# SolarWinds Orion: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/solarwinds-orion/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure monitoring | 0% | 64 | 100% | 3 |
| Patch management | 0% | 84 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid SolarWinds Orion unless you have compelling compliance reasons and robust compensating controls." (Kimi K2, Infra monitoring)
- "the legacy on-premise Orion suite has been criticized for being clunky, expensive, and slow to modernize" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Infra monitoring)
- "Why avoid: The infamous SUNBURST supply-chain attack" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Patching)
- "Patched, but trust issues linger; audit rigorously if considering." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Infra monitoring)

## 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.