lighthouse
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus0%#9 of 12ShareGate0%#12 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus leads by two points.
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus4%#5 of 13ShareGate2%#8 of 13Enterprise
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus leads by two points.
ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus4%#6 of 13ShareGate2%#7 of 13What the models said about ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus at very large tenant sizes unless performance is tested” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus is recommended for mid-sized organizations needing comprehensive reporting and compliance” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine M365 Manager Plus stands out as a strong choice for mid-market organizations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Good if you want a broad overview, ticketing integration, and reporting at a lower price point. Less "powerful" but usually enough for 500 users.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale 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.