Recruiting (ATS)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ36
+13 more products
AI-recommended HR Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 125 products across 10 HR categories in the Edition 3 snapshot for Week 30, July 26, 2026, backed by 867 cited pages from 447 domains.
Payroll
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
+8 more products
Employer of Record (EOR)
- Deel1
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ98 Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ53- G-P3
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ23
+9 more products
Performance Management
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ97
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+11 more products
Time Tracking
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ22
+11 more products
Learning Management (LMS)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ68Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ24
+11 more products
Core HR (HRIS)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+9 more products
Employee Engagement
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ96Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ22
+18 more products
Employee Scheduling
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ68Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ66
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ35
+11 more products
Employee Recognition
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ70Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ70
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43
+12 more products
Movers in Edition 3
Most improved
- Up 7 positions
Up 7 positions
Up 6 positions
- Up 6 positions
- Up 6 positions
Up 6 positions
Up 5 positions
Up 5 positions
Spots lost
Down 13 positions
Down 12 positions
- Down 11 positions
Down 6 positionsDown 6 positions
- Down 6 positions
Down 5 positions
Down 5 positions
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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 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.