# Qualys Patch Management: 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/qualys-patch-management

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Patch management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/patch-management/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "More security-platform-oriented than a full RMM; operational endpoint-management features may be less central" (Perplexity Sonar, Patching)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 Qualys Patch Management, from 5 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ninjaone.com: 4
- ezo.io: 3
- acronis.com: 2
- automox.com: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- esecurityplanet.com: 2
- bestdevops.com: 1
- cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- connectwise.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ezo.io/assetsonar/blog/best-patch-management-tools: 3
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-patch-management-software: 3
- https://acronis.com/en/blog/posts/best-patch-management-software-and-tools-2026: 2
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/patch-management-software: 2
- https://automox.com/blog/automated-patching-solutions-compared-2026: 1
- https://automox.com/blog/automox-vs-agentless-patch-management: 1
- https://automox.com/resources/solution-briefs/enterprise-endpoint-management: 1
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-patch-management-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 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.