Patch management
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 46 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
35%
Contested · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 20%
35Action120ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus20NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management26others
35% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Action1 (35%) replaces ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (31% then, 20% now), 15 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Action1 leads at 35%, replacing ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, which led at 31% and stands at 20% now: 15 points clear, past the floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Action154%Clear leader▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketAction135%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Action1 (35%) replaces ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (31% then, 20% now), 15 points clear, past the 11-point floor.This pageEnterprise
Microsoft Intune20%Contested▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →
Action154%Clear leader▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketAction135%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Action1 (35%) replaces ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (31% then, 20% now), 15 points clear, past the 11-point floor.This pageEnterpriseMicrosoft Intune20%Contested▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →The standing
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. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Action135%5%42endorsed leader▲+6Since October 2026: 29% → 35%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.29% → 35%
Action135%5%42endorsed leader▲+6Since October 2026: 29% → 35%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.29% → 35%02
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management20%0%52accepted challenger▲+8Since October 2026: 12% → 20%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.12% → 20%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management20%0%52accepted challenger▲+8Since October 2026: 12% → 20%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.12% → 20%03
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus20%2%46accepted challenger▼−11Since October 2026: 31% → 20%, −11 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.31% → 20%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus20%2%46accepted challenger▼−11Since October 2026: 31% → 20%, −11 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.31% → 20%04
ManageEngine Endpoint Central11%0%16accepted challenger▲+9Since October 2026: 2% → 11%, +9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 11%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central11%0%16accepted challenger▲+9Since October 2026: 2% → 11%, +9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 11%05
Automox9%0%45accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 10% → 9%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 9%
Automox9%0%45accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 10% → 9%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 9%06
Patch My PC4%5%20accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 6% → 4%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 4%
Patch My PC4%5%20accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 6% → 4%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 4%07Microsoft Intune2%3%38accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%
Microsoft Intune2%3%38accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Windows Server Update Services0%67%18criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Windows Server Update Services0%67%18criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%11
Tanium Patch0%36%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Tanium Patch0%36%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%10
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%31%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%31%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%09
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%16%19accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%16%19accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%08
Atera0%0%22accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Atera0%0%22accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
Action1 vs AutomoxAction1 vs Patch My PCAction1 vs Microsoft IntuneNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs AutomoxNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Patch My PCNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Microsoft IntuneManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs AutomoxManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Patch My PCManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft IntuneManageEngine Endpoint Central vs AutomoxManageEngine Endpoint Central vs Patch My PCManageEngine Endpoint Central vs Microsoft IntuneAutomox vs Patch My PCAutomox vs Microsoft IntunePatch My PC vs Microsoft Intune
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01Action135%
Action135%02NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management20%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management20%03ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus20%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus20%04ManageEngine Endpoint Central11%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central11%05Automox9%
Automox9%06Patch My PC4%
Patch My PC4%07Microsoft Intune2%
Microsoft Intune2%08Atera0%
Atera0%09Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%10Microsoft Configuration Manager0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%11Tanium Patch0%
Tanium Patch0%12Windows Server Update Services0%
Windows Server Update Services0%What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Windows Server Update Services67%
12 of 18 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 6 hard negative
“Microsoft officially deprecated it in Sept 2024... Avoid any tool that is officially deprecated, EOL, or has a dead feature feed” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Kaseya VSA43%
3 of 7 labels negative · 3 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“On-prem VSA installations were specifically recommended to be shut down until patched.” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Action15%
2 of 42 labels negative · 2 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Some models suggest avoiding free or light tools like Action1 free tier, especially for large enterprises.” Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management16%
3 of 19 labels negative · 2 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Ivanti (Endpoint Manager / Connect Secure / Neurons) — Be Very Cautious” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
73 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 820 links across 201 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 24 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · NinjaOne28 answers · 49 citations · 14 models
26 answers · 28 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Action125 answers · 32 citations · 10 models
19 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
18 answers · 27 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Automox18 answers · 21 citations · 11 models
16 answers · 22 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 18 citations · 9 models
vendor site · SecPod15 answers · 18 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Acronis15 answers · 15 citations · 9 models
15 answers · 15 citations · 8 models
14 answers · 14 citations · 10 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
19 answers · 7 models
18 answers · 11 models
14 answers · 8 models
14 answers · 6 models
14 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 9 models
11 answers · 8 models
10 answers · 8 models
10 answers · 5 models
9 answers · 6 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best patch management tool”, “patch management tool”, “patch management tools”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action1 action1.com | 35% | 255 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 20%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 11% | 30% | 244 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 20% | 142 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| Automox automox.com | 9% | 134 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| Patch My PC patchmypc.com | 4% | 53 | 4,400 | 144 | 18,983 | 1 | ||
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 2%, Microsoft Configuration Manager 0% | 2% | 386 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| Atera atera.com | 0% | 332 | 18,100 | 260 | 87,774 | 120 | ||
| Heimdal Patch & Asset Management heimdalsecurity.com | 0% | 19 | 111,895 | $16 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Ivanti parent site Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management 0% | 0% | 52 | 9,900 | 636 | ||||
| PDQ Deploy pdq.com PDQ Deploy & Inventory 0%, PDQ Connect 0%, PDQ 0% | 0% | 24 | 1,900 | 46 | 184,243 | $1,720 | 29 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (acronis.com, action1.com, ninjaone.com, reddit.com). The first result for “best patch management tool” is reddit.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best patch management tool for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which OS and third-party patching solution would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top patch management tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best patch management tool for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a patch management tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which patch management tools should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5ManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choiceagainst: N-able's N-central
Two alternatives
Action1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementGPT-5.4 miniManageEngine Endpoint CentralMicrosoft IntuneChangedagainst: Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update ServicesMicrosoft Intuneagainst: Tanium PatchManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceagainst: Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Ivanti Patch for Windows, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Red Hat Ansible Automation PlatformNine alternatives
Atera, Automox, Datto RMM, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, N-able N-central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, WingetGemini 3.5 FlashAction1, AutomoxAutomoxChangedno first choiceAction1against: Windows Server Update ServicesNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Kaspersky Endpoint/Patch Management, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFive alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCNine alternatives
Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ, Qualys TruRisk, Tanium PatchSix alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Update for Business, WingetSix alternatives
Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntunePerplexity SonarNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Tanium PatchManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedagainst: HCL BigFix, Tanium Patchno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Qualys VMDR, Tanium Patch
Five alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Motadata ServiceOps, SyxsenseFour alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCTwelve alternatives
Acronis Cyber Protect, Automox, Datto RMM, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ ConnectGrok 4.20Automoxagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update ServicesNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedagainst: Microsoft Configuration ManagerAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: Ninite Pro, PowerShell, SecPod SanerNowno first choiceagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Five alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCSix alternatives
Atera, Automox, Jamf, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PCFive alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchFive alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Windows Server Update ServicesMistral SmallManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceChangedno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Action1, Freshservice, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for Business
Two alternatives
Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryDeepSeek V4 FlashAction1ManageEngine Endpoint CentralChangedAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: Spacewalkno first choiceagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, SolarWinds Orion
Four alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNine alternatives
Action1, Atera, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Patch My PC, SolarWinds Patch ManagerTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryLlama 4 MaverickManageEngine Patch Manager PlusManageEngine Patch Manager PlusHeldno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Action1, Microsoft Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Action1, Atera, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Atera, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementQwen 3.7 FlashNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementHeldNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: Native Microsoft Update Manageragainst: ConnectWise Automate, Freshworks, Kaseya VSA, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusTwo alternatives
Microsoft Intune, PDQ Deploy & InventoryFour alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft IntuneThree alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint CentralKimi K2ManageEngine Endpoint CentralAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, SolarWinds
Three alternatives
Action1, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneSeven alternatives
Action1, Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update ServicesThree alternatives
PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update ServicesGLM 4.7 FlashXAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP, Older Qualys Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Shavlik Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services, ZENworks Patch Management – Legacy Patch Feed
Four alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusOne alternative
Patch My PCNine alternatives
Atera, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, SuperOps, ThreatLockerNine alternatives
Atera, Automox, Foreman, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Opsi, PatchMon Community, SpacewalkMiniMax M2.5ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedno first choiceagainst: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1no first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Action1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementOne alternative
SecPod SanerNowSeven alternatives
Action1, Atera, Automox, Heimdal Security, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCTwo alternatives
JumpCloud, ManageEngine Endpoint CentralGPT-6 LunaAction1Patch My PCChangedno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Patch Manager, Symantec Patch Management Solution, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, Windows AutopatchSeven alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneMuse Glimmer 30BManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PCChangedESET PROTECTAction1no first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services - WSUS
Four alternatives
Action1, Atera, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
ConnectWise RMM, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch ManagerFour alternatives
Ansible, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Uyuni/Spacewalk, WSUS - Windows Server Update ServicesBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:40 | yes | 19 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:11 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:29 | yes | 11 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:55 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:16 | yes | 10 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:48 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:15 | yes | 24 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 16:55 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:39 | yes | 5 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:33 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:10 | yes | 12 | 54 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 15:06 | yes | 5 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:26 | yes | 4 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:02 | yes | 13 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:29 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 15:57 | yes | 6 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:59 | yes | 10 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 16:28 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:18 | yes | 5 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 19:36 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 18:56 | yes | 24 | 36 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:45 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:48 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:23 | yes | 20 | 57 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 13:43 | yes | 18 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 19:43 | yes | 5 | 99 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:59 | yes | 4 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 18:02 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 19:39 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:28 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:00 | yes | 12 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:21 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:47 | yes | 5 | 12 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 19:33 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:02 | yes | 19 | 36 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 08:52 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:56 | yes | 25 | 80 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 14:43 | yes | 14 | 34 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:10 | yes | 15 | 38 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:13 | yes | 20 | 63 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:32 | yes | 7 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 13:27 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:39 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 13:58 | no | 0 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:39 | yes | 7 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 16:57 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:52 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:28 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:14 | yes | 20 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:11 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:09 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:34 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:17 | yes | 19 | 108 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:30 | yes | 5 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 17:37 | yes | 3 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 14:30 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 15:09 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 19:40 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 16:56 | no | 0 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:13 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:48 | yes | 14 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 17:54 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:48 | yes | 16 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:46 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:17 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:27 | yes | 10 | 51 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:13 | yes | 15 | 136 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 08:51 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 16:05 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 17:12 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:36 | yes | 28 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:28 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:35 | yes | 8 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:14 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:14 | yes | 15 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 18:31 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:37 | yes | 25 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:24 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 13:06 | yes | 10 | 48 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 16:41 | yes | 24 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:22 | yes | 25 | 76 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:22 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:32 | yes | 4 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 15:10 | yes | 25 | 27 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Acronis read as Acronis Cyber Protect
Datto read as Datto RMM
Heimdal read as Heimdal Patch & Asset Management
Ivanti read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti (formerly LANDesk/Patch) read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti Neurons read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Kaseya read as Kaseya VSA
ManageEngine read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
ManageEngine (Patch Manager Plus / Endpoint Central) read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free Edition read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Microsoft Intune + Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune/Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
N-able read as N-able N-central
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (formerly NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaRMM read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
PDQ Deploy read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
PDQ Deploy (Free Version) read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Qualys read as Qualys VMDR
Rapid7 read as Rapid7 InsightVM
SCCM read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
Automox Patch OS
Ivanti Patch for Windows
Kaspersky Endpoint/Patch Management
Landscape
Linux package managers
ManageEngine Patch Manager
Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services - WSUS
Microsoft Windows Update
N-able's N-central
Native Microsoft Update Manager
Older Qualys Patch Management (pre‑2025)
Patch Manager
PatchMon Community
Qualys TruRisk
Rudder
Scappman
Shavlik Patch Management
Symantec Altiris
Symantec Patch Management Solution
WSUS - Windows Server Update Services
ZENworks Patch Management – Legacy Patch Feed
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.