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ManageEngine ads in ChatGPT

In our capture of logged-out ChatGPT, 134 ads from ManageEngine appeared on screen (all text ads), in 24 distinct ad copies across 8 industries and 42 topics. Each one appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

manageengine.comLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026

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134
distinct ad copies
24
industries
8
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42

Logged-out ChatGPT from US connections, Oct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026. Each ad came after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad, so the counts show where ManageEngine advertised, not how often ChatGPT shows its ads.

Ad copies

ManageEngine ad copies, most shown first

Each distinct ad copy in our capture, most shown first: the headline of a text ad, or the product and price of a shopping ad. Under each, up to five questions asked in conversations where it appeared, as we asked them; in every one, the ad appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

24 ad copies

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Manage Vendor Privileges | ManageEngine PAM360

    Text ad · shown 22 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “how to discover all privileged accounts”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:22 pm ET
    2. “we're a county government with 600 employees and a small it team, what mdr options work with public sector procurement rules?”Managed Detection & Response · Oct 3, 9:43 pm ET
    3. “iam software”Identity & Access Management · Oct 3, 10:17 pm ET
    4. “is thoropass worth it”Compliance Automation · Oct 3, 10:33 pm ET
    5. “our auditors want proof of every change to privileged ad groups for sox, what auditing tool would satisfy them for 2,000 users?”Active Directory Security · Oct 4, 11:16 am ET

    +17 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Privileged Access Management

    Text ad · shown 18 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “entra pim vs cyberark for azure”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:23 pm ET
    2. “is strongdm worth it”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:25 pm ET
    3. “how to convince leadership that a team password manager is worth paying for after a phishing scare”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:09 pm ET
    4. “is a secrets manager worth it for a small team”Secrets Management · Oct 3, 11:07 pm ET
    5. “how do i let vendors remote into specific machines with approval and recording instead of shared teamviewer ids”RMM & Remote Support · Oct 3, 11:28 pm ET

    +13 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise Endpoint Management Solution

    Text ad · shown 17 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “how to automate offboarding with sso”Identity & Access Management · Oct 3, 9:27 pm ET
    2. “a dental office I help out has 9 computers and an x-ray server, what antivirus would you put on that setup that won't break the imaging software?”Endpoint Security · Oct 3, 9:44 pm ET
    3. “crowdstrike falcon insight vs sentinelone singularity complete for a 300 endpoint company with no 24/7 staff”EDR & XDR · Oct 3, 9:46 pm ET
    4. “how do i get our mdr to stop paging us for things that are clearly approved admin activity”Managed Detection & Response · Oct 3, 9:50 pm ET
    5. “i run a small insurance agency with four employees and need desktops that run our software and video calls, what should i buy”Desktop PCs · Oct 3, 10:20 pm ET

    +12 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Secure Every Enterprise Endpoint

    Text ad · shown 15 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “best endpoint security for remote employees”Endpoint Security · Oct 3, 9:22 pm ET
    2. “sophos mdr”Managed Detection & Response · Oct 3, 9:40 pm ET
    3. “how much more does sentinelone complete cost than control for 1,000 endpoints”EDR & XDR · Oct 3, 9:42 pm ET
    4. “free security awareness training for small business”Security Awareness Training · Oct 3, 10:02 pm ET
    5. “best siem”SIEM · Oct 3, 10:21 pm ET

    +10 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise-Grade Vulnerability Management

    Text ad · shown 8 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “best siem for a security team that prefers writing detections as code in git”SIEM · Oct 3, 9:36 pm ET
    2. “is huntress managed edr worth it”Endpoint Security · Oct 3, 9:41 pm ET
    3. “how to detect malicious npm packages”Application Security Testing · Oct 3, 11:06 pm ET
    4. “perimeter 81”Zero Trust & VPN · Oct 3, 11:11 pm ET
    5. “how to stop credential stuffing attacks”Web Application Firewall · Oct 3, 11:34 pm ET

    +3 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise-Grade Vulnerability Assessment

    Text ad · shown 8 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “should we self host our password manager”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:24 pm ET
    2. “qualys vs tenable for pci asv scans and internal scans in one platform”Vulnerability Scanning · Oct 3, 11:21 pm ET
    3. “my site keeps going down what do i do”Web Hosting · Oct 3, 11:29 pm ET
    4. “how much does nessus expert cost compared to nessus professional and is it worth the difference”Vulnerability Scanning · Oct 4, 2:27 am ET

    +4 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Most Trusted PAM Solution | Unified PAM Platform

    Text ad · shown 7 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “bitwarden vs 1password for a team with lots of developers who want cli access and ssh agent support”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 9:23 pm ET
    2. “is nordpass business any good”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 9:24 pm ET
    3. “is bitwarden enterprise worth the upgrade from teams for sso and policies”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 9:32 pm ET
    4. “best self hosted password manager for business”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 9:59 pm ET
    5. “best password manager for a 15 person team that wants something non technical people will actually use”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:28 pm ET

    +2 more conversations with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Reliable enterprise password management

    Text ad · shown 6 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “bitwarden teams pricing per user”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:28 pm ET
    2. “is dashlane or nordpass better for a non technical 20 person office”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:30 pm ET
    3. “we're a small family business with 8 people and an old shared email account for everything, what's a simple password manager we can grow into?”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:30 pm ET
    4. “best password manager for a 10 person business”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 10:48 pm ET
    5. “how much does dashlane cost after the first year promo and can i lock in the lower price”Password Managers · Oct 4, 12:44 am ET

    +1 more conversation with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Best PAM Software | Most Trusted PAM Solution

    Text ad · shown 5 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “how do we roll out a pam tool without breaking the scheduled tasks and services that use admin credentials”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:24 pm ET
    2. “pam software”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:30 pm ET
    3. “delinea vs cyberark pricing”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:51 pm ET
    4. “is beyondtrust worth the price”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:59 pm ET
    5. “manageengine pam360 vs cyberark”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 10:51 pm ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    MDM Software | Mobile Device Management Solution

    Text ad · shown 5 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “i run a small cleaning business and need four cheap but reliable phones for my employees, what model and carrier plan would you suggest”Smartphones · Oct 3, 9:26 pm ET
    2. “local admin rights”Privileged Access Management · Oct 3, 9:31 pm ET
    3. “how to protect my number from being ported out by a scammer”Number Porting · Oct 3, 11:49 pm ET
    4. “best mdm for a law firm that needs to wipe lost phones and keep client email separate on personal devices”MDM & Device Management · Oct 4, 12:37 am ET

    +1 more conversation with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Network Monitoring Software

    Text ad · shown 3 times

    Our export holds no question text for these conversations.

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise-Grade Vulnerability Scanner

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “vaultwarden”Team Password Managers · Oct 3, 9:55 pm ET
    2. “what's a realistic study schedule for oscp if i work full time and can only lab on weekends”Cybersecurity Certifications · Oct 3, 11:55 pm ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise CIS Compliance Management

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “is knowbe4's compliance plus library worth it for hipaa and pci training at a small company”Security Awareness Training · Oct 3, 9:59 pm ET
    2. “how to choose a compliance platform when our stack includes azure, gitlab and on-prem servers”Compliance Automation · Oct 3, 10:33 pm ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Unified Endpoint Management Solution

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “laptop screen flickering how to fix”Laptops · Oct 3, 10:45 pm ET

    +1 more conversation with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise Endpoint Protection

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “is acronis cyber protect worth it if we need both backup and endpoint security in one tool”Endpoint Security · Oct 3, 10:57 pm ET
    2. “mcafee identity monitoring”Identity Theft Protection · Oct 3, 11:05 pm ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Log File Viewer for Windows & Linux

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “obs dropped frames while recording fix”Screen Recording · Oct 3, 11:08 pm ET
    2. “my steam game keeps crashing to desktop after the latest update, how do i fix it”PC Games & Stores · Oct 4, 3:24 am ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise Software Deployment

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Our export holds no question text for these conversations.

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Server Monitoring Tool

    Text ad · shown 2 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “truenas build”NAS and Home Servers · Oct 4, 11:14 am ET

    +1 more conversation with this ad copy

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Upgrade Your Observability with OpManager Nexus

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “elk stack”Log Management · Oct 3, 11:20 pm ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Enterprise-Grade Patch Automation

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Our export holds no question text for this conversation.

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Malware Protection Built for SMBs.

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Our export holds no question text for this conversation.

  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Office 365 PST Export Tool

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “proton mail search can't find old messages i imported, how do i fix this or work around it”Private Email Providers · Oct 4, 11:14 am ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    Active Directory Reports

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “how do we safely remove old service accounts from ad when nobody knows which apps still depend on them?”Active Directory Security · Oct 4, 11:16 am ET
  • ManageEngineSponsored

    #1 Active Directory Admin Tool

    Text ad · shown 1 time

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “how much does hihello cost if we need active directory sync and custom branding”Digital Business Cards · Oct 4, 11:25 am ET
Method

How this data was captured

What we ran, what counts as a shown ad, and what these numbers cannot tell you.

We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.

Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like