Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutreachTop pick | #1 | #1 | #2 | |
| Salesloft | #2 | #2 | #1 | |
| Apollo | #3 | #4 | #3 | |
| HubSpot | #4 | #3 | #7 | |
| Salesforce | #8 | #8 | #6 | |
| Regie.ai | — | — | #4 | |
| Klenty | — | #5 | — | |
| Reply.io | #5 | — | — | |
| ZoomInfo | — | — | #5 | |
| Gong | #6 | — | — | |
| Instantly | — | #6 | — | |
| Artisan | #7 | — | — | |
| Smartlead | — | #7 | — | |
| Pipedrive | — | — | #8 | |
| 11x | — | — | #9 | |
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 | #9 | — | — | |
| Rox | — | #9 | — | |
| Zoho | #10 | — | — | |
| Clay | #11 | — | — | |
| Amplemarket | #12 | — | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
8 brands
Outreach is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
ChatGPT · run of Nov 3
Best AI-powered Sales Engagement Platforms (2026)
- Outreach — Based on the latest 2026 comparisons, my recommendation is to shortlist Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, and Reply.io.
- Salesloft — Based on the latest 2026 comparisons, my recommendation is to shortlist Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, and Reply.io.
- Apollo — Based on the latest 2026 comparisons, my recommendation is to shortlist Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, and Reply.io.
- HubSpot — Based on the latest 2026 comparisons, my recommendation is to shortlist Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, and Reply.io.
- Reply.io — Based on the latest 2026 comparisons, my recommendation is to shortlist Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, and Reply.io.
- Gong
- Artisan New this week
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 New this week
- Zoho New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: lemlist
Perplexity · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Outreach — Outreach is the strongest overall choice for mid-market and enterprise B2B teams that need sophisticated multi-channel sequencing, AI-guided selling, conversation intelligence, deal-health insights, and forecasting.
- Salesloft — Choose Salesloft if coaching, conversation quality, forecasting, and rep execution are higher priorities than maximum outbound complexity. ↑ 1 vs last week
- HubSpot ↑ 2 vs last week
- Apollo
- Klenty — Choose Klenty if AI-powered follow-up automation is the priority without enterprise-level implementation complexity. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Instantly New this week
- Smartlead New this week
- Salesforce — Choose Outreach if the team has 25+ reps, uses Salesforce heavily, and needs enterprise governance, analytics, and complex workflows. ↓ 6 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Mixmax, Gmail
Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
The "best" sales engagement platform (SEP) with AI features depends heavily on your team size, budget, and whether you need an all-in-one prospecting engine or a heavy enterprise revenue orchestration tool. The top platforms are categorized below by their unique AI strengths and ideal use cases:
- Salesloft — Salesloft — Best for Enterprise Revenue Orchestration.
- Outreach — Outreach — Best for Enterprise Scale & Smart Sequences.
- Apollo — Apollo.io — Best Value & All-in-One Prospecting.
- Regie.ai — Regie.ai — Best AI-Native Personalization & Agents.
- ZoomInfo — ZoomInfo Sales OS (with Engage/Chorus) — Best for Intent Data-Driven Outreach. New this week
- Salesforce — What CRM are you currently using (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive)?
- HubSpot — What CRM are you currently using (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive)? ↓ 2 vs last week
- Pipedrive — What CRM are you currently using (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive)? New this week
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| hubspot.com | Brand site · HubSpot | 3 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| artisan.co | Brand site · Artisan | 2 | ChatGPT |
| salesforce.com | Brand site · Salesforce | 2 | Perplexity |
| 11x.ai | Brand site · 11x | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| amplemarket.com | Brand site · Amplemarket | 1 | ChatGPT |
| apollo.io | Brand site · Apollo | 1 | ChatGPT |
| attention.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| ciopages.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| clay.com | Brand site · Clay | 1 | ChatGPT |
| gong.io | Brand site · Gong | 1 | ChatGPT |
| growthtechspotlight.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| klenty.com | Brand site · Klenty | 1 | Perplexity |
| maketoolz.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| outreach.ai | Brand site · Outreach | 1 | Perplexity |
| outreach.io | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| reply.io | Brand site · Reply.io | 1 | ChatGPT |
| rox.com | Brand site · Rox | 1 | Perplexity |
| salesforge.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| salesloft.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |