# CIPP: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 15 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cipp

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft 365 management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/index.md) | 4% | 7 | 7% | 15 |

## What the models said for it

- "Add CIPP if you need more advanced automation and don't mind self-hosting — it's incredibly powerful and completely free" (Kimi K2, M365 management)
- "Top Choice: CIPP (CyberDrain Improved Partner Portal)" (MiniMax M2.5, M365 management)
- "I'd choose CIPP instead only if you're comfortable maintaining it in Azure or already manage multiple tenants." (GPT-6 Luna, M365 management)
- "Highly scripted, automation-centric; often used by MSPs and larger enterprises for regulatory compliance." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, M365 management)

## And against it

- "Another tool with a relatively high negative rate (28%) and labeled as a "criticized challenger"" (MiniMax M2.5, M365 management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CIPP, from 32 of the 32 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- microsoft.com: 21
- g2.com: 19
- admindroid.com: 18
- learn.microsoft.com: 15
- syncrosecure.com: 14
- guideflow.com: 12
- coreview.com: 11
- gane.ai/index: 11
- expertinsights.com: 9
- docs.cipp.app: 6 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://syncrosecure.com/blog/best-microsoft-365-management-tools-for-msps: 14
- https://guideflow.com/blog/office-365-management-tools: 12
- https://expertinsights.com/it-management/the-top-microsoft-365-management-tools: 9
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools/small-business: 9
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/smb: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools: 7
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-plan-chooser: 7
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-plans-and-pricing: 7

## In its own words

What CIPP's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Ultimate MSP Management Platform for Microsoft 365 and Azure (https://cipp.app/)
- For: Managed Service Providers working with Microsoft 365 and Azure environments (https://cipp.app/)
- Customers named: Ourson IT, ShowTech Solutions, Premier One, Freeze IT, Dynamic Quest

## What it publishes

Every page cipp.app exposes, read 2026-10-05: 473 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- report or ebook: 37 pages, 37 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- comparison: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- template or tool: 34 pages, 31 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-02
- Recent: 2026-10-02 template or tool: Builder https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tools/report-builder/builder
- Recent: 2026-10-02 template or tool: Scheduler https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tools/scheduler
- Recent: 2026-09-24 report or ebook: List licenses https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tenant/reports/list-licenses
- Recent: 2026-09-24 report or ebook: Optimization https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tenant/reports/list-licenses/optimization
- Recent: 2026-09-24 report or ebook: Pricing https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tenant/reports/list-licenses/pricing
- Recent: 2026-09-24 report or ebook: List csp licenses https://docs.cipp.app/user-documentation/tenant/reports/list-csp-licenses

## 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.