Password Managers
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ78Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ46Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ42
+5 more products
AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 146 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the Edition 3 snapshot for Week 30, July 26, 2026, backed by 904 cited pages from 509 domains.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55- Okta2
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45 Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
+13 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ98Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+10 more products
IT Service Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ90Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
+9 more products
Remote Support
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ34Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+12 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ85Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ36
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ24
+11 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ70Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ63Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+9 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ37Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+14 more products
SaaS Management
Zylo1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ85
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ56
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ30
+11 more products
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Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 3 software recommendation index.
Index Update
The Cooper Index, Edition 3: Four Direct Rankings Across 80 Software Categories
Edition 3 records what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, with distinct rankings for Best, Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising.
Rising AIQ
Edition 3 Rising AIQ Report
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ movements show how emerging-product recommendations changed across Cooper’s third immutable edition.
Category Report
Edition 3 IT & Security Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 IT & Security markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.