10 reports from Cooper's Week 31, July 27–August 2, 2026, software recommendation index.
Methodology aiq-v2View the Edition 4 ranking archive
Edition 4 measures what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend across 80 business software categories, separating Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising into four direct rankings.
Eight category-relative Rising AIQ findings show where emerging-product recommendations strengthened in Cooper’s fourth immutable edition.
A category-by-category reading of all ten Edition 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 Engineering markets, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.
