This Week in Marketing Software: 10 Categories, Four Buyer Questions
This week's Edition 5 Marketing report covers all ten categories, with Best Top 3 tables and separate Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising analysis.
The Cooper Index records what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity recommend when buyers ask direct software questions. This week's Edition 5 report covers all ten Marketing categories and keeps Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising as separate category-relative rankings.
Sources count cited pages. Mentions count verified occurrences of a product in the completed answer set. Both are descriptive live counts for the edition and do not determine rank.
Email Marketing
Open the complete Email Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Klaviyo | 73 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 35 |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 47 | |
| 3 |  ActiveCampaign | 41 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 40 |
In Email Marketing, Klaviyo leads at Best AIQ 73. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 24 Sources and 35 Mentions. Mailchimp is second at Best AIQ 50. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #4, Claude #1, Perplexity #5. Its live footprint contains 31 Sources and 47 Mentions.
ActiveCampaign is third at Best AIQ 41. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #2, Claude #3, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 27 Sources and 40 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 15 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 32, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 82 Sources and 608 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Klaviyo is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while Mailchimp is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
ActiveCampaign by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3, Mailchimp has the largest cited-page footprint and
Mailchimp has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by 
Sender at category-relative AIQ 80. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 20 Sources and 30 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Klaviyo.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Sender leads this question while Klaviyo leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
MailerLite at category-relative AIQ 69. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #3. Its live footprint contains 26 Sources and 38 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Klaviyo.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: MailerLite leads this question while Klaviyo leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
Beehiiv at Rising AIQ 59. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #4. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 14 Sources and 20 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Klaviyo.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Beehiiv leads this question while Klaviyo leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Email Marketing. Best is led by Klaviyo, Most Affordable by Sender, Easiest to Set Up by MailerLite, and Rising by Beehiiv. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Marketing Automation
Open the complete Marketing Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HubSpot Marketing Hub | 83 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | ActiveCampaign | 49 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | 31 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 9 |
In Marketing Automation, HubSpot Marketing Hub leads at Best AIQ 83. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, Claude #1. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 11 Sources and 13 Mentions. ActiveCampaign is second at Best AIQ 49. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #4, Gemini #1, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 31 Sources and 35 Mentions. Braze is third at Best AIQ 31. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Claude #5. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 9 Sources and 9 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 17 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 52, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 89 Sources and 490 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. HubSpot Marketing Hub is ranked by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, while ActiveCampaign is ranked by all four tracked assistants and Braze by ChatGPT, Claude. Within the displayed Top 3,
ActiveCampaign has the largest cited-page footprint and ActiveCampaign has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by 
Brevo at category-relative AIQ 70. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 27 Sources and 29 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by HubSpot Marketing Hub.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Brevo leads this question while HubSpot Marketing Hub leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Mailchimp at category-relative AIQ 89. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #4, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 39 Sources and 47 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
HubSpot Marketing Hub.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Mailchimp leads this question while
HubSpot Marketing Hub leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by Customer.io at Rising AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #3, Perplexity #2. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its live footprint contains 15 Sources and 15 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
HubSpot Marketing Hub.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Customer.io leads this question while
HubSpot Marketing Hub leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Marketing Automation. Best is led by HubSpot Marketing Hub, Most Affordable by Brevo, Easiest to Set Up by Mailchimp, and Rising by
Customer.io. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Landing Page Builders
Open the complete Landing Page Builders Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 33 | |
| 2 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 24 | |
| 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 25 |
In Landing Page Builders, Unbounce leads at Best AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 28 Sources and 33 Mentions.
Instapage is second at Best AIQ 48. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #3, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 21 Sources and 24 Mentions.
Leadpages is third at Best AIQ 36. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #2, Perplexity #3. Its live footprint contains 23 Sources and 25 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 16 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 64, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 75 Sources and 368 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Unbounce is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while
Instapage is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
Leadpages by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3,
Unbounce has the largest cited-page footprint and
Unbounce has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by Carrd at category-relative AIQ 78. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #8, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 17 Sources and 18 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Unbounce.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Carrd leads this question while
Unbounce leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Carrd at category-relative AIQ 68. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #9. Its live footprint contains 17 Sources and 18 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Unbounce.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Carrd leads this question while
Unbounce leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
Framer at Rising AIQ 70. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 10 Sources and 13 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Unbounce.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Framer leads this question while Unbounce leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Landing Page Builders. Best is led by Unbounce, Most Affordable by
Carrd, Easiest to Set Up by
Carrd, and Rising by
Framer. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Social Media Management
Open the complete Social Media Management Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 36 | |
| 2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 41 | |
| 3 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 41 |
In Social Media Management, Sprout Social leads at Best AIQ 93. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 28 Sources and 36 Mentions.
Hootsuite is second at Best AIQ 58. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #1, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 29 Sources and 41 Mentions.
Buffer is third at Best AIQ 33. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #3, Perplexity #3. Its live footprint contains 30 Sources and 41 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 13 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 60, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 84 Sources and 428 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Sprout Social is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while
Hootsuite is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
Buffer by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3,
Buffer has the largest cited-page footprint and
Hootsuite has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by 
Publer at category-relative AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 5 Sources and 7 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Sprout Social.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Publer leads this question while Sprout Social leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Buffer at category-relative AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 30 Sources and 41 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Sprout Social.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Buffer leads this question while
Sprout Social leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
Vista Social at Rising AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 8 Sources and 8 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Sprout Social.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Vista Social leads this question while Sprout Social leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Social Media Management. Best is led by Sprout Social, Most Affordable by
Publer, Easiest to Set Up by Buffer, and Rising by
Vista Social. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Webinar Platforms
Open the complete Webinar Platforms Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ON24 | 63 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 43 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | |
| 3 |  Demio | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 35 |
In Webinar Platforms, ON24 leads at Best AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 0 Sources and 0 Mentions. Zoom Webinars is second at Best AIQ 43. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Claude #1, Perplexity #6. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its live footprint contains 15 Sources and 25 Mentions.
Demio is third at Best AIQ 43. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #6, Gemini #1, Claude #4, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 20 Sources and 35 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 15 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 20, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 78 Sources and 355 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. ON24 is ranked by ChatGPT, Claude, while Zoom Webinars is ranked by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and
Demio by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3, Demio has the largest cited-page footprint and Demio has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by Zoho Webinar at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 8 Sources and 14 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
ON24.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Zoho Webinar leads this question while
ON24 leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by StreamYard On-Air at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 1 Sources and 1 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
ON24.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: StreamYard On-Air leads this question while
ON24 leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
Goldcast at Rising AIQ 68. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #5, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 4 Sources and 6 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by ON24.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Goldcast leads this question while ON24 leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Webinar Platforms. Best is led by ON24, Most Affordable by Zoho Webinar, Easiest to Set Up by
StreamYard On-Air, and Rising by
Goldcast. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
SEO Tools
Open the complete SEO Tools Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 51 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 47 | |
| 3 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 |
In SEO Tools, Semrush leads at Best AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 38 Sources and 51 Mentions.
Ahrefs is second at Best AIQ 50. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 36 Sources and 47 Mentions.
SE Ranking is third at Best AIQ 29. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #4, Claude #4, Perplexity #5. Its live footprint contains 20 Sources and 24 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 21 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 71, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 88 Sources and 588 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Semrush is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while
Ahrefs is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
SE Ranking by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3,
Semrush has the largest cited-page footprint and
Semrush has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by Ubersuggest at category-relative AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 14 Sources and 16 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Semrush.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Ubersuggest leads this question while
Semrush leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Rank Math at category-relative AIQ 81. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3, Claude #1, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 12 Sources and 14 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Semrush.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Rank Math leads this question while Semrush leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by Search Atlas at Rising AIQ 70. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 5 Sources and 6 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Semrush.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Search Atlas leads this question while
Semrush leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for SEO Tools. Best is led by Semrush, Most Affordable by
Ubersuggest, Easiest to Set Up by
Rank Math, and Rising by Search Atlas. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Product Analytics
Open the complete Product Analytics Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 47 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 49 | |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 32 |
In Product Analytics, Amplitude leads at Best AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 36 Sources and 47 Mentions.
Mixpanel is second at Best AIQ 50. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 34 Sources and 49 Mentions.
Pendo is third at Best AIQ 31. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #5, Perplexity #4. Its live footprint contains 23 Sources and 32 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 16 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 69, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 100 Sources and 387 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Amplitude is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while
Mixpanel is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
Pendo by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3,
Amplitude has the largest cited-page footprint and
Mixpanel has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by 
PostHog at category-relative AIQ 75. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its live footprint contains 31 Sources and 46 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Amplitude.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: PostHog leads this question while Amplitude leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Heap at category-relative AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 3 Sources and 7 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Amplitude.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Heap leads this question while
Amplitude leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by Statsig at Rising AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 6 Sources and 9 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Amplitude.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Statsig leads this question while
Amplitude leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Product Analytics. Best is led by Amplitude, Most Affordable by
PostHog, Easiest to Set Up by Heap, and Rising by
Statsig. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
A/B Testing
Open the complete A/B Testing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | |
| 3 |  Kameleoon | 32 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 24 |
In A/B Testing, VWO Testing leads at Best AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3. It has no category rank from Claude, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 8 Sources and 10 Mentions.
Statsig is second at Best AIQ 42. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #4, Gemini #1, Claude #8, Perplexity #3. Its live footprint contains 16 Sources and 26 Mentions.
Kameleoon is third at Best AIQ 32. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Claude #4, Perplexity #5. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. Its live footprint contains 16 Sources and 24 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 16 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 31, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 85 Sources and 350 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. VWO Testing is ranked by ChatGPT, Gemini, while
Statsig is ranked by all four tracked assistants and
Kameleoon by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity. Within the displayed Top 3, Statsig has the largest cited-page footprint and
Statsig has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by FigPii at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 1 Sources and 1 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
VWO Testing.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: FigPii leads this question while
VWO Testing leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Crazy Egg at category-relative AIQ 66. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #7, Claude #3, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 12 Sources and 13 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
VWO Testing.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Crazy Egg leads this question while
VWO Testing leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by Statsig at Rising AIQ 80. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 16 Sources and 26 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
VWO Testing.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Statsig leads this question while
VWO Testing leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for A/B Testing. Best is led by VWO Testing, Most Affordable by
FigPii, Easiest to Set Up by
Crazy Egg, and Rising by
Statsig. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
SMS Marketing
Open the complete SMS Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Attentive | 81 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | Klaviyo | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 29 |
In SMS Marketing, Attentive leads at Best AIQ 81. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #4, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 18 Sources and 23 Mentions. Klaviyo is second at Best AIQ 43. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #5, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 25 Sources and 31 Mentions. SimpleTexting is third at Best AIQ 38. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #7, Gemini #1, Claude #5, Perplexity #3. Its live footprint contains 22 Sources and 29 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 15 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 43, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 108 Sources and 409 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. Attentive is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while Klaviyo is ranked by all four tracked assistants and SimpleTexting by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3,
Klaviyo has the largest cited-page footprint and Klaviyo has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by Brevo at category-relative AIQ 65. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3, Claude #7. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 12 Sources and 15 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Attentive.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: Brevo leads this question while Attentive leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by SimpleTexting at category-relative AIQ 89. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #4, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 22 Sources and 29 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
Attentive.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: SimpleTexting leads this question while
Attentive leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
TxtCart at Rising AIQ 55. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 2 Sources and 2 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by Attentive.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: TxtCart leads this question while Attentive leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for SMS Marketing. Best is led by Attentive, Most Affordable by Brevo, Easiest to Set Up by SimpleTexting, and Rising by
TxtCart. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Affiliate Marketing
Open the complete Affiliate Marketing Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 41 | |
| 2 |  PartnerStack | 45 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 |  Everflow | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 |
In Affiliate Marketing, impact.com leads at Best AIQ 96. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #5. Its live footprint contains 29 Sources and 41 Mentions.
PartnerStack is second at Best AIQ 45. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #3, Claude #2, Perplexity #4. Its live footprint contains 25 Sources and 40 Mentions. Everflow is third at Best AIQ 27. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #4, Claude #7, Perplexity #7. Its live footprint contains 15 Sources and 27 Mentions.
The Best ranking contains 14 ranked products. Its leader-to-third AIQ spread is 69, while the category-wide edition footprint contains 102 Sources and 425 Mentions.
The assistant pattern gives the Best result its shape. impact.com is ranked by all four tracked assistants, while
PartnerStack is ranked by all four tracked assistants and Everflow by all four tracked assistants. Within the displayed Top 3, impact.com has the largest cited-page footprint and
impact.com has the most verified mentions. Those footprints show what is observable in the answer set, not why the rank was assigned.
Most Affordable is led by GoAffPro at category-relative AIQ 65. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #1, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. Its live footprint contains 7 Sources and 8 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by
impact.com.
Here Most Affordable changes the answer from the Best leader: GoAffPro leads this question while
impact.com leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Rewardful at category-relative AIQ 70. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #5, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. Its live footprint contains 21 Sources and 31 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by impact.com.
Here Easiest to Set Up changes the answer from the Best leader: Rewardful leads this question while impact.com leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Rising is led by 
Tolt at Rising AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. Its live footprint contains 1 Sources and 2 Mentions. This is a separate answer from Best, which is led by impact.com.
Here Rising changes the answer from the Best leader: Tolt leads this question while impact.com leads Best. That split is useful for buyers because it separates a specific intent from the category's primary recommendation set instead of blending both into one composite result.
Read together, the four questions form a buyer-intent map for Affiliate Marketing. Best is led by impact.com, Most Affordable by
GoAffPro, Easiest to Set Up by
Rewardful, and Rising by Tolt. Differences are expected because each ranking answers a different prompt; the relevant comparison stays inside this category and question.
Across Marketing, the largest live mention footprints this week belong to Email Marketing at 608, SEO Tools at 588, Marketing Automation at 490. Those totals describe how often products appeared in verified answers; the four ranking questions remain distinct.
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