# Netwrix PingCastle: 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/netwrix-pingcastle

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Identity threat detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "A free or very low-cost auditing tool that's trending for basic identity risk assessment in small setups" (Grok 4.20, ITDR)
- "appears to be a more affordable option" (MiniMax M2.5, ITDR)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 Netwrix PingCastle, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- cyberpress.org: 3
- microsoft.com: 3
- peerspot.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 2
- huntress.com: 2
- marketplace.microsoft.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- acronis.com: 1
- assets.beyondtrust.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cyberpress.org/itdr-solutions-by-business-size: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr/small-business: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/smb: 2
- https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/product/huntress.huntress_itdr_flat_rate: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/solutions/identity-threat-detection-response: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1x60czl/itdr_solution: 2
- https://acronis.com/en/blog/posts/managed-identity-threat-detection-and-response-2026: 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.