Three of fourteen models named Atera first on the direct prompt; zero named Action1. Atera was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Action1 by eight and Atera carries 65 labels and Action1 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
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 remote monitoring and management page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Atera and Action1 were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 356 answers naming Atera and the 184 naming Action1. In those answers Action1 took the first choice thirty times and Atera nine.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“if you use ScreenConnect, Atera, FleetDeck, N-able, LogMeIn/GoTo, PDQ Connect, AnyDesk, TeamViewer, SimpleHelp, etc., you should treat them as high-visibility targets” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“it is not "bad" by default, but it should be treated as a higher-risk tool from an operational-security standpoint” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Attackers increasingly abuse legitimate RMM tools (like ScreenConnect, Fleetdeck, Atera, and NetSupport Manager)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If budget is the main constraint, Atera is often the best fit for a small IT team or MSP because it's typically positioned as an all-in-one, lower-cost RMM/service platform.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“the best RMM platform today is NinjaOne ... or Atera (per‑technician pricing that stays flat as you add endpoints)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Atera ⭐ (Best Overall Value)... Choose Atera if you want the best long-term value with room to grow” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“we observed threat actors leveraging vulnerability management software such as Action1 to deploy ScreenConnect clients via Microsoft Installer packages” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Action1 if you have under 200 devices and your primary needs are patching, software deployment, and remote access.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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.