Recruiting (ATS)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ36Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+16 more products
AI-recommended HR Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 125 products across 10 HR categories in the Edition 4 snapshot for Week 31, August 2, 2026, backed by 998 cited pages from 482 domains.
Payroll
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ88
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+8 more products
Employer of Record (EOR)
- Deel1
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100 Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+8 more products
Performance Management
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ59
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ48
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+10 more products
Time Tracking
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ75
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ35
+11 more products
Learning Management (LMS)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ41Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ25
+12 more products
Core HR (HRIS)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ37Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+10 more products
Employee Engagement
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ96Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ33Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+16 more products
Employee Scheduling
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ84
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ37
+11 more products
Employee Recognition
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ69
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ63Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50
+10 more products
Movers in Edition 4
Most Improved
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- Up 5 positions
Up 4 positions
Spots Lost
- Down 8 positions
Down 7 positions
Down 6 positions
Down 6 positions
Down 5 positions
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This Edition’s News
Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 4 software recommendation index.
Index Update
The Cooper Index, Edition 4: How AI Recommendations Changed Across 80 Software Categories
Edition 4 measures what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, separating Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising into four direct rankings.
Rising AIQ
Edition 4 Rising AIQ Report
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ findings show where emerging-product recommendations strengthened in Cooper’s fourth immutable edition.
Category Report
Edition 4 HR Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 4 HR markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.