10 reports from Cooper's Week 30, July 20–26, 2026, software recommendation index.
Methodology aiq-v2View the Edition 3 ranking archive
Edition 3 records what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, with distinct rankings for Best, Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising.
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ movements show how emerging-product recommendations changed across Cooper’s third immutable edition.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Sales markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Marketing markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Support markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 HR markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Finance markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Productivity markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 IT & Security markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 3 Engineering markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising analysis.
