# Unified endpoint management: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "unified endpoint management platform" and as "device management tool for laptops and phones", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/unified-endpoint-management/2026-11

**Standing:** Microsoft Intune leads with 54% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 50 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Intune](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-intune/index.md) | 54% | 12% | 74 |
| 2 | [ManageEngine Endpoint Central](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-endpoint-central/index.md) | 18% | 9% | 57 |
| 3 | [Action1](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/action1/index.md) | 14% | 6% | 18 |
| 4 | [NinjaOne](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ninjaone/index.md) | 10% | 7% | 43 |
| 5 | [Scalefusion](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/scalefusion/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 14 |
| 7 | [Jamf](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jamf/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 43 |
| 8 | [JumpCloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jumpcloud/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| 9 | [Hexnode UEM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hexnode-uem/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 26 |
| 10 | [Omnissa Workspace ONE](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/omnissa-workspace-one/index.md) | 0% | 33% | 43 |
| 11 | [IBM MaaS360](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-maas360/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 12 | [Ivanti Neurons for UEM](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ivanti-neurons-for-uem/index.md) | 0% | 30% | 27 |
| 65 | [Citrix Endpoint Management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/citrix-endpoint-management/index.md) | 0% | 50% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 66 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: ManageEngine Endpoint Central; alternatives Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Ivanti Neurons for UEM, Jamf, Omnissa Workspace ONE
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Hexnode UEM, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne
- Perplexity Sonar: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Jamf, Kandji, ManageEngine Endpoint Central
- Grok 4.20: Microsoft Intune; alternatives ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne, Omnissa Workspace ONE
- Mistral Small: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Ivanti Neurons for UEM, ManageEngine Endpoint Central
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: NinjaOne; alternatives Hexnode UEM, JumpCloud, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune
- Llama 4 Maverick: ManageEngine Endpoint Central
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Hexnode UEM, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Scalefusion
- Kimi K2: NinjaOne; alternatives JumpCloud, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: ManageEngine Endpoint Central; alternatives Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne, Omnissa Workspace ONE
- MiniMax M2.5: NinjaOne; alternatives ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Jamf, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Omnissa Workspace ONE
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Microsoft Intune; alternatives Jamf, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne

## Sources the answers cite

76 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- geekflare.com: 31 answers, 31 citations
- softwareadvice.com: 24 answers, 32 citations
- aimultiple.com: 23 answers, 32 citations
- syncrosecure.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- manageengine.com: 20 answers, 29 citations
- cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com: 20 answers, 26 citations
- ninjaone.com: 18 answers, 22 citations
- selecthub.com: 18 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-uem-software (31 answers)
- https://syncrosecure.com/blog/unified-endpoint-management-tools (22 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/uem-software (21 answers)
- https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/idc-marketscape-worldwide-unifed-endpoint-management-software-2024-vendor-assessment-microsoft-2024-07-04.pdf (20 answers)
- https://selecthub.com/c/unified-endpoint-management-tools (14 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/unified-endpoint-management (13 answers)
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-uem-solutions (12 answers)
- https://action1.com/blog/endpoint-management/best-uem-software (11 answers)
- https://blog.scalefusion.com/best-uem-solutions (11 answers)
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-endpoint-management-software (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Omnissa Workspace ONE: 14 of 43 labels negative. "Workspace ONE UEM contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability and a Secondary Context Path Traversal Vulnerability" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Intune: 9 of 74 labels negative. "Microsoft Intune is a popular choice for organizations invested in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, but may not be the best fit for companies with complex use cases or diverse tech environments." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Ivanti Neurons for UEM: 8 of 27 labels negative. "Avoid or heavily scrutinize Ivanti until they demonstrate a sustained period without critical infrastructure vulnerabilities" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Citrix Endpoint Management: 5 of 10 labels negative. "Avoid Citrix Endpoint Management and Heimdal unless you have a specific niche need." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Intune at 54%.

- Microsoft Intune: 39% to 54%, +15. Cleared the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 66, unchanged.
- ManageEngine Endpoint Central: 27% to 18%, −9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 2 of 66, unchanged.
- Action1: 7% to 14%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 3 of 66, unchanged.
- NinjaOne: 5% to 10%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 of 66, unchanged.
- JumpCloud: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 8 of 66.
- Miradore: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 6 → 13 of 66.
- Scalefusion: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 14 → 5 of 66.
- Jamf: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 7 of 66.
- Citrix Endpoint Management: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 65 of 66.
- Hexnode UEM: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 9 of 66.
- Omnissa Workspace ONE: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 16 → 10 of 66.
- IBM MaaS360: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 11 of 66.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.