# Progress: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |
| [Managed file transfer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-file-transfer/index.md) | 0% | 121 | 100% | 1 |
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 89 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Look at Kemp (Progress) LoadMaster (cost-effective, high value for mid-market)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Load balancers)

## And against it

- "Capable vendors (Progress, Arista Networks, NetWitness) show promise in niche areas ... but lack either ease of use or technical maturity at scale." (Muse Glimmer 30B, NDR)
- "The 2023 CVE incident made some buyers cautious" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, MFT)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Progress, from 4 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bluefinch-esbd.com: 3
- btrade.com: 3
- kiteworks.com: 3
- axway.com: 2
- bestdevops.com: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 2
- advsyscon.com: 1
- aimultiple.com: 1
- astuteanalytica.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-secure-managed-file-transfer-mft-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 2
- https://btrade.com/blogs/mft-vendor-comparison-future-vision-2026-2027: 2
- https://advsyscon.com/activebatch/managed-file-transfer/managed-file-transfer-automation: 1
- https://aimultiple.com/mft-pricing: 1
- https://astuteanalytica.com/industry-report/managed-file-transfer-market: 1
- https://axway.com/en/compare/axway-vs-ibm: 1
- https://axway.com/en/products/managed-file-transfer: 1
- https://axway.com/en/products/managed-file-transfer/securetransport: 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.