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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet OT Security Platform | 8% | #4 of 9 | 4% | 23 | 11 of 14 |
| Dragos Platform | 2% | #7 of 9 | 26% | 46 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## 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)

## What the models said about Dragos Platform

- "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)

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.