Patch management
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 52 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
Standing · first-choice share
27%
Contested · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 21%
27Action121ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus19Automox33others
27% of first choices, contested.
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.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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.
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Action1 vs SyxsenseAction1 vs Heimdal Patch & Asset ManagementAction1 vs Microsoft IntuneAction1 vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs AutomoxManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs SyxsenseManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Heimdal Patch & Asset ManagementManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft IntuneManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementAutomox vs NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomox vs SyxsenseAutomox vs Heimdal Patch & Asset ManagementAutomox vs Microsoft IntuneAutomox vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs SyxsenseNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Heimdal Patch & Asset ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Microsoft IntuneNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementSyxsense vs Heimdal Patch & Asset ManagementSyxsense vs Microsoft IntuneSyxsense vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementHeimdal Patch & Asset Management vs Microsoft IntuneHeimdal Patch & Asset Management vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementMicrosoft Intune vs Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
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%.
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01Action127%
Action127%02ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus21%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus21%03Automox19%
Automox19%04NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management13%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management13%05Syxsense6%
Syxsense6%06Heimdal Patch & Asset Management4%
Heimdal Patch & Asset Management4%07Microsoft Intune2%
Microsoft Intune2%08Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%09Windows Server Update Services2%
Windows Server Update Services2%10ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%11Patch My PC0%
Patch My PC0%12PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%
PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%13Tanium Patch0%
Tanium Patch0%14Atera0%
Atera0%What they warned about
Three of twelve 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, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2 and MiniMax M2.5 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 Services59%
10 of 17 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 5 hard negative
“WSUS has limitations including Windows-only infrastructure, manual catalog management, limited automation, lack of native support for many third-party vendors” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management21%
4 of 19 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“Ivanti Products — High Caution ... Multiple critical vulnerabilities in recent years suggest systemic security challenges” Kimi K2, negative prompt
Kaseya VSA50%
4 of 8 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“Steer clear of SolarWinds and Kaseya” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Microsoft Configuration Manager57%
4 of 7 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“SCCM is prohibitively expensive ... leading to high costs for operation and maintenance” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
What they cite
Twelve of the twelve models returned a source list in this edition: four return the pages they cited and eight the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
63 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 836 links across 206 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
vendor site · Heimdal Security35 answers · 45 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Motadata35 answers · 36 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G234 answers · 34 citations · 12 models
30 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Acronis26 answers · 26 citations · 10 models
vendor site · CyberPress23 answers · 23 citations · 10 models
vendor site · NinjaOne21 answers · 27 citations · 9 models
20 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
19 answers · 19 citations · 8 models
vendor site · PDQ17 answers · 20 citations · 10 models
15 answers · 33 citations · 7 models
15 answers · 18 citations · 8 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.
34 answers · 12 models
31 answers · 11 models
30 answers · 9 models
30 answers · 9 models
26 answers · 10 models
23 answers · 10 models
18 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 7 models
14 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 7 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 |
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| Action1 action1.com | 27% | 255 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 21%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 0% | 21% | 244 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Automox automox.com | 19% | 134 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 13% | 142 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| Syxsense syxsense.com | 6% | 8 | 170 | 4 | 4,573 | |||
| Heimdal Security heimdalsecurity.com Heimdal Patch & Asset Management 4%, Heimdal Security 0% | 4% | 19 | 111,895 | $16 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 2%, Microsoft Configuration Manager 2% | 4% | 386 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| Ivanti parent site Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management 2% | 2% | 52 | 9,900 | 636 | ||||
| Windows Autopatch windowsforum.com | 2% | 10 | 590 | 48 | 141,655 | 0 | ||
| Windows Server Update Services microsoft.com | 2% | 36 | 3,600 | 5 | 145,358,109 | $12,455 | 103 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (acronis.com, heimdalsecurity.com, learn.g2.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 PlusAutomox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedno first choiceWindows Server Update Servicesno first choiceagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for BusinessSeven alternatives
Acronis Cyber Protect, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, PDQ Connect, Tanium PatchOne alternative
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft IntuneManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedno first choiceAction1against: ManageEngine Endpoint Centralno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint CentralOne alternative
Microsoft ecosystemThree alternatives
Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopatch, Windows Update for BusinessGemini 3.5 FlashAutomoxagainst: Microsoft Configuration ManagerNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1Action1, Automoxagainst: PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update Servicesagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya Ecosystem, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ ConnectFour alternatives
Action1, Automox, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PCFive alternatives
Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, PDQ ConnectFive alternatives
Foreman, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update Services, WingetFour alternatives
Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Connect, Patch My PCPerplexity SonarManageEngine Patch Manager Plusagainst: Action1Windows AutopatchChangedno first choiceagainst: Atera, Datto RMM, SolarWinds Patch Manager, SyncroAction1no first choiceagainst: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft security solutions, Winget
Three alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, SyxsenseThree alternatives
Ubuntu Server, Windows 11 Pro, Windows ServerTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneGrok 4.20NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft, Tanium PatchAutomoxChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: Automox, Comodo, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PatchMon CE, SpacewalkNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Two alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusThree alternatives
Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Windows Server Update ServicesFour alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Patch My PCTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusMistral SmallManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SyxsenseManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Configuration ManagerAction1against: Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceagainst: Patch My PC Home Updater
Three alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Heimdal Security, SyxsenseFive alternatives
Automox, GFI LanGuard, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, SolarWinds Patch ManagerOne alternative
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusDeepSeek V4 FlashAutomoxAutomoxHeldagainst: Patch My PCNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Intune, Tanium Patchagainst: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine (Zoho) – Patch Manager Plus / Desktop Central / ADSelfService Plus, SolarWinds Orion, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementEight alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune / Configuration Manager, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Qualys VMDR, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update ServicesThree alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusLlama 4 MaverickHeimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SyxsenseHeimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SyxsenseHeldno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
One alternative
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, TeamViewerQwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine Patch Manager PlusNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedagainst: Windows UpdateAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1against: SolarWindsno first choiceagainst: Automox, Kaseya VSA, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager
Four alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Security, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SyxsenseFour alternatives
Datto RMM, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update ServicesFour alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, PDQ Connect, SolarWinds Patch ManagerFour alternatives
Atera, Avast Business Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Windows Server Update ServicesOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneKimi K2ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusAction1, AutomoxChangedagainst: Microsoft Intune/SCCMAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft IntuneAction1Action1, Automoxagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Spacewalk, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, SyxsenseOne alternative
Patch My PCFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementGLM 4.7 FlashXNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementHeldAction1, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: Opsi, Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceagainst: LogMeIn Resolve, Microsoft Intune, N-able N-central, Windows Server Update Services
Five alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Security, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Motadata ServiceOpsThree alternatives
Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, SyxsenseTen alternatives
Acronis RMM, Datto RMM, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, N-able N-central, PDQ Connect, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryMiniMax M2.5Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plusagainst: Ansible, OpenSCAP, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for BusinessAutomoxChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, SolarWinds
Five alternatives
AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Red Hat Satellite, SolarWinds Patch ManagerOne alternative
PDQ ConnectSeven alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Atera, Avast Business Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusBold 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.
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:39 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 10:30 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 14:04 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:28 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 12:24 | yes | 34 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:19 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:16 | yes | 18 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:03 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:54 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 10:09 | yes | 8 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 13:19 | yes | 8 | 112 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:02 | no | 0 | 73 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:26 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:55 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:35 | yes | 11 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 11:14 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 11:10 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:04 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 13:13 | yes | 17 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:36 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 09:43 | no | 0 | 47 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 10:54 | yes | 11 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 10:09 | yes | 17 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:10 | yes | 9 | 60 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:43 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:27 | yes | 11 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:41 | yes | 20 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:11 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 12:42 | yes | 18 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 09:34 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:37 | yes | 16 | 25 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:45 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 09:53 | yes | 5 | 49 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 11:03 | yes | 9 | 31 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:55 | yes | 7 | 258 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:56 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:52 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:14 | yes | 2 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 13:46 | yes | 16 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 14:09 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 12:21 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:41 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:17 | yes | 10 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 14:06 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:29 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:43 | yes | 5 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 10:47 | yes | 23 | 53 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:12 | yes | 5 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 09:44 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:02 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:41 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:31 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 10:09 | yes | 11 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 13:43 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 13:48 | yes | 16 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 11:46 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 13:17 | no | 0 | 38 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 12:24 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:39 | yes | 8 | 83 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:48 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 12:15 | yes | 28 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 12:21 | yes | 4 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:54 | yes | 17 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 13:43 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 09:56 | yes | 40 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:56 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 11:05 | yes | 28 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:26 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 13:17 | yes | 20 | 80 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 11:11 | yes | 30 | 38 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 11:04 | yes | 24 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 10:16 | yes | 21 | 47 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 (Endpoint Manager, EPMM, etc.) read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti Neurons read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Kaseya read as Kaseya VSA
Manage Engine read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
ManageEngine read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Microsoft Autopatch / Intune read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Autopatch/Intune read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune + Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune/Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (Patch Management) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (formerly NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management (formerly NinjaRMM) 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
SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
AlmaLinux
Apple Configurator
Comodo
Google Cloud Asset Inventory + Patch Management (Beta)
Kaseya Ecosystem (VSA / Datto RMM)
Landscape
ManageEngine (Zoho) – Patch Manager Plus / Desktop Central / ADSelfService Plus
Microsoft ecosystem
Microsoft security solutions
PatchMon CE
Pulp
Rocky Linux
Shavlik/NinjaOne
Ubuntu Server
Windows 11 Pro
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.