Patch management for enterprise buyers
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 60 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
20%
Contested · NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management 15%
20Microsoft Intune15NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management12Automox53others
20% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Microsoft Intune held the lead, +3 points on 17%, inside the 11-point 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.Standing →Enterprise
Microsoft Intune20%Contested▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This page
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.Standing →EnterpriseMicrosoft Intune20%Contested▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Microsoft Intune20%10%58accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.17% → 20%
Microsoft Intune20%10%58accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 17% → 20%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.17% → 20%02
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%12%49accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 15% → 15%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.15% → 15%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%12%49accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 15% → 15%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.15% → 15%03
Automox12%6%50accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 15% → 12%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.15% → 12%
Automox12%6%50accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 15% → 12%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.15% → 12%04
Tanium Patch8%10%41accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 5% → 8%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.5% → 8%
Tanium Patch8%10%41accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 5% → 8%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.5% → 8%05
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8%8%38accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 10% → 8%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 8%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8%8%38accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 10% → 8%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.10% → 8%06
Patch My PC8%14%21accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 7% → 8%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 8%
Patch My PC8%14%21accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 7% → 8%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 8%07Action15%10%29accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 7% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 5%
Action15%10%29accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 7% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 5%08
HCL BigFix3%11%35accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 2% → 3%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 3%
HCL BigFix3%11%35accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 2% → 3%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 3%09
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%18%39accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 3% → 2%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 2%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%18%39accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 3% → 2%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.3% → 2%10
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%7%14accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%7%14accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%11
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%54%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%54%13criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Windows Server Update Services0%73%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Windows Server Update Services0%73%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%12
Atera0%31%13criticized challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 0%
Atera0%31%13criticized challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 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
Action1 vs NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1 vs ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusAction1 vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Head-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not enterprise.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 →
01020304050607080910111213Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Microsoft Intune20%
Microsoft Intune20%02NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%03Automox12%
Automox12%04Tanium Patch8%
Tanium Patch8%05ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus8%06Patch My PC8%
Patch My PC8%07Action15%
Action15%08HCL BigFix3%
HCL BigFix3%09Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management2%10ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%11Microsoft Configuration Manager2%
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%12Atera0%
Atera0%13Windows Server Update Services0%
Windows Server Update Services0%What they warned about
One 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, Qwen 3.7 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 Services73%
8 of 11 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 5 hard negative
“Large enterprises should avoid relying solely on native operating system update mechanisms (like Windows Server Update Services or Windows Update for Business)” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Kaseya VSA67%
6 of 9 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“Tools to Avoid: *Standalone Third-Party Patchers (e.g., old versions of Kaseya, N‑able)*” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Microsoft Intune10%
6 of 58 labels negative · 6 of 14 models
“as the only solution in heterogeneous estates... should verify coverage rather than assume Microsoft-native tooling is sufficient” Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt
Microsoft Configuration Manager54%
7 of 13 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“you should avoid on-premise solutions (like SCCM) that require expensive hardware and maintenance” GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget 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
69 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. 811 links across 195 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 · NinjaOne33 answers · 39 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Automox22 answers · 24 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Action121 answers · 26 citations · 11 models
20 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
20 answers · 21 citations · 9 models
19 answers · 19 citations · 8 models
18 answers · 20 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Acronis14 answers · 14 citations · 7 models
vendor site · SecPod13 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Ivanti12 answers · 25 citations · 6 models
vendor site · ManageEngine12 answers · 14 citations · 10 models
vendor site · EZO11 answers · 11 citations · 7 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.
29 answers · 11 models
20 answers · 9 models
20 answers · 9 models
17 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 7 models
11 answers · 7 models
9 answers · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 20%, Microsoft Configuration Manager 2% | 22% | 386 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 15% | 142 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| Automox automox.com | 12% | 134 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 8%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 2% | 10% | 244 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Tanium Patch tanium.com | 8% | 46 | 110 | 12 | 28,789 | $707 | 31 | |
| Patch My PC patchmypc.com | 8% | 53 | 4,400 | 144 | 18,983 | 1 | ||
| Action1 action1.com | 5% | 255 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| HCL BigFix hcl-software.com | 3% | 59 | 320 | 15 | 49,667 | 38 | ||
| Windows Autopatch windowsforum.com | 3% | 10 | 590 | 48 | 141,655 | 0 | ||
| Ivanti parent site Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management 2% | 2% | 52 | 9,900 | 636 |
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, manageengine.com, ninjaone.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 an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which OS and third-party patching solution would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade patch management tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best patch management tool for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a patch management tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which patch management tools should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceMicrosoft IntuneChangedno first choiceManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceagainst: Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
Three alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusTwo alternatives
Adaptiva OneSite Patch, AteraGPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft IntuneChangedno first choiceManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceagainst: HCL BigFix
Four alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusThree alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Jamf, Tanium PatchSix alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Tanium Patch, Windows Server Update ServicesOne alternative
Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementGemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Intune, Tanium PatchAutomoxChangedno first choiceMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PCno first choiceagainst: Ansible, Atera, Bash, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Jamf, PowerShell, Syncro, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PC, Qualys Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchSix alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchFour alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium Autonomous Endpoint ManagementPerplexity SonarNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomox, Microsoft IntuneChangedno first choiceManageEngine Patch Manager Plusagainst: HCL BigFix, Tanium Patchno first choiceagainst: Action1, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium Patch
Six alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneThree alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Patch My PC CloudEleven alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Qualys VMDR, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Tanium Patch, TenableOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneGrok 4.20ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomoxChangedagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Patch My PCno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Patch, SolarWinds Patch ManagerHCL BigFixagainst: Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomoxagainst: Ansible, Atera, Foreman with Katello, GFI LanGuard, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Jamf, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SaltStack, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Uyuni/Spacewalk, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, SecPod SanerNowThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementEight alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchFive alternatives
HCL BigFix, Jamf, Kandji, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementMistral SmallAction1, Tanium PatchMicrosoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft IntuneChangedNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Managementno first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft IntuneFour alternatives
Atera, Ivanti Security Controls, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch Connect PlusSix alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchOne alternative
Microsoft Intune with Windows AutopatchDeepSeek V4 FlashAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementManageEngine Endpoint CentralChangedagainst: Microsoft IntuneIvanti Neurons for Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Tanium Patchno first choiceagainst: Ansible, Basic WSUS, ConnectWise Automate, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Configuration Manager, PowerShell, ServiceNow Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager
Four alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchOne alternative
Tanium PatchEight alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PCLlama 4 MaverickNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementHeldNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementno first choiceno first choiceagainst: Automox, Microsoft Intune, Windows Server Update Services
Seven alternatives
Action1, Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, Microsoft IntuneQwen 3.7 FlashTanium PatchLansweeper, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedagainst: MECM/SCCM, Microsoft IntuneHCL BigFixMicrosoft Intuneno first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, N‑able, ServiceNow Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager
Four alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Qualys VMDRTwo alternatives
Kandji, ManageEngine Endpoint CentralFour alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Qualys VMDR, SolarWinds Patch Manager, TenableThree alternatives
Kandji, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQKimi K2Ivanti Neurons for UEM, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PCChangedno first choiceAutomox, Tanium Patchagainst: Atera, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, PDQ Deploy & InventoryAction1against: Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Configuration Manager, SolarWinds Orion, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
HCL BigFix, Microsoft Intune, SecPod SanerNowThree alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Tanium PatchSeven alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCFour alternatives
Automox, JetPatch, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementGLM 4.7 FlashXAction1Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Intune, Windows AutopatchChangedno first choiceNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Tanium Patchno first choiceagainst: Ansible "yum-update" playbooks, Atera, Datto RMM, HCL BigFix, HPE BigFix, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus "basic" edition, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Munki, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Opsi, Patch My PC, Patchman, PowerShell "update-all" scripts, Pulseway, Puppet's "patch" modules, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Spacewalk, Uyuni, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update Agent scripts
Seven alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Qualys TruRisk Eliminate, Tanium PatchFour alternatives
Action1, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchEight alternatives
Flexera One, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, ServiceNow Patch Manager, Shavlik NetChk Protect, Windows Server Update ServicesTwo alternatives
Automox, Microsoft IntuneMiniMax M2.5no first choiceMicrosoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) – aka ConfigMgrChangedno first choiceJetPatch, Patch My PCno first choiceagainst: Kolidenothing named
Six alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Unified Endpoint Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update ServicesEight alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGPT-6 LunaMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows AutopatchChangedMicrosoft Intuneagainst: Patch My PCManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Enterpriseagainst: Automoxno first choiceagainst: N-central, Windows Server Update Services
Five alternatives
Automox, Azure Update Manager, HCL BigFix, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchOne alternative
Configuration ManagerSeven alternatives
Automox, Configuration Manager, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneMuse Glimmer 30BIvanti Neurons for Patch Management, Tanium PatchHCL BigFixChangedno first choicePatch My PCno first choiceagainst: Action1, Foreman with Katello, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, PatchMyPC, Uyuni, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for Business, Winget
Five alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune / Configuration Manager, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch ManagerFour alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Windows AutopatchThree alternatives
JetPatch, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementBold 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 12:59 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 18:30 | yes | 3 | 5 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 18:15 | no | 0 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:43 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:11 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:15 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:05 | yes | 17 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 17:26 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:31 | yes | 5 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:06 | yes | 10 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:27 | yes | 14 | 52 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:15 | yes | 5 | 82 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:50 | yes | 2 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:30 | yes | 23 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:21 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:24 | no | 0 | 3 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 15:05 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:25 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:41 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:14 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 19:33 | yes | 19 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:54 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 13:22 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:20 | yes | 19 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:38 | yes | 24 | 35 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:20 | no | 0 | 104 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:11 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 13:55 | yes | 13 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:06 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 16:44 | yes | 7 | 9 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 10:36 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 13:20 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:12 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:41 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 13:29 | yes | 23 | 42 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 15:23 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:40 | yes | 15 | 44 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:06 | yes | 14 | 32 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:20 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:28 | yes | 10 | 49 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:43 | yes | 8 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 14:06 | yes | 11 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 14:59 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:22 | yes | 4 | 4 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 15:16 | yes | 11 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:37 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 19:25 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:06 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:01 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 19:44 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:14 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:37 | yes | 18 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:36 | yes | 21 | 162 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:25 | yes | 14 | 91 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:19 | yes | 2 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:12 | yes | 12 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:48 | yes | 19 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:13 | no | 0 | 7 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 16:34 | no | 0 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 16:24 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:21 | yes | 5 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 17:50 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 13:31 | yes | 22 | 56 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:59 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:16 | yes | 5 | 32 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:06 | yes | 24 | 53 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:52 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 15:04 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:09 | yes | 6 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 15:09 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:07 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:28 | yes | 6 | 7 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 10:56 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:55 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:58 | yes | 15 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:57 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:23 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:53 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:57 | yes | 25 | 80 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 16:29 | yes | 24 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:46 | yes | 24 | 98 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:05 | yes | 16 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:32 | yes | 3 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:00 | yes | 25 | 29 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 (Neurons/Endpoint Manager) 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
Microsoft Intune + Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune/Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (RMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (basic tier) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
PDQ Deploy read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Qualys read as Qualys VMDR
Rapid7 read as Rapid7 InsightVM
SCCM read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
Ansible "yum-update" playbooks
BMC Remedy Patch Manager
Bash
Basic WSUS (Windows Server Update Services)
Belpin/Secunia** (Flexera)
HPE BigFix
Ivanti Patch
Ivanti Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Kolide
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus "basic" edition
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Enterprise
Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM) – aka ConfigMgr
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, formerly SCCM / MECM
Microsoft Intune with Windows Autopatch
Munki
N‑able
Patch My PC Cloud
PatchMyPC
Patchman
PowerShell "update-all" scripts
Puppet's "patch" modules
Qualys TruRisk Eliminate
SecPod Saner Platform
ServiceNow Patch Manager
Shavlik NetChk Protect
Windows Update Agent scripts
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.