# Armis Centrix alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 195 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Armis Centrix holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/armis-centrix/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: 33
- Claroty xDome: 29
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: 18
- Dragos Platform: 11
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: 10
- Acreto: 6

## OT and IoT security

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Armis Centrix (Armis Centrix is #5 of 9 at 2%).

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 17 of those 70
- Acreto: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 3 of those 70
- MetaDefender OT Access: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Tenable OT Security: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Armis Centrix (Armis Centrix is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Acreto: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Radiflow360: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Tenable OT Security: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Armis Centrix (Armis Centrix is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 18 of those 60
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Check Point Quantum IoT Protect: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Cisco Cyber Vision: first choice in 1 of those 60
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 60

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