The B2B SaaS AI visibility index
When buyers ask ChatGPT
, Claude
, or Gemini
what software to buy, these are the brands the models actually recommend. Measured
every month from real AI answers, published free and ungated.
A real buyer question from the August 2026 snapshot.
ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot
…HubSpot is usually the safest pick. It’s easy to set up, has a solid free tier, and won’t slow you down. You can grow into its paid tiers without rebuilding everything. Close is great if…
Named across its answers: 1. HubSpot 2. Salesforce 3. Close · see all 9 answers →
In Publishing & Newsletters, Substack leads Beehiiv by just under a point: the tightest fight in the index this month. Substack is mentioned in 64% of 72 answers and picked first 39% of the time. One good month could flip this category.
See the full Publishing & Newsletters ranking →Every category is scored from 72 fresh AI answers to 8 buyer questions. Click through for the full leaderboard, per-model breakdowns, and the exact prompts we asked.
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Customer relationship management platforms for tracking contacts, pipeline, and deals.
Platforms for email nurture, lead scoring, and campaign orchestration.
Platforms for newsletters, campaigns, and lifecycle email.
Platforms for outbound sequences, prospecting data, and multichannel sales outreach.
Help desk, shared inbox, live chat, and AI support platforms.
Platforms for building and hosting marketing sites without heavy engineering.
Platforms for publishing content and running newsletters.
AI tools for creating, editing, and repurposing video content.
Tools for understanding user behavior, funnels, retention, and feature adoption.
Behavior analytics tools for session recordings, heatmaps, and UX insights.
Business intelligence platforms for dashboards and self-serve analytics.
Pipelines for syncing SaaS and database data into warehouses, and reverse ETL.
Low-code/no-code platforms for building internal apps, admin panels, and dashboards.
AI-native platforms that turn plain-language prompts into working apps.
Work management platforms for planning, tracking, and shipping projects.
Workspaces for documents, wikis, and team knowledge.
Meeting and video collaboration platforms for teams.
APIs for SMS, voice, email, and verification in your product.
Git hosting and code collaboration platforms for pull requests, code review, and CI integration.
Service desk and ITSM platforms for ticketing, incident and change workflows, and ITIL processes.
Platforms for alerting, on-call rotations, incident response, and postmortems.
HRIS, payroll, benefits, and people operations platforms.
Platforms for engagement surveys, eNPS, and employee listening.
Platforms for performance reviews, goals and OKRs, 1:1s, and feedback cycles.
Platforms for coding interviews, assessments, and engineering hiring.
Marketplaces for hiring freelance and contract talent.
Platforms for professional coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.
Learning management and upskilling platforms for companies.
Financial planning and analysis platforms for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Billing, payments, and revenue management platforms for SaaS.
Electronic signature and contract lifecycle management software.
Platforms for buying, renewing, and managing SaaS spend.
Demand forecasting and inventory optimization for commerce brands.
Warehouse and fulfillment management systems for brands and 3PLs.
Software for planning and optimizing delivery and field-service routes.
Platforms for 3D capture, digital twins, and virtual property tours.
Website crawling and technical SEO audit tools: crawl a site, find indexability and content issues, and track fixes.
Tools that measure and improve how brands show up in AI assistant answers (ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews).
Keyword rank tracking tools: monitor search positions across markets and devices over time.
Retool posts the single highest score in the index (95) in No-Code & Internal Tool Builders, appearing in 100% of answers.
Publishing & Newsletters is the closest fight: Substack (59) leads Beehiiv (59) by under a point.
AI assistants have become the first stop in software research. If the models never say your name, you are invisible at the exact moment buyers form their shortlist.
Every tracked matchup, scored across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — who each model prefers, and the fight question by question.