B2B Software Prompt

“Best CRM for small business”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this b2b software question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Sep 15

AI Models

Snapshots

131

Brands Detected

108

Sources Cited

87 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best CRM for small business”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Sep 15

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend CRM

ChatGPT

Claude

DeepSeek

Ddeepseek-chat

Gemini

Ggemini-3-flash

Ggpt-5

Grok

Ggrok-4-1-fast

Perplexity

Brand	ChatGPT	Claude	DeepSeek	Ddeepseek-chat	Gemini	Ggemini-3-flash	Ggpt-5	Grok	Ggrok-4-1-fast	Perplexity	Total
CRM											10/10
Marketing											10/10
Teams											10/10
Email											9/10
HubSpot											9/10
HubSpot CRM											9/10
Pipedrive											9/10
Salesforce											9/10
Zoho											9/10
Zoho CRM											7/10
Ease											6/10
Freshsales											6/10
Salesforce Starter											6/10
Bigin											6/10
On											5/10
Google											4/10
Google Workspace											4/10
Salesforce Starter Suite											4/10
Zoho Bigin											4/10
Gmail											3/10
OnePageCRM											3/10
Close											3/10
Monday.com											3/10
Slack											3/10
Calendar											3/10
Copper											3/10
CLEAR											2/10
Go											2/10
Money											2/10
Sync											2/10
Forbes											2/10
Later											2/10
OpenAI											2/10
Bigin by Zoho											2/10
Capterra											2/10
G2											2/10
PCMag											2/10
Zia											2/10
pcmag.com											2/10
Monday CRM											2/10
Spreadsheets											2/10
Capsule											2/10
TechRadar											2/10
Zendesk											2/10
Zendesk Sell											2/10
techradar.com											2/10
Excel											2/10
LinkedIn											1/10
Principle											1/10
Balance											1/10
Instantly											1/10
Nimble											1/10
Nutshell											1/10
Zoom											1/10
zoho.com											1/10
Found											1/10
Fully											1/10
Mailchimp											1/10
Local											1/10
Breeze											1/10
Freddy											1/10
Insights											1/10
Less Annoying CRM											1/10
ZDNET											1/10
Zapier											1/10
Remote											1/10
ActiveCampaign											1/10
Away											1/10
Gold											1/10
Klaviyo											1/10
Outlook											1/10
Wise											1/10
collaboration											1/10
Freshworks											1/10
Keap											1/10
Monday Sales CRM											1/10
PDF											1/10
QuickBooks											1/10
Shopify											1/10
WhatsApp											1/10
Bigin by Zoho CRM											1/10
GDPR											1/10
GDPR/HIPAA											1/10
HIPAA											1/10
PCMag Editors' Choice											1/10
forbes.com											1/10
Bitrix24											1/10

Key Quotes

Claude

“📧 NetHunt CRM — Best for Gmail/Google Workspace Users NetHunt CRM lives inside Gmail and Google Workspace, aimed at small sales teams that run their day from the inbox.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“Consider Scalability: Choose a CRM that grows with your business, like HubSpot or Salesforce.”

DeepSeek

“[close.com] For AI, Email Marketing, & Automation If you want a platform that handles both CRM and marketing in one plan:”

Ggemini-3-flash

“Best for Google Workspace Users: Copper Copper is unique because it lives entirely inside your Gmail and Google Calendar.”

Gemini

“Zoho Bigin (or Zoho CRM): Best Value & Budget Choice Zoho offers two distinct CRM paths for small businesses: Bigin (designed specifically for micro-businesses and startups) and Zoho CRM (for scaling companies).”

B2B Software brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandModelsScoreTrend

1Teams

10/10↑2

2Marketing

10/10↑1

3CRM

10/10—

4Salesforce

9/10↑2

5Pipedrive

9/10—

6Zoho

9/10↓1

7Email

9/10↑1

8HubSpot

9/10↓1

9HubSpot CRM

9/10—

10Zoho CRM

7/10↓3

11Freshsales

6/10↑1

12Bigin

6/10↓1

13Ease

6/10↓1

14Salesforce Starter

6/10—

15On

5/10—

16Google Workspace

GGG

4/10↑1

17Salesforce Starter Suite

4/10↓2

18Zoho Bigin

4/10↑3

19Google

GGG

4/10↑1

20OnePageCRM

3/10↑2

21Gmail

3/10↑1

22Monday.com

3/10↑1

23Calendar

3/10↑2

24Close

3/10↑2

25Copper

GGG

3/10↑2

26Slack

3/10—

27Zendesk Sell

2/10↑2

28Bigin by Zoho

2/10↓3

29CLEAR

2/10↑1

30Capsule

2/10↑2

31Capterra

2/10↑1

32Excel

2/10—

33Forbes

2/10↓2

34G2

2/10↑1

35Go

2/10↑2

36Later

2/10—

37Monday CRM

2/10↑2

38Money

2/10↑2

39OpenAI

2/10—

40PCMag

2/10↓2

41Spreadsheets

2/10↑2

42Sync

2/10↑1

43TechRadar

2/10↓2

44Zendesk

2/10↑2

45Zia

2/10↑1

46pcmag.com

2/10↓1

47techradar.com

2/10↓1

48Gold

1/10↓1

49zoho.com

1/10↓1

50Nimble

1/10—

51Nutshell

1/10↑1

52GDPR/HIPAA

1/10—

53GDPR

1/10—

54Bigin by Zoho CRM

1/10↓1

55Outlook

1/10—

56Balance

1/10↑1

57PCMag Editors' Choice

1/10↑1

58PDF

1/10↑1

59Fully

1/10↑1

60Principle

1/10↑1

61QuickBooks

1/10—

62Remote

1/10↑1

63Freshworks

1/10↓2

64Freddy

1/10—

65Found

1/10↑1

66Shopify

1/10↑1

67Breeze

1/10—

68Away

1/10↑1

69Zoom

1/10↑1

70Bitrix24

1/10↑1

71collaboration

1/10—

72WhatsApp

1/10↑1

73Wise

1/10↑1

74ZDNET

1/10—

75Zapier

1/10↓1

76Insights

1/10—

77Instantly

1/10↑1

78Keap

1/10↑1

79Klaviyo

1/10↑1

80forbes.com

1/10↓1

81Less Annoying CRM

1/10↓3

82LinkedIn

1/10↑1

83Local

1/10↑1

84Mailchimp

1/10↑1

85HIPAA

1/10—

86ActiveCampaign

1/10↑1

87Monday Sales CRM

1/10↓1

B2B Software brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Sep 15

Claude added citation 1crm.com

Sep 15

Claude added citation attrock.com

Sep 15

Claude added citation leader.net

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning Insights

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning Zia

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning Flow

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning PCMag

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning Forbes

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning Bigin

Sep 15

Claude stopped mentioning TechRadar

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

DomainCited byModels

hubspot.com

5 models

salesforce.com

5 models

pipedrive.com

DGG

4 models

4 models

3 models

3 models

3 models

3 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

2 models

1 model

dynatechconsultancy.com

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

proximatesolutions.com

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

MLS (multiple listing service)

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

1 model

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Frequently asked questions

Teams ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Marketing, CRM, Salesforce.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 60 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include hubspot.com, salesforce.com, pipedrive.com.

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“Best CRM for small business”

What AI models recommend

Key Quotes

B2B Software brand rankings

B2B Software brand visibility over time

What changed and when

Where AI models get their sources

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