# Hudu: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 53 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hudu

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IT documentation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-documentation/index.md) | 29% | 1 | 8% | 53 |

## What the models said for it

- "Go with Hudu if your internal IT team already has a ticketing system and specifically needs a secure IT knowledge base, asset map, and vault." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IT documentation)
- "Highly recommended for mid-market internal IT. Fast, modern, offers both SaaS and self-hosted options, robust API, and strong asset relation modeling" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IT documentation)
- "Hudu (highly popular for its flexibility, self-hosting or cloud options, transparent pricing, and good data export options)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IT documentation)
- "Frequently praised for affordability, permissions, auditing, password management, and active development. Good for MSPs." (Grok 4.20, IT documentation)

## And against it

- "Its external-sharing links reportedly lack automatic expiration and remain valid until manually revoked." (Perplexity Sonar, IT documentation)
- "Also MSP-focused; good value for MSPs but unnecessary complexity for internal teams" (Kimi K2, IT documentation)
- "Avoid IT Glue or Hudu unless you are an MSP" (Perplexity Sonar, IT documentation)
- "Hudu—or any platform—if exported credentials could be mishandled | ... passwords are readable once the export is opened." (GPT-6 Luna, IT documentation)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Hudu, from 121 of the 129 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ones.com: 63
- capterra.com: 55
- softwareadvice.com: 40
- g2.com: 38
- ferndesk.com: 33
- kaseya.com: 30
- getapp.com: 27
- costbench.com: 26
- reddit.com: 25
- hudu.com: 23 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/it-documentation-software: 51
- https://softwareadvice.com/it-documentation: 38
- https://ferndesk.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software: 32
- https://kaseya.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software: 30
- https://ones.com/blog/documentation-management-software-9-picks-for-growing-teams: 27
- https://ones.com/blog/best-documentation-software-for-tech-teams-9-platforms-compared: 25
- https://aimultiple.com/it-documentation-software: 22
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-it-documentation-software: 15

## In its own words

What Hudu's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-powered IT documentation for modern teams (https://hudu.com/)
- For: IT teams (https://hudu.com/)
- Price stated: $27/user/mo (https://www.hudu.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $27/user/mo (https://www.hudu.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 14-day free trial (https://hudu.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 60 (https://www.hudu.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27701, GDPR, CMMC Level 1, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
- Customers named: TeamLogic IT, Inhouse-Support, West Texas National Bank, Integrated Data Solutions, We Solve Problems, Gestion TI Informatique, ITworx Solutions AT GmbH, Braintree Group

## What it publishes

Every page hudu.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 957 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 123 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- case study: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- webinar or virtual event: 39 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- conference or event: 33 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-07
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-17
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 73 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-26
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Portal users moving to core https://www.hudu.com/blog/portal-users-moving-to-core
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Release update 2.46.0 https://www.hudu.com/blog/release-update-2.46.0
- Recent: 2026-09-16 webinar or virtual event: Q3 product update webinar 2026 C9t5h6MtTETMRTZ https://community.hudu.com/events/post/q3-product-update-webinar-2026-C9t5h6MtTETMRTZ
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Release update 2.45.0 https://www.hudu.com/blog/release-update-2.45.0
- Recent: 2026-08-18 glossary or explainer: Navigating the radar interface 5dDljyP3MkcKGCM https://community.hudu.com/academy-3gsikl8p/post/navigating-the-radar-interface-5dDljyP3MkcKGCM
- Recent: 2026-08-18 glossary or explainer: Exploring radar synced networks assets within hudu rZSaIBqgSUPrdpQ https://community.hudu.com/academy-3gsikl8p/post/exploring-radar-synced-networks-assets-within-hudu-rZSaIBqgSUPrdpQ

## 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.