AI Index / Sales forecasting tools

Best Sales forecasting tools

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.

Updated weekly56 samples4 enginesmethodology

Sample: 56 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (51 answers)

What is the best sales forecasting tools?

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.

#ProductShareTrendEngines
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 49.474%

35 mentions · avg pos 4.6

first pick 28.6%

GEMINI 52.4%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 66.7%
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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 44.169.2%

32 mentions · avg pos 5.8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 66.7%
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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 3459.3%

26 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 38.1%
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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 30.855.9%

24 mentions · avg pos 8.2

first pick 4.2%

GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 52.4%
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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 27.652.4%

22 mentions · avg pos 8.2

first pick 4.5%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 52.4%
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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 2650.6%

21 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 19%

GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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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 2650.6%

21 mentions · avg pos 7.6

first pick 4.8%

GEMINI 52.4%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8%
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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 24.548.8%

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 1739.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 7.2

first pick 13.3%

GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8%
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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 1739.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 10.2

first pick 6.7%

GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8%
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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 14.135.8%

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 12.733.8%

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 12.733.8%

12 mentions · avg pos 8.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 19%
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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 12.733.8%

12 mentions · avg pos 9.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8%
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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 8.727.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 9.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5%
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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 7.425.7%

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 7.425.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 9.2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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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 6.223.6%

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 521.5%

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 521.5%

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 3.919.3%

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 3.919.3%

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 3.919.3%

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 3.919.3%

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 3.919.3%

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 2.817%

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 2.817%

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 2.817%

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 2.817%

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 2.817%

4 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
31
Pigment

pigment.io

7.1%

95% CI 2.817%

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 1.814.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 2.3

first pick 33.3%

GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5%
Claim
33
Microsoft Excel

5.4%

95% CI 1.814.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
34
Salesflare

salesflare.com

5.4%

95% CI 1.814.6%

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 1.814.6%

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 1.814.6%

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 1.814.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 13.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
38
Kylas

kylas.io

5.4%

95% CI 1.814.6%

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 1.814.6%

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 1.814.6%

3 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
41
Workday Adaptive Planning

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 9.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 9.5%
Claim
42
Discern

discern.io

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 9.5%
Claim
43
Python

python.org

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
44
scikit-learn

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
45
Looker

looker.com

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 18.5

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 28.6%
Claim
46
Tableau

tableau.com

3.6%

95% CI 112.1%

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 112.1%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 9.5%
Claim
48
QuickBooks

quickbooks.intuit.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
49
Sybill

sybill.ai

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
50
Xero

xero.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
51
PlanGuru

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
52
Brevo

brevo.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
53
DataRobot

datarobot.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
54
H2O.ai

h2o.ai

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
55
AWS

aws.amazon.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
56
Revenue Grid

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
57
Apigee

cloud.google.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
58
EngageBay

engagebay.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
59
Brightflow AI

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
60
Finmark

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
61
Chorus

chorus.ai

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
62
OnPlan

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GEMINI 4.8%
Claim
63
LightGBM

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
64
Prophet

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
65
Statsmodels

statsmodels.org

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
66
XGBoost

xgboost.readthedocs.io

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
67
IBM Planning Analytics

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

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 0.39.4%

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 0.39.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
70
Challenger

challengerinc.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

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 0.39.4%

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 0.39.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
73
LivePlan

liveplan.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
74
My Sales Coach

mysalescoach.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 4.8%
Claim
75
Planful

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
76
Sage

sage.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.39.4%

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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