# phpIPAM vs NetBox: which do AI models recommend for DDI and IPAM, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, DDI and IP address management. Zero of fourteen models named phpIPAM first on the direct prompt; zero named NetBox. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/network/ddi-and-ipam/phpipam-vs-netbox/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| phpIPAM | 9% | #4 of 11 | 9% | 22 | 11 of 14 |
| NetBox | 8% | #5 of 11 | 15% | 13 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Integrity) (alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Micetro) (alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Men&Mice, Micetro) (alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, ManageEngine DDI Central, SolarWinds IP Address Manager)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Micetro) (alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager, TCPWave)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Infoblox Universal DDI) (alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Micetro) (alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Men&Mice, SolarWinds IP Address Manager) (alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Infoblox Universal DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager) (alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, Micetro)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Micetro) (alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, ManageEngine OpUtils)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Infoblox Universal DDI Management) (alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager) (alternatives: Men&Mice)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Micetro) (alternatives: Infoblox Universal DDI, Windows Server's built-in IPAM)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: BlueCat Micetro) (alternatives: EfficientIP SOLIDserver, Infoblox Universal DDI, TCPWave DDI)

## What the models said about phpIPAM

- "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 NetBox

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.