ManageEngine OpUtils vs phpIPAM
Zero of fourteen models named ManageEngine OpUtils first on the direct prompt; zero named phpIPAM. ManageEngine OpUtils was named by eight of the fourteen models and phpIPAM by eleven and ManageEngine OpUtils carries 11 labels and phpIPAM 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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
ManageEngine OpUtilsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsphpIPAM
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ManageEngine OpUtils and phpIPAM were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 36 answers naming ManageEngine OpUtils and the 64 naming phpIPAM. In those answers phpIPAM took the first choice six times and ManageEngine OpUtils seven.
Every model, every framing
| 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 phpIPAM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine OpUtils on the left and phpIPAM on the right.The direct prompt
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.Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
phpIPAM15%#2 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils9%#4 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils11%#3 of 11phpIPAM9%#4 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils0%#– of 9phpIPAM0%#– 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 phpIPAM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“If you're a small team with no dedicated network engineers, these can become a liability.” 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
“the best fit is often an open-source tool such as phpIPAM or Gesti\u00f3IP for solo users and small teams” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Very Tight Budget / Tech-Savvy | Open Source (phpIPAM) + Cloud DNS | Free / Low” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you can self-host, phpIPAM is the most popular and capable free option.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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.