DDI and IP address management · October 2026 Edition
phpIPAM vs BlueCat Integrity
Zero of fourteen models named phpIPAM first on the direct prompt; two named BlueCat Integrity. phpIPAM was named by eleven of the fourteen models and BlueCat Integrity by fourteen and phpIPAM carries 22 labels and BlueCat Integrity 48, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share9%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels2248A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, phpIPAM reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BlueCat Micetro vs phpIPAM · BlueCat Micetro vs BlueCat Integrity · SolarWinds IP Address Manager vs phpIPAM
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.
phpIPAMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBlueCat Integrity
Direct021 against BlueCat Integrity
Paraphrase001 against BlueCat Integrity
Comparative02
Budget-constrained505 against BlueCat Integrity
Scale-constrained011 against BlueCat Integrity
Negative012 against phpIPAM · 5 against BlueCat Integrity
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, phpIPAM and BlueCat Integrity were named in the same answer forty-two times, of the 64 answers naming phpIPAM and the 158 naming BlueCat Integrity. In those answers BlueCat Integrity took the first choice two times and phpIPAM five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where phpIPAM and BlueCat Integrity 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 | | |
phpIPAM BlueCat Integrity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, phpIPAM on the left and BlueCat Integrity on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where phpIPAM and BlueCat Integrity stood in it.
BlueCat Integrity first, phpIPAM not the choice
2 of 14 modelsphpIPAM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniBlueCat Integrity alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox
MiniMax M2.5BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager alternatives: Men&Mice
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallInfoblox Universal DDI alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
DeepSeek V4 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
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
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
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
Llama 4 MaverickMen&Mice, SolarWinds IP Address Manager alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI
Kimi K2BlueCat Micetro alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, ManageEngine OpUtils
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
phpIPAM leads by eleven points.
phpIPAM15%#2 of 11BlueCat Integrity4%#7 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
phpIPAM leads by four points.
phpIPAM9%#4 of 11BlueCat Integrity6%#6 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: BlueCat Integrity leads at enterprise.
BlueCat Integrity15%#2 of 9phpIPAM0%#– of 9What 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
What the models said about BlueCat Integrity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise platforms like Infoblox, BlueCat, and EfficientIP SOLIDserver” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“BlueCat characterizes these as inadequate for modern enterprise environments because they do not scale well across multi-cloud, SD-WAN, SDDC, and IoT complexity.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“BlueCat is a highly capable enterprise competitor, but it has specific operational overhead and cost dynamics to keep in mind.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Strong candidates to shortlist would be BlueCat, Men & Mice, EfficientIP, and DNSBOX” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“The leading DDI platforms are generally Infoblox- and BlueCat-based offerings” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose BlueCat for flexibility and DevOps automation workflows.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative 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.