What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about sales forecasting tools — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 56 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.
Sample: 56 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (51 answers)
Across 56 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Clari is recommended most often — appearing in 62.5% of recommendations, followed by HubSpot CRM (57.1%) and Gong (46.4%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clari clari.com Best for: AI recommends Clari most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (100% of those answers) | 62.5% 95% CI 49.4–74% 35 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 28.6% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 2 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com Best for: AI recommends HubSpot CRM most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (100% of those answers) | 57.1% 95% CI 44.1–69.2% 32 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 3 | Gong gong.io Best for: AI recommends Gong most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (100% of those answers) | 46.4% 95% CI 34–59.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 4 | Aviso aviso.com Best for: AI recommends Aviso most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (80% of those answers) | 42.9% 95% CI 30.8–55.9% 24 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 4.2% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 5 | Forecastio forecastio.ai Best for: AI recommends Forecastio most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (80% of those answers) | 39.3% 95% CI 27.6–52.4% 22 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 4.5% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 6 | Close close.com Best for: AI recommends Close most when buyers ask “how do I improve the accuracy of my quarterly sales forecasts” (90% of those answers) | 37.5% 95% CI 26–50.6% 21 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 19% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 7 | Pipedrive pipedrive.com Best for: AI recommends Pipedrive most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (90% of those answers) | 37.5% 95% CI 26–50.6% 21 mentions · avg pos 7.6 first pick 4.8% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 8 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (80% of those answers) | 35.7% 95% CI 24.5–48.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 9 | Excel Best for: AI recommends Excel most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (100% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 13.3% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | BoostUp Best for: AI recommends BoostUp most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (50% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 10.2 first pick 6.7% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 11 | Anaplan Best for: AI recommends Anaplan most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (50% of those answers) | 23.2% 95% CI 14.1–35.8% 13 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 7.7% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 12 | Gong Forecast Best for: AI recommends Gong Forecast most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (70% of those answers) | 21.4% 95% CI 12.7–33.8% 12 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 13 | Weflow Best for: AI recommends Weflow most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (70% of those answers) | 21.4% 95% CI 12.7–33.8% 12 mentions · avg pos 8.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 14 | MaxIQ getmaxiq.com Best for: AI recommends MaxIQ most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (70% of those answers) | 21.4% 95% CI 12.7–33.8% 12 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | InsightSquared insightsquared.com Best for: AI recommends InsightSquared most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (40% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 16 | Microsoft microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Microsoft most when buyers ask “what should I use to get accurate sales forecasts from my CRM data” (40% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 57.1%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Google Sheets sheets.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Sheets most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (70% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 9.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Outreach.io outreach.io Best for: AI recommends Outreach.io most when buyers ask “best sales forecasting tools for B2B sales managers” (70% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 23.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Freshsales freshsales.com Best for: AI recommends Freshsales most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (40% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | Zendesk zendesk.com Best for: AI recommends Zendesk most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (40% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 21 | Coefficient coefficient.io Best for: AI recommends Coefficient most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (60% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 1.3 first pick 40% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (60% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Agentforce salesforce.com Best for: AI recommends Agentforce most when buyers ask “what should I use to get accurate sales forecasts from my CRM data” (40% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 20% | — | CHATGPT 57.1%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | Mediafly Best for: AI recommends Mediafly most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (30% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Salesloft salesloft.com Best for: AI recommends Salesloft most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (30% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | ZoomInfo pipeline.zoominfo.com Best for: AI recommends ZoomInfo most when buyers ask “CRM-native forecasting tools vs standalone sales forecasting platforms” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 27 | Oliv oliv.ai Best for: AI recommends Oliv most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Coffee coffee.ai Best for: AI recommends Coffee most when buyers ask “best platforms for AI-driven sales pipeline forecasting” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 29 | Cube cube.dev Best for: AI recommends Cube most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 9.8 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 30 | Zia AI Best for: AI recommends Zia AI most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to enterprise sales forecasting and planning platforms” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Pigment pigment.io | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 13.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | ForecastX Best for: AI recommends ForecastX most when buyers ask “which sales forecasting tool works best for teams using spreadsheets today” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 33 | Microsoft Excel | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Salesflare salesflare.com | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 35 | Revenue.io revenue.io Best for: AI recommends Revenue.io most when buyers ask “what should I use to get accurate sales forecasts from my CRM data” (40% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | Terret terret.ai Best for: AI recommends Terret most when buyers ask “how do I improve the accuracy of my quarterly sales forecasts” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | Avoma avoma.com Best for: AI recommends Avoma most when buyers ask “what should I use to get accurate sales forecasts from my CRM data” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 13.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Kylas kylas.io | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Outreach Sales AI outreach.ai Best for: AI recommends Outreach Sales AI most when buyers ask “CRM-native forecasting tools vs standalone sales forecasting platforms” (40% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | Prospeo prospeo.io Best for: AI recommends Prospeo most when buyers ask “CRM-native forecasting tools vs standalone sales forecasting platforms” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | Workday Adaptive Planning | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Discern discern.io | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 43 | Python python.org | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 44 | scikit-learn | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 45 | Looker looker.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 18.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 46 | Tableau tableau.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 18.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 47 | ORM Tech orm-tech.com Best for: AI recommends ORM Tech most when buyers ask “CRM-native forecasting tools vs standalone sales forecasting platforms” (50% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 48 | QuickBooks quickbooks.intuit.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Sybill sybill.ai | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Xero xero.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | PlanGuru | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Brevo brevo.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | DataRobot datarobot.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | H2O.ai h2o.ai | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 55 | AWS aws.amazon.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 56 | Revenue Grid | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | Apigee cloud.google.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 58 | EngageBay engagebay.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | Brightflow AI | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Finmark | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 61 | Chorus chorus.ai | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | OnPlan | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | LightGBM | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 64 | Prophet | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 65 | Statsmodels statsmodels.org | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 66 | XGBoost xgboost.readthedocs.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 67 | IBM Planning Analytics | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | Tomba tomba.io Best for: AI recommends Tomba most when buyers ask “CRM-native forecasting tools vs standalone sales forecasting platforms” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 25 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 69 | Brooks Group brooksgroup.com Best for: AI recommends Brooks Group most when buyers ask “how do I improve the accuracy of my quarterly sales forecasts” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | Challenger challengerinc.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Dear Lucy dearlucy.co Best for: AI recommends Dear Lucy most when buyers ask “how do I improve the accuracy of my quarterly sales forecasts” (40% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | GetAccept getaccept.com Best for: AI recommends GetAccept most when buyers ask “how do I improve the accuracy of my quarterly sales forecasts” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | LivePlan liveplan.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 74 | My Sales Coach mysalescoach.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 75 | Planful | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 76 | Sage sage.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 56 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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