Patch management for enterprise buyers
Asked as “patch management tool”, and as “OS and third-party patching solution”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 59 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
17%
Contested · Automox 15%
17Microsoft Intune15Automox15NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management53others
17% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026↗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.NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management leads at 18%, replacing Microsoft Intune, which led at 19% and stands at 18% 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.Standing →Enterprise
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.This page
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.Standing →EnterpriseMicrosoft 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.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Microsoft Intune17%12%43accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 19% → 18%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.19% → 18%
Microsoft Intune17%12%43accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 19% → 18%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.19% → 18%02
Automox15%4%53accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 10% → 14%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 14%
Automox15%4%53accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 10% → 14%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 14%03
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%5%38accepted challenger▲+12Since September 2026: 6% → 18%, +12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 18%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%5%38accepted challenger▲+12Since September 2026: 6% → 18%, +12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 18%04ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%13%38accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 12% → 12%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 12%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%13%38accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 12% → 12%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 12%05Action17%19%27accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 4% → 8%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 8%
Action17%19%27accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 4% → 8%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 8%06
Patch My PC7%24%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 6% → 6%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 6%
Patch My PC7%24%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 6% → 6%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 6%07
Tanium Patch5%18%33accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 10% → 6%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 6%
Tanium Patch5%18%33accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 10% → 6%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 6%08
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management3%15%34accepted challenger▼−12Since September 2026: 13% → 2%, −12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 2%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management3%15%34accepted challenger▼−12Since September 2026: 13% → 2%, −12 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.13% → 2%09
HCL BigFix2%18%33accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
HCL BigFix2%18%33accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%10
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%9%11accepted 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%9%11accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%11
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%38%21criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%38%21criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%Show the one product at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Windows Server Update Services0%85%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%
Windows Server Update Services0%85%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%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 →
010203040506070809101112Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative30%
Key
01Microsoft Intune17%
Microsoft Intune17%02Automox15%
Automox15%03NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management15%04ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%05Action17%
Action17%06Patch My PC7%
Patch My PC7%07Tanium Patch5%
Tanium Patch5%08Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management3%
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management3%09HCL BigFix2%
HCL BigFix2%10ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%
ManageEngine Endpoint Central2%11Microsoft Configuration Manager2%
Microsoft Configuration Manager2%12Windows Server Update Services0%
Windows Server Update Services0%What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B 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.
Windows Server Update Services85%
11 of 13 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 7 hard negative
“"Large enterprises should avoid relying solely on native operating system update mechanisms (like Windows Server Update Services or Windows Update for Business)"” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Action119%
5 of 27 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“**Avoid**: Free/light tools (e.g., Action1 free tier)—not for thousands.” Grok 4.1 Fast, paraphrase prompt
HCL BigFix18%
6 of 33 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Avoid for Predictability: **Tanium/ Ivanti/ HCL BigFix**” Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management15%
5 of 34 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Avoid for Predictability: **Tanium/ Ivanti/ HCL BigFix**” Grok 4.1 Fast, budget 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. 1126 links across 222 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 · G236 answers · 37 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Action133 answers · 41 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Heimdal Security31 answers · 37 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Motadata31 answers · 33 citations · 11 models
30 answers · 33 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Acronis30 answers · 30 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Automox27 answers · 37 citations · 11 models
vendor site · ManageEngine24 answers · 35 citations · 12 models
vendor site · NinjaOne24 answers · 33 citations · 12 models
23 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
23 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Vicarius21 answers · 25 citations · 6 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.
35 answers · 11 models
31 answers · 11 models
30 answers · 11 models
30 answers · 10 models
28 answers · 11 models
21 answers · 11 models
20 answers · 9 models
20 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 5 models
18 answers · 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Intune 17%, Microsoft Configuration Manager 2% | 19% | 329 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| Automox automox.com | 15% | 115 | 3,600 | 52 | 64,075 | $832 | 18 | |
| NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management ninjaone.com | 15% | 113 | 0 | 316,268 | $17,226 | 118 | 4 | |
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus 10%, ManageEngine Endpoint Central 2% | 12% | 204 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Action1 action1.com | 7% | 181 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | 5 |
| Patch My PC patchmypc.com | 7% | 48 | 4,400 | 144 | 18,983 | 1 | ||
| Atera atera.com | 7% | 341 | 18,100 | 260 | 87,774 | 120 | ||
| Tanium Patch tanium.com | 5% | 44 | 110 | 12 | 28,789 | $707 | 31 | |
| Ivanti parent site Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management 3%, Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager 2% | 5% | 49 | 9,900 | 636 | ||||
| HCL BigFix hcl-software.com | 2% | 58 | 320 | 15 | 49,667 | 38 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 6 of them are among the sites the models cited here (acronis.com, action1.com, heimdalsecurity.com, learn.g2.com, manageengine.com, ninjaone.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 an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which OS and third-party patching solution would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade patch management tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best patch management tool for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a patch management tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which patch management tools should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceno first choiceHeldAutomoxAterano first choiceagainst: 3CX, SysAid
Five alternatives
Ivanti Autonomous Endpoint Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, PDQ Deploy & InventoryGPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft IntuneIvanti Patch, Patch My PCChangedMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Intuneno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
Azure Update Manager, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Tanium PatchOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneFive alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Patch for Endpoint Manager, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Tanium PatchOne alternative
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGemini 3.5 FlashAction1, AutomoxMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PCChangedagainst: Intune Enterprise App ManagementTanium PatchMicrosoft IntuneAction1, Automoxagainst: Action1, Atera, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Kaseya VSA, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Pulseway, Qualys, Rapid7, Tenable, Windows Server Update Services
Six alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PC, Tanium PatchFour alternatives
Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchFive alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFour alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, PDQ Deploy & InventoryThree alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium PatchPerplexity SonarManageEngine Patch Manager PlusIvanti Patch for Endpoint Manager, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedManageEngine Patch Manager PlusAterano first choiceagainst: Configuration Manager, Microsoft MECM
Three alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Patch My PCNine alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Configuration Manager, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PC, Qualys patch workflows, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
Adaptiva OneSite Patch, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusGrok 4.1 FastHCL BigFixManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft IntuneChangedagainst: Action1, Tanium Patch, Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, PDQ, Tanium PatchAction1against: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, PDQ Deploy & Inventory, Shavlik, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementThree alternatives
Atera, Automox, Microsoft IntuneFour alternatives
Automox, JetPatch, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementMistral SmallAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementAutomoxChangedagainst: Flexera (formerly Secunia) CSI, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Kaseya VSA, Microsoft Configuration ManagerMicrosoft Intune, Tanium PatchTanium Patchagainst: HCL BigFixno first choiceagainst: Atera, GFI LanGuard, HCL BigFix, LogMeIn Resolve
Two alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFive alternatives
Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SecPodOne alternative
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementDeepSeek V4 FlashAutomox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedIvanti Neurons for Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Intune / Configuration ManagerManageEngine Endpoint Centralagainst: HCL BigFix Remediateno first choiceagainst: Acronis Cyber Protect, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Endpoint Manager, ManageEngine Patch Connect Plus, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Patch My PC, SolarWinds Patch Manager, Spiceworks, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFour alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementFive alternatives
Action1, Automox, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceManageEngine Patch Manager PlusChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Two alternatives
Automox, PDQ ConnectQwen 3.7 FlashNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementHeldagainst: Tanium PatchAutomox, HCL BigFix, Microsoft MECMManageEngine Patch Manager Plusagainst: Tanium PatchNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Kandji, Mosyle, SolarWinds Patch Manageragainst: Action1, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune/SCCM, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Patch My PC, Symantec Endpoint Management, Tripwire
Three alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Quest KACEFive alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, SentinelOneThree alternatives
Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft IntuneTwo alternatives
Automox, LansweeperThree alternatives
Automox, Jamf, Microsoft IntuneKimi K2Microsoft Configuration Manager, Tanium PatchMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PCChangedagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management, Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceMicrosoft Intuneagainst: Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementAction1against: Ivanti Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, PDQ Connect, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch ManagementFive alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, JetPatch, Windows Update for BusinessSix alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central / Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Tanium PatchThree alternatives
Automox, Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementGLM 4.7 FlashXNinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTanium PatchChangedIvanti Neurons for Patch ManagementNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Managementagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Windows Server Update Servicesno first choiceagainst: Atlassian Patch Management, DHS Patch Authentication and Dissemination Capability, LANDesk Patch Manager, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Panda Patch Management, PatchAdvisor Alert! / PatchAdvisor Enterprise, Qualys Patch Management API v3.10, Shavlik MSSecure.XML, SummitAI Patch Management, Windows Server Update Services
Four alternatives
Action1, HCL BigFix Remediate, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration ManagerThree alternatives
Action1, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, SolarWinds Patch ManagerOne alternative
AutomoxMiniMax M2.5Automox, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementMicrosoft IntuneChangedno first choiceagainst: AutomoxAteraAutomox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune, ServiceNow Patch Managementagainst: Action1, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows Server Update Services
Two alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusTwo alternatives
HCL BigFix, Omnissa Workspace ONEThree alternatives
HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch ManagementOne alternative
Microsoft IntuneGPT-6 LunaAutomoxagainst: Tanium PatchMicrosoft Intune, Patch My PC, Windows AutopatchChangedno first choiceManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Enterpriseno first choiceagainst: Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Windows Server Update Services
Three alternatives
Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Intune, Patch My PCSeven alternatives
Automox, HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, Tanium PatchTwo alternatives
Automox, Microsoft IntuneMuse Glimmer 30BAutomoxIvanti Neurons for Patch ManagementChangedAutomox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Microsoft Intune / Configuration Manager, Windows AutopatchAterano first choiceagainst: Action1, Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Tanium Patch, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update for Business
Six alternatives
HCL BigFix, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, SolarWinds Patch ManagerTwo alternatives
Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusSix alternatives
Action1, HCL BigFix, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Qualys Patch Management, Tanium PatchOne alternative
SyncroBold 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 12:25 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:03 | yes | 1 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:37 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 20 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 13:33 | yes | 25 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:51 | yes | 11 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 07:49 | yes | 20 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:38 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:51 | yes | 6 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 12:36 | yes | 10 | 46 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:48 | yes | 18 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:48 | yes | 7 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:29 | yes | 4 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:56 | yes | 19 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:17 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:29 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 12:45 | yes | 8 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:24 | yes | 18 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:17 | yes | 25 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:28 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 22 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:45 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:06 | no | 0 | 46 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 13:51 | yes | 22 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:51 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:46 | yes | 10 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:42 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:22 | yes | 24 | 41 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:59 | yes | 14 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:23 | yes | 7 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 21 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:11 | yes | 19 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 23 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 12:48 | yes | 8 | 9 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:13 | yes | 25 | 54 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 07:57 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:51 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 08:01 | yes | 16 | 27 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:52 | yes | 21 | 31 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 07:38 | yes | 9 | 27 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:15 | yes | 9 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 07:45 | yes | 21 | 46 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:29 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:34 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 19 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:23 | yes | 24 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:32 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 12:30 | yes | 21 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:11 | yes | 23 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:10 | yes | 14 | 48 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:44 | yes | 18 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 13:38 | yes | 21 | 52 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:58 | yes | 20 | 51 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:25 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 13:43 | yes | 21 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:49 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:28 | yes | 3 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:53 | yes | 12 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:13 | yes | 21 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:48 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 07:58 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 07:41 | yes | 23 | 48 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:06 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:32 | no | 0 | 34 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 12:07 | yes | 15 | 32 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:13 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:28 | yes | 3 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 14 | 21 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:28 | yes | 24 | 12 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:54 | yes | 3 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:17 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:20 | yes | 21 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 13:52 | yes | 24 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:39 | yes | 21 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:30 | yes | 24 | 49 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:22 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:21 | yes | 24 | 103 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:06 | yes | 25 | 34 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 07:46 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:35 | yes | 18 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:34 | yes | 5 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:10 | yes | 23 | 25 s |
Normalization in this category
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Category-scoped readings
Acronis read as Acronis Cyber Protect
Ivanti read as Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management
Ivanti (Neurons) 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
Microsoft Intune + Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune / Windows Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune/Autopatch read as Microsoft Intune
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
NinjaOne read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaOne Patch Management read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
NinjaRMM read as NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
PDQ Deploy read as PDQ Deploy & Inventory
SCCM read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
SCCM (standalone) read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
Tanium read as Tanium Patch
Unresolved, counted raw
Action1 Patch Management
Atlassian Patch Management
Canonical Landscape
DHS Patch Authentication and Dissemination Capability
Flexera (formerly Secunia) CSI
Foreman
Heimdal Complete Patch Management
Intune Enterprise App Management (EAM)
Ivanti Neurons for IT
Ivanti Patch
LANDesk Patch Manager
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Enterprise
ManageEngine PatchesManager Plus
Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Panda Patch Management
PatchAdvisor Alert! / PatchAdvisor Enterprise
PatchMyPC
Qualys Patch Management API v3.10
Qualys patch workflows
ServiceNow Patch Management
Shavlik
Shavlik MSSecure.XML
SummitAI Patch Management
SuperOps Patch Management
Symantec Endpoint Management (Altiris)
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.