Edition 4 Sales Software Report
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.
The Edition 4 Sales Reading
This report covers all ten category-relative markets in Cooper's Edition 4 Sales 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 149 unique Best-ranked products, 889 cited pages from 485 source domains, and 4,236 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 5 of ten categories. Most Affordable changed in 7, Easiest to Set Up in 8, 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.
CRM
Open the complete CRM Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HubSpot Smart CRM | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 37 | |
| 3 | 30 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 45 | 56 |
In CRM, HubSpot Smart CRM leads at Best AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 7 Mentions. Zoho CRM is second at Best AIQ 33. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 37 Mentions.
Salesforce is third at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #1 on Gemini and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from ChatGPT and Claude in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 45 Sources and 56 Mentions.
HubSpot Smart CRM had no category rank in Edition 3 for Best and enters Edition 4 at #1, with category-relative AIQ 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 3 Sources and 7 Mentions. Zoho CRM holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 50 to 33. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 37 Mentions.
Salesforce moves from #7 to #3 in Best, a 4-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 13 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 45 Sources and 56 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by HubSpot CRM at category-relative AIQ 67. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #5 on Gemini, #7 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. HubSpot CRM holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 80 to 67. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 27 Mentions. Best is led by HubSpot Smart CRM; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Less Annoying CRM at category-relative AIQ 83. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #8 on Claude, and #7 on Perplexity. Less Annoying CRM moves from #4 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 21 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 11 Sources and 15 Mentions. Best is led by HubSpot Smart CRM; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Attio at Rising AIQ 75. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope.
Attio holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 76 to 75. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 9 Sources and 9 Mentions. Best is led by
HubSpot Smart CRM; the two results answer separate questions.
Sales Engagement
Open the complete Sales Engagement Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Outreach | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 76 |
| 2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 43 | |
| 3 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 41 |
In Sales Engagement, Outreach 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 58 Sources and 76 Mentions. Salesloft is second at Best AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Apollo is third at Best AIQ 33. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 Sources and 41 Mentions.
Outreach moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 73 to 93. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 58 Sources and 76 Mentions. Salesloft moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 78 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 36 Sources and 43 Mentions.
Apollo holds #3 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 33. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 31 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 HubSpot Sales Hub at category-relative AIQ 76. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. HubSpot Sales Hub moves from #20 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 19-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 3 to 76. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 28 Mentions. Best is led by Outreach; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Yesware at category-relative AIQ 58. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #6 on Claude, and #9 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope.
Yesware moves from #3 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 20 to 58. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 9 Sources and 10 Mentions. Best is led by
Outreach; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Artisan at Rising 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.
Artisan holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 59 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions. Best is led by
Outreach; the two results answer separate questions.
Sales Intelligence
Open the complete Sales Intelligence Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 47 | |
| 2 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 48 | |
| 3 |  LinkedIn Sales Navigator | 36 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 37 |
In Sales Intelligence, ZoomInfo 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 37 Sources and 47 Mentions.
Apollo is second at Best AIQ 41. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 39 Sources and 48 Mentions.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator is third at Best AIQ 36. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #9 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 33 Sources and 37 Mentions.
ZoomInfo moves from #4 to #1 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 20 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 37 Sources and 47 Mentions.
Apollo moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 59 to 41. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 39 Sources and 48 Mentions.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator moves from #5 to #3 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 20 to 36. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 33 Sources and 37 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Hunter.io at category-relative AIQ 65. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, and #4 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope.
Hunter.io moves from #3 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 65. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 15 Mentions. Best is led by
ZoomInfo; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
UpLead 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. UpLead moves from #6 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 5-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 13 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 16 Sources and 17 Mentions. Best is led by ZoomInfo; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Clay at Rising 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. Clay holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 70 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Best is led by ZoomInfo; the two results answer separate questions.
Conversation Intelligence
Open the complete Conversation Intelligence Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gong | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | 15 | |
| 3 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
In Conversation Intelligence, Gong 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 7 Sources and 7 Mentions. Clari Copilot is second at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #4 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 15 Mentions.
Salesloft Conversation Intelligence is third at Best AIQ 28. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 4 Mentions.
Gong holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 7 Mentions. Clari Copilot holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 36 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 13 Sources and 15 Mentions.
Salesloft Conversation Intelligence moves from #5 to #3 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 18 to 28. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 4 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by Fireflies.ai at category-relative AIQ 81. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity.
Fireflies.ai holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 95 to 81. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 32 Mentions. Best is led by
Gong; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Fathom at category-relative AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Fathom moves from #5 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 4-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 28 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 20 Sources and 28 Mentions. Best is led by Gong; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Attention 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. Attention moves from #2 to #1 in Rising, a 1-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 43 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 14 Sources and 16 Mentions. Best is led by Gong; the two results answer separate questions.
E-Signature
Open the complete E-Signature Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 66 | |
| 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 19 | |
| 3 |  Dropbox Sign | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 37 |
In E-Signature, Docusign 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 42 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Adobe Acrobat Sign is second at Best AIQ 53. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 19 Mentions.
Dropbox Sign is third at Best AIQ 30. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 37 Mentions.
Docusign holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 100 to 98. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 42 Sources and 66 Mentions.
Adobe Acrobat Sign holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 50 to 53. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 19 Mentions.
Dropbox Sign moves from #4 to #3 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 28 to 30. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 37 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
BoldSign at category-relative AIQ 83. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. BoldSign holds #1 in Most Affordable, while category-relative AIQ moves from 96 to 83. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 6 Sources and 9 Mentions. Best is led by Docusign; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Dropbox Sign at category-relative AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Dropbox Sign holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 83 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 24 Sources and 37 Mentions. Best is led by Docusign; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by BoldSign at Rising AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #9 on Gemini, #4 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. BoldSign holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 61 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 6 Sources and 9 Mentions. Best is led by Docusign; the two results answer separate questions.
Proposal Software
Open the complete Proposal Software Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 35 | |
| 2 |  Proposify | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 33 |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
In Proposal Software, PandaDoc leads at Best AIQ 88. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 35 Mentions.
Proposify is second at Best AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 33 Mentions. Qwilr is third at Best AIQ 31. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 Sources and 31 Mentions.
PandaDoc holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 100 to 88. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 26 Sources and 35 Mentions.
Proposify moves from #3 to #2 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 41 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 23 Sources and 33 Mentions. Qwilr moves from #2 to #3 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 42 to 31. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 21 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 ProposalHub 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.
ProposalHub 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 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. Best is led by
PandaDoc; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Prospero at category-relative AIQ 57. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #10 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. Prospero moves from #15 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 14-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 2 to 57. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 8 Mentions. Best is led by PandaDoc; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by DealHub at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope.
DealHub 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 3 Sources and 3 Mentions. Best is led by
PandaDoc; the two results answer separate questions.
Contract Management (CLM)
Open the complete Contract Management (CLM) Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Icertis | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| 2 |  Ironclad | 46 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 33 |
| 3 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 33 |
In Contract Management (CLM), Icertis 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 22 Sources and 22 Mentions. Ironclad is second at Best AIQ 46. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 33 Mentions. Docusign CLM is third at Best AIQ 37. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 33 Mentions.
Icertis holds #1 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 74 to 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 22 Mentions. Ironclad holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 60 to 46. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 33 Mentions. Docusign CLM holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 36 to 37. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 29 Sources and 33 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
ContractZen at category-relative AIQ 60. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #6 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. ContractZen moves from #3 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 21 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 5 Sources and 5 Mentions. Best is led by Icertis; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
ContractSafe at category-relative AIQ 70. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, and #6 on Claude, with no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. ContractSafe moves from #3 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 33 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 9 Sources and 12 Mentions. Best is led by Icertis; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
SpotDraft at Rising AIQ 63. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #2 on Claude, with no category rank from Gemini and Perplexity in this scope. SpotDraft holds #1 in Rising, while Rising AIQ moves from 85 to 63. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 11 Sources and 12 Mentions. Best is led by Icertis; the two results answer separate questions.
Sales Enablement
Open the complete Sales Enablement Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 44 | |
| 2 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |
| 3 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 45 |
In Sales Enablement, Seismic leads at Best AIQ 78. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 34 Sources and 44 Mentions.
Mindtickle is second at Best AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #4 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Highspot is third at Best AIQ 46. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #3 on Gemini, #3 on Claude, and #1 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 45 Mentions.
Seismic moves from #2 to #1 in Best, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 61 to 78. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 34 Sources and 44 Mentions.
Mindtickle moves from #4 to #2 in Best, a 2-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 22 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Highspot moves from #1 to #3 in Best, a 2-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 71 to 46. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 35 Sources and 45 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by 
Content Camel 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. Content Camel moves from #13 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 12-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 8 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 1 Source and 1 Mention. Best is led by Seismic; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Dock 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. Dock holds #1 in Easiest to Set Up, while category-relative AIQ moves from 58 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 2 Sources and 4 Mentions. Best is led by Seismic; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by 
Aligned at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. Aligned 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 19 Sources and 24 Mentions. Best is led by Seismic; the two results answer separate questions.
CPQ
Open the complete CPQ Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
In CPQ, Salesforce Revenue Cloud leads at Best AIQ 60. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT and #1 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini and Claude in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions.
SAP CPQ is second at Best AIQ 57. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #3 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 10 Mentions.
Conga CPQ is third at Best AIQ 53. It has assistant positions of #3 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 18 Mentions.
Salesforce Revenue Cloud moves from #11 to #1 in Best, a 10-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 5 to 60. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions.
SAP CPQ moves from #1 to #2 in Best, a 1-place drop, while category-relative AIQ moves from 56 to 57. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 10 Sources and 10 Mentions.
Conga CPQ holds #3 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 52 to 53. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 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 QuoteWerks at category-relative AIQ 78. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #4 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity.
QuoteWerks moves from #2 to #1 in Most Affordable, a 1-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 49 to 78. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 8 Mentions. Best is led by
Salesforce Revenue Cloud; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by PandaDoc CPQ at category-relative AIQ 96. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #1 on Gemini, #1 on Claude, and #4 on Perplexity.
PandaDoc CPQ moves from #5 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 4-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 21 to 96. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 7 Sources and 8 Mentions. Best is led by
Salesforce Revenue Cloud; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by HubSpot CPQ at Rising AIQ 55. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, with no category rank from Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in this scope. HubSpot CPQ moves from #4 to #1 in Rising, a 3-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 18 to 55. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 6 Sources and 7 Mentions. Best is led by Salesforce Revenue Cloud; the two results answer separate questions.
Demo Automation
Open the complete Demo Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Consensus | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 41 | |
| 3 |  Saleo | 31 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 15 | 23 |
In Demo Automation, Consensus 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 19 Sources and 34 Mentions. Navattic is second at Best AIQ 32. It has assistant positions of #6 on ChatGPT, #2 on Gemini, #2 on Claude, and #2 on Perplexity. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 41 Mentions.
Saleo is third at Best AIQ 31. It has assistant positions of #2 on ChatGPT and #7 on Gemini, with no category rank from Claude and Perplexity in this scope. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 23 Mentions.
Consensus holds #1 in Best, with category-relative AIQ unchanged at 100. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 19 Sources and 34 Mentions. Navattic holds #2 in Best, while category-relative AIQ moves from 47 to 32. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 22 Sources and 41 Mentions.
Saleo moves from #6 to #3 in Best, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 15 to 31. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 15 Sources and 23 Mentions. These evidence totals are reported beside the ranking and are not used here to explain movement.
Most Affordable is led by SmartCue 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.
SmartCue 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 2 Sources and 5 Mentions. Best is led by
Consensus; the two results answer separate questions.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Guideflow 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. Guideflow moves from #4 to #1 in Easiest to Set Up, a 3-place gain, while category-relative AIQ moves from 38 to 70. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 13 Mentions. Best is led by Consensus; the two results answer separate questions.
Rising is led by Guideflow at Rising AIQ 59. It has assistant positions of #1 on ChatGPT, #6 on Claude, and #5 on Perplexity, with no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Guideflow moves from #7 to #1 in Rising, a 6-place gain, while Rising AIQ moves from 15 to 59. Its weekly evidence footprint across the four public questions contains 8 Sources and 13 Mentions. Best is led by Consensus; the two results answer separate questions.
What Changed Across Sales
The ten Best leaders are HubSpot Smart CRM, Outreach, ZoomInfo,
Gong, Docusign,
PandaDoc,
Icertis, Seismic,
Salesforce Revenue Cloud, and
Consensus. Among them, 8 have a Best rank from all four assistants, 0 from three, 1 from two, and 1 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 7 changed Most Affordable leaders, 8 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 Sales 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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