# Configuration Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/configuration-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Patch management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/patch-management/index.md) | 0% | 96 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Microsoft explicitly says traditional tools like Configuration Manager/WSUS should be used only when you have a documented requirement that Windows Autopatch can't meet, because they carry more operational trade-offs and on-prem complexity." (GPT-5.4 mini, Patching)
- "WSUS/Configuration Manager should generally be used only when you have a documented requirement that Autopatch can't meet" (GPT-5.4 mini, Patching)

## 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Configuration Manager, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- learn.microsoft.com: 5
- ivanti.com: 3
- automox.com: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- manageengine.com: 2
- patchmypc.com: 2
- cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com: 1
- ciopages.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- connectwise.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/enterprise/windows-365-deployment-guidance-updates: 3
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-updates/windows: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/deploy-updates-intune: 2
- https://automox.com/blog/automated-patching-solutions-compared-2026: 1
- https://automox.com/blog/automox-vs-agentless-patch-management: 1
- https://automox.com/resources/solution-briefs/enterprise-endpoint-management: 1
- https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/best-patch-management-software/126118047: 1
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/patch-management: 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.