# OpenZiti: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/openziti

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Zero trust network access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/zero-trust-network-access/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 50% | 2 |
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Purpose-built for AI agents and machine identities" (Kimi K2, NHI management)

## And against it

- "open‑source tools like OpenZiti can be configured with zero trust principles, but they require more operational expertise" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ZTNA)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 OpenZiti, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- costbench.com: 3
- cybersecuritynews.com: 3
- aimultiple.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- cloudflare.com: 2
- cyberpress.org: 2
- defend.network: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2

### Pages cited

- https://aimultiple.com/ztna-solutions: 2
- https://cyberpress.org/ztna-solutions-by-business-size: 2
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-ztna-solutions: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/14x38vg/good_but_cheap_ztna_private_access_option_for: 2
- https://akeyless.io/blog/blog-aws-secrets-manager-vs-hashicorp-vault: 1
- https://capterra.co.uk/software/208691/twingate: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/178530/Identity-Manager: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/208691/Twingate: 1

## In its own words

What OpenZiti's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cloak Your Network. Secure Services not IPs (https://openziti.io/)
- For: organizations that need zero trust access without modifying applications or hosts (https://openziti.io/)

## What it publishes

Every page openziti.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 379 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 159 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-27
- case study: 8 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- comparison: 4 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- template or tool: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-02
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-25
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-26
- news or press: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-10
- Recent: 2026-09-18 report or ebook: Ebook https://netfoundry.io/resource-categories/ebook
- Recent: 2026-09-18 report or ebook: White papers https://netfoundry.io/resource-categories/white-papers
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Mcp gateway authentication workload identity vs shared secrets https://netfoundry.io/for-agents/mcp-gateway-authentication-workload-identity-vs-shared-secrets
- Recent: 2026-09-03 comparison: Enterprise tailscale alternatives for ztna https://netfoundry.io/for-agents/enterprise-tailscale-alternatives-for-ztna
- Recent: 2026-08-24 webinar or virtual event: Webinar https://netfoundry.io/resource-categories/webinar
- Recent: 2026-08-20 case study: Milgov contractor zero trust private 5g https://netfoundry.io/customer-stories/milgov-contractor-zero-trust-private-5g

## 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.