OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Claroty xDome vs Palo Alto Networks
Five of fourteen models named Claroty xDome first on the direct prompt; one named Palo Alto Networks. Claroty xDome was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Palo Alto Networks by eleven and Claroty xDome carries 59 labels and Palo Alto Networks 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
First-choice share19%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5917A 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 Palo Alto Networks · 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 modelsPalo Alto Networks
Direct511 against Claroty xDome
Paraphrase302 against Claroty xDome
Comparative80
Budget-constrained006 against Claroty xDome
Scale-constrained10
Negative302 against Claroty xDome · 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, Claroty xDome and Palo Alto Networks were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 169 answers naming Claroty xDome and the 172 naming Palo Alto Networks. In those answers Palo Alto Networks took the first choice one time and Claroty xDome fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Claroty xDome 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 | | | |
Claroty xDome Palo Alto Networks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Claroty xDome on the left and Palo Alto Networks on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Claroty xDome and Palo Alto Networks stood in it.
Claroty xDome first, Palo Alto Networks an alternative
5 of 14 modelsPalo Alto Networks 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
Palo Alto Networks first, Claroty xDome an alternative
1 of 14 modelsClaroty xDome 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
7 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
Mistral SmallDragos Platform alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
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
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GLM 4.7 FlashXFortinet OT Security Platform alternatives: Dragos Platform, 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 four points.
Claroty xDome4%#4 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Claroty xDome leads by seventeen points.
Claroty xDome19%#2 of 9Palo Alto Networks2%#8 of 9Enterprise
Claroty xDome leads by thirty-five points.
Claroty xDome35%#1 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#9 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 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
Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Claroty xDomeMicrosoft Defender for IoT vs Palo Alto NetworksClaroty xDome vs Nozomi Networks GuardianClaroty xDome vs Fortinet OT Security PlatformClaroty xDome vs Armis CentrixClaroty xDome vs Tenable OT SecurityClaroty xDome vs Dragos PlatformNozomi Networks Guardian vs Palo Alto NetworksFortinet OT Security Platform vs Palo Alto NetworksArmis Centrix vs Palo Alto NetworksTenable OT Security vs Palo Alto NetworksDragos 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.