AI Software Index · August 2026

Best network monitoring software according to AI

80 real buyer questions, asked on the live ChatGPT and Gemini apps. Filter the leaderboard by engine, buyer type, and region.

Paessler PRTG is the answer AI gives most often — it was the first recommendation in 24% of the 80 answers we collected.

That said, this category is far from settled: rephrase the question and the winner changes often. Scroll down to see who else shows up.

The leaderboard

EngineRegion
Buyer

Mention rate = share of 80 answers naming the brand. Top pick = share where it was the first recommendation.

#BrandMentionedTop pick
1PRTG99%
6%
2Zabbix85%
15%
3Datadog64%
19%
4Paessler PRTG60%
24%
5ManageEngine OpManager60%
0%
6Auvik48%
13%
7LogicMonitor45%
0%
8Nagios39%
0%
9SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor28%
6%
10LibreNMS26%
0%
Citations

The sources behind the answers

Which domains ChatGPT and Gemini cite when recommending network monitoring software — and which ones move the outcome.

Most-cited domains

  1. 1.paessler.com20
  2. 2.zabbix.com19
  3. 3.manageengine.com17
  4. 4.datadoghq.com15
  5. 5.uptrace.dev12
  6. 6.techrepublic.com11
  7. 7.kentik.com11
  8. 8.auvik.com10

Sources that swing this category

When these domains show up in the citations, one brand wins far above its baseline. Correlation, not causation — but the pattern is consistent.

Citing kentik.comKentik wins 27% (baseline 4% · 7.27× lift · n=11)
Citing uptrace.devPaessler PRTG wins 58% (baseline 24% · 2.46× lift · n=12)
Citing paessler.comDatadog wins 40% (baseline 19% · 2.13× lift · n=20)
Citing selector.aiPaessler PRTG wins 50% (baseline 24% · 2.11× lift · n=10)

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Methodology: 80 structured buyer prompts (generic, audience-framed, US/UK-localized) run on the real ChatGPT (gpt-5.5) and Gemini web apps, August 2026. “Top pick” = first brand recommended in the answer. Part of the GetIntel AI Software Index.

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