CRM
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ96Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ34
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+14 more products
AI-recommended Sales Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 162 products across 10 Sales categories in the Edition 6 snapshot for Week 33, August 16, 2026, based on 1,211 sources cited and 5,305 mentions.
Sales Engagement
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ75Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ38Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ25
+11 more products
Sales Intelligence
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45
+16 more products
Conversation Intelligence
Gong1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ23
+14 more products
E-Signature
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ45
+14 more products
Proposal Software
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39
+16 more products
Contract Management (CLM)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ72Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ44
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39
+14 more products
Sales Enablement
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ93Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ58Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ31
+14 more products
CPQ
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ58Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ57Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ35
+13 more products
Demo Automation
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ76
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ47Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ39
+10 more products
Movers in Edition 6
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Spots Lost
- Down 10 positions
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This Edition’s News
Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 6 software recommendation index.
Index Update
23 of 80 Best Leaders Changed in This Week’s Software Rankings
This week's edition maps 2,853 ranked products across 80 categories, with 9,119 Sources, 36,148 Mentions, and a clearer divide between settled leaders and active markets.
Rising AIQ
Eight Emerging Software Signals Worth Watching This Week
This week, Cooper selects one Rising signal from each hub to show different movement and assistant-agreement patterns rather than form a cross-category leaderboard.
Category Report
Sales Software Splits by Buyer Intent as Four Best Leaders Change
This week's Sales report covers all ten markets, where stable Best names coexist with different leaders for value, setup, and emerging-product prompts.