CRM
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ43Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+16 more products
AI-recommended Sales Software
How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank 155 products across 10 Sales categories in the Edition 7 snapshot for Week 34, August 23, 2026, based on 1,099 sources cited and 5,216 mentions.
Sales Engagement
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ50Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ33
+14 more products
Sales Intelligence
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ49
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+13 more products
Conversation Intelligence
Gong1Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ100Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ46Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ26
+15 more products
E-Signature
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ98Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ53Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ29
+12 more products
Proposal Software
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ73Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ68
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41
+12 more products
Contract Management (CLM)
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ88
Named by 3 of 4 assistants
AIQ39Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ36
+10 more products
Sales Enablement
Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ55Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ41Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ40
+15 more products
CPQ
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ71Named by 2 of 4 assistants
AIQ40Named by 1 of 4 assistants
AIQ28
+13 more products
Demo Automation
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ97
Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ38Named by 4 of 4 assistants
AIQ32
+10 more products
Movers in Edition 7
Most Improved
- Up 10 positions
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Up 7 positions
Spots Lost
Down 10 positions
Down 9 positions
Down 7 positions
Down 7 positions
Down 6 positions
Down 4 positionsDown 4 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
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.