Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutreachTop pick | #1 | #1 | #1 | |
| Salesloft | #2 | #2 | #2 | |
| Salesforce | #3 | #3 | #3 | |
| HubSpot | #4 | #4 | #4 | |
| ZoomInfo | #7 | #6 | #6 | |
| Apollo | #5 | #5 | — | |
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 | #10 | — | #5 | |
| Gong | #6 | #7 | — | |
| Revenue.io | #8 | — | #7 | |
| Zoho | #12 | #11 | — | |
| Amplemarket | — | #8 | — | |
| Reply.io | — | #9 | — | |
| Rox | #9 | — | — | |
| lemlist | — | #10 | — | |
| Helply | #11 | — | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
Outreach is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
- Outreach — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market.
- Salesloft — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market.
- Salesforce — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market.
- HubSpot — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market.
- Apollo — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market.
- Gong — As of November 2026, several analyst firms recognize Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Apollo, Gong, and Clari as significant vendors in the Sales Engagement market. ↑ 1 vs last week
- ZoomInfo — Revenue Orchestration / Intelligence: Gong, Clari, Revenue.io, ZoomInfo. New this week
- Revenue.io — Revenue Orchestration / Intelligence: Gong, Clari, Revenue.io, ZoomInfo. New this week
- Rox — Others including Aviso, Rox and Attention.com. New this week
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 ↓ 4 vs last week
- Helply New this week
- Zoho — ISG also rated Microsoft, Oracle NetSuite, SAP and Zoho Exemplary. New this week
- Outreach — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Salesloft — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Salesforce — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion. ↓ 2 vs last week
- HubSpot — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Apollo — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion.
- ZoomInfo — Analysts most consistently recommend Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce Sales Engagement, HubSpot Sales Hub, Apollo.io, and ZoomInfo—but the best choice depends on your sales motion. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Gong — Gong — Better for conversation intelligence, coaching, deal inspection, and revenue insights than for sequencing alone. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Amplemarket — Amplemarket — A strong option for AI-driven, signal-based outbound programs that combine data, intent, personalization, and sequences. New this week
- Reply.io — Reply.io and lemlist — Often considered for flexible multichannel or personalized outbound, especially among smaller and specialized teams. New this week
- lemlist — Reply.io and lemlist — Often considered for flexible multichannel or personalized outbound, especially among smaller and specialized teams. New this week
- Zoho — ISG’s 2026 guide places Salesforce and Oracle among its top overall leaders and rates Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and Zoho as “Exemplary,” while classifying Outreach and Apollo as “Innovative.”. ↓ 3 vs last week
Major analyst firms like Forrester and Gartner track the sales technology ecosystem closely. While the traditional standalone "Sales Engagement Platform" (SEP) category has largely evolved into broader Revenue Orchestration Platforms (ROP) or modern CRM Sales Platforms , analysts consistently highlight a core group of market leaders and prominent vendors.[](https://www.forrester.com/blogs/category/sales-technology/)[](https://cxtoday.com/gartner-magic-quadrant-crm-sales-platforms-2026) Top-…
- Outreach — Outreach : Long recognized by firms like Forrester as a definitive leader in sales engagement. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Salesloft — Outreach is widely recommended for enterprise-grade sales cycles, robust sequencing, and deep analytics meant to drive high-velocity prospecting and pipeline execution.[](https://www.forrester.com/report/the-forrester-… ↓ 1 vs last week
- Salesforce — Salesforce : A dominant force in the broader sales technology and CRM/SFA landscape (rated as a Leader in Gartner evaluations).
- HubSpot — HubSpot : Shifted rapidly up analyst rankings (such as moving to a Challenger in Gartner's CRM sales assessments).
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 — Microsoft : Positioned as a Leader in enterprise sales platforms, combining Dynamics 365 with deep Copilot AI integration for structured seller workflows.[](https://cxtoday.com/gartner-magic-quadrant-crm-sales-… ↑ 1 vs last week
- ZoomInfo — ZoomInfo & Revenue.io : Noted by analysts as key specialized and platform-integrated players that blend contact/intent data or real-time conversation intelligence directly into the sales engagement… New this week
- Revenue.io — ZoomInfo & Revenue.io : Noted by analysts as key specialized and platform-integrated players that blend contact/intent data or real-time conversation intelligence directly into the sales engagement… New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Helply
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| forrester.com | Analyst | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| ciopages.com | Web | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| g2.com | Review site | 2 | Perplexity |
| isg-one.com | Web | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| avoma.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| constellationr.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| cxtoday.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| gartner.com | Analyst | 1 | ChatGPT |
| leadriver.io | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| persistencemarketresearch.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| prospectingmanual.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| salesforce.com | Brand site · Salesforce | 1 | Perplexity |
| salesgear.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| zoominfo.com | Brand site · ZoomInfo | 1 | Perplexity |