# Fogger: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fogger

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data masking and test data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-masking-and-test-data/index.md) | 0% | 150 | 100% | 4 |

## And against it

- "Designed for basic GDPR compliance but limited in scope; not suitable for production-scale or dynamic masking." (Grok 4.20, Data masking)
- "Received a high negative rating in small business evaluations." (Mistral Small, Data masking)
- "Caution level: High — Consider avoiding entirely" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Data masking)
- "Open-source data masking tools such as Fogger, Masked-AI, and Percona Server - as they may not provide the level of functionality and reliability required by enterprises." (Llama 4 Maverick, Data masking)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Fogger, from 17 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- k2view.com: 15
- gane.ai/index: 10
- ovaledge.com: 7
- airbyte.com: 6
- fivetran.com: 6
- iri.com: 6
- itsecuritynews.info: 6
- tonic.ai: 6
- securityboulevard.com: 5
- slashdot.org: 5

### Pages cited

- https://k2view.com/blog/open-source-data-masking-tools: 15
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-masking-and-test-data/smb: 7
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-masking-tools-to-protect-pii-stay-compliant: 6
- https://fivetran.com/learn/data-masking-software: 6
- https://itsecuritynews.info/12-data-masking-tools-the-2026-buyers-verdict-guide: 6
- https://k2view.com/blog/free-data-masking-tools: 6
- https://ovaledge.com/blog/data-masking-tools: 6
- https://tonic.ai/blog/evaluating-open-source-tools-data-masking: 6

## 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.