Edition 3 Marketing Software Report
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.
The Edition 3 Marketing Reading
This report covers all ten category-relative markets in Cooper's Edition 3 Marketing software hub. The July 20–26, 2026 measurement uses scoring version aiq-v2 and keeps Best, Most affordable, Easiest to set up, and Rising as four separate questions across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
The hub contains 143 unique Best-ranked products, 843 cited pages from 501 source domains, and 2,278 verified mentions across all four direct questions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so they are not intended to equal the sum of the ten category mastheads.
Best leadership changed in 6 of ten categories. Most affordable changed in 3, Easiest to set up in 6, and Rising in 3. That difference is the central Edition 3 story for Marketing: a category can have a stable Best answer while its price, setup, or emerging-product answer moves independently.
How to Read This Report
Each category keeps the established report shape: one Top 3 table, now explicitly scoped to Best, followed by interpretation. AIQ is category-relative and question-specific. Compare a product only with the same category and direct scope in Edition 2; do not compare raw AIQ between unrelated markets or between Best and another question.
The four assistant positions show where each product ranked in that exact scope. An em dash means no category rank from that assistant in the measurement, not a rejection or negative recommendation. Sources count distinct verified domains and Mentions count distinct verified product-page relationships; both are descriptive.
Email Marketing
Open the complete Email Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Klaviyo | 76 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |
| 3 |  ActiveCampaign | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
In Email Marketing, Klaviyo leads at Best AIQ 76, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 9 mentions. Mailchimp is second at Best AIQ 59, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 14 sources and 15 mentions.
ActiveCampaign is third at Best AIQ 41, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 12 sources and 13 mentions.
Klaviyo moved from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 43 to 76. The current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 9 mentions. Mailchimp moved from #4 to #2 in Best, a 2-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 35 to 59. The current scoped evidence records 14 sources and 15 mentions.
ActiveCampaign moved from #1 to #3 in Best, a 2-place drop, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 80 to 41. The current scoped evidence records 12 sources and 13 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by 
Sender at Most affordable AIQ 68, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Sender held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 58 to 68. The current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 9 mentions. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by 
MailerLite at Easiest to set up AIQ 65, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. MailerLite held #1 in Easiest to set up, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 73 to 65. The current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 11 mentions. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by 
Beehiiv at Rising AIQ 63, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity. Beehiiv held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 70 to 63. The current scoped evidence records 5 sources and 5 mentions. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Marketing Automation
Open the complete Marketing Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HubSpot Marketing Hub | 68 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | ActiveCampaign | 53 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 |
In Marketing Automation, HubSpot Marketing Hub leads at Best AIQ 68, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Gemini, plus no category rank from Claude and Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. ActiveCampaign is second at Best AIQ 53, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 12 sources and 13 mentions. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is third at Best AIQ 41, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #3 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 5 sources and 7 mentions.
HubSpot Marketing Hub moved from #6 to #1 in Best, a 5-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 15 to 68. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. ActiveCampaign held #2 in Best at unchanged category-relative AIQ 53. The current scoped evidence records 12 sources and 13 mentions. Salesforce Marketing Cloud was not ranked in the immutable Edition 2 Best list and enters Edition 3 at #3. The current scoped evidence records 5 sources and 7 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by 
Brevo at Most affordable AIQ 63, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Brevo held #1 in Most affordable at unchanged category-relative AIQ 63. The current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 11 mentions. The Best leader is HubSpot Marketing Hub, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by Mailchimp at Easiest to set up AIQ 100, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Mailchimp held #1 in Easiest to set up, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 96 to 100. The current scoped evidence records 14 sources and 14 mentions. The Best leader is
HubSpot Marketing Hub, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Customer.io at Rising AIQ 65, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from Gemini.
Customer.io held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 63 to 65. The current scoped evidence records 6 sources and 6 mentions. The Best leader is
HubSpot Marketing Hub, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Landing Page Builders
Open the complete Landing Page Builders Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| 2 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | |
| 3 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 |
In Landing Page Builders, Instapage leads at Best AIQ 78, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 16 sources and 18 mentions.
Unbounce is second at Best AIQ 73, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 18 sources and 20 mentions.
Leadpages is third at Best AIQ 29, with assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 16 mentions.
Instapage moved from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 49 to 78. The current scoped evidence records 16 sources and 18 mentions.
Unbounce moved from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 96 to 73. The current scoped evidence records 18 sources and 20 mentions.
Leadpages held #3 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 32 to 29. The current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 16 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by Carrd at Most affordable AIQ 100, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Carrd held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 56 to 100. The current scoped evidence records 5 sources and 5 mentions. The Best leader is
Instapage, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by Leadpages at Easiest to set up AIQ 76, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity.
Leadpages held #1 in Easiest to set up, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 63 to 76. The current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 7 mentions. The Best leader is
Instapage, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by 
Framer at Rising AIQ 70, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity. Framer held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 60 to 70. The current scoped evidence records 2 sources and 2 mentions. The Best leader is Instapage, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Social Media Management
Open the complete Social Media Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | |
| 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 22 | |
| 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
In Social Media Management, Sprout Social leads at Best AIQ 90, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 23 mentions.
Hootsuite is second at Best AIQ 55, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 14 sources and 22 mentions.
Buffer is third at Best AIQ 35, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 13 sources and 21 mentions.
Sprout Social moved from #3 to #1 in Best, a 2-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 38 to 90. The current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 23 mentions.
Hootsuite held #2 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 63 to 55. The current scoped evidence records 14 sources and 22 mentions.
Buffer moved from #1 to #3 in Best, a 2-place drop, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 81 to 35. The current scoped evidence records 13 sources and 21 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by Zoho Social at Most affordable AIQ 66, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #5 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity.
Zoho Social held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 61 to 66. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. The Best leader is
Sprout Social, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by Later at Easiest to set up AIQ 78, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity.
Later moved from #7 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 6-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 15 to 78. The current scoped evidence records 16 sources and 16 mentions. The Best leader is
Sprout Social, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by 
Vista Social at Rising AIQ 71, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from Gemini. Vista Social moved from #8 to #1 in Rising, a 7-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 14 to 71. The current scoped evidence records 4 sources and 4 mentions. The Best leader is Sprout Social, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Webinar Platforms
Open the complete Webinar Platforms Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ON24 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Demio | 38 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Goldcast | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
In Webinar Platforms, ON24 leads at Best AIQ 69, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #2 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 0 sources and 0 mentions. Demio is second at Best AIQ 38, with assistant positions of #7 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 8 sources and 9 mentions. Goldcast is third at Best AIQ 28, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, plus no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 2 sources and 2 mentions.
ON24 moved from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 50 to 69. The current scoped evidence records 0 sources and 0 mentions. Demio moved from #4 to #2 in Best, a 2-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 28 to 38. The current scoped evidence records 8 sources and 9 mentions. Goldcast moved from #11 to #3 in Best, an 8-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 6 to 28. The current scoped evidence records 2 sources and 2 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by Zoho Webinar at Most affordable AIQ 55, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, plus no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
Zoho Webinar held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 63 to 55. The current scoped evidence records 1 source and 1 mention. The Best leader is
ON24, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by 
eWebinar at Easiest to set up AIQ 61, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, and #6 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity. eWebinar moved from #10 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 9-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 8 to 61. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. The Best leader is ON24, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Goldcast at Rising AIQ 73, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from Gemini. Goldcast held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 35 to 73. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 4 mentions. The Best leader is ON24, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
SEO Tools
Open the complete SEO Tools Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
In SEO Tools, Semrush leads at Best AIQ 93, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 10 sources and 11 mentions.
Ahrefs is second at Best AIQ 58, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 12 mentions.
Moz Pro is third at Best AIQ 31, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 7 mentions.
Semrush held #1 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 100 to 93. The current scoped evidence records 10 sources and 11 mentions.
Ahrefs held #2 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 50 to 58. The current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 12 mentions.
Moz Pro moved from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 26 to 31. The current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 7 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by Keywords Everywhere at Most affordable AIQ 57, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #10 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity.
Keywords Everywhere moved from #15 to #1 in Most affordable, a 14-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 6 to 57. The current scoped evidence records 2 sources and 2 mentions. The Best leader is
Semrush, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by 
Rank Math at Easiest to set up AIQ 75, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Rank Math moved from #7 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 6-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 14 to 75. The current scoped evidence records 6 sources and 6 mentions. The Best leader is Semrush, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Search Atlas at Rising AIQ 55, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, plus no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
Search Atlas moved from #6 to #1 in Rising, a 5-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 15 to 55. The current scoped evidence records 1 source and 1 mention. The Best leader is
Semrush, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Product Analytics
Open the complete Product Analytics Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | |
| 2 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
| 3 |  PostHog | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
In Product Analytics, Amplitude leads at Best AIQ 100, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 15 mentions.
Mixpanel is second at Best AIQ 46, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 15 mentions.
PostHog is third at Best AIQ 28, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #6 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 14 mentions.
Amplitude held #1 in Best at unchanged category-relative AIQ 100. The current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 15 mentions.
Mixpanel held #2 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 50 to 46. The current scoped evidence records 11 sources and 15 mentions.
PostHog held #3 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 30 to 28. The current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 14 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by PostHog at Most affordable AIQ 93, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. PostHog moved from #2 to #1 in Most affordable, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 48 to 93. The current scoped evidence records 18 sources and 24 mentions. The Best leader is Amplitude, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by Heap at Easiest to set up AIQ 93, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Heap moved from #2 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 53 to 93. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. The Best leader is
Amplitude, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Statsig at Rising AIQ 70, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity.
Statsig moved from #15 to #1 in Rising, a 14-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 5 to 70. The current scoped evidence records 1 source and 2 mentions. The Best leader is
Amplitude, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
A/B Testing
Open the complete A/B Testing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Kameleoon | 40 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
In A/B Testing, VWO Testing leads at Best AIQ 55, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, plus no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 0 sources and 0 mentions.
Optimizely is second at Best AIQ 43, with assistant positions of #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from ChatGPT; the current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 18 mentions.
Kameleoon is third at Best AIQ 40, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 10 sources and 12 mentions.
VWO Testing held #1 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 58 to 55. The current scoped evidence records 0 sources and 0 mentions.
Optimizely held #2 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 41 to 43. The current scoped evidence records 15 sources and 18 mentions.
Kameleoon held #3 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 36 to 40. The current scoped evidence records 10 sources and 12 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by 
GrowthBook at Most affordable AIQ 80, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. GrowthBook held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 73 to 80. The current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 8 mentions. The Best leader is VWO Testing, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by Crazy Egg at Easiest to set up AIQ 75, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #7 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity.
Crazy Egg held #1 in Easiest to set up, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 72 to 75. The current scoped evidence records 6 sources and 7 mentions. The Best leader is
VWO Testing, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Statsig at Rising AIQ 73, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Statsig held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 69 to 73. The current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 12 mentions. The Best leader is
VWO Testing, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
SMS Marketing
Open the complete SMS Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaviyo | 75 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 11 |
| 2 |  Attentive | 68 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 |
In SMS Marketing, Klaviyo leads at Best AIQ 75, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #2 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 11 mentions. Attentive is second at Best AIQ 68, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 6 sources and 10 mentions. Postscript is third at Best AIQ 23, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT and #3 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 6 mentions.
Klaviyo moved from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 44 to 75. The current scoped evidence records 7 sources and 11 mentions. Attentive moved from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 70 to 68. The current scoped evidence records 6 sources and 10 mentions. Postscript moved from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 26 to 23. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 6 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by Brevo at Most affordable AIQ 80, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Gemini, plus no category rank from Claude and Perplexity. Brevo held #1 in Most affordable, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 55 to 80. The current scoped evidence records 1 source and 1 mention. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by 
Textedly at Easiest to set up AIQ 63, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #3 on Gemini, plus no category rank from Claude and Perplexity. Textedly moved from #2 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 60 to 63. The current scoped evidence records 4 sources and 4 mentions. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by Attentive at Rising AIQ 66, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #2 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from Claude. Attentive held #1 in Rising at unchanged category-relative AIQ 66. The current scoped evidence records 10 sources and 11 mentions. The Best leader is Klaviyo, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Affiliate Marketing
Open the complete Affiliate Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 |  PartnerStack | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Everflow | 22 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 |
In Affiliate Marketing, impact.com leads at Best AIQ 100, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 4 sources and 5 mentions.
PartnerStack is second at Best AIQ 50, with assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 8 sources and 9 mentions. Everflow is third at Best AIQ 22, with assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT and #4 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity; the current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions.
impact.com held #1 in Best at unchanged category-relative AIQ 100. The current scoped evidence records 4 sources and 5 mentions.
PartnerStack held #2 in Best, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 43 to 50. The current scoped evidence records 8 sources and 9 mentions. Everflow moved from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 19 to 22. The current scoped evidence records 3 sources and 3 mentions. These evidence counts describe the verified footprint beside the ranking; they are not used here to explain rank.
Most affordable is led by GoAffPro at Most affordable AIQ 85, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, and #1 on Perplexity, plus no category rank from Claude.
GoAffPro moved from #2 to #1 in Most affordable, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 52 to 85. The current scoped evidence records 4 sources and 4 mentions. The Best leader is
impact.com, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Easiest to set up is led by 
Tapfiliate at Easiest to set up AIQ 86, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Tapfiliate moved from #2 to #1 in Easiest to set up, a 1-place gain, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 40 to 86. The current scoped evidence records 9 sources and 11 mentions. The Best leader is impact.com, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
Rising is led by 
Tolt at Rising AIQ 70, with assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, plus no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity. Tolt held #1 in Rising, while its category-relative AIQ moved from 55 to 70. The current scoped evidence records 1 source and 1 mention. The Best leader is impact.com, so the two results remain separate category-relative answers.
What Changed Across Marketing
The ten Best leaders are Klaviyo, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Instapage,
Sprout Social,
ON24, Semrush,
Amplitude,
VWO Testing,
Klaviyo, and impact.com. Across them, 5 have a Best rank from all four assistants, 3 from three, 1 from two, and 1 from one. Breadth shows how widely a product appears in assistant rankings; the individual positions above show whether those assistants agree.
Edition 3 also makes the alternatives visible rather than compressing them into a composite: 3 Most affordable leaders, 6 Easiest to set up leaders, and 3 Rising leaders differ from Edition 2. Those movements belong to their own questions and do not override the Best table.
The immutable Edition 3 Marketing archive preserves all four direct rankings and the source view after the next edition becomes current.
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