Password Managers
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ67Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ52Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
+8 more products
AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 161 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the Edition 4 snapshot for Week 31, August 2, 2026, backed by 919 cited pages from 490 domains.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+15 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+11 more products
IT Service Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+8 more products
Remote Support
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ35Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
+12 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ58Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ39
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ58
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ20
+12 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
+7 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ36
+15 more products
SaaS Management
Zylo1Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ75
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ25
+16 more products
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Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 4 software recommendation index.
Index Update
The Cooper Index, Edition 4: How AI Recommendations Changed Across 80 Software Categories
Edition 4 measures what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, separating Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising into four direct rankings.
Rising AIQ
Edition 4 Rising AIQ Report
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ findings show where emerging-product recommendations strengthened in Cooper’s fourth immutable edition.
Category Report
Edition 4 IT & Security Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 4 IT & Security markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.