# Claroty xDome vs Fortinet OT Security Platform: which do AI models recommend for ot/iot security, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, OT and IoT security. Five of fourteen models named Claroty xDome first on the direct prompt; two named Fortinet OT Security Platform. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/ot-and-iot-security/claroty-xdome-vs-fortinet-ot-security-platform/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claroty xDome | 19% | #2 of 9 | 19% | 59 | 14 of 14 |
| Fortinet OT Security Platform | 8% | #4 of 9 | 4% | 23 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: claroty xdome first (first choices: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks, Tenable OT Security)
- GPT-5.4 mini: claroty xdome first (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Armis Centrix, Dragos Platform)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: claroty xdome first (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: claroty xdome first (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security)
- Kimi K2: claroty xdome first (first choices: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: fortinet ot security platform first (first choices: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: fortinet ot security platform first (first choices: Fortinet OT Security Platform) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Dragos Platform) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Palo Alto Networks) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Industrial AI) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable.io OT)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Nozomi Networks Vantage) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)

## What the models said about Claroty xDome

- "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

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.