AI tools for salespeople — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for salespeople, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INSalesloft entered the top 10 (#13 → #7)
  • ▲ INSeamless.AI entered the top 10 (#18 → #9)
  • ▲ INOutlook entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTHubSpot CRM left the top 10 (#8 → #17)
  • ▼ OUTZoomInfo left the top 10 (#9 → #30)
  • ▼ OUTInstantly left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▼ZoomInfo moved #9 → #30
  • ▲Seamless.AI moved #18 → #9
  • ▼HubSpot CRM moved #8 → #17
  • ▲Salesloft moved #13 → #7
  • ▲Outlook moved #14 → #10
  • ▲Clari moved #6 → #4
  • ▼Outreach.io moved #4 → #5
  • ▼Lavender moved #5 → #6
  • ▼Sybill moved #7 → #8
  • ▼Instantly moved #10 → #11
  • ▼ZoomInfo -7.2pp (14.3% → 7.1%)
  • ▼HubSpot CRM -6.4pp (17.1% → 10.7%)
  • ▲Clari +5.7pp (22.9% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Lavender -4.3pp (25.7% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
  • ▲Salesloft +3.6pp (14.3% → 17.9%)
  • ▼Instantly -3.6pp (14.3% → 10.7%)
  • ▲Seamless.AI +2.9pp (11.4% → 14.3%)
  • ▼Sybill -2.8pp (17.1% → 14.3%)
  • ▼Apollo AI -2.2pp (34.3% → 32.1%)
Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026
  • ▲ INSybill entered the top 10 (#18 → #7)
  • ▲ INInstantly entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTSalesloft left the top 10 (#6 → #13)
  • ▼ OUTAgentforce left the top 10 (#8 → #19)
  • ▲Sybill moved #18 → #7
  • ▼Agentforce moved #8 → #19
  • ▼Salesloft moved #6 → #13
  • ▲Clari moved #9 → #6
  • ▲HubSpot CRM moved #10 → #8
  • ▼ZoomInfo moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Instantly moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Agentforce -14pp (25.4% → 11.4%)
  • ▼Salesloft -12.7pp (27% → 14.3%)
  • ▼ZoomInfo -11.1pp (25.4% → 14.3%)
  • ▼Clay -7.9pp (36.5% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Apollo AI -7pp (41.3% → 34.3%)
  • ▲Sybill +6pp (11.1% → 17.1%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -4.7pp (33.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Lavender -4.5pp (30.2% → 25.7%)
  • ▼Gong -3.5pp (49.2% → 45.7%)
  • ▼Instantly -1.6pp (15.9% → 14.3%)
Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026
  • ▲Salesloft moved #7 → #6
  • ▼ZoomInfo moved #6 → #7
  • ▼Clay -4.6pp (41.1% → 36.5%)
  • ▼ZoomInfo -3.2pp (28.6% → 25.4%)
  • ▼Agentforce -3.2pp (28.6% → 25.4%)
  • ▼HubSpot CRM -2.1pp (19.6% → 17.5%)
  • ▼Apollo AI -1.6pp (42.9% → 41.3%)
  • ▼Salesloft -1.6pp (28.6% → 27%)
  • ▲Outreach.io +1.2pp (32.1% → 33.3%)
  • ▼Clari -1.2pp (25% → 23.8%)
  • ▲Gong +1pp (48.2% → 49.2%)
Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INClari entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
  • ▼ OUTHubSpot Sales Hub left the top 10 (#10 → #14)
  • ▼HubSpot Sales Hub moved #10 → #14
  • ▼ZoomInfo moved #3 → #6
  • ▲Clari moved #12 → #9
  • ▲Clay moved #5 → #3
  • ▲Lavender moved #6 → #5
  • ▲Salesloft moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Agentforce moved #7 → #8
  • ▼HubSpot CRM moved #9 → #10
  • ▼ZoomInfo -11.9pp (40.5% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -8.4pp (40.5% → 32.1%)
  • ▲Clari +6pp (19% → 25%)
  • ▼Lavender -5.3pp (35.7% → 30.4%)
  • ▼HubSpot Sales Hub -4.7pp (19% → 14.3%)
  • ▲Clay +3pp (38.1% → 41.1%)
  • ▼Agentforce -2.4pp (31% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Gong -1.8pp (50% → 48.2%)
  • ▼HubSpot CRM -1.8pp (21.4% → 19.6%)
Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026
  • ▲ INHubSpot CRM entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
  • ▲ INHubSpot Sales Hub entered the top 10 (#17 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTRegie AI left the top 10 (#9 → #15)
  • ▼ OUTClari left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
  • ▲HubSpot Sales Hub moved #17 → #10
  • ▼Regie AI moved #9 → #15
  • ▲ZoomInfo moved #6 → #3
  • ▼Lavender moved #4 → #6
  • ▲HubSpot CRM moved #11 → #9
  • ▼Clari moved #10 → #12
  • ▼Outreach.io moved #3 → #4
  • ▲Agentforce moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Salesloft moved #7 → #8
  • ▲ZoomInfo +8.8pp (31.7% → 40.5%)
  • ▲HubSpot Sales Hub +6.3pp (12.7% → 19%)
  • ▲Agentforce +5.6pp (25.4% → 31%)
  • ▼Regie AI -5.5pp (22.2% → 16.7%)
  • ▲Clay +3.2pp (34.9% → 38.1%)
  • ▼Clari -3.2pp (22.2% → 19%)
  • ▼Gong -2.4pp (52.4% → 50%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -2.4pp (42.9% → 40.5%)
  • ▼Lavender -2.4pp (38.1% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Salesloft -1.6pp (30.2% → 28.6%)
Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026
  • ▲ INAgentforce entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
  • ▼ OUTHubSpot CRM left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Agentforce moved #11 → #8
  • ▲Apollo AI moved #3 → #2
  • ▼Outreach.io moved #2 → #3
  • ▼Regie AI moved #8 → #9
  • ▼Clari moved #9 → #10
  • ▼HubSpot CRM moved #10 → #11
  • ▲Agentforce +4.6pp (20.8% → 25.4%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -3.9pp (46.8% → 42.9%)
  • ▼Clay -1.5pp (36.4% → 34.9%)
  • ▼Apollo AI -1.3pp (44.2% → 42.9%)
  • ▼Regie AI -1.2pp (23.4% → 22.2%)
Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026
  • ▲Regie AI moved #10 → #8
  • ▲Lavender moved #5 → #4
  • ▼Clay moved #4 → #5
  • ▼Clari moved #8 → #9
  • ▼HubSpot CRM moved #9 → #10
  • ▲Gong +2pp (51.2% → 53.2%)
  • ▲Regie AI +2pp (21.4% → 23.4%)
Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026
  • ▲Clari moved #9 → #8
  • ▼HubSpot CRM moved #8 → #9
  • ▼HubSpot CRM -6pp (28.6% → 22.6%)
  • ▼Outreach.io -4.6pp (51% → 46.4%)
  • ▼ZoomInfo -1.6pp (33.7% → 32.1%)
Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7
  • #1Gong46.4%
  • #2Apollo AI32.1%
  • #3Clay28.6%
  • #4Clari28.6%
  • #5Outreach.io25%
  • #6Lavender21.4%
  • #7Salesloft17.9%
  • #8Sybill14.3%
  • #9Seamless.AI14.3%
  • #10Outlook10.7%
Sep 7, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong45.7%
  • #2Apollo AI34.3%
  • #3Clay28.6%
  • #4Outreach.io28.6%
  • #5Lavender25.7%
  • #6Clari22.9%
  • #7Sybill17.1%
  • #8HubSpot CRM17.1%
  • #9ZoomInfo14.3%
  • #10Instantly14.3%
Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong49.2%
  • #2Apollo AI41.3%
  • #3Clay36.5%
  • #4Outreach.io33.3%
  • #5Lavender30.2%
  • #6Salesloft27%
  • #7ZoomInfo25.4%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Clari23.8%
  • #10HubSpot CRM17.5%
Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong49.2%
  • #2Apollo AI41.3%
  • #3Clay36.5%
  • #4Outreach.io33.3%
  • #5Lavender30.2%
  • #6Salesloft27%
  • #7ZoomInfo25.4%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Clari23.8%
  • #10HubSpot CRM17.5%
Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong49.2%
  • #2Apollo AI41.3%
  • #3Clay36.5%
  • #4Outreach.io33.3%
  • #5Lavender30.2%
  • #6Salesloft27%
  • #7ZoomInfo25.4%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Clari23.8%
  • #10HubSpot CRM17.5%
Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong49.2%
  • #2Apollo AI41.3%
  • #3Clay36.5%
  • #4Outreach.io33.3%
  • #5Lavender30.2%
  • #6Salesloft27%
  • #7ZoomInfo25.4%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Clari23.8%
  • #10HubSpot CRM17.5%
Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong49.2%
  • #2Apollo AI41.3%
  • #3Clay36.5%
  • #4Outreach.io33.3%
  • #5Lavender30.2%
  • #6Salesloft27%
  • #7ZoomInfo25.4%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Clari23.8%
  • #10HubSpot CRM17.5%
Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong48.2%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Clay41.1%
  • #4Outreach.io32.1%
  • #5Lavender30.4%
  • #6ZoomInfo28.6%
  • #7Salesloft28.6%
  • #8Agentforce28.6%
  • #9Clari25%
  • #10HubSpot CRM19.6%
Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7
  • #1Gong48.2%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Clay41.1%
  • #4Outreach.io32.1%
  • #5Lavender30.4%
  • #6ZoomInfo28.6%
  • #7Salesloft28.6%
  • #8Agentforce28.6%
  • #9Clari25%
  • #10HubSpot CRM19.6%
Aug 30, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong50%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3ZoomInfo40.5%
  • #4Outreach.io40.5%
  • #5Clay38.1%
  • #6Lavender35.7%
  • #7Agentforce31%
  • #8Salesloft28.6%
  • #9HubSpot CRM21.4%
  • #10HubSpot Sales Hub19%
Aug 29, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 28, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 27, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 26, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 25, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 24, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52.4%
  • #2Apollo AI42.9%
  • #3Outreach.io42.9%
  • #4Lavender38.1%
  • #5Clay34.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.7%
  • #7Salesloft30.2%
  • #8Agentforce25.4%
  • #9Regie AI22.2%
  • #10Clari22.2%
Aug 23, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong53.2%
  • #2Outreach.io46.8%
  • #3Apollo AI44.2%
  • #4Lavender37.7%
  • #5Clay36.4%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.2%
  • #7Salesloft29.9%
  • #8Regie AI23.4%
  • #9Clari22.1%
  • #10HubSpot CRM22.1%
Aug 22, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong53.2%
  • #2Outreach.io46.8%
  • #3Apollo AI44.2%
  • #4Lavender37.7%
  • #5Clay36.4%
  • #6ZoomInfo31.2%
  • #7Salesloft29.9%
  • #8Regie AI23.4%
  • #9Clari22.1%
  • #10HubSpot CRM22.1%
Aug 21, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong51.2%
  • #2Outreach.io46.4%
  • #3Apollo AI44%
  • #4Clay36.9%
  • #5Lavender36.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo32.1%
  • #7Salesloft29.8%
  • #8Clari22.6%
  • #9HubSpot CRM22.6%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 20, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong51.2%
  • #2Outreach.io46.4%
  • #3Apollo AI44%
  • #4Clay36.9%
  • #5Lavender36.9%
  • #6ZoomInfo32.1%
  • #7Salesloft29.8%
  • #8Clari22.6%
  • #9HubSpot CRM22.6%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 19, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 18, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 17, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 16, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 15, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%
Aug 14, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5
  • #1Gong52%
  • #2Outreach.io51%
  • #3Apollo AI43.9%
  • #4Clay37.8%
  • #5Lavender36.7%
  • #6ZoomInfo33.7%
  • #7Salesloft29.6%
  • #8HubSpot CRM28.6%
  • #9Clari23.5%
  • #10Regie AI21.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-tools-for-salespeople/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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