OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Claroty xDome vs Fortinet OT Security Platform
Five of fourteen models named Claroty xDome first on the direct prompt; two named Fortinet OT Security Platform. Claroty xDome was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Fortinet OT Security Platform by eleven and Claroty xDome carries 59 labels and Fortinet OT Security Platform 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share19%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5923A 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 Fortinet OT Security 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 modelsFortinet OT Security Platform
Direct521 against Claroty xDome
Paraphrase302 against Claroty xDome
Comparative80
Budget-constrained026 against Claroty xDome
Scale-constrained10
Negative302 against Claroty xDome · 1 against Fortinet OT Security 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 Fortinet OT Security Platform were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 169 answers naming Claroty xDome and the 67 naming Fortinet OT Security Platform. In those answers Fortinet OT Security Platform took the first choice nine times and Claroty xDome twenty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Claroty xDome and Fortinet OT Security 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 Fortinet OT Security Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Claroty xDome on the left and Fortinet OT Security Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Claroty xDome and Fortinet OT Security Platform stood in it.
Claroty xDome first, Fortinet OT Security Platform an alternative
5 of 14 modelsFortinet OT Security 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
Fortinet OT Security Platform first, Claroty xDome an alternative
2 of 14 modelsClaroty xDome was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashFortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
GLM 4.7 FlashXFortinet OT Security Platform alternatives: Dragos Platform, 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.Perplexity SonarRadiflow360 alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks
Mistral SmallDragos Platform alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Llama 4 MaverickPalo Alto Networks alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint
Qwen 3.7 FlashIndustrial AI alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable.io OT
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
Fortinet OT Security Platform leads by two points.
Fortinet OT Security Platform7%#2 of 9Claroty xDome4%#4 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Claroty xDome leads at mid-market.
Claroty xDome19%#2 of 9Fortinet OT Security Platform8%#4 of 9Enterprise
Claroty xDome leads by thirty-one points.
Claroty xDome35%#1 of 9Fortinet OT Security Platform4%#6 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 Fortinet OT Security Platform
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“may be better evaluated as infrastructure/security-control platforms than as best-in-class OT-native monitors” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Microsoft Defender for IoT (if you are a Microsoft shop) or Fortinet (if you use their network hardware) are the most successful starting points” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Fortinet offers a cost-effective entry point with OT appliances starting at $2,200-$4,000” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Fortinet for network-based protection and segmentation” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Claroty xDomeMicrosoft Defender for IoT vs Fortinet OT Security PlatformClaroty xDome vs Nozomi Networks GuardianClaroty xDome vs Armis CentrixClaroty xDome vs Tenable OT SecurityClaroty xDome vs Dragos PlatformClaroty xDome vs Palo Alto NetworksNozomi Networks Guardian vs Fortinet OT Security PlatformFortinet OT Security Platform vs Armis CentrixFortinet OT Security Platform vs Tenable OT SecurityFortinet OT Security Platform vs Dragos PlatformFortinet OT Security Platform vs Palo Alto NetworksAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ot/iot security standing
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.