Password Managers
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ88Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44
+9 more products
AI-recommended IT & Security Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 166 products across 10 IT & Security categories in the Edition 7 snapshot for Week 34, August 23, 2026, based on 1,212 sources cited and 4,020 mentions.
Identity & Access (SSO/IAM)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ68- Okta2
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ42 Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+15 more products
Endpoint Management (MDM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ88Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ63
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ23
+11 more products
IT Service Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ93
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ58Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+8 more products
Remote Support
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ64Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ42Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+12 more products
Backup & Recovery
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ80
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
Business VPN
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ29Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+15 more products
Endpoint Security (EDR)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ85Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ35
+10 more products
Security Awareness Training
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ87
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ20
+16 more products
SaaS Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ93
Zylo2Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ58Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ27
+13 more products
Movers in Edition 7
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Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 7 software recommendation index.
Index Update
All 80 Software Categories Split by Buyer Intent as 30 Best Leaders Change
The current edition maps 2,915 ranked products, 9,292 Sources and 37,841 Mentions, with four different leaders in 51 categories and a changed Best leader in 30.
Rising AIQ
Eight Rising Software Signals With the Broadest Assistant Reach This Week
The current Rising AIQ report selects one category-local signal per hub, showing where assistant breadth supports an emerging-product answer and where the agreement stops.
Category Report
IT & Security Keeps Broad Best Consensus but Splits on Practical Constraints
The current IT & Security report finds strong Best reference points alongside different answers for value, deployment, and emerging products in all ten categories.