IT asset management · October 2026 Edition
InvGate Asset Management vs SolarWinds Service Desk
Two of fourteen models named InvGate Asset Management first on the direct prompt; one named SolarWinds Service Desk. InvGate Asset Management was named by eleven of the fourteen models and SolarWinds Service Desk by eight and InvGate Asset Management carries 20 labels and SolarWinds Service Desk 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels2010A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, InvGate Asset Management reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Freshservice was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Freshservice vs InvGate Asset Management · Freshservice vs SolarWinds Service Desk · Snipe-IT vs InvGate Asset Management
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 IT asset 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.
InvGate Asset ManagementFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSolarWinds Service Desk
Direct21
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against SolarWinds Service Desk
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where InvGate Asset Management and SolarWinds Service Desk 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 | | |
InvGate Asset Management SolarWinds Service Desk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, InvGate Asset Management on the left and SolarWinds Service Desk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where InvGate Asset Management and SolarWinds Service Desk stood in it.
InvGate Asset Management first, SolarWinds Service Desk not the choice
2 of 14 modelsSolarWinds Service Desk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Freshservice, InvGate Asset Management alternatives: Alloy Navigator, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
MiniMax M2.5Freshservice, InvGate Asset Management alternatives: ManageEngine AssetExplorer
SolarWinds Service Desk first, InvGate Asset Management not the choice
1 of 14 modelsInvGate Asset Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickManageEngine AssetExplorer, NinjaOne, SolarWinds Service Desk
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashFreshservice alternatives: Asset Panda, InvGate Asset Management, Setyl
Perplexity SonarFreshservice alternatives: InvGate Asset Management, ServiceNow IT Asset Management
Mistral SmallFreshservice, NinjaOne alternatives: SolarWinds Service Desk
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshservice alternatives: ManageEngine AssetExplorer, Snipe-IT, SolarWinds Service Desk
Kimi K2Freshservice alternatives: AssetSonar, InvGate Asset Management, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
GLM 4.7 FlashXFreshservice alternatives: InvGate Asset Management, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
Muse Glimmer 30BFreshservice alternatives: InvGate Asset Management, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, SolarWinds Service Desk
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniLansweeper alternatives: Flexera One IT Asset Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Grok 4.1 FastManageEngine AssetExplorer alternatives: Freshservice, InvGate Insight/Assets, Lansweeper
DeepSeek V4 FlashFreshservice alternatives: ManageEngine AssetExplorer, NinjaOne
GPT-6 LunaFreshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management, Lansweeper
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
InvGate Asset Management leads by six points.
InvGate Asset Management6%#6 of 15SolarWinds Service Desk0%#– of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
InvGate Asset Management leads by six points.
InvGate Asset Management8%#5 of 11SolarWinds Service Desk2%#6 of 11Enterprise
InvGate Asset Management leads by nine points.
InvGate Asset Management9%#4 of 12SolarWinds Service Desk0%#– of 12What the models said about InvGate Asset Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“InvGate Assets is designed for mid-market organizations that need more than basic tracking but less complexity than enterprise solutions like ServiceNow.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“InvGate Assets: A mid-market ITAM solution that offers agent-based and network scanning capabilities, with a cost of $1,499 per year.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Best overall mid-market fit ... InvGate Asset Management is the most cited mid-market focused dedicated ITAM product” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about SolarWinds Service Desk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Platforms to Avoid Due to Reputation (Trust/Safety)... SolarWinds lost significant trust in the market” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“likely to be one of the following: SolarWinds Service Desk, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, or NinjaOne” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“cost-effective, user-friendly IT asset management tool designed primarily for small to mid-sized businesses” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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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.