2 categories · RankedVMware Carbon Black
VMware Carbon Black is an endpoint security product from VMware, placed in the endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection and extended detection and response categories · vmware.com ↗
Why models recommend it
No positive label carried a quote.
What gives them pause
“The products most consistently flagged by practitioners and independent tests are Datto EDR (operational issues, Kaseya support), Carbon Black (post-acquisition decline, complexity, false positives)”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“I would probably recommend against Carbon Black. Especially since the Broadcomm acquisition of VMware they seem to be going down the tubes quickly.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Avoid or be cautious with VMware Carbon Black due to post-acquisition issues.”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Consider migrating away if possible, or ensure your deployment is fully patched before upgrading.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as VMware Carbon Black, over the 28 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 | View → | |
| 20 | 4 | View → | |
| 18 | 7 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 14 | 0 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → | |
| 7 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → | |
| 5 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of VMware Carbon Black →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on VMware Carbon Black's own site, not checked by Gane.
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 21 of the 28 answers that named VMware Carbon Black and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Fifty-eight of the fifty-eight domain citations in answers naming VMware Carbon Black came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |