OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Armis Centrix vs Palo Alto Networks
One of fourteen models named Armis Centrix first on the direct prompt; one named Palo Alto Networks. Armis Centrix was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Palo Alto Networks by eleven and Armis Centrix carries 31 labels and Palo Alto Networks 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3117A 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 Palo Alto Networks · 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 modelsPalo Alto Networks
Direct11
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative104 against Armis Centrix · 1 against Palo Alto Networks
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 Palo Alto Networks were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 106 answers naming Armis Centrix and the 172 naming Palo Alto Networks. In those answers Palo Alto Networks took the first choice zero times and Armis Centrix one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Armis Centrix and Palo Alto Networks 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 Palo Alto Networks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Armis Centrix on the left and Palo Alto Networks on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Armis Centrix and Palo Alto Networks stood in it.
Armis Centrix first, Palo Alto Networks not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPalo Alto Networks 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
Palo Alto Networks 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.Llama 4 MaverickPalo Alto Networks alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 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
MiniMax M2.5Radiflow360 alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security
Neither was named
7 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
Mistral SmallDragos Platform alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
DeepSeek V4 FlashClaroty xDome alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashIndustrial AI alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable.io OT
GLM 4.7 FlashXFortinet OT Security Platform alternatives: Dragos Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian
GPT-6 LunaNozomi Networks Vantage alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform
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
Armis Centrix leads by two points.
Armis Centrix2%#5 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Armis Centrix leads by four points.
Armis Centrix6%#5 of 9Palo Alto Networks2%#8 of 9Enterprise
Armis Centrix leads by six points.
Armis Centrix6%#5 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#9 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 Palo Alto Networks
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Palo Alto Networks' Industrial OT Security solution is designed to protect operational technology environments by leveraging advanced AI, real-time threat detection, and zero trust architecture.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.