# groundcover: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 4 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/groundcover

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Observability platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/observability-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 3 |
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 50 | 0% | 2 |
| [AIOps platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/aiops-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 0% | 1 |
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Very cost-predictable (no surprise bills from log spikes)... Newer player; less mature ecosystem than leaders." (Grok 4.20, Observability)
- "Groundcover offers flat per-node pricing that won't change with data volume spikes." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Data observability)
- "Offers cost predictability with a flat per-node pricing model" (Mistral Small, Observability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 groundcover, from 29 of the 29 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- groundcover.com: 27 (its own site)
- last9.io: 15
- newrelic.com: 10
- sherlocks.ai: 9
- openobserve.ai: 8
- coralogix.com: 6
- dotcom-monitor.com: 6
- dynatrace.com: 6
- apica.io: 5
- atlan.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://groundcover.com/guides/observability-platforms-cost-predictability: 27
- https://last9.io/blog/best-observability-tools: 10
- https://sherlocks.ai/blog/how-to-choose-observability-platform-2026: 9
- https://last9.io/blog/observability-tool-helps-with-visibility-without-overspend: 8
- https://dotcom-monitor.com/blog/best-observability-tools: 6
- https://newrelic.com/pricing: 6
- https://apica.io/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-observability-tools: 5
- https://coralogix.com/guides/observability/observability-platforms: 5

## In its own words

What groundcover's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The full-stack observability platform for engineers & agents (https://groundcover.com/)
- For: engineers & agents (https://groundcover.com/)
- Price stated: Every signal. One price. (https://groundcover.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.groundcover.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free (https://groundcover.com/)
- Certifications: CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
- Customers named: Slickdeals, b.well, Cresta, Riskified, ex-co, Proofpoint, Ironclad, Workday

## What it publishes

Every page groundcover.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 931 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 146 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-12
- case study: 27 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- webinar or virtual event: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 49 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- comparison: 49 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-12
- template or tool: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- glossary or explainer: 119 pages, 26 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-29
- news or press: 25 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Ceo of groundcover shahar azulay overviews new opportunities post wand deal https://www.groundcover.com/news/ceo-of-groundcover-shahar-azulay-overviews-new-opportunities-post-wand-deal
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Groundcover acquires wand to build toward autonomous infrastructure https://www.groundcover.com/news/groundcover-acquires-wand-to-build-toward-autonomous-infrastructure
- Recent: 2026-09-15 news or press: Groundcover becomes an approved google kubernetes engine autopilot partner https://www.groundcover.com/news/groundcover-becomes-an-approved-google-kubernetes-engine-autopilot-partner
- Recent: 2026-09-15 news or press: Groundcover gains google cloud gke autopilot approval https://www.groundcover.com/news/groundcover-gains-google-cloud-gke-autopilot-approval
- Recent: 2026-09-03 report or ebook: Ai observability evaluation platforms compared https://www.groundcover.com/guides/ai-observability-evaluation-platforms-compared
- Recent: 2026-09-03 report or ebook: Apm tools comparison engineering teams https://www.groundcover.com/guides/apm-tools-comparison-engineering-teams

## 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.