OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Claroty xDome vs Dragos Platform
Five of fourteen models named Claroty xDome first on the direct prompt; one named Dragos Platform. Both were named by all fourteen models and Claroty xDome carries 59 labels and Dragos Platform 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share19%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%26%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5946A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Claroty xDome reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Nozomi Networks Guardian was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Claroty xDome · Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Dragos Platform · Claroty xDome vs Nozomi Networks Guardian
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.
Claroty xDomeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDragos Platform
Direct511 against Claroty xDome · 2 against Dragos Platform
Paraphrase302 against Claroty xDome · 2 against Dragos Platform
Comparative83
Budget-constrained006 against Claroty xDome · 5 against Dragos Platform
Scale-constrained101 against Dragos Platform
Negative322 against Claroty xDome · 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, Claroty xDome and Dragos Platform were named in the same answer 128 times, of the 169 answers naming Claroty xDome and the 136 naming Dragos Platform. In those answers Dragos Platform took the first choice nine times and Claroty xDome thirty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Claroty xDome 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 | | | |
Claroty xDome Dragos Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Claroty xDome on the left and Dragos Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Claroty xDome and Dragos Platform stood in it.
Claroty xDome first, Dragos Platform an alternative
5 of 14 modelsDragos Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Grok 4.1 FastClaroty xDome alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks
DeepSeek V4 FlashClaroty xDome alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Kimi K2Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Dragos Platform first, Claroty xDome an alternative
1 of 14 modelsClaroty xDome 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
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashFortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Perplexity SonarRadiflow360 alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks
Llama 4 MaverickPalo Alto Networks alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint
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
MiniMax M2.5Radiflow360 alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security
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
Claroty xDome leads by two points.
Claroty xDome4%#4 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Claroty xDome leads by seventeen points.
Claroty xDome19%#2 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Enterprise
Claroty xDome leads by twenty-six points.
Claroty xDome35%#1 of 9Dragos Platform9%#4 of 9What the models said about Claroty xDome
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 on a tight budget: Claroty, Nozomi Networks, and Dragos” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Claroty's published schedule lists CTD 5.1.x and 5.2.2 as past end of life as of October 4, 2026. I'd be wary of a proposal built on either without a supported upgrade path.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“standard enterprise-grade OT ... platforms like Claroty, Dragos, or Nozomi Networks—which frequently cost six figures ... are usually out of reach” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Claroty (Strong Performer in Forrester Wave) - Why suitable: Excellent for asset discovery/inventory, vulnerability management, and XIoT” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct 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
“Claroty: Leader in Gartner; excels in asset discovery, risk prioritization, and OT-specific threat detection.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative 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
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.