# PDQ: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/pdq/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patch management | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |
| Remote monitoring and management | 0% | 44 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "phishing campaigns were documented dropping the RMM tools ITarian (aka Comodo), PDQ, SimpleHelp, and Atera" (Claude Haiku 4.5, RMM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.