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Which software AI recommends
The complete Edition 3 snapshot for Week 30, July 20–26, 2026: 1,070 products across 80 categories in 8 hubs, backed by 7,029 cited pages from 3,384 domains.
156 software products in Sales across products · 10 categories, based on categories · 799 sources cited sources
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Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
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Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
This Edition’s News
Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 3 software recommendation index.
Index Update
The Cooper Index, Edition 3: Four Direct Rankings Across 80 Software Categories
Edition 3 records what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, with distinct rankings for Best, Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising.
Rising AIQ
Edition 3 Rising AIQ Report
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ movements show how emerging-product recommendations changed across Cooper’s third immutable edition.
Category Report
Edition 3 Sales Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Sales markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 Marketing Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Marketing markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 Support Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Support markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 HR Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 HR markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 Finance Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Finance markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 Productivity Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Productivity markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 IT & Security Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 IT & Security markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
Category Report
Edition 3 Engineering Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Engineering markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.