# Maester: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft 365 management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "An open-source testing framework to continuously validate and monitor your M365 security configurations" (Grok 4.20, M365 management)
- "Best for Security Auditing: Maester or CISA ScubaGear ... excellent free/open-source tools" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, M365 management)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Maester, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.admindroid.com: 5
- microsoft.com: 5
- coreview.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- admindroid.com: 2
- m365admintools.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 1
- guideflow.com: 1
- manageengine.com: 1
- marketplace.microsoft.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blog.admindroid.com/free-microsoft-365-management-tools: 5
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-plan-chooser: 3
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-business: 3
- https://coreview.com/blog/9-free-tools-for-microsoft-365-administration-you-can-download-today: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools/small-business: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-administration: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-plans-and-pricing: 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.