Small business=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 0% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 11 pointsRank 55 → 63 of 64
Microsoft · 4 categories · RankedMicrosoft Configuration Manager
47Judge labels
1First choices
22Negative labels
14 / 14Models named it
4Categories
October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.8, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
2% in Patching for enterprise buyers
Rank 28 of 85 in the mid-market standingcriticized challenger
0 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 30% of its 10 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of Microsoft Configuration Manager →By buyer segmentRead the same way at every buyer size.
Small business69 of 69
0%8 labels
under the label threshold
Mid-market28 of 85
0%10 labels
criticized challenger
Enterprise16 of 96
2%21 labels
criticized challenger
In patching · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named Microsoft Configuration Manager for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant | Since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patch management | IT operations and endpoint | 0% | 28 of 85 | 30% | 10 | criticized challenger | ▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| IT asset management | IT operations and endpoint | 0% | 24 of 82 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by Freshservice at 31% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Microsoft 365 management | IT operations and endpoint | 0% | 58 of 149 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by CoreView at 20% | |
| Unified endpoint management | IT operations and endpoint | 0% | 50 of 53 | 100% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Microsoft Intune at 39% |
Movement
Since September 2026, Microsoft Configuration Manager held within the floor in all four categories: no change cleared 11 points.
Best category · Patching · by segment
Mid-market▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 2% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 9 pointsRank 10 → 26 of 79
Enterprise▼−2Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
2%from 4% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 9 pointsRank 9 → 15 of 94
All categories · Mid-market
| Category | September 2026 | Now | Change | Reading | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patching | 2% | 0% | ▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 10 → 28 of 85 |
| ITAM | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 55 → 24 of 82 |
| M365 management | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 58 of 149, unchanged |
| UEM | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 50 of 53, unchanged |
Shares here are read over the models both editions asked, so they can differ by a point or two from the standing above, which counts every model in this edition.
The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured · The editions
By model
How each model treated Microsoft Configuration Manager across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated Microsoft Configuration Manager across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
By framing
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct5 labels1
Paraphrase7 labelsNone
Comparative12 labelsNone
Budget-constrained2 labelsNone
Scale-constrained3 labelsNone
Negative18 labelsNone
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative47 labels in all, every segment counted; 1 of the 1 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“The Best for Microsoft Ecosystems: Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) / Intune” Qwen 3.7 Flash · ITAM · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Best For: Shops running a standard Windows Server Active Directory environment.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Patching · comparative prompt · alternative
“Best for: traditional on-premises or hybrid device management.” GPT-5.4 mini · M365 management · comparative prompt · alternative
“SCCM remains powerful but demands serious IT expertise.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Patching · comparative prompt · alternative
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Verdict: Avoid for SMBs. Only look into MECM if you are a massive enterprise” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Patching · negative prompt · hard negative
“While incredible for Windows, patching macOS, Linux, or non-Microsoft software ... usually requires separate configuration or third-party add-ons” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Patching · comparative prompt · soft negative
“While widely deployed, it is currently listed as CISA Known Exploited.” Muse Glimmer 30B · UEM · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution level: HIGH — if used without augmentation” Kimi K2 · Patching · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Configuration Manager, over the 47 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Microsoft Configuration Manager was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Configuration Manager, over the 47 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Microsoft Configuration Manager was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Configuration Manager. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 40 of the 47 answers that named Microsoft Configuration Manager and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
action1.com16
automox.com16
learn.g2.com16
heimdalsecurity.com15
motadata.com15
expertinsights.com14
manageengine.com14
acronis.com13
ninjaone.com13
syncrosecure.com12
144 of the 144 domain citations in answers naming Microsoft Configuration Manager came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Search and answers
Where Microsoft Configuration Manager stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.ShowHide
Search and answers
Where Microsoft Configuration Manager stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.
ShowHideIn search
Google, US estimates- Searches for its name, Google
- 3,600 a month (“microsoft configuration manager”)
- AI search demand for its name, est.
- 86 a month
- Its own site
- It sits on Microsoft's site (microsoft.com), so there are no site figures for it alone
In answers
This editionShare of first choices
0%
rank 28 of 85 in patching
Segment leader
29%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
- First choices
- 1 across its categories
- Named in
- 47 answers
- Its own site cited
- in 40 of the answers that named it
Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
Names read as Microsoft Configuration Manager
What the judge wrote, as written, with how often. The vendor table decides that these count as Microsoft Configuration Manager; a claim can dispute any of them.
SCCM/MECM 2Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM / SCCM) 1Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM / formerly SCCM) 1Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) / Intune 1Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM) 1Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM/Intune/MECM) 1Microsoft Intune & Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM / SCCM) 1Microsoft SCCM 1Microsoft SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager / ConfigMgr) 1SCCM / Microsoft Configuration Manager 1
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The company
Microsoft is the company behind Microsoft Configuration Manager.ShowHide
The company
Microsoft is the company behind Microsoft Configuration Manager.
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Company records- Also from Microsoft
- Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft 365 Administration, Microsoft 365 Backup, Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, Microsoft 365 DSC and 164 more
In its own words
Stated by the vendor, not checked- Free plan or trial
- Starten einer kostenlosen Testversion microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration
- Not stated on the pages read
- Positioning, who it is for, price, starting price, integrations, certifications, hosting, customers
What Microsoft Configuration Manager's own pages state, read September 28, 2026: microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration, microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration, microsoft.com/es-es/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration, microsoft.com/fi-fi/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration, microsoft.com/fr-fr/microsoft-365/windows/cloud-configuration. A claimed page can correct any of them.
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A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for Microsoft Configuration Manager by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:
- where Microsoft Configuration Manager is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
- the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
- its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
- who was chosen in the answers that did not name Microsoft Configuration Manager, and every reason the record gives;
- a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
- one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.