SolarWinds IP Address Manager vs ManageEngine OpUtils
Three of fourteen models named SolarWinds IP Address Manager first on the direct prompt; zero named ManageEngine OpUtils. SolarWinds IP Address Manager was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ManageEngine OpUtils by eight and SolarWinds IP Address Manager carries 39 labels and ManageEngine OpUtils 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories 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
SolarWinds IP Address ManagerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine OpUtils
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, SolarWinds IP Address Manager and ManageEngine OpUtils were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 99 answers naming SolarWinds IP Address Manager and the 36 naming ManageEngine OpUtils. In those answers ManageEngine OpUtils took the first choice nine times and SolarWinds IP Address Manager six.
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 | | |
SolarWinds IP Address Manager ManageEngine OpUtils first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SolarWinds IP Address Manager on the left and ManageEngine OpUtils on the right.The direct prompt
SolarWinds IP Address Manager first, ManageEngine OpUtils not the choice
3 of 14 modelsManageEngine OpUtils was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 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
SolarWinds IP Address Manager18%#1 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils9%#4 of 11SolarWinds IP Address Manager13%#2 of 11ManageEngine OpUtils11%#3 of 11SolarWinds IP Address Manager0%#9 of 9ManageEngine OpUtils0%#– of 9What the models said about SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“High Caution: SolarWinds ... The 2020 SUNBURST supply chain attack compromised SolarWinds Orion software” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Move away from SolarWinds (due to security history) and proprietary hardware-only vendors.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“avoid or heavily scrutinize: Under-featured overlays (like SolarWinds or MS IPAM)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“SolarWinds is often seen as a mid-range option that is cheaper than enterprise giants like Infoblox but more powerful than basic tools.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I would recommend SolarWinds IP Address Manager. It is one of the most widely deployed standalone IPAM platforms in the mid-market” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The best DDI platform for a mid-market B2B company is likely to be SolarWinds or Men&Mice” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
What 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
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.