Patch management · October 2026 Edition
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Automox
Ten of fourteen models named ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus first on the direct prompt; two named Automox. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Automox by thirteen and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus carries 51 labels and Automox 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share29%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5136A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Action1 · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management · ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus vs Patch My PC
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.
ManageEngine Patch Manager PlusFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAutomox
Direct102
Paraphrase50
Comparative05
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained02
Negative105 against ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
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, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Automox were named in the same answer seventy-seven times, of the 131 answers naming ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and the 128 naming Automox. In those answers Automox took the first choice sixteen times and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus sixteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Automox 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 | | | |
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus Automox first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus on the left and Automox on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and Automox stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Qwen 3.7 FlashAutomox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Action1, Kaseya VSA
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus first, Automox an alternative
9 of 14 modelsAutomox was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Automox, Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management, Windows Autopatch
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
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
Llama 4 MaverickManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
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
Muse Glimmer 30BManageEngine Patch Manager Plus alternatives: Action1, Automox
Automox first, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus not the choice
1 of 14 modelsManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-6 LunaAutomox alternatives: Microsoft Intune, NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashNinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus, Microsoft Intune
MiniMax M2.5NinjaOne Autonomous Patch Management alternatives: Action1, Automox, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Neither was named
1 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
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 four points.
Automox8%#3 of 10ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus4%#5 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus leads at mid-market.
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus29%#1 of 13Automox10%#4 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Automox leads at enterprise.
Automox15%#2 of 12ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus10%#4 of 12What the models said about ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“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 · soft negative
“The issues are real but not universal — evaluate against your environment size and complexity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“You can use them (they are functional), but audit their changelogs carefully.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus: It covers Windows, macOS, and Linux OS patching alongside third-party application updates for 850+ applications.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For third-party patching: ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus. Top pick for mid-sized businesses due to its balance of features, cost, and ease” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus gives you the widest third-party catalogue and policy-driven automation with a low entry cost.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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
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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.