DDI and IP address management · October 2026 Edition
ManageEngine OpUtils vs NetBox
Zero of fourteen models named ManageEngine OpUtils first on the direct prompt; zero named NetBox. ManageEngine OpUtils was named by eight of the fourteen models and NetBox by eight and ManageEngine OpUtils carries 11 labels and NetBox 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share11%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1113A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine OpUtils reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BlueCat Micetro vs ManageEngine OpUtils · BlueCat Micetro vs NetBox · SolarWinds IP Address Manager vs ManageEngine OpUtils
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the DDI and IP address management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ManageEngine OpUtilsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNetBox
Direct00
Paraphrase63
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against NetBox
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine OpUtils and NetBox stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | |||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
ManageEngine OpUtils NetBox first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine OpUtils on the left and NetBox on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine OpUtils and NetBox stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Kimi K2BlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, ManageEngine OpUtils
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniBlueCat Integrity alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox
Gemini 3.5 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver
Perplexity SonarMen&Mice, Micetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine DDI Central, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Grok 4.1 FastMicetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager, TCPWave
Mistral SmallInfoblox Universal DDI alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
DeepSeek V4 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Llama 4 MaverickMen&Mice, SolarWinds IP Address Manager alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI
Qwen 3.7 FlashInfoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, Micetro
GLM 4.7 FlashXInfoblox Universal DDI Management alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
MiniMax M2.5BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager alternatives: Men&Mice
GPT-6 LunaBlueCat Micetro alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, Windows Server's built-in IPAM
Muse Glimmer 30BBlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI, TCPWave DDI
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ManageEngine OpUtils leads by nine points.
ManageEngine OpUtils9%#4 of 11NetBox0%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine OpUtils leads by four points.
ManageEngine OpUtils11%#3 of 11NetBox8%#5 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
ManageEngine OpUtils0%#– of 9NetBox0%#7 of 9What the models said about ManageEngine OpUtils
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“ManageEngine OpUtils is typically the most cost-effective standalone IPAM with DHCP scope monitoring.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with ManageEngine OpUtils or SolarWinds IP Address Manager” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine OpUtils is the best fit for most mid‑sized B2B organizations right now.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about NetBox
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Open-source DDI tools (phpIPAM, NetBox, etc.) ... No enterprise SLA” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“using them as your core DDI platform carries operational risk” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“NetBox is the industry standard... NetBox Cloud (the managed SaaS version) gives you all the power of NetBox's robust APIs” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.