# ISC DHCP: 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/isc-dhcp

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DDI and IP address management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/index.md) | 0% | 115 | 75% | 4 |

## And against it

- "New deployments based on ISC DHCP. ISC ended maintenance in December 2022 and recommends moving to a maintained alternative, such as Kea." (GPT-6 Luna, DDI and IPAM)
- "Avoid if your needs are very basic: Free/open-source options like ISC DHCP + PowerDNS exist but lack enterprise support and scalability." (Grok 4.20, DDI and IPAM)
- "Pure open-source (BIND, ISC DHCP, Microsoft DNS/DHCP alone) ... Why to avoid" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DDI and IPAM)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ISC DHCP, from 6 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bluecatnetworks.com: 5
- peerspot.com: 4
- gane.ai/index: 3
- reddit.com: 3
- capterra.com: 2
- ciopages.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- infoblox.com: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://peerspot.com/categories/ddi: 4
- https://bluecatnetworks.com/dns-dhcp-ipam: 2
- https://capterra.com/p/101637/Inform-ERP/reviews: 2
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-dns-ddi: 2
- https://g2.com/products/ddi-system/reviews: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/ddi-and-ipam/enterprise: 2
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-ddi-software: 2
- https://wwt.com/blog/ddi-is-everyones-problem-not-just-the-network-teams: 2

## 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.