Password Managers
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ25
+8 more products
AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 165 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the Edition 5 snapshot for Week 32, August 9, 2026, based on 1,000 sources cited and 3,105 mentions.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50- Okta3
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45
+17 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+14 more products
IT Service Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ84
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ45Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+10 more products
Remote Support
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ36
+13 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ75Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ39Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
+16 more products
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ30Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
+15 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ45Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+8 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ73
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ40Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+15 more products
SaaS Management
Zylo1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ75
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ56Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
+10 more products
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Spots Lost
Down 14 positions
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