DDI and IP address management · October 2026 Edition
SolarWinds IP Address Manager vs phpIPAM
Three of fourteen models named SolarWinds IP Address Manager first on the direct prompt; zero named phpIPAM. SolarWinds IP Address Manager was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and phpIPAM by eleven and SolarWinds IP Address Manager carries 39 labels and phpIPAM 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3922A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SolarWinds IP Address Manager reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BlueCat Micetro vs SolarWinds IP Address Manager · BlueCat Micetro vs phpIPAM · 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.
SolarWinds IP Address ManagerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsphpIPAM
Direct301 against SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained15
Scale-constrained00
Negative006 against SolarWinds IP Address Manager · 2 against phpIPAM
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, SolarWinds IP Address Manager and phpIPAM were named in the same answer forty times, of the 99 answers naming SolarWinds IP Address Manager and the 64 naming phpIPAM. In those answers phpIPAM took the first choice four times and SolarWinds IP Address Manager nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SolarWinds IP Address Manager and phpIPAM 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 | | | |
SolarWinds IP Address Manager phpIPAM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SolarWinds IP Address Manager on the left and phpIPAM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SolarWinds IP Address Manager and phpIPAM stood in it.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager first, phpIPAM not the choice
3 of 14 modelsphpIPAM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
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.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
DeepSeek V4 FlashBlueCat Micetro alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
GLM 4.7 FlashXInfoblox Universal DDI Management alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Neither was named
7 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
Mistral SmallInfoblox Universal DDI alternatives: BlueCat Integrity, EfficientIP SOLIDserver
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
SolarWinds IP Address Manager leads by four points.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager18%#1 of 11phpIPAM15%#2 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
SolarWinds IP Address Manager leads by four points.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager13%#2 of 11phpIPAM9%#4 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager0%#9 of 9phpIPAM0%#– 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 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
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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.