Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
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 67% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
ChatGPT · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Apollo — Apollo.io, made by Apollo.io, appears to be the most widely used sales engagement platform by current technology-adoption estimates in 2026.
- Salesloft — Enlyft tracks 77,997 companies using sales engagement products and identifies Salesloft as its largest tracked platform, with 12,312 companies, versus 8,164 for Apollo.
- Instantly
- Salesforce — ISG's 2026 enterprise evaluation ranks Salesforce, Oracle, and HubSpot as its top three overall providers. New this week
- HubSpot — ISG's 2026 enterprise evaluation ranks Salesforce, Oracle, and HubSpot as its top three overall providers. New this week
- Outreach — Salesloft and Outreach remain major competitors, particularly in enterprise sales organizations. ↓ 2 vs last week
Perplexity · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Salesforce — Salesforce makes the most widely used sales engagement platform when “most used” is measured by broad market adoption and installed base.
- G2 — Its product is Salesforce Sales Cloud/Sales Engagement; G2 lists Salesforce Sales Cloud among the category’s leading products and shows it with more than 3,000 reviews. New this week
- Outreach — For dedicated sales-engagement software—rather than a full CRM—Outreach and Salesloft are the leading enterprise-focused alternatives. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Salesloft — For dedicated sales-engagement software—rather than a full CRM—Outreach and Salesloft are the leading enterprise-focused alternatives. ↓ 1 vs last week
Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Outreach — When it comes to dedicated Sales Engagement Platforms (SEPs) , the undisputed market leaders and most widely deployed enterprise options are Outreach and Salesloft.[](https://www.leadriver.io/blog/outreach-vs-salesloft).
- Salesloft — When it comes to dedicated Sales Engagement Platforms (SEPs) , the undisputed market leaders and most widely deployed enterprise options are Outreach and Salesloft.[](https://www.leadriver.io/blog/outreach-vs-salesloft).
- Apollo — SMB & Mid-Market Volume Leader: Apollo.io has rapidly captured massive usage volume, particularly among smaller businesses, startups, and mid-market teams, by combining a vast B2B contact database with built-in email…
- HubSpot — CRM-Native Giants: HubSpot Sales Hub and Salesforce Sales Engagement command massive overall user numbers because they bundle basic sequencing and engagement tools directly into the broader CRM environment that teams…
- Salesforce — CRM-Native Giants: HubSpot Sales Hub and Salesforce Sales Engagement command massive overall user numbers because they bundle basic sequencing and engagement tools directly into the broader CRM environment that teams… ↑ 1 vs last week
- ZoomInfo — Whether you need a built-in B2B data database (like Apollo/ZoomInfo) or just sequencing. New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Microsoft Dynamics 365
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| isg-one.com | Web | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| avoma.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| cal.com | Brand site · Cal.com | 1 | Perplexity |
| cirrusinsight.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| crm.org | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| enlyft.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| g2.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| hubspot.com | Brand site · HubSpot | 1 | Perplexity |
| kixie.com | Brand site · Kixie | 1 | Perplexity |
| leadriver.io | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| mixmax.com | Brand site · Mixmax | 1 | Perplexity |
| monday.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| rox.com | Brand site · Rox | 1 | Perplexity |
| wmtips.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |