Password Managers
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AIQ52Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ46Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ42
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AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 297 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the July 19, 2026 weekly snapshot, backed by 813 cited pages from 465 domains.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
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AIQ28 
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AIQ23
+34 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ37
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ24
+31 more products
IT Service Management
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AIQ74
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ25Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ21
+28 more products
Remote Support
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AIQ52
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ24
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ21
+25 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ21Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ18
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ59
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+22 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ46Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ32Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ23
+17 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
+32 more products
SaaS Management
Zylo1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ34
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ28Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
+23 more products
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