Patch management
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 51 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
29%
Contested · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 29%
29Action129ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus12NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management29others
29% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (30%) replaces Action1 (27% then, 30% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus leads at 30%, replacing Action1, which led at 27% and stands at 30% now: 0 points clear, inside the floor, so the swap reads as unsettled.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Action155%Clear leader▼−14Since September 2026: 68% → 53%, −14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Mid-market
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (30%) replaces Action1 (27% then, 30% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageEnterprise
Microsoft Intune17%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management (18%) replaces Microsoft Intune (19% then, 18% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →
Action155%Clear leader▼−14Since September 2026: 68% → 53%, −14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Mid-marketManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus (30%) replaces Action1 (27% then, 30% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageEnterpriseMicrosoft Intune17%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management (18%) replaces Microsoft Intune (19% then, 18% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →The standing
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. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%10%51accepted challenger▲+8Since September 2026: 21% → 30%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.21% → 30%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%10%51accepted challenger▲+8Since September 2026: 21% → 30%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.21% → 30%02Action129%0%38accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 27% → 30%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 30%
Action129%0%38accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 27% → 30%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 30%03
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management12%11%37accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 13% → 14%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 14%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management12%11%37accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 13% → 14%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 14%04
Automox10%0%36accepted challenger▼−10Since September 2026: 19% → 9%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.19% → 9%
Automox10%0%36accepted challenger▼−10Since September 2026: 19% → 9%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.19% → 9%05
Patch My PC6%0%17accepted challenger▲+7Since September 2026: 0% → 7%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 7%
Patch My PC6%0%17accepted challenger▲+7Since September 2026: 0% → 7%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 7%06Microsoft Intune4%9%23accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 2% → 5%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 5%
Microsoft Intune4%9%23accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 2% → 5%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 5%07
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%27%11criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%27%11criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%Show the six products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Kaseya VSA0%54%13criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Kaseya VSA0%54%13criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%12
Windows Server Update Services0%47%17criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
Windows Server Update Services0%47%17criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%11
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%30%10criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%30%10criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%10
Atera0%18%11accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Atera0%18%11accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%09
PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%08
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%0%20accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%0%20accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to head
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Patch My PCManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft IntuneManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralAction1 vs NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1 vs AutomoxAction1 vs Patch My PCAction1 vs Microsoft IntuneAction1 vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs AutomoxNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Patch My PCNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs Microsoft IntuneNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralAutomox vs Patch My PCAutomox vs Microsoft IntuneAutomox vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralPatch My PC vs Microsoft IntunePatch My PC vs ManageEngine Endpoint CentralMicrosoft Intune vs ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
01020304050607080910111213Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%02Action129%
Action129%03NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management12%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management12%04Automox10%
Automox10%05Patch My PC6%
Patch My PC6%06Microsoft Intune4%
Microsoft Intune4%07ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%08Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management0%09PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%
PDQ Deploy & Inventory0%10Atera0%
Atera0%11Microsoft Configuration Manager0%
Microsoft Configuration Manager0%12Windows Server Update Services0%
Windows Server Update Services0%13Kaseya VSA0%
Kaseya VSA0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5 and GPT-6 Luna changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Kaseya VSA54%
7 of 13 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“The 2021 supply chain attack via Kaseya VSA resulted in ransomware being deployed” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Windows Server Update Services47%
8 of 17 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Microsoft deprecated WSUS in September 2024... Sticking with WSUS long-term means relying on a stagnant platform” Kimi K2, negative prompt
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%
5 of 51 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“vendors like **ManageEngine** and **Qualys** publish their own security advisories, which is normal, but it also means the patching platform itself becomes part of your attack surface” GPT-5.4 mini, negative prompt
Ivanti Endpoint Manager80%
4 of 5 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“has been repeatedly hit by flaws in the patching workflow itself... Many teams are pausing new deployments until the patching channel issues are fully remediated.” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
75 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1036 links across 202 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 5 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · G234 answers · 34 citations · 13 models
vendor site · Motadata34 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Acronis31 answers · 32 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Heimdal Security28 answers · 33 citations · 11 models
28 answers · 28 citations · 10 models
vendor site · ManageEngine27 answers · 43 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Action125 answers · 36 citations · 10 models
vendor site · NinjaOne25 answers · 33 citations · 14 models
25 answers · 26 citations · 9 models
24 answers · 28 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Automox21 answers · 25 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Atera20 answers · 20 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
31 answers · 10 models
31 answers · 13 models
29 answers · 11 models
28 answers · 10 models
23 answers · 11 models
23 answers · 9 models
18 answers · 7 models
18 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 7 models
17 answers · 10 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best patch management tool”, “patch management tool”, “patch management tools”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 29%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 2% | 31% | 204 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Action1 action1.com | 29% | 181 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 12% | 113 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| Automox automox.com | 10% | 115 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| Patch My PC patchmypc.com | 6% | 48 | 4,400 | 144 | 18,983 | 1 | ||
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 4% | 4% | 329 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| Windows Autopatch windowsforum.com | 2% | 14 | 590 | 48 | 141,655 | 0 | ||
| ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free edition | 2% | |||||||
| Patch My PC Cloud / Enterprise Plus | 2% | |||||||
| SolarWinds parent site SolarWinds Patch Manager 2% | 2% | 11 | 14,800 | 1,396 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 7 of them are among the sites the models cited here (acronis.com, action1.com, heimdalsecurity.com, learn.g2.com, manageengine.com, ninjaone.com, syncrosecure.com). The first result for “best patch management tool” is reddit.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best patch management tool for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which OS and third-party patching solution would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top patch management tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best patch management tool for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a patch management tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which patch management tools should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementno first choiceChangedAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choiceagainst: Avast Business Patch Management, CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
Two alternatives
Action1, Motadata ServiceOpsEight alternatives
Action1, Ivanti Security Controls, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Motadata ServiceOps, Tanium Patch, Windows AutopatchThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Update for BusinessGPT-5.4 miniManageEngine Patch Manager PlusPatch My PCChangedAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1against: ManageEngine Endpoint Centralno first choiceagainst: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Qualys
Three alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Windows AutopatchFour alternatives
Canonical Landscape + Ubuntu Pro/Livepatch, HCL BigFix, Microsoft Intune, Red Hat SatelliteFour alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Jamf, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneOne alternative
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGemini 3.5 FlashNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PCChangedagainst: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1, Automoxagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft IntuneAction1against: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1, Automoxagainst: Microsoft Intuneagainst: Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Qualys Patch Management, Tenable Patch Management, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneThree alternatives
Action1, Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PCTwo alternatives
PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & InventoryFour alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Connect, Patch My PCPerplexity SonarManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceChangedno first choiceAction1against: Atera, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementno first choiceagainst: Avira Software Updater, Ninite Pro, Patch My PC Home Updater, Windows-only native patching
Four alternatives
Action1, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Patch My PC, SyxsenseOne alternative
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGrok 4.1 FastManageEngine Patch Manager Plusagainst: Kaseya VSAManageEngine Patch Manager PlusHeldNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: HCL BigFix, Tanium PatchAction1Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Kaseya VSA, LogMeIn Resolve, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, Atera, Patch My PC, SyxsenseThree alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventorySix alternatives
Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Patch My PCThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Windows Server Update ServicesMistral SmallManageEngine Patch Manager Plusno first choiceChangedno first choiceAutomox, ManageEngine Endpoint Centralno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Products, Kaseya VSA, LogMeIn Resolve, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SolarWinds Orion
Three alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
PDQ Connect, Patch My PCDeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine Patch Manager PlusNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementChangedno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Avira Software Updater, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SyxsenseTwo alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusTen alternatives
Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Patch My PCThree alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & InventoryLlama 4 MaverickManageEngine Patch Manager PlusManageEngine Patch Manager PlusHeldno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Avast Business, PDQ Connect, PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Two alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, TeamViewerQwen 3.7 FlashAutomox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SolarWinds Patch ManagerChangedAutomoxAction1against: NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementno first choiceagainst: Atera, BMC TrueSight, BeyondTrust, ConnectWise Automate, Datto RMM, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SolarWinds, Spiceworks
Three alternatives
Acronis Cyber Protect, Action1, Kaseya VSAFive alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, SolarWinds Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Itarian, ManageEngine Endpoint CentralKimi K2ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows AutopatchChangedno first choiceagainst: Windows Server Update ServicesAction1against: Ansible, Foreman/Katello, Opsi, SaltStackno first choiceagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SyxsenseTwo alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFour alternatives
Atera, Local Update Publisher, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update ServicesGLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedAtera, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1no first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Action1, Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Microsoft IntuneTwo alternatives
Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementEight alternatives
Acronis Cyber Protect, Choco, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Lansweeper, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update ServicesTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, OpsiMiniMax M2.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAction1Changedno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, SolarWinds Orion
Three alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusThree alternatives
Atera, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, SyncroFour alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Itarian, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGPT-6 LunaAutomoxPatch My PC Cloud / Enterprise PlusChangedno first choiceAction1no first choiceagainst: Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Kaseya VSA, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Two alternatives
Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Automox, Microsoft IntuneTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft's built-in update toolsMuse Glimmer 30BManageEngine Patch Manager PlusManageEngine Patch Manager PlusHeldAutomoxAction1, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free editionno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
Action1, AutomoxThree alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, SyxsenseEight alternatives
Action1, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium Patch, Windows AutopatchBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:44 | yes | 16 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:59 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 12:53 | yes | 11 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:58 | yes | 25 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:03 | yes | 25 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:12 | yes | 12 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:09 | yes | 23 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:20 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:19 | yes | 8 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:32 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:54 | yes | 13 | 39 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:57 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:18 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:24 | yes | 14 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:17 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:58 | yes | 2 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:38 | yes | 16 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:06 | yes | 14 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:33 | yes | 23 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:44 | no | 0 | 1 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:42 | yes | 24 | 38 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:09 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:10 | yes | 5 | 55 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:51 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 13:17 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:48 | yes | 10 | 49 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:25 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:40 | yes | 15 | 47 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:53 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:56 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:01 | yes | 8 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:42 | yes | 18 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:37 | yes | 23 | 12 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:43 | yes | 9 | 5 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:36 | yes | 23 | 36 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:41 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:46 | no | 0 | 41 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:50 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 14 | 101 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:00 | yes | 25 | 30 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:56 | yes | 9 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:20 | yes | 22 | 41 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 12:31 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:02 | yes | 2 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:08 | yes | 12 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 07:47 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:52 | yes | 25 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:41 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:59 | yes | 25 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:42 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:07 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:44 | yes | 19 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 12:26 | yes | 19 | 75 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:29 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:29 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 09:05 | yes | 11 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:18 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:06 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:03 | yes | 9 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:07 | yes | 16 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:28 | yes | 14 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:42 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:16 | yes | 18 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 13:23 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:51 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:55 | yes | 15 | 34 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:00 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:13 | yes | 7 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:17 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:24 | yes | 16 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:12 | yes | 28 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:20 | yes | 6 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:56 | yes | 28 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:34 | yes | 18 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:59 | yes | 23 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:18 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:30 | yes | 25 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:13 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:14 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 08:15 | yes | 25 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 23 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:03 | yes | 24 | 76 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:21 | yes | 4 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 09:44 | yes | 24 | 30 s |
Normalization in this category
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Acronis read as Acronis Cyber Protect
Datto read as Datto RMM
Heimdal read as Heimdal Patch & Asset Management
Ivanti read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti (Patch for Endpoint Manager) read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti Neurons read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti Neurons (formerly Landesk) read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti Neurons for Patches read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Kaseya read as Kaseya VSA
ManageEngine read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
ManageEngine (Patch Manager Plus / OpManager) read as ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Microsoft Intune + Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne (formerly NinjaRMM) read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
PDQ Deploy read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
Atera Patch Management
BMC TrueSight
Canonical Landscape + Ubuntu Pro/Livepatch
Choco (Chocolatey)
CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor
Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)
Foreman/Katello
Itarian Patch Manager
Ivanti Products
Landscape
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Free edition
ManageEngine solutions
Microsoft's built-in update tools
Patch My PC Cloud / Enterprise Plus
PatchMon
SolarWinds Patch Management
SysWard
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Tenable Patch Management
Uyuni
Windows-only native patching
unattended-upgrades
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.