# Cisco Access Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-access-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for faster cloud-style deployment and less appliance overhead: Cisco Access Manager" (GPT-5.4 mini, NAC)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco Access Manager, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cisco.com: 3 (its own site)
- applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk: 1
- arubanetworking.hpe.com: 1
- blogs.cisco.com: 1 (its own site)
- cbinsights.com: 1
- cloud4wi.ai: 1
- comparisons.financesonline.com: 1
- cybersecuritynews.com: 1
- developer.arubanetworks.com: 1
- esecurityplanet.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/access-manager/access-manager-solution-overview.html: 3
- https://applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud-14/services/414987278237306: 1
- https://arubanetworking.hpe.com/techdocs/NAC: 1
- https://blogs.cisco.com/security/cisco-access-manager-identity-based-access-control-that-lean-it-teams-can-deploy: 1
- https://cbinsights.com/esp/enterprise-tech/cybersecurity/network-access-control-(nac)-software: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/identity-services-engine/access-manager-solution-overview.html: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/identity-services-engine/ise-licensing-guide-og.html: 1
- https://cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/topics/security/what-is-network-access-control-nac.html: 1

## 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.