# NetSupport Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netsupport-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Remote monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/remote-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 100% | 1 |
| [Remote support and remote access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/remote-support-and-remote-access/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Pushed in scams as "easy" alternatives; they lack robust enterprise security features." (Grok 4.20, Remote support)
- "Historically the most frequently observed RMM in Proofpoint campaign data... It remains a known abuse vector." (Muse Glimmer 30B, RMM)

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NetSupport Manager, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- acronis.com: 1
- akshayjain.blog: 1
- bitdefender.com: 1
- bleepingcomputer.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- deeploi.io: 1
- kaseya.com: 1
- media.defense.gov: 1
- microsoft.com: 1
- peerspot.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://acronis.com/en/blog/posts/compare-the-best-rmm-software: 1
- https://acronis.com/en/tru/posts/remote-access-hardening-playbook-reducing-rmm-tool-risk-for-smbs: 1
- https://acronis.com/en/tru/posts/the-remote-access-blind-spot-an-analysis-of-rmm-tool-risk-for-smbs: 1
- https://akshayjain.blog/post/how-threat-actors-abuse-rmm-tools-initial-access: 1
- https://bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/106620: 1
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-huntress-tragic-quadrant-ranking-threats-hitting-businesses-hardest: 1
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-025a: 1
- https://deeploi.io/magazine/beste-rmm-software: 1

## 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.