# Portainer: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/portainer

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Container and Kubernetes security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for Governance-Focused Companies: Portainer or Fairwinds Platinum" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Container security)
- "you can transition to commercial platforms like Aqua Security or Portainer" (MiniMax M2.5, Container security)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 Portainer, from 17 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- portainer.io: 13 (its own site)
- gane.ai/index: 7
- github.com: 7
- controlplane.com: 5
- mirantis.com: 5
- qovery.com: 5
- theaiops.com: 5
- dev.to: 4
- digitalocean.com: 3
- gbhackers.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://portainer.io/blog/kubernetes-security-tools: 6
- https://theaiops.com/top-10-kubernetes-management-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 5
- https://controlplane.com/blog/post/best-kubernetes-management-platforms: 4
- https://github.com/rizzdev/awesome-kubernetes-security: 4
- https://mirantis.com/blog/12-best-kubernetes-security-tools-you-need-in-2026: 4
- https://qovery.com/blog/kubernetes-alternatives-small-team-ops-hours-ranked: 4
- https://github.com/rizzdev/awesome-kubernetes-security/blob/main/README.md: 3
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/security-checklist: 3

## In its own words

What Portainer's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: One platform, not twelve tools (https://portainer.io/)
- For: enterprise IT teams (https://portainer.io/)
- Price stated: Free for up to 3 nodes (https://portainer.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://portainer.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Get 3 nodes free (https://portainer.io/)
- Certifications: TAA
- Customers named: Inter-State Studio and Publishing, University of Utah

## What it publishes

Every page portainer.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1859 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 245 pages, 29 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-06-22
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-28
- comparison: 33 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-29
- template or tool: 27 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- glossary or explainer: 20 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-10-27
- Recent: 2026-09-23 glossary or explainer: What is the pricing for business edition https://docs.portainer.io/2.39-lts/faqs/licensing/what-is-the-pricing-for-business-edition
- Recent: 2026-09-23 glossary or explainer: What is the pricing for business edition https://docs.portainer.io/faqs/licensing/what-is-the-pricing-for-business-edition
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: The docker api ceiling https://www.portainer.io/blog/the-docker-api-ceiling
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Portainer 3 0 is coming https://www.portainer.io/blog/portainer-3-0-is-coming
- Recent: 2026-09-11 template or tool: Add https://docs.portainer.io/3.0-sts/user/kubernetes/templates/add
- Recent: 2026-09-11 template or tool: Custom https://docs.portainer.io/3.0-sts/user/docker/templates/custom

## 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.