Password Managers
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ85Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ65
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+7 more products
AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 160 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the Edition 6 snapshot for Week 33, August 16, 2026, based on 1,287 sources cited and 4,193 mentions.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ80- Okta2
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ43 Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+15 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ75Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
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
AIQ48Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ35
+7 more products
Remote Support
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ41
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+15 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ80
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ31Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ22
+12 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ43
+9 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ60
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ30
+19 more products
SaaS Management
Zylo1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ77
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ61
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+13 more products
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This Edition’s News
Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 6 software recommendation index.
Index Update
23 of 80 Best Leaders Changed in This Week’s Software Rankings
This week's edition maps 2,853 ranked products across 80 categories, with 9,119 Sources, 36,148 Mentions, and a clearer divide between settled leaders and active markets.
Rising AIQ
Eight Emerging Software Signals Worth Watching This Week
This week, Cooper selects one Rising signal from each hub to show different movement and assistant-agreement patterns rather than form a cross-category leaderboard.
Category Report
IT & Security Pairs Wide Leads With Sharp Assistant Splits
This week's IT & Security report pairs several wide, unanimous leads with newly formed or narrowly supported results across ten markets.