OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Armis Centrix vs Dragos Platform
One of fourteen models named Armis Centrix first on the direct prompt; one named Dragos Platform. Both were named by all fourteen models and Armis Centrix carries 31 labels and Dragos Platform 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%26%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3146A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Armis Centrix reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Claroty xDome was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Armis Centrix · Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Dragos Platform · Claroty xDome vs Armis Centrix
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 OT and IoT security page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Armis CentrixFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDragos Platform
Direct112 against Dragos Platform
Paraphrase202 against Dragos Platform
Comparative03
Budget-constrained005 against Dragos Platform
Scale-constrained001 against Dragos Platform
Negative124 against Armis Centrix · 2 against Dragos Platform
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, Armis Centrix and Dragos Platform were named in the same answer seventy-five times, of the 106 answers naming Armis Centrix and the 136 naming Dragos Platform. In those answers Dragos Platform took the first choice fourteen times and Armis Centrix five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Armis Centrix and Dragos Platform 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 | | |
Armis Centrix Dragos Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Armis Centrix on the left and Dragos Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Armis Centrix and Dragos Platform stood in it.
Armis Centrix first, Dragos Platform not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDragos Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Dragos Platform first, Armis Centrix not the choice
1 of 14 modelsArmis Centrix was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallDragos Platform alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks, Tenable OT Security
GPT-5.4 miniClaroty xDome alternatives: Armis Centrix, Dragos Platform
Perplexity SonarRadiflow360 alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks
Grok 4.1 FastClaroty xDome alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks
GLM 4.7 FlashXFortinet OT Security Platform alternatives: Dragos Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian
MiniMax M2.5Radiflow360 alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security
GPT-6 LunaNozomi Networks Vantage alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashFortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
DeepSeek V4 FlashClaroty xDome alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Llama 4 MaverickPalo Alto Networks alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint
Qwen 3.7 FlashIndustrial AI alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable.io OT
Muse Glimmer 30BRadiflow360 alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Armis Centrix2%#5 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Armis Centrix leads by four points.
Armis Centrix6%#5 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Dragos Platform leads at enterprise.
Dragos Platform9%#4 of 9Armis Centrix6%#5 of 9What the models said about Armis Centrix
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Example Platforms to approach with caution: Armis Centrix (or similar integration-heavy IT/IoT platforms)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Strong on IoT/XIoT discovery but weaker on deep OT protocol knowledge vs. natives like Dragos/Nozomi.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“not the same as deep OT-native detection; they may be better suited to IoT visibility” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Armis as the primary choice due to its balance of comprehensive device discovery, ease of implementation, and vendor compatibility” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“You should only choose Agentless (passive monitoring) platforms like Claroty, Nozomi, or Armis for OT.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“start with Claroty xDome or Armis” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Dragos Platform
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid (for Mid-Market) ... Premium pricing (~$100K+/year for single site) and complex deployments.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“What to avoid on a tight budget: Claroty, Nozomi Networks, and Dragos” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Dragos is excellent but tends to lean toward highly complex, utility-grade environments with threat intelligence-heavy requirements.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“For OT threat intelligence depth → Dragos (especially if you want the best intelligence subscription and IR expertise)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Recognized as a leader for its robust OT-specific threat detection, asset visibility, and risk management.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“consider platforms purpose-built for industrial environments, such as Dragos, Nozomi Networks, or Claroty” Mistral Small · negative 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.