Sales Software Splits by Buyer Intent as Four Best Leaders Change
This week's Sales report covers all ten markets, where stable Best names coexist with different leaders for value, setup, and emerging-product prompts.
This week's edition covers all ten Sales categories and keeps Best, Most Affordable, Easiest to Set Up, and Rising as separate category-relative rankings. Sales is where this week's ranking changes are easiest to misread. A stable Best leader can sit beside a completely different answer for budget, setup, or momentum, so the useful story is the shape of the split rather than a single winner.
Sources count distinct cited pages. Mentions count verified product-page occurrences. This week's Sales snapshot contains 162 ranked products, 1,211 Sources and 5,305 Mentions across the completed edition.
CRM
Open the complete CRM Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 2 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 46 | |
| 3 |  HubSpot Smart CRM | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Salesforce Sales Cloud leads at Best AIQ 96. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #4. It records 9 Sources and 13 Mentions in this scope.
Zoho CRM is second at Best AIQ 34. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #3, Perplexity #2. It records 35 Sources and 46 Mentions in this scope.
HubSpot Smart CRM is third at Best AIQ 28. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 7 Mentions in this scope.
Salesforce Sales Cloud holds #1. The 68-point gap to third makes this a clearly separated podium. The leader appears in 4 of 4 assistant lists.
Most Affordable is led by HubSpot Smart CRM at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 7 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by HubSpot Smart CRM at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 7 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by Attio at category-relative AIQ 83. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, Claude #1. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this scope. It records 15 Sources and 18 Mentions in this scope.
The constraint-specific map breaks away from Best. Most Affordable points to HubSpot Smart CRM, Easiest to Set Up to HubSpot Smart CRM, and Rising to Attio. Value and implementation converge on one product, but momentum does not.
Sales Engagement
Open the complete Sales Engagement Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Outreach | 75 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 62 | 75 |
| 2 | 38 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 47 | |
| 3 | 25 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 36 | 43 |
Outreach leads at Best AIQ 75. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 62 Sources and 75 Mentions in this scope. Salesloft is second at Best AIQ 38. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 40 Sources and 47 Mentions in this scope.
Apollo is third at Best AIQ 25. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Claude #3, Perplexity #3. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 36 Sources and 43 Mentions in this scope.
The assistant columns are the useful detail here. Outreach reaches first with coverage from 3 of 4 assistants. Salesloft and
Apollo complete a podium separated by 50 AIQ points from first to third.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Mixmax at category-relative AIQ 61. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #3, Perplexity #5. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 22 Sources and 24 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
Regie.ai at category-relative AIQ 68. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2. It has no category rank from Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 1 Source and 1 Mention in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by Yesware at category-relative AIQ 68. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2. It has no category rank from Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 9 Sources and 10 Mentions in this scope.
Budget favors Yesware, while implementation favors
Mixmax. Rising then turns to
Regie.ai. None of those answers should be blended into the Best result.
Sales Intelligence
Open the complete Sales Intelligence Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 73 | |
| 3 | 45 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 78 |
ZoomInfo Sales leads at Best AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 7 Sources and 9 Mentions in this scope.
Apollo is second at Best AIQ 50. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. It records 47 Sources and 73 Mentions in this scope.
ZoomInfo is third at Best AIQ 45. Its assistant positions are Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It has no category rank from ChatGPT in this scope. It records 49 Sources and 78 Mentions in this scope.
Evidence volume and rank do not collapse into the same measure. ZoomInfo has the largest Top 3 Sources footprint, while
ZoomInfo Sales leads the Best ranking with 7 Sources and 9 Mentions. The ranking uses recommendation position, not evidence volume.
Rising is led by 
Clay at category-relative AIQ 79. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3, Claude #1, Perplexity #8. It records 2 Sources and 2 Mentions in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by Apollo at category-relative AIQ 71. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #3, Claude #5, Perplexity #1. It records 47 Sources and 73 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Leadfeeder at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 14 Sources and 19 Mentions in this scope.
Best is only the opening answer in this category. Buyers asking about price get Apollo; those asking about setup get
Leadfeeder; the emerging-product prompt returns Clay. The separation is the point of the four-ranking format.
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 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | |
| 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 23 | 25 |
Gong leads at Best AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It records 3 Sources and 3 Mentions in this scope. Revenue.io is second at Best AIQ 28. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 10 Sources and 12 Mentions in this scope.
Clari Copilot is third at Best AIQ 23. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Claude #4, Perplexity #5. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 23 Sources and 25 Mentions in this scope.
Read this as a layered shortlist. First and third are 77 AIQ points apart. Gong holds #1. The full table matters because each assistant contributes a distinct ordering.
Most Affordable is led by 
Fathom at category-relative AIQ 89. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #4, Perplexity #1. It records 23 Sources and 32 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Fathom at category-relative AIQ 96. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #6. It records 23 Sources and 32 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
Sybill at category-relative AIQ 70. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 5 Sources and 8 Mentions in this scope.
Three prompts, 2 leaders: Fathom for Most Affordable, Fathom for Easiest to Set Up, and Sybill for Rising. That is a buying map, not a combined scorecard.
E-Signature
Open the complete E-Signature Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | |
| 3 | 45 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 63 |
DocuSign eSignature leads at Best AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 6 Sources and 11 Mentions in this scope.
Adobe Acrobat Sign is second at Best AIQ 50. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. It records 14 Sources and 16 Mentions in this scope.
Docusign is third at Best AIQ 45. Its assistant positions are Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It has no category rank from ChatGPT in this scope. It records 46 Sources and 63 Mentions in this scope.
DocuSign eSignature enters the published ranking at #1, which gives the category a changed first-place result. Behind it,
Adobe Acrobat Sign and
Docusign show that the next decision is less settled than the headline rank alone suggests.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Dropbox Sign at category-relative AIQ 59. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #4. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 24 Sources and 29 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
BoldSign at category-relative AIQ 58. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #6. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 9 Sources and 10 Mentions in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by BoldSign at category-relative AIQ 72. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #3. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 9 Sources and 10 Mentions in this scope.
The category changes character when the question changes. BoldSign owns the value answer, Dropbox Sign the setup answer, and BoldSign the Rising answer. Best remains a separate recommendation set.
Proposal Software
Open the complete Proposal Software Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 73 | |
| 2 |  Proposify | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 69 |
| 3 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 70 |
PandaDoc leads at Best AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It records 40 Sources and 73 Mentions in this scope.
Proposify is second at Best AIQ 41. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #2, Claude #2, Perplexity #2. It records 36 Sources and 69 Mentions in this scope. Qwilr is third at Best AIQ 39. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #5, Claude #3, Perplexity #3. It records 36 Sources and 70 Mentions in this scope.
PandaDoc holds #1. The 61-point gap to third makes this a clearly separated podium. All four assistants put the leader first.
Rising is led by Bidara at category-relative AIQ 61. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #3, Perplexity #5. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 3 Mentions in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by 
MyProposer at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 0 Sources and 0 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Better Proposals at category-relative AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #1. It records 30 Sources and 57 Mentions in this scope.
The constraint-specific map breaks away from Best. Most Affordable points to MyProposer, Easiest to Set Up to Better Proposals, and Rising to Bidara. Each prompt produces its own leader.
Contract Management (CLM)
Open the complete Contract Management (CLM) Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Icertis | 72 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 27 | 32 |
| 2 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 40 | |
| 3 |  Ironclad | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 37 |
Icertis leads at Best AIQ 72. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #3. It has no category rank from Gemini in this scope. It records 27 Sources and 32 Mentions in this scope. Docusign CLM is second at Best AIQ 44. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #4, Gemini #1, Claude #5, Perplexity #2. It records 32 Sources and 40 Mentions in this scope.
Ironclad is third at Best AIQ 39. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. It records 31 Sources and 37 Mentions in this scope.
The assistant columns are the useful detail here. Icertis reaches first with coverage from 3 of 4 assistants. Docusign CLM and
Ironclad complete a podium separated by 33 AIQ points from first to third.
Most Affordable is led by 
OpenCLM at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 1 Source and 2 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Fynk at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 1 Source and 2 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
Summize at category-relative AIQ 57. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #8. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 4 Sources and 6 Mentions in this scope.
Budget favors OpenCLM, while implementation favors Fynk. Rising then turns to
Summize. None of those answers should be blended into the Best result.
Sales Enablement
Open the complete Sales Enablement Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 59 | |
| 2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 58 | |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 47 |
Seismic leads at Best AIQ 93. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #2, Perplexity #1. It records 42 Sources and 59 Mentions in this scope.
Highspot is second at Best AIQ 58. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #1, Perplexity #2. It records 43 Sources and 58 Mentions in this scope.
Showpad is third at Best AIQ 31. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #4, Claude #3, Perplexity #4. It records 37 Sources and 47 Mentions in this scope.
Evidence volume and rank do not collapse into the same measure. Highspot has the largest Top 3 Sources footprint, while
Seismic leads the Best ranking with 42 Sources and 59 Mentions. The ranking uses recommendation position, not evidence volume.
Easiest to Set Up is led by 
Content Camel at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 1 Source and 2 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
GTM Buddy at category-relative AIQ 60. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #3. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 5 Sources and 6 Mentions in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by Content Camel at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 1 Source and 2 Mentions in this scope.
Best is only the opening answer in this category. Buyers asking about price get Content Camel; those asking about setup get Content Camel; the emerging-product prompt returns GTM Buddy. The separation is the point of the four-ranking format.
CPQ
Open the complete CPQ Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | |
| 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
Salesforce Revenue Cloud leads at Best AIQ 58. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Perplexity #2. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude in this scope. It records 13 Sources and 17 Mentions in this scope.
SAP CPQ is second at Best AIQ 57. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #2, Claude #1, Perplexity #3. It records 15 Sources and 20 Mentions in this scope.
Conga CPQ is third at Best AIQ 35. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #3, Claude #2, Perplexity #4. It records 18 Sources and 26 Mentions in this scope.
Read this as a layered shortlist. First and third are 23 AIQ points apart. Salesforce Revenue Cloud holds #1. The full table matters because each assistant contributes a distinct ordering.
Rising is led by 
Nue.io at category-relative AIQ 60. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Claude #3. It has no category rank from Gemini, Perplexity in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 3 Mentions in this scope.
Most Affordable is led by QuoteWerks at category-relative AIQ 97. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, Perplexity #3. It records 13 Sources and 16 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by DealHub AI CPQ at category-relative AIQ 55. Its assistant position is ChatGPT #1. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude, Perplexity in this scope. It records 2 Sources and 8 Mentions in this scope.
Three prompts, 3 leaders: QuoteWerks for Most Affordable,
DealHub AI CPQ for Easiest to Set Up, and
Nue.io for Rising. That is a buying map, not a combined scorecard.
Demo Automation
Open the complete Demo Automation Best ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Consensus | 76 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 |  Reprise | 47 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 48 |
Consensus leads at Best AIQ 76. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, Claude #5, Perplexity #1. It records 23 Sources and 38 Mentions in this scope. Reprise is second at Best AIQ 47. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #2, Gemini #6, Claude #1, Perplexity #8. It records 21 Sources and 44 Mentions in this scope. Navattic is third at Best AIQ 39. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #6, Gemini #1, Claude #4, Perplexity #4. It records 24 Sources and 48 Mentions in this scope.
Consensus climbs 1 place to #1, which gives the category a changed first-place result. Behind it, Reprise and Navattic show that the next decision is less settled than the headline rank alone suggests.
Most Affordable is led by 
Guideflow at category-relative AIQ 56. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Perplexity #7. It has no category rank from Gemini, Claude in this scope. It records 12 Sources and 17 Mentions in this scope.
Easiest to Set Up is led by Guideflow at category-relative AIQ 65. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #5, Perplexity #1. It has no category rank from Claude in this scope. It records 12 Sources and 17 Mentions in this scope.
Rising is led by 
Saleo at category-relative AIQ 58. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #9, Perplexity #7. It has no category rank from Claude in this scope. It records 18 Sources and 24 Mentions in this scope.
The category changes character when the question changes. Guideflow owns the value answer, Guideflow the setup answer, and Saleo the Rising answer. Best remains a separate recommendation set.
The Sales readout
Across Sales, recommendation authority remains fragmented by intent. The categories with the clearest Best leaders are not automatically the categories with the simplest buying decision. The three largest category Mention footprints are Sales Intelligence at 715, CRM at 640, Sales Enablement at 595.
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