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Patch management · October 2026 Edition

Automox vs Microsoft Intune

Two of fourteen models named Automox first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Intune. Automox was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Intune by ten and Automox carries 36 labels and Microsoft Intune 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Automox

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Microsoft Intune

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3623A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Automox reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Automox · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Microsoft Intune · Action1 vs Automox

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 patch 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.
AutomoxFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Intune
Direct20
Paraphrase02
Comparative501 against Microsoft Intune
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained201 against Microsoft Intune
Negative00
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, Automox and Microsoft Intune were named in the same answer fifty-eight times, of the 128 answers naming Automox and the 370 naming Microsoft Intune. In those answers Microsoft Intune took the first choice ten times and Automox thirteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Automox and Microsoft Intune stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Automox Microsoft Intune first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Automox on the left and Microsoft Intune on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Automox and Microsoft Intune stood in it.

Automox first, Microsoft Intune an alternative

2 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Intune was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashAutomox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Action1, Kaseya VSA
GPT-6 LunaAutomox alternatives: Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Windows Autopatch
Gemini 3.5 FlashNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune
Mistral SmallManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Syxsense
Kimi K2ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management, Syxsense
GLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Automox, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Microsoft Intune
MiniMax M2.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Muse Glimmer 30BManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Action1, Automox

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Motadata ServiceOps
Perplexity SonarManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Action1, Heimdal Patch & Asset Management, Patch My PC, Syxsense
Grok 4.1 FastManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Action1, Atera, Patch My PC, Syxsense
Llama 4 MaverickManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

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
Automox leads by six points.
Automox8%#3 of 10
Microsoft Intune2%#7 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Automox leads by six points.
Automox10%#4 of 13
Microsoft Intune4%#6 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Intune leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Intune17%#1 of 12
Automox15%#2 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Automox

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Automox takes a unique approach by being fully SaaS-based... The modern leaders (Automox, Tanium, Ivanti) treat patching as code or policy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one without more details: Automox for a mid-market company that wants a dedicated, cloud-managed patching tool” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Pure-Play Cloud Patching | Automox or Action1 | Extremely modern, cloud-native, excellent cross-platform support” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Microsoft Intune

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“While incredible for Windows, patching macOS, Linux, or non-Microsoft software ... usually requires separate configuration or third-party add-ons” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
Also compared

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.