What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about internal tools builders — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-09-17 · 24 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 17, 2026
Sample: 24 AI answers · Window: Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (77 answers)
Samples by engine: GEMINI 6 (last run Aug 26, 2026) · CHATGPT 6 (last run Aug 26, 2026) · CLAUDE 6 (last run Aug 27, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 6 (last run Aug 26, 2026) · GROK 0 (last run Aug 8, 2026 — stalest)
How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see
On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.
Across 24 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Appsmith is recommended most often — appearing in 87.5% of recommendations, followed by Retool (83.3%) and Budibase (62.5%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
Orbator asked Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about internal tools builders and sampled 24 answers between Aug 20, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appsmith.com | 87.5% 95% CI 69–95.7% 21 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 4.8% | — | GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 83.3%CLAUDE 83.3%PERPLEXITY 83.3% | Claim |
| 2 | retool.com | 83.3% 95% CI 64.1–93.3% 20 mentions · avg pos 2.4 first pick 60% | — | GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 83.3%CLAUDE 66.7%PERPLEXITY 83.3% | Claim |
| 3 | budibase.com | 62.5% 95% CI 42.7–78.8% 15 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 13.3% | — | GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 66.7%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 4 | tooljet.com | 50% 95% CI 31.4–68.6% 12 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 5 | softr.io | 41.7% 95% CI 24.5–61.2% 10 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CLAUDE 33.3%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 6 | microsoft.com | 33.3% 95% CI 18–53.3% 8 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 83.3%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 7 | superblocks.com | 25% 95% CI 12–44.9% 6 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 8 | powerapps.microsoft.com | 25% 95% CI 12–44.9% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CHATGPT 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 9 | glide.app | 20.8% 95% CI 9.2–40.5% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 33.3%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 10 | airtable.com | 16.7% 95% CI 6.7–35.9% 4 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 11 | git-scm.com | 16.7% 95% CI 6.7–35.9% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 33.3% | Claim |
| 12 | react.dev | 16.7% 95% CI 6.7–35.9% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 13 | zoho.com | 16.7% 95% CI 6.7–35.9% 4 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 50%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 14 | port.io | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 15 | Backstage | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 16 | kissflow.com | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 17 | quickbase.com | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 18 | AppSheet | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 33.3% | Claim |
| 19 | mysql.com | 12.5% 95% CI 4.3–31% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 20 | cortex.io | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 21 | sheets.google.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 22 | djangoproject.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3% | Claim |
| 23 | knack.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 24 | opslevel.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 25 | uibakery.io | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 26 | humanitec.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 27 | jetadmin.io | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 28 | slack.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 29 | UI Bakery | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 30 | supabase.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3% | Claim |
| 31 | gitlab.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3% | Claim |
| 32 | nextjs.org | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3% | Claim |
| 33 | northflank.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 34 | postgresql.org | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 35 | qovery.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 36 | outsystems.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3% | Claim |
| 37 | firebase.google.com | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 38 | refine.dev | 8.3% 95% CI 2.3–25.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 39 | make.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 40 | n8n.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 41 | azure.microsoft.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 42 | learn.microsoft.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 43 | Django Admin | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 44 | wrike.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 45 | basedash.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 46 | forestadmin.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 47 | intercom.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 48 | rubyonrails.org | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 49 | roadie.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 50 | zendesk.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 51 | dronahq.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 52 | heroku.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 53 | jotform.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 54 | windmill.dev | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 55 | baserow.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 56 | bubble.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 57 | laravel.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 58 | zite.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 59 | appsheet.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 60 | OpenTofu | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 61 | terraform.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 16.7% | Claim |
| 62 | mongodb.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 63 | moxo.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 16.7% | Claim |
| 64 | marmelab.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 65 | glideapps.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 66 | appwrite.io | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 67 | mendix.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 16.7% | Claim |
| 68 | nocobase.com | 4.2% 95% CI 0.7–20.2% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 24 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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Across 24 sampled AI answers from 4 engines (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026), Appsmith is recommended most often for internal tools builders, appearing in 87.5% of recommendations, followed by Retool (83.3%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.
ChatGPT recommends Appsmith most often for internal tools builders. It appears as a recommendation in 83.3% of ChatGPT's sampled answers in this window (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026). Other engines answer differently. The per-engine breakdown in the ranking shows each one.
Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 4 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The internal tools builders ranking is based on 24 answers in the current 4-week window (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026). Full methodology is published at https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology.
Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.
| Appsmithappsmith.com | Retoolretool.com | Softrsoftr.io | Microsoftmicrosoft.com | Airtableairtable.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Business: $15 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Team: $10 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Basic: $19 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | — | Team: $20 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Features | Version control with Git ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | File storage ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Workflow automation ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | cloud storage ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Automations ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Platforms | Self-hosting ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | — | PC ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Desktop ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Integrations | Git ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Segment ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Airtable ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | — | ChatGPT ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
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