Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ApolloTop pick | #1 | #8 | #1 | |
| Reply.io | #2 | #4 | #2 | |
| Outreach | #5 | #6 | #7 | |
| Salesloft | #6 | #7 | #6 | |
| HubSpot | — | #9 | #3 | |
| Klenty | #4 | #3 | — | |
| lemlist | #3 | #5 | — | |
| Mixmax | — | #10 | #4 | |
| Saleshandy | — | #1 | — | |
| SmartReach.io | — | #2 | — | |
| Gmail | — | — | #5 | |
| Woodpecker | — | — | #8 | |
| Yesware | — | #11 | — | |
| Salesforce | — | #12 | — | |
| Clay | — | #13 | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
8 brands
Apollo is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
ChatGPT · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
Several sales engagement platforms offer free trials.
- Apollo — Based on current vendor information, Apollo.io and Reply.io are two strong options. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Reply.io — Based on current vendor information, Apollo.io and Reply.io are two strong options. ↓ 1 vs last week
- lemlist — Best for personalized cold outreach: lemlist. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Klenty — Best for sales sequence automation: Klenty. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Outreach — Email and LinkedIn outreach. ↓ 3 vs last week
- Salesloft — One important distinction: Outreach and Salesloft generally offer product demos rather than publicly advertised self-service free trials. ↑ 2 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: SmartReach.io, Overloop
Perplexity · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
Several sales engagement platforms offer a free trial, including:
- Saleshandy — Saleshandy: 7-day free trial. ↑ 3 vs last week
- SmartReach.io — SmartReach.io: 14-day free trial. New this week
- Klenty — Klenty: 14-day free trial.
- Reply.io — Reply.io: 14-day free trial. ↓ 3 vs last week
- lemlist — lemlist: Free trial available. ↓ 3 vs last week
- Outreach — Outreach and Salesloft: 14-day trials listed by CloudTalk. New this week
- Salesloft — Outreach and Salesloft: 14-day trials listed by CloudTalk. New this week
- Apollo — If you prefer a free plan rather than a time-limited trial, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Mixmax, and Yesware offer free tiers. ↓ 2 vs last week
- HubSpot — If you prefer a free plan rather than a time-limited trial, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Mixmax, and Yesware offer free tiers. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Mixmax — If you prefer a free plan rather than a time-limited trial, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Mixmax, and Yesware offer free tiers. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Yesware — If you prefer a free plan rather than a time-limited trial, Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Mixmax, and Yesware offer free tiers. New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Salesforce
Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
Several popular sales engagement and outreach platforms offer free trials or permanent free tiers rather than requiring a mandatory sales demo upfront.[](https://woodpecker.co/blog/salesloft-pricing/)[](https://www.mixmax.com/blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms)
- Apollo — Apollo.io: Offers a permanent free tier, plus a 14-day free trial on its paid Basic and Professional plans directly inside the platform. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Reply.io — Reply.io: Provides a 14-day free trial covering its core email automation and multichannel outbound capabilities. ↑ 3 vs last week
- HubSpot — HubSpot Sales Hub: Offers a free CRM/tools tier alongside a 14-day trial of its higher-tier professional sales engagement features. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Mixmax — Several popular sales engagement and outreach platforms offer free trials or permanent free tiers rather than requiring a mandatory sales demo upfront.[](https://woodpecker.co/blog/salesloft-… New this week
- Gmail — Mixmax: Tailored specifically for Gmail/Google Workspace, allowing users to start free and test out sequences and email tracking.[](https://knowledge.apollo.io/hc/en-us/articles/5288168088205-Access-a-Free-Trial-of-… New this week
- Salesloft — Several popular sales engagement and outreach platforms offer free trials or permanent free tiers rather than requiring a mandatory sales demo upfront.[](https://woodpecker.co/blog/salesloft-… ↑ 1 vs last week
- Outreach — Several popular sales engagement and outreach platforms offer free trials or permanent free tiers rather than requiring a mandatory sales demo upfront.[](https://woodpecker.co/blog/salesloft-… ↓ 6 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Pipedrive, lemlist
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| apollo.io | Brand site · Apollo | 4 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| reply.io | Brand site · Reply.io | 4 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| hubspot.com | Brand site · HubSpot | 2 | Perplexity, Google AI Mode |
| challengingvoice.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| clay.com | Brand site · Clay | 1 | Perplexity |
| cloudtalk.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| crm.org | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| folk.app | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| forgentsystems.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| g2.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| getapp.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| klenty.com | Brand site · Klenty | 1 | ChatGPT |
| lemlist.com | Brand site · lemlist | 1 | ChatGPT |
| mailsfinder.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| mixmax.com | Brand site · Mixmax | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| salesforce.com | Brand site · Salesforce | 1 | Perplexity |
| softwareadvice.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| thesdrlist.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| vettlo.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| woodpecker.co | Brand site · Woodpecker | 1 | Google AI Mode |