OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Dragos Platform vs Palo Alto Networks
One of fourteen models named Dragos Platform first on the direct prompt; one named Palo Alto Networks. Dragos Platform was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Palo Alto Networks by eleven and Dragos Platform carries 46 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 share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate26%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels4617A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Dragos Platform 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 Dragos Platform · Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Palo Alto Networks · Claroty xDome vs Dragos Platform
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.
Dragos PlatformFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPalo Alto Networks
Direct112 against Dragos Platform
Paraphrase002 against Dragos Platform
Comparative30
Budget-constrained005 against Dragos Platform
Scale-constrained001 against Dragos Platform
Negative202 against Dragos Platform · 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, Dragos Platform and Palo Alto Networks were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 136 answers naming Dragos Platform and the 172 naming Palo Alto Networks. In those answers Palo Alto Networks took the first choice zero times and Dragos Platform three.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Dragos Platform 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 | | |
Dragos Platform Palo Alto Networks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Dragos Platform on the left and Palo Alto Networks on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Dragos Platform and Palo Alto Networks stood in it.
Dragos Platform 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.Mistral SmallDragos Platform alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian
Palo Alto Networks first, Dragos Platform not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDragos Platform 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
6 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
GLM 4.7 FlashXFortinet OT Security Platform alternatives: Dragos Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian
GPT-6 LunaNozomi Networks Vantage alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform
Neither was named
6 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
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
Kimi K2Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian
MiniMax M2.5Radiflow360 alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security
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
Dragos Platform leads by two points.
Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Palo Alto Networks2%#8 of 9Enterprise
Dragos Platform leads by nine points.
Dragos Platform9%#4 of 9Palo Alto Networks0%#9 of 9What 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
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
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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.