Edition 4 Productivity Software Report
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.
The Edition 4 Productivity Reading
This report covers all ten category-relative markets in Cooper's Edition 4 Productivity software hub. The July 27–August 2, 2026 measurement records how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity answer four separate questions: Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising.
The hub contains 154 unique Best-ranked products, 948 cited pages from 554 source domains, and 3,579 Mentions across all four direct questions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so they do not need to equal the sum of the ten category mastheads.
Best leadership changed in 1 of ten categories. Most Affordable changed in 9, Easiest to Set Up in 9, and Rising in 5. The different rates show why each answer needs its own ranking: movement in a price, setup, or emerging-product question does not alter Best.
How to Read This Report
Each category begins with one Best Top 3 table, then compares its result with the leaders in Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising. AIQ is a 1–100 category-relative recommendation-strength score within one question. Compare a product only inside the same category and direct scope; raw AIQ values from unrelated markets are not comparable.
The assistant positions show where a product ranked in that exact scope. A missing position means no category rank from that assistant in the measurement, not a rejection. Sources count distinct publisher domains and Mentions count verified product-page links, both accumulated across the week's four public questions. They describe the evidence footprint and do not cause rank.
Project Management
Open the complete Project Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 46 | |
| 2 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 45 | |
| 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 36 |
In Project Management, Asana leads at Best AIQ 84. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 46 Mentions.
monday.com is second at Best AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 45 Mentions.
ClickUp is third at Best AIQ 35. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 28 Sources and 36 Mentions.
Asana holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 75 to 84. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 46 Mentions.
monday.com holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 69 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 45 Mentions.
ClickUp holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 37 to 35. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 28 Sources and 36 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Plaky at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Plaky had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 2 Mentions. Best is led by Asana; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Basecamp at category-relative AIQ 64. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #5 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Basecamp moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 59 to 64. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 19 Sources and 22 Mentions. Best is led by
Asana; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Dart at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Dart had no category rank in Edition 3 for Rising and enters Edition 4 at #1, with Rising AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Asana; the two results answer separate questions.
AI Meeting Assistants
Open the complete AI Meeting Assistants Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 38 | |
| 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 37 | |
| 3 |  Fathom | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
In AI Meeting Assistants, Otter.ai leads at Best AIQ 86. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 38 Mentions.
Fireflies.ai is second at Best AIQ 46. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 37 Mentions.
Fathom is third at Best AIQ 32. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions.
Otter.ai holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 97 to 86. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 38 Mentions.
Fireflies.ai holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 53 to 46. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 37 Mentions.
Fathom had no category rank in Edition 3 for Best and enters Edition 4 at #3, with category-relative AIQ 32. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Fathom at category-relative AIQ 96. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #8 on Perplexity. Fathom had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 96. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions. Best is led by Otter.ai; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Tactiq at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Tactiq moves from #8 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 7-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 15 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 8 Mentions. Best is led by Otter.ai; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Granola at Rising AIQ 83. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Granola holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 73 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 18 Sources and 30 Mentions. Best is led by
Otter.ai; the two results answer separate questions.
Appointment Scheduling
Open the complete Appointment Scheduling Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 42 | |
| 2 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | |
| 3 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 |
In Appointment Scheduling, Calendly leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 42 Mentions.
Acuity Scheduling is second at Best AIQ 48. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 25 Mentions.
SimplyBook.me is third at Best AIQ 27. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 19 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Calendly holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 42 Mentions.
Acuity Scheduling holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 46 to 48. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 25 Mentions.
SimplyBook.me moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 25 to 27. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 19 Sources and 24 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by zcal at category-relative AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #6 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope.
zcal moves from #11 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 10-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 9 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by
Calendly; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Calendly at category-relative AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Calendly holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 98 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 42 Mentions. The same product also leads Best, but these remain separate answers to separate questions.
Rising is led by Zeeg at Rising AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini and Claude in this scope.
Zeeg moves from #2 to #1 in Rising, a 1-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 43 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by
Calendly; the two results answer separate questions.
Form Builders
Open the complete Form Builders Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 66 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 66 | |
| 3 |  Formstack | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 49 |
In Form Builders, Jotform leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 44 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Typeform is second at Best AIQ 50. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 43 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Formstack is third at Best AIQ 23. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #7 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 49 Mentions.
Jotform holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 44 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Typeform holds #2 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 50. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 43 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Formstack moves from #6 to #3 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 16 to 23. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 49 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Tally at category-relative AIQ 83. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Tally holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 72 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 18 Sources and 24 Mentions. Best is led by
Jotform; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Tally at category-relative AIQ 60. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope.
Tally moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 48 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 18 Sources and 24 Mentions. Best is led by
Jotform; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Fillout at Rising AIQ 93. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Fillout holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 98 to 93. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 20 Mentions. Best is led by
Jotform; the two results answer separate questions.
Visual Collaboration (Whiteboards)
Open the complete Visual Collaboration (Whiteboards) Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 |  Mural | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 26 |
| 3 |  FigJam | 35 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 |
In Visual Collaboration (Whiteboards), Miro leads at Best AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions.
Mural is second at Best AIQ 40. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 26 Mentions. FigJam is third at Best AIQ 35. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 17 Sources and 18 Mentions.
Miro holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions.
Mural moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 38 to 40. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 26 Mentions. FigJam moves from #2 to #3 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 35. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 17 Sources and 18 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Vani at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
Vani had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 2 Mentions. Best is led by
Miro; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Excalidraw at category-relative AIQ 68. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Excalidraw moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 55 to 68. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 15 Mentions. Best is led by
Miro; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Boardmix at Rising AIQ 68. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Gemini, with no category rank from Claude and Perplexity in this scope.
Boardmix holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 60 to 68. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 7 Mentions. Best is led by
Miro; the two results answer separate questions.
Digital Adoption Platforms
Open the complete Digital Adoption Platforms Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 46 | |
| 2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 43 | |
| 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 41 |
In Digital Adoption Platforms, WalkMe leads at Best AIQ 98. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 46 Mentions.
WhatFix is second at Best AIQ 49. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Pendo is third at Best AIQ 37. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 41 Mentions.
WalkMe holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 97 to 98. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 46 Mentions.
WhatFix holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 51 to 49. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Pendo holds #3 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 37. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 41 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Pendo at category-relative AIQ 87. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #9 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Pendo moves from #6 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 5-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 14 to 87. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 25 Sources and 41 Mentions. Best is led by
WalkMe; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Lemon Learning at category-relative AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #7 on Gemini, with no category rank from Claude and Perplexity in this scope. Lemon Learning moves from #14 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 13-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 5 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 6 Mentions. Best is led by WalkMe; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Userflow at Rising AIQ 61. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Userflow moves from #6 to #1 in Rising, a 5-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 20 to 61. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 9 Sources and 15 Mentions. Best is led by WalkMe; the two results answer separate questions.
Screen Recording
Open the complete Screen Recording Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 29 | |
| 2 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 13 |
In Screen Recording, Camtasia leads at Best AIQ 93. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 29 Mentions.
Loom is second at Best AIQ 53. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 6 Sources and 9 Mentions.
Screen Studio is third at Best AIQ 25. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT and #4 on Gemini, with no category rank from Claude and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions.
Camtasia holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 68 to 93. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 29 Mentions.
Loom holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 35 to 53. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 6 Sources and 9 Mentions.
Screen Studio had no category rank in Edition 3 for Best and enters Edition 4 at #3, with category-relative AIQ 25. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
ZenSnap at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. ZenSnap had no category rank in Edition 3 for Most Affordable and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Camtasia; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by ZenSnap at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. ZenSnap had no category rank in Edition 3 for Easiest to Set Up and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Camtasia; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Clueso at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Clueso had no category rank in Edition 3 for Rising and enters Edition 4 at #1, with Rising AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Camtasia; the two results answer separate questions.
OKR Software
Open the complete OKR Software Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WorkBoard | 87 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | |
| 3 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
In OKR Software, WorkBoard leads at Best AIQ 87. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 22 Mentions. Profit.co is second at Best AIQ 41. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #9 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 20 Mentions.
Betterworks is third at Best AIQ 36. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 22 Mentions.
WorkBoard holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 78 to 87. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 22 Mentions. Profit.co moves from #4 to #2 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 34 to 41. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 20 Mentions.
Betterworks holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 36. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 22 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
SugarOKR at category-relative AIQ 70. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. SugarOKR moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 40 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 15 Mentions. Best is led by WorkBoard; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
OKRs Tool at category-relative AIQ 60. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. OKRs Tool moves from #15 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 14-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 2 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 17 Mentions. Best is led by WorkBoard; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Tability at Rising AIQ 76. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Tability holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 79 to 76. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 19 Mentions. Best is led by WorkBoard; the two results answer separate questions.
Document Management
Open the complete Document Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  M-Files | 85 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 |  DocuWare | 41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 29 |
| 3 |  Laserfiche | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
In Document Management, M-Files leads at Best AIQ 85. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 24 Mentions. DocuWare is second at Best AIQ 41. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #6 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 29 Mentions. Laserfiche is third at Best AIQ 33. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 15 Mentions.
M-Files holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 88 to 85. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 24 Mentions. DocuWare holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 58 to 41. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 27 Sources and 29 Mentions. Laserfiche holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 28 to 33. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 15 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Bitrix24 at category-relative AIQ 61. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #4 on Gemini, with no category rank from Claude and Perplexity in this scope.
Bitrix24 moves from #20 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 19-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 4 to 61. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 4 Mentions. Best is led by
M-Files; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Recordsforce Cloud at category-relative AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Recordsforce Cloud had no category rank in Edition 3 for Easiest to Set Up and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by M-Files; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Nectain at Rising AIQ 70. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Nectain moves from #6 to #1 in Rising, a 5-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 14 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 2 Mentions. Best is led by M-Files; the two results answer separate questions.
Presentation Software
Open the complete Presentation Software Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 39 | |
| 2 |  Gamma | 38 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 51 |
In Presentation Software, Canva leads at Best AIQ 93. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Gamma is second at Best AIQ 38. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, and #3 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions. Pitch is third at Best AIQ 27. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #6 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 51 Mentions.
Canva moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 65 to 93. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 39 Mentions.
Gamma moves from #6 to #2 in Best, a 4-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 21 to 38. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions. Pitch moves from #5 to #3 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 23 to 27. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 51 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Zoho Show at category-relative AIQ 71. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #4 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Zoho Show moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 39 to 71. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 17 Mentions. Best is led by
Canva; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Canva at category-relative AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity.
Canva moves from #2 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 65 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 39 Mentions. The same product also leads Best, but these remain separate answers to separate questions.
Rising is led by Gamma at Rising AIQ 100. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Gamma holds #1 in Rising, with Rising AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 31 Mentions. Best is led by Canva; the two results answer separate questions.
What Changed Across Productivity
The ten Best leaders are Asana,
Otter.ai,
Calendly,
Jotform,
Miro,
WalkMe,
Camtasia,
WorkBoard, M-Files, and Canva. Among them, 10 have a Best rank from all four assistants, 0 from three, 0 from two, and 0 from one. Assistant breadth shows how widely a product appears inside its category; the individual positions above show whether those assistants agree.
Edition 4 records 9 changed Most Affordable leaders, 9 changed Easiest to Set Up leaders, and 5 changed Rising leaders across this hub. Those movements belong to their own questions and do not override the Best tables.
The Edition 4 Productivity archive preserves all four direct rankings and the Sources & Mentions view. Continue with the Edition 4 Rising AIQ report, or review Cooper's methodology for the scoring and evidence rules.
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