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Eight Rising Software Signals With the Broadest Assistant Reach This Week

The current Rising report selects one category-local signal per hub, distinguishing broad assistant agreement from a thin or concentrated evidence trail.

This week's Rising AIQ report tracks emerging-product answers across the same 80 categories and four assistants. Rising is separate from Best, Most Affordable, and Easiest to Set Up; it is a category-specific signal, not a claim that one product is broadly better.

Eight Signals Worth Opening

Sales contributes BoldSign in E-Signature Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 86. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #4, and Perplexity #2. Its current category evidence records 6 Sources and 10 Mentions. BoldSign holds #1. The breadth makes it worth opening, while the category boundary prevents a false cross-market comparison.

Marketing contributes Statsig in A/B Testing Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 63. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #3, Gemini #1, Claude #1, and Perplexity #1. Its current category evidence records 28 Sources and 37 Mentions. Statsig holds #1. This is a momentum cue, not a substitute for the separate Best ranking.

Support contributes Decagon in Chatbots Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 83. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #2, and Claude #1. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this ranking. Its current category evidence records 7 Sources and 9 Mentions. Decagon moves up 1 place to #1. The result deserves attention precisely because the assistant positions are visible, including where agreement stops.

HR contributes Rize in Time Tracking Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 85. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, and Claude #3. It has no category rank from Perplexity in this ranking. Its current category evidence records 3 Sources and 4 Mentions. Rize holds #1. The signal is strongest as a category-local watch item rather than a universal recommendation.

Finance contributes Anrok in Sales Tax Compliance Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, and Perplexity #1. Its current category evidence records 19 Sources and 39 Mentions. Anrok holds #1. The breadth makes it worth opening, while the category boundary prevents a false cross-market comparison.

Productivity contributes Cal.com in Appointment Scheduling Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, and Perplexity #1. Its current category evidence records 9 Sources and 9 Mentions. Cal.com holds #1. This is a momentum cue, not a substitute for the separate Best ranking.

IT & Security contributes Proton Pass in Password Managers Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 97. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, and Perplexity #3. Its current category evidence records 22 Sources and 27 Mentions. Proton Pass holds #1. The result deserves attention precisely because the assistant positions are visible, including where agreement stops.

Engineering contributes Neon in Database as a Service Rising. It leads at Rising AIQ 100. Its assistant positions are ChatGPT #1, Gemini #1, Claude #1, and Perplexity #1. Its current category evidence records 1 Source and 3 Mentions. Neon holds #1. The signal is strongest as a category-local watch item rather than a universal recommendation.

These are one category signal per hub, selected for assistant breadth and current category strength. They do not form a cross-category Rising AIQ leaderboard, and none should be read as a Best recommendation without opening the separate Best ranking.