# Pulse Secure: 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/pulse-secure

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 89 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Traditional VPNs (e.g., many legacy implementations from Cisco, Pulse Secure, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or older OpenVPN setups)" (Grok 4.20, NAC)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Pulse Secure, from 2 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cbinsights.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gartner.com: 1
- hsdl.org: 1
- ituonline.com: 1
- peerspot.com: 1
- softwareadvice.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cbinsights.com/esp/enterprise-tech/networking/network-access-control-(nac)-software: 1
- https://cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/enhanced-visibility-and-hardening-guidance-communications-infrastructure: 1
- https://cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/modern-approaches-network-access-security: 1
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/joint-guide-modern-approaches-to-secure-network-access-security-508c.pdf: 1
- https://g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac: 1
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/network-access-control: 1
- https://hsdl.org/document/889200: 1
- https://ituonline.com/blogs/implementing-network-access-control-nac-best-practices-and-strategies: 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.