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Which software AI recommends
The complete Edition 7 snapshot for Week 34, August 17–23, 2026: 1,147 products across 80 categories in 8 hubs, backed by 9,292 cited pages from 4,179 domains.
170 software products in Sales across products · 10 categories, based on categories · 1,099 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 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
This Edition’s News
Reporting from Cooper’s Edition 7 software recommendation index.
Index Update
All 80 Software Categories Split by Buyer Intent as 30 Best Leaders Change
The current edition maps 2,915 ranked products, 9,292 Sources and 37,841 Mentions, with four different leaders in 51 categories and a changed Best leader in 30.
Rising AIQ
Eight Rising Software Signals With the Broadest Assistant Reach This Week
The current Rising AIQ report selects one category-local signal per hub, showing where assistant breadth supports an emerging-product answer and where the agreement stops.
Category Report
Sales Software Produces Four Different Leaders in Every Category
The current Sales report finds a complete four-way split across Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising in all ten categories.
Category Report
Marketing Software Turns Every Buyer Question Into a Different Shortlist
The current Marketing report finds a changed leader in every category as suites and specialists trade places, with four distinct leaders in seven markets.
Category Report
Support Best Leaders Hold Almost Everywhere, but Every Intent Map Splits
Only one Support Best leader changes this week, yet all ten categories point elsewhere when buyers ask about price, setup, or emerging products.
Category Report
Half of HR Best Leaders Change as Every Category Splits by Intent
The current HR report pairs five changed Best leaders with four distinct buyer-intent leaders in eight of ten categories.
Category Report
Finance Software Pairs Clear Best Winners With Four-Way Intent Splits
The current Finance report finds decisive Best reference points, but every category changes leader when the buying question changes.
Category Report
Half of Productivity Best Leaders Change as Specialists Reshape Shortlists
The current Productivity report shows five changed Best leaders and a complete split between broad, value, setup, and Rising answers.
Category Report
IT & Security Keeps Broad Best Consensus but Splits on Practical Constraints
The current IT & Security report finds strong Best reference points alongside different answers for value, deployment, and emerging products in all ten categories.
Category Report
Engineering Keeps Most Best Leaders While Every Constraint Map Changes
The current Engineering report holds seven Best leaders in place, then redraws every category when price, setup, and Rising enter the question.