# NordLayer NAC: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 18 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nordlayer-nac

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 4% | 5 | 0% | 18 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cloud-Native SaaS | Portnox, NordLayer, Mist (Juniper) | "Set it and forget it." Lower OpEx, easier to manage" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, NAC)
- "For the most budget-conscious organizations, NordLayer and PacketFence are the best choices." (Mistral Small, NAC)
- "Combines NAC-like access control with VPN and threat protection in a user-friendly cloud platform" (Grok 4.20, NAC)
- "a cheap commercial cloud solution is better than a complex open-source one you can't maintain" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NAC)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NordLayer NAC, from 52 of the 52 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 43
- capterra.com: 33
- g2.com: 26
- peerspot.com: 24
- cyberpress.org: 22
- portnox.com: 20
- slashdot.org: 18
- thectoclub.com: 18
- esecurityplanet.com: 15
- gane.ai/index: 15

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/network-access-control: 35
- https://capterra.com/network-access-control-software: 27
- https://cyberpress.org/nac-solutions-by-business-size: 22
- https://g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac/small-business: 21
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-network-access-control-software: 18
- https://peerspot.com/categories/network-access-control-nac: 15
- https://slashdot.org/software/network-access-control-nac/f-small-business: 15
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-access-control/small-business: 15

## What it publishes

Every page nordlayer.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1200 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 436 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 68 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 371 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.