Password Managers
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AIQ53Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44
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How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 351 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the July 12, 2026 weekly snapshot, backed by 842 cited pages from 458 domains.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
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AIQ41Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ22
+41 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ38Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+33 more products
IT Service Management
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AIQ51
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+25 more products
Remote Support
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+26 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ46Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ34Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+37 more products
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ59
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ30Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
+30 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ39Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ34
+28 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
+38 more products
SaaS Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
+35 more products
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