The Week 29 Marketing Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Week 29 Marketing software markets, with verified Top 3 rankings, assistant splits, evidence counts, and official week-over-week movement.
The Marketing Movement Map
This report covers Cooper's Week 29 Marketing software hub: ten category-relative Overall AIQ rankings measured across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity from July 13 through July 19, 2026, under scoring version aiq-v2.
The hub contains 284 unique products, 876 cited pages from 496 source domains, and 2,495 verified mentions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so the ten category totals below remain separate market records.
Six of the ten Marketing category leaders changed from Week 28. Landing Page Builders, Social Media Management, Webinar Platforms, and SMS Marketing retained their leaders; the other six markets placed a different product first.
How to Read This Report
Overall AIQ combines Cooper's Best, Most affordable, and Easiest to set up questions inside one category. Assistant columns show each product's category rank in the Overall scope. An em dash means no category rank from that assistant in this measurement, not a negative recommendation.
Sources count distinct verified domains and Mentions count distinct verified product-page relationships. Neither measure explains rank. Rising AIQ is separate, and the Week 29 Rising AIQ report covers that dimension independently.
Movement compares the same product, category, and Overall scope in the immutable Week 28 and Week 29 editions. Category links open the live ranking while Week 29 is current and will resolve to this edition's archive after rollover.
Email Marketing
Open the complete Email Marketing ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 |  MailerLite | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 |  ActiveCampaign | 27 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 23 |
MailerLite leads Email Marketing at Overall AIQ 32 with ranks of fourth, second, first, and second across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. ActiveCampaign is second at 27 with ranks of third, eleventh, third, and seventh. Constant Contact is third at 25, ranking first, twelfth, sixteenth, and eighteenth.
MailerLite moved from third to first while remaining at AIQ 32. ActiveCampaign improved three places from fifth to second, and Constant Contact improved six places from ninth to third. Their current evidence footprints are 22 sources and 36 mentions, 7 and 7, and 16 and 23 respectively; the former leader is outside the Week 29 Top 3.
Marketing Automation
Open the complete Marketing Automation ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 30 | |
| 2 |  Brevo | 39 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 |
| 3 |  HubSpot | 29 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 15 | 16 |
Mailchimp leads Marketing Automation at Overall AIQ 40 with assistant ranks of second, second, third, and eleventh.
Brevo follows at 39, ranking fourth on ChatGPT, first on Gemini, and fourth on Claude and Perplexity. HubSpot is third at 29 with ranks of first, seventh, and second on ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, with no Claude rank.
Mailchimp moved from eighth to first, a seven-place improvement.
Brevo moved from first to second, while HubSpot enters third after having no rank in the immutable Week 28 list. The first two are separated by one AIQ point and record 28 sources with 30 mentions and 27 sources with 28 mentions; the entrant records 15 and 16.
Landing Page Builders
Open the complete Landing Page Builders ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 20 | |
| 3 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Carrd remains first in Landing Page Builders at Overall AIQ 37, ranking ninth on ChatGPT and first on Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
Unbounce is second at 34 with ranks of third, second, second, and eleventh.
Leadpages is third at 32 with ranks of first, sixth, fourth, and thirteenth.
The leader retained first. Unbounce moved from third to second, and
Leadpages rose four places from seventh to third. All three products are ranked by all four assistants. Their evidence footprints do not follow Overall order: 10 sources and 11 mentions for the leader, 17 and 20 for second, and 15 and 16 for third.
Social Media Management
Open the complete Social Media Management ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 41 | |
| 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
Buffer leads Social Media Management at Overall AIQ 75 and ranks first on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
Zoho Social is second at 36 with ranks of second, sixth, eleventh, and fifteenth.
Hootsuite is third at 27 with ranks of third, second, fourth, and fourth.
Buffer remained first and is the hub's only unanimous category leader.
Zoho Social rose from ninth to second, a seven-place improvement, while
Hootsuite moved from second to third. The leader records 28 sources and 41 mentions; second records 7 and 11; third records 17 and 22.
Webinar Platforms
Open the complete Webinar Platforms ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |
| 3 | 21 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 |
Zoom Webinars remains first in Webinar Platforms at Overall AIQ 37 from a first-place ChatGPT rank and no rank from Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity.
BigMarker is second at 21 with ranks of fifth, first, eleventh, and seventh.
Zoho Webinar is third, also at 21, ranking second on ChatGPT and seventh on Claude with no Gemini or Perplexity rank.
The leader retained first as a one-assistant result. BigMarker rose nine places from eleventh to second and records 12 sources and 15 mentions.
Zoho Webinar moved from second to third and records 2 and 2, while the leader records 1 source and 3 mentions. Those evidence counts remain separate from the category ranking.
SEO Tools
Open the complete SEO Tools ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 31 | |
| 2 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 | |
| 3 |  Google Search Console | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 38 |
Semrush leads SEO Tools at Overall AIQ 43, ranking first on ChatGPT and second on Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
SE Ranking is second at 30 with ranks of second, sixth, thirteenth, and fourteenth.
Google Search Console is third at 23, ranking first on Gemini and Claude and eleventh on Perplexity, with no ChatGPT rank.
Semrush moved from second to first.
SE Ranking gained six places from eighth to second, and
Google Search Console moved from fourth to third. The third-place product has the largest evidence footprint in this trio at 35 sources and 38 mentions, compared with 24 and 31 for the leader and 15 and 23 for second. The Week 28 leader is outside the current Top 3.
Product Analytics
Open the complete Product Analytics ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 35 | |
| 2 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 46 | |
| 3 |  PostHog | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 43 |
Amplitude leads Product Analytics at Overall AIQ 45, ranking first on ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity and fourth on Claude.
Mixpanel is second at 35 with ranks of fourth, fifth, first, and fourth.
PostHog is third at 32 with ranks of fifth, sixth, third, and second.
The Top 3 reordered completely. Amplitude moved from third to first,
Mixpanel from fourth to second, and
PostHog from second to third; the Week 28 leader is outside the trio. All three are ranked by all four assistants. Evidence is largest for second and third at 28 sources with 46 mentions and 24 with 43, compared with 20 and 35 for the leader.
A/B Testing
Open the complete A/B Testing ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GrowthBook | 34 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
GrowthBook leads A/B Testing at Overall AIQ 34 with ranks of first, ninth, fifth, and second. Crazy Egg is second at 28 with ranks of third, fifth, twelfth, and seventh across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
VWO Testing is third at 23, ranking second on ChatGPT and fourth on Perplexity with no Gemini or Claude rank.
GrowthBook moved from fourth to first, a three-place improvement, and Crazy Egg moved from third to second.
VWO Testing enters third after having no Week 28 rank. The leader records 12 sources and 16 mentions, second records 9 and 11, and the two-assistant entrant records 2 and 3. The former leader is outside the Week 29 Top 3.
SMS Marketing
Open the complete SMS Marketing ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2 |  Textedly | 30 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 |  Attentive | 26 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 7 |
SimpleTexting remains first in SMS Marketing at Overall AIQ 30 with assistant ranks of fifth, second, first, and first.
Textedly is second, also at 30, with ranks of first, eighth, twelfth, and eleventh. Attentive is third at 26, ranking second on ChatGPT and third on Claude with no Gemini or Perplexity rank.
The leader retained first. Textedly gained five places from seventh to second, and Attentive moved from fourth to third. The first two share AIQ 30 but have distinct assistant patterns. Their evidence footprints are 13 sources and 17 mentions, 6 and 6, and 7 and 7 respectively.
Affiliate Marketing
Open the complete Affiliate Marketing ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rewardful | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  PartnerStack | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 |
Rewardful leads Affiliate Marketing at Overall AIQ 30, ranking first on ChatGPT and Claude and fourteenth on Perplexity, with no Gemini rank. impact.com is second at 28 with third-place ranks from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity but no Claude rank.
PartnerStack is third at 20 with ranks of sixth, twelfth, fourth, and fourth.
Rewardful moved from third to first while remaining at AIQ 30. impact.com remained second, and
PartnerStack moved four places from seventh to third. The third-place product has the largest evidence footprint at 14 sources and 15 mentions, compared with 9 and 10 for the leader and 3 and 3 for second. The Week 28 leader is outside the current Top 3.
What Changed Across Marketing
Eight of the ten Week 29 Marketing leaders have ranks from all four assistants. Buffer is the only one ranked first by all four.
Rewardful is ranked by three assistants, while Zoom Webinars is ranked only by ChatGPT.
The assistant breadth cuts across both changed and retained leadership. Six leaders changed, but the four stable markets include the unanimous Social Media Management result and the single-assistant Webinar Platforms result. Breadth and leadership movement are separate observations.
These are category-local rankings, not a combined Marketing leaderboard. The complete category links preserve each market context, and the immutable Week 29 Marketing archive preserves the edition after rollover.
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