# Shelf: 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/shelf

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IT asset management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-asset-management/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Shelf, which is a good option for small IT teams with a price that fits 100 to 2,000 devices" (Llama 4 Maverick, ITAM)
- "Best low-cost hosted: Reftab or Shelf" (Mistral Small, ITAM)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Shelf, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- shelf.nu: 6 (its own site)
- designrush.com: 4
- gocodes.com: 4
- sherpadesk.com: 4
- spotsaas.com: 4
- forbes.com: 3
- appvizer.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- hropslab.com: 2
- resources.rework.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://shelf.nu/blog/best-it-asset-management-software-small-teams: 6
- https://designrush.com/agency/it-services/trends/it-asset-management-software: 4
- https://gocodes.com/fixed-asset-management/best-it-asset-management-softwares: 4
- https://sherpadesk.com/blog/best-it-asset-management-software: 4
- https://spotsaas.com/list/it-asset-management-software/for-small-business: 4
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-it-asset-management-software: 3
- https://appvizer.com/magazine/it/itsm/it-asset-management-software: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/it-asset-management/small-business: 2

## 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.