AI Indexes
IT AI Index
October 2026 Edition

136 buying questions, six ways each

Each category is one buying question, put to fourteen models in six framings: 84 answers a category per segment. Share counts the four framings that ask for a pick, so 56 of the 84. The verdict comes first: whether the models agree, whether one product leads clearly, or whether the order is still contested. The page for each category shows who leads, who is warned against, how every model answered, and every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers. Ten categories also have a guide, walked product by product.

All categories

136 categories · 111 contested
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136 categories: 2 consensus, 94 with a clear leader, 111 contested. Share counts the four framings that ask for a pick.
What the verdicts meanThe leader changes here
Security operations31 categories. Detecting, investigating and reducing threats: SIEM, endpoint and extended detection, vulnerability and attack surface management, email security, awareness, data loss prevention, and the governance, risk and compliance that reports on it.Function page →
Security operations · AI securityAI security platforms“AI security platform”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Security operations · AI SOC agentsAI SOC agents“AI SOC agent”One leader in all three segments
Security operations · API securityAPI security platforms“API security platform”A different leader in every segment
Security operations · BASBreach and attack simulation“breach and attack simulation platform”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
VantaContested
Security operations · Business continuityBusiness continuity management“business continuity management platform”A different leader in every segment
Security operations · Client-side protectionClient-side protection“client-side protection tool”One leader in all three segments
Security operations · Comms archivingCommunications archiving and compliance“communications archiving platform”A different leader in every segment
Security operations · Cyber risk quantCyber risk quantification“cyber risk quantification tool”A different leader in every segment
FairCRQContested
Security operations · DSPMData security posture management“DSPM platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Security operations · DeceptionDeception technology“deception technology platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Security operations · DRPDigital risk protection“digital risk protection platform”A different leader in every segment
GuardzContested
Security operations · Enterprise browsersEnterprise browsers“secure enterprise browser”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Security operations · Insider riskInsider risk management“insider risk management tool”One leader in all three segments
Security operations · NDRNetwork detection and response“NDR platform”A different leader in every segment
Security operations · OT/IoT securityOT and IoT security“OT security platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Security operations · SSPMSaaS security posture management“SSPM platform”A different leader in every segment
Nudge Security tiedContested
IT operations and endpoint28 categories. Running the estate day to day: observability and monitoring, incidents and on-call, service management, and the laptops, phones and servers an IT team manages and patches.Function page →
IT operations and endpoint · AI IT agentsAI IT support agents“AI agent for IT support”A different leader in every segment
IT operations and endpoint · AIOpsAIOps platforms“AIOps platform”A different leader in every segment
AteraContested
IT operations and endpoint · Business phonesBusiness phone systems“business phone system”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
NextivaContested
IT operations and endpoint · DCIMData center infrastructure management“DCIM tool”A different leader in every segment
NetBoxContested
IT operations and endpoint · DEXDigital employee experience“DEX platform”A different leader in every segment
UniswapContested
IT operations and endpoint · EA toolsEnterprise architecture tools“enterprise architecture tool”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
ArchiContested
IT operations and endpoint · IT documentationIT documentation“IT documentation platform”A different leader in every segment
NotionContested
Hudu tiedContested
IT operations and endpoint · IT financial mgmtIT financial management“IT financial management platform”A different leader in every segment
IT operations and endpoint · M365 managementMicrosoft 365 management“Microsoft 365 management tool”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
IT operations and endpoint · Process miningProcess mining“process mining tool”A different leader in every segment
IT operations and endpoint · Remote supportRemote support and remote access“remote support tool”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
IT operations and endpoint · RPARobotic process automation“RPA platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
IT operations and endpoint · SaaS managementSaaS management platforms“SaaS management platform”A different leader in every segment
SubstlyContested
ZyloClear leader
IT operations and endpoint · Telemetry pipelinesTelemetry pipelines“telemetry pipeline”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
IT operations and endpoint · Video conferencingVideo conferencing“video conferencing platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
IT operations and endpoint · Virtual desktopsVirtual desktops“virtual desktop platform”A different leader in every segment
IT operations and endpoint · Uptime monitoringWebsite and synthetic monitoring“uptime monitoring tool”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Cloud and infrastructure12 categories. Where workloads run and how they are secured and paid for: hosting, posture management, containers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, cost, backup and storage.Function page →
Cloud and infrastructure · ColocationColocation providers“colocation provider”A different leader in every segment
Cloud and infrastructure · Enterprise storageEnterprise storage systems“enterprise storage array”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Cloud and infrastructure · Server virtualizationServer virtualization platforms“server virtualization platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Developer platform16 categories. How software is built and shipped: source control, CI/CD, feature flags, APIs, AI coding assistants, code security and error monitoring.Function page →
Developer platform · ASPMApplication security posture management“ASPM platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Developer platform · App shieldingApplication shielding“app shielding tool”One leader in all three segments
Developer platform · Artifact registriesArtifact and container registries“artifact repository”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Developer platform · CPaaSCommunications APIs“communications API platform”One leader in all three segments
Developer platform · DASTDynamic application security testing“DAST tool”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Developer platform · Developer portalsInternal developer portals“internal developer portal”One leader in all three segments
Developer platform · Secure code trainingSecure code training“secure code training platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Data platform22 categories. Where data is stored, moved and modelled: databases, warehouses, streaming, pipelines, orchestration, vector search and machine learning.Function page →
GTM data · AI governanceAI governance platforms“AI governance platform”A different leader in every segment
StracContested
GTM data · Data catalogsData catalogs and governance“data catalog”A different leader in every segment
AtlanClear leader
GTM data · Data maskingData masking and test data management“data masking tool”A different leader in every segment
GTM data · Data observabilityData quality and observability“data observability platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GTM data · Data virtualizationData virtualization“data virtualization platform”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
GTM data · EDIEDI platforms“EDI platform”A different leader in every segment
GTM data · Embedded analyticsEmbedded analytics“embedded analytics platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GTM data · Enterprise AIEnterprise AI assistants“enterprise AI assistant”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GTM data · Document processingIntelligent document processing“intelligent document processing platform”A different leader in every segment
DocsumoContested
GTM data · MFTManaged file transfer“managed file transfer solution”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GTM data · Master dataMaster data management“master data management platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
GTM data · Proxy and web dataProxy and web data providers“proxy network”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Oxylabs tiedClear leader
GTM data · Time series DBsTime series databases“time series database”One leader in all three segments
Identity and access11 categories. Who and what may reach a system: workforce and customer identity, MFA, privileged access, governance, passwords and secrets.Function page →
Identity and access · Certificate managementCertificate lifecycle management“certificate lifecycle management platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Identity and access · ITDRIdentity threat detection and response“ITDR solution”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Identity and access · Identity verificationIdentity verification“identity verification service”A different leader in every segment
VeriffContested
Identity and access · NHI managementNon-human identity management“non-human identity management platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Network and edge16 categories. Connecting and protecting traffic: SASE, zero trust access, firewalls, SD-WAN, web application firewalls, DDoS protection and content delivery.Function page →
Network and edge · Bot managementBot management“bot management solution”One leader in all three segments
Network and edge · Data center networkingData center networking“data center switching platform”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Network and edge · DDI and IPAMDDI and IP address management“DDI platform”A different leader in every segment
Network and edge · DNS filteringDNS filtering“DNS filtering service”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Network and edge · Load balancersLoad balancers“load balancer”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Network and edge · Managed DNSManaged DNS“managed DNS provider”One leader in all three segments
Network and edge · MicrosegmentationMicrosegmentation“microsegmentation solution”A different leader in every segment
Network and edge · NACNetwork access control“network access control solution”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Network and edge · Network monitoringNetwork monitoring and management“network monitoring tool”A different leader in every segment
Fourteen models, six framings per category. October 2026 Edition.