# Compass: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/compass

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Colocation providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/colocation-providers/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 2 |
| [Internal developer portals](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/internal-developer-portals/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "*Vendors to watch:* Harness (spincycle.io), Humanitec, Compass (by Cloudbees/VMware), Stackhero." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Developer portals)
- "a commercial portal like Port, Cortex, or Compass" (GPT-5.4 mini, Developer portals)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Compass, from 14 of the 15 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gane.ai/index: 7
- dupple.com: 4
- metrocoloadvisory.com: 4
- netrouting.com: 4
- quotecolo.com: 4
- atlassian.com: 3
- backstage.io: 3
- cycloid.io: 3
- guideflow.com: 3
- opslevel.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://dupple.com/learn/best-internal-developer-portals: 4
- https://metrocoloadvisory.com/provider-comparison: 4
- https://quotecolo.com/colocation-providers: 4
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/colocation-providers/enterprise: 3
- https://skyquestt.com/report/data-center-colocation-market/companies: 3
- https://techtarget.com/news/5-top-colocation-providers-to-watch-in-2025/858239: 3
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-internal-developer-portals: 3
- https://coderio.com/blog/software-development/platform-engineering-internal-developer-portals-2026: 2

## In its own words

What Compass's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Strategic Managed IT & Cybersecurity Services (https://compassmsp.com/)
- For: mid-sized businesses (https://compassmsp.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 40 (https://compassmsp.com/partners)
- Certifications: HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500
- Customers named: Burke Aerospace, Jacksonville Humane Society, Telescope Health, MotionPoint, Franke Tobey Jones, ANSA McAL Trading Inc, Emerald Downs

## What it publishes

Every page compassmsp.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 424 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 215 pages, 24 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-29
- webinar or virtual event: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-21
- conference or event: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-02
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-21
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-30
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-19
- news or press: 23 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: 10 it due diligence questions pe firms should ask before an acquisition https://compassmsp.com/resources/articles/10-it-due-diligence-questions-pe-firms-should-ask-before-an-acquisition
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Your prime just added a cmmc clause. do you know what you agreed to https://compassmsp.com/resources/articles/your-prime-just-added-a-cmmc-clause.-do-you-know-what-you-agreed-to
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: The complete guide to manufacturing it outsourcing https://compassmsp.com/resources/articles/the-complete-guide-to-manufacturing-it-outsourcing
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Managed it agreements that scale what to review before your next 100 hires https://compassmsp.com/resources/articles/managed-it-agreements-that-scale-what-to-review-before-your-next-100-hires
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Ai governance for copilot in regulated smbs https://compassmsp.com/resources/articles/ai-governance-for-copilot-in-regulated-smbs
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Redirect fips 140 3 cmmc guide defense manufacturers https://compassmsp.com/resources/redirect-fips-140-3-cmmc-guide-defense-manufacturers

## 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.