Patch management for small business buyers
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 54 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
54%
Clear leader
54Action119NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management06Automox22others
54% of first choices, clear leader.
Since October 2026▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Action1 held the lead, −1 point on 55%, 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.This pageMid-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.Standing →
Action154%Clear leader▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageMid-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.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Action154%0%52endorsed leader▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.55% → 54%
Action154%0%52endorsed leader▼−1Since October 2026: 55% → 54%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.55% → 54%02
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management19%7%55accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 19% → 19%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.19% → 19%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management19%7%55accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 19% → 19%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.19% → 19%03
Automox6%2%43accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 8% → 6%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 6%
Automox6%2%43accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 8% → 6%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 6%04
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus6%11%45accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus6%11%45accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 6%05
Patch My PC4%11%18accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
Patch My PC4%11%18accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%06Microsoft Intune2%15%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Microsoft Intune2%15%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%07
PDQ Deploy & Inventory2%7%15accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
PDQ Deploy & Inventory2%7%15accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%08
Windows Server Update Services2%76%17criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Windows Server Update Services2%76%17criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Microsoft Configuration Manager0%80%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%80%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%10
ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%31%16criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%31%16criticized challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%09
Atera0%0%19accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 0%
Atera0%0%19accepted challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.6% → 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 small business.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 →
0102030405060708091011Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative70%
Key
01Action154%
Action154%02NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management19%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management19%03Automox6%
Automox6%04ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus6%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus6%05Patch My PC4%
Patch My PC4%06Microsoft Intune2%
Microsoft Intune2%07PDQ Deploy & Inventory2%
PDQ Deploy & Inventory2%08Windows Server Update Services2%
Windows Server Update Services2%09Atera0%
Atera0%10ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central0%11Microsoft Configuration Manager0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%What they warned about
Seven of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, Qwen 3.7 Flash, MiniMax M2.5 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 Services76%
13 of 17 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 7 hard negative
“Traditional tools like Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) alone are heavily criticized by IT recommendation models for small businesses.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Microsoft Configuration Manager80%
8 of 10 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 6 hard negative
“You generally want to avoid heavy legacy systems (like System Center/SCCM) unless you already have an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt
ManageEngine Endpoint Central31%
5 of 16 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Often criticized for a cluttered, outdated interface, steep learning curve... small businesses may struggle with setup and ongoing management.” Grok 4.20, negative prompt
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus11%
5 of 45 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“Why be cautious: These tools often come with steep learning curves, cluttered interfaces, and complex menu structures designed for large IT departments.” Qwen 3.7 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
72 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. 744 links across 145 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.
43 answers · 50 citations · 10 models
41 answers · 77 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Action125 answers · 49 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G225 answers · 37 citations · 10 models
25 answers · 26 citations · 10 models
vendor site · NinjaOne23 answers · 31 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Splashtop20 answers · 26 citations · 9 models
17 answers · 17 citations · 7 models
vendor site · ManageEngine16 answers · 17 citations · 9 models
vendor site · PDQ15 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
13 answers · 28 citations · 7 models
vendor site · LogMeIn13 answers · 13 citations · 5 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.
40 answers · 10 models
32 answers · 9 models
24 answers · 10 models
21 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 11 models
17 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 5 models
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action1 action1.com | 54% | 255 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 19% | 142 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| Automox automox.com | 6% | 134 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 6%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 0% | 6% | 244 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Patch My PC patchmypc.com | 4% | 53 | 4,400 | 144 | 18,983 | 1 | ||
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 2% | 2% | 386 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| PDQ Deploy pdq.com PDQ Deploy & Inventory 2%, PDQ Connect 0%, PDQ 0% | 2% | 24 | 1,900 | 46 | 184,243 | $1,720 | 29 | |
| Action1 RMM | 2% | |||||||
| Microsoft Update for Business | 2% | |||||||
| Ninety Pro | 2% |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (action1.com, manageengine.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 small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which OS and third-party patching solution would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top patch management tools for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best patch management tool for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a patch management tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which patch management tools should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceMicrosoft Update for BusinessChangedAction1, AteraSpiceworks Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PC, SolarWinds Patch Manager
Two alternatives
Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for BusinessThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Canonical Landscape, Foreman, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SyncroGPT-5.4 miniManageEngine Patch Manager PlusMicrosoft IntuneChangedAction1Action1against: PDQ Connectno first choiceagainst: Acronis Cyber Protect, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Patch My PC
Three alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Jamf, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Windows AutopatchFive alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PCGemini 3.5 FlashAction1Action1HeldAction1Action1against: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1against: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Tanium Patchagainst: Ansible, Custom PowerShell/Bash scripts, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Puppet, Windows Server Update Services, default Windows Update, macOS Software Update
Five alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Connect, Patch My PCThree alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCFive alternatives
Automox, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQFour alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune / Windows Update for Business, PDQ Deploy & InventoryTwo alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusPerplexity SonarAction1against: Microsoft IntuneAction1HeldAction1against: Microsoft IntuneAction1no first choiceagainst: Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Qualys VMDR, Tanium Patch
Four alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ ConnectTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneFive alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ ConnectThree alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ ConnectGrok 4.20Action1against: HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for BusinessNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedagainst: Microsoft IntuneAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Configuration ManagerAction1NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Servicesagainst: Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Atera, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus or Endpoint CentralFour alternatives
Atera, Automox, Iru, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Atera, Automox, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusMistral SmallAction1NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedAction1Automox, Ninety ProNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Kaseya VSAagainst: Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Atera, Datto RMM, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFive alternatives
JumpCloud, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Ninite Pro, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryTwo alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, ScalefusionDeepSeek V4 FlashAction1Action1HeldAction1Action1Action1, PDQ Deploy & Inventoryagainst: Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryThree alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementThree alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryFour alternatives
Automox Patch, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryTwo alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusLlama 4 MaverickAction1Action1Heldno first choiceAutomoxno first choiceagainst: Avast Business Patch Management, Avira Software Updater, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
Three alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Action1, Itarian, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Ninite ProQwen 3.7 FlashAction1 RMMagainst: LansweeperNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedAutomoxagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, System CenterPatch My PCagainst: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1against: ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementOne alternative
AutomoxThree alternatives
GFI MAX Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SolarWinds Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryThree alternatives
Automox, Ninite Pro, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementKimi K2Action1Action1HeldAction1Action1against: Windows Server Update ServicesAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Atera, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
JumpCloud, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Windows Update for BusinessFour alternatives
Atera, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCThree alternatives
Microsoft Intune, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Patch My PCThree alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryGLM 4.7 FlashXNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementHeldAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: BatchPatch, GFI LanGuard, LabTech, MSPanywhere, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services, Winget
Four alternatives
Automox, LogMeIn Resolve, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Patch My PCFour alternatives
Automox, Avast Business Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusThree alternatives
Datto RMM, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Splashtop Autonomous Endpoint ManagementThree alternatives
Ansible, Opsi, PDQ Deploy & InventoryMiniMax M2.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedAction1Action1no first choiceagainst: Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Ninite ProThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ, Patch My PCFour alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ ConnectTwo alternatives
Automox, ItarianGPT-6 LunaAction1Action1HeldAction1against: NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, PDQ ConnectThree alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneMuse Glimmer 30BAction1ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PCChangedAction1Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceagainst: Avast Business Patch Management, BatchPatch, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCBold 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 14:38 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:59 | yes | 2 | 4 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 09:25 | yes | 8 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 13:13 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 19:34 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 13:24 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:55 | yes | 24 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:38 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 15:59 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:16 | yes | 8 | 40 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:27 | yes | 10 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:47 | yes | 8 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:27 | yes | 4 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:20 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:19 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:54 | yes | 4 | 5 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 15:38 | yes | 8 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 08:47 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 18:52 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:49 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:52 | yes | 23 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:01 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 18:47 | yes | 5 | 38 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:56 | yes | 11 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:21 | yes | 14 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 19:18 | yes | 13 | 66 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 19:26 | yes | 3 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:08 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 15:47 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:18 | yes | 4 | 7 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 15:19 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:17 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:34 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:17 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:44 | yes | 24 | 35 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 18:45 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 16:50 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 19:20 | yes | 19 | 39 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 13:08 | yes | 20 | 60 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:59 | yes | 13 | 24 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:54 | yes | 6 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 18:02 | yes | 23 | 45 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:21 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 13:59 | yes | 5 | 6 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 10:47 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 13:09 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:05 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 17:30 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:30 | yes | 10 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:07 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:32 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:52 | yes | 15 | 48 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:08 | yes | 24 | 48 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:41 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:53 | yes | 3 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 19:07 | yes | 15 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 17:16 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 18:08 | no | 0 | 5 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 09:16 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:51 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:35 | yes | 14 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 14:09 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:38 | yes | 19 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:22 | yes | 10 | 40 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:48 | yes | 10 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 17:11 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:51 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 14:31 | yes | 4 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:18 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 18:28 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:01 | yes | 3 | 8 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 15:07 | no | 0 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:48 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:18 | yes | 18 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:21 | yes | 8 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:54 | yes | 22 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 16:40 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:27 | yes | 10 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:39 | yes | 19 | 77 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 08:57 | yes | 25 | 91 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:44 | yes | 15 | 52 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:22 | yes | 4 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:42 | yes | 19 | 34 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 read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Kaseya read as Kaseya VSA
ManageEngine 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
N-able read as N-able N-central
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (formerly NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management (Formerly NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
PDQ Deploy read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
PDQ Deploy (by Immeris) read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Qualys read as Qualys VMDR
SCCM read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
Action1 RMM
Automox Patch
Custom PowerShell/Bash scripts
Endpoint Manager (Intune)
GFI MAX Patch Management
LabTech (ConnectWise)
MSPanywhere (formerly ConnectWise Control/ScreenConnect)
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Cloud
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus or Endpoint Central
Microsoft Update for Business
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Open‑AudIT
SecPod Saner CVEM
SolarWinds Patch Management
Spiceworks Patch Manager
Splashtop Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
default Windows Update
macOS Software Update
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.