Recruiting (ATS)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ48Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+13 more products
AI-recommended HR Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 136 products across 10 HR categories in the Edition 7 snapshot for Week 34, August 23, 2026, based on 1,212 sources cited and 5,015 mentions.
Payroll
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ30
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+11 more products
Employer of Record (EOR)
- Deel1
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73 - G-P2
Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ59 Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ37
+10 more products
Performance Management
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ95
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ43
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+14 more products
Time Tracking
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ80
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ70
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+14 more products
Learning Management (LMS)
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ62
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ53
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+14 more products
Core HR (HRIS)
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ51Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+9 more products
Employee Engagement
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ79Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ30Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+17 more products
Employee Scheduling
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ46
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ38
+13 more products
Employee Recognition
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ73
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ65
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+11 more products
Movers in Edition 7
Most Improved
- Up 14 positions
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- Up 6 positions
Spots Lost
Down 10 positions
Down 9 positionsDown 7 positions
Down 6 positions
- Down 5 positions
Down 5 positionsDown 5 positions
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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
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.