OT and IoT security · October 2026 Edition
Fortinet OT Security Platform vs Dragos Platform
Two of fourteen models named Fortinet OT Security Platform first on the direct prompt; one named Dragos Platform. Fortinet OT Security Platform was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Dragos Platform by fourteen and Fortinet OT Security Platform carries 23 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 share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%26%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2346A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Fortinet OT Security 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 Fortinet OT Security Platform · Microsoft Defender for IoT vs Dragos Platform · Claroty xDome vs Fortinet OT Security 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.
Fortinet OT Security PlatformFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDragos Platform
Direct212 against Dragos Platform
Paraphrase002 against Dragos Platform
Comparative03
Budget-constrained205 against Dragos Platform
Scale-constrained001 against Dragos Platform
Negative021 against Fortinet OT Security Platform · 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, Fortinet OT Security Platform and Dragos Platform were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 67 answers naming Fortinet OT Security Platform and the 136 naming Dragos Platform. In those answers Dragos Platform took the first choice ten times and Fortinet OT Security Platform eight.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Fortinet OT Security Platform 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 | | |
Fortinet OT Security Platform Dragos Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Fortinet OT Security Platform on the left and Dragos Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Fortinet OT Security Platform and Dragos Platform stood in it.
Fortinet OT Security Platform first, Dragos Platform an alternative
2 of 14 modelsDragos Platform 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
Dragos Platform first, Fortinet OT Security Platform not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFortinet OT Security Platform 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
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
Kimi K2Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian
GPT-6 LunaNozomi Networks Vantage alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.DeepSeek V4 FlashClaroty xDome alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
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
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 four points.
Fortinet OT Security Platform7%#2 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Fortinet OT Security Platform leads by six points.
Fortinet OT Security Platform8%#4 of 9Dragos Platform2%#7 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Dragos Platform leads at enterprise.
Dragos Platform9%#4 of 9Fortinet OT Security Platform4%#6 of 9What 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
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.