What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about subscription billing for saas — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 80 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: 80 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (40 answers)
Across 80 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Stripe is recommended most often — appearing in 92.5% of recommendations, followed by Chargebee (85%) and Recurly (63.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stripe stripe.com | 92.5% 95% CI 84.6–96.5% 74 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 28.4% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 91.7%CHATGPT 93.8%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 2 | Chargebee chargebee.com Best for: AI recommends Chargebee most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 85% 95% CI 75.6–91.2% 68 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 14.7% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 95.8%CHATGPT 87.5%CLAUDE 37.5%PERPLEXITY 83.3% | Claim |
| 3 | Recurly recurly.com Best for: AI recommends Recurly most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 63.8% 95% CI 52.8–73.4% 51 mentions · avg pos 11.9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 75%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 62.5% | Claim |
| 4 | Paddle paddle.com Best for: AI recommends Paddle most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 62.5% 95% CI 51.5–72.3% 50 mentions · avg pos 9.9 first pick 8% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 70.8%CHATGPT 75%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 58.3% | Claim |
| 5 | Maxio maxio.com Best for: AI recommends Maxio most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 58.8% 95% CI 47.8–68.9% 47 mentions · avg pos 12.6 first pick 4.3% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 66.7%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 54.2% | Claim |
| 6 | Zuora zuora.com Best for: AI recommends Zuora most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 55% 95% CI 44.1–65.4% 44 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 2.3% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 58.3%CHATGPT 56.3%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 54.2% | Claim |
| 7 | Metronome metronome.com Best for: AI recommends Metronome most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (90.9% of those answers) | 40% 95% CI 30–51% 32 mentions · avg pos 8.1 first pick 3.1% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 54.2%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 37.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 8 | Billing Platform billingplatform.com Best for: AI recommends Billing Platform most when buyers ask “which subscription billing tool handles usage-based pricing best” (81.8% of those answers) | 36.3% 95% CI 26.6–47.2% 29 mentions · avg pos 12.4 first pick 6.9% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 45.8%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 41.7% | Claim |
| 9 | Orb Best for: AI recommends Orb most when buyers ask “which subscription billing tool handles usage-based pricing best” (100% of those answers) | 35% 95% CI 25.5–45.9% 28 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 21.4% | — | GROK 87.5%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 45.8% | Claim |
| 10 | Lago getlago.com Best for: AI recommends Lago most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (100% of those answers) | 31.3% 95% CI 22.2–42.1% 25 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 8% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 41.7%CHATGPT 37.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 11 | Solvimon solvimon.com Best for: AI recommends Solvimon most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (81.8% of those answers) | 30% 95% CI 21.1–40.8% 24 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 20.8% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 45.8%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 12 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “best recurring billing platform for early-stage SaaS startups” (72.7% of those answers) | 30% 95% CI 21.1–40.8% 24 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 8.3% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 13 | Lemon Squeezy lemonsqueezy.com Best for: AI recommends Lemon Squeezy most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (81.8% of those answers) | 21.3% 95% CI 13.7–31.4% 17 mentions · avg pos 14.5 first pick 17.6% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 8.3%CHATGPT 43.8%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 20.8% | Claim |
| 14 | Billsby billsby.com Best for: AI recommends Billsby most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (72.7% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 11.7–28.7% 15 mentions · avg pos 9.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 8.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 15 | Baremetrics baremetrics.com Best for: AI recommends Baremetrics most when buyers ask “how do I automate failed payment recovery for SaaS subscriptions” (72.7% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 9.7–25.8% 13 mentions · avg pos 20.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 20.8%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 16 | SaaSOptics saasoptics.com Best for: AI recommends SaaSOptics most when buyers ask “what should I use to handle subscription billing and dunning for my SaaS” (36.4% of those answers) | 13.8% 95% CI 7.9–23% 11 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 17 | Schematic schematichq.com Best for: AI recommends Schematic most when buyers ask “which subscription billing tool handles usage-based pricing best” (54.5% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.9–21.5% 10 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 20.8%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 18 | Churn Buster churnbuster.io Best for: AI recommends Churn Buster most when buyers ask “what should I use to handle subscription billing and dunning for my SaaS” (81.8% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.9–21.5% 10 mentions · avg pos 13.1 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 20.8%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 8.3% | Claim |
| 19 | LedgerUp ledgerup.ai Best for: AI recommends LedgerUp most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (36.4% of those answers) | 11.3% 95% CI 6–20% 9 mentions · avg pos 19.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%CHATGPT 18.8%PERPLEXITY 16.7% | Claim |
| 20 | Outseta outseta.com Best for: AI recommends Outseta most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (36.4% of those answers) | 10% 95% CI 5.2–18.5% 8 mentions · avg pos 6.7 first pick 12.5% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 4.2%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 21 | ChurnKey churnkey.com Best for: AI recommends ChurnKey most when buyers ask “how do I automate failed payment recovery for SaaS subscriptions” (36.4% of those answers) | 8.8% 95% CI 4.3–17% 7 mentions · avg pos 15.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 16.7%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 22 | FastSpring Best for: AI recommends FastSpring most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (45.5% of those answers) | 8.8% 95% CI 4.3–17% 7 mentions · avg pos 20.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%PERPLEXITY 8.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Solidgate solidgate.com Best for: AI recommends Solidgate most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (36.4% of those answers) | 7.5% 95% CI 3.5–15.4% 6 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%PERPLEXITY 20.8% | Claim |
| 24 | QuickBooks quickbooks.intuit.com | 7.5% 95% CI 3.5–15.4% 6 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Braintree braintreepayments.com | 5% 95% CI 2–12.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%PERPLEXITY 8.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Zone zoneandco.com | 5% 95% CI 2–12.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 4.2%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 27 | Make make.com Best for: AI recommends Make most when buyers ask “how do I automate failed payment recovery for SaaS subscriptions” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.3–10.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 28 | Frisbii frisbii.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.3–10.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 8.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Flexprice flexprice.io | 3.8% 95% CI 1.3–10.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 13.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 30 | NetSuite netsuite.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.3–10.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 21.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 31 | Dodopayments dodopayments.com Best for: AI recommends Dodopayments most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant subscription billing platforms for SaaS” (45.5% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.3–10.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 32 | ThriveCart thrivecart.com Best for: AI recommends ThriveCart most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (54.5% of those answers) | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 33 | Whop whop.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 34 | Agentforce salesforce.com Best for: AI recommends Agentforce most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (36.4% of those answers) | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 35 | Zluri zluri.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 36 | Sage Intacct sageintacct.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 13.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 37 | GoCardless gocardless.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 38 | FlyCode | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 24.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 8.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Polar polar.sh | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 41.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 40 | GuideFlow guideflow.com Best for: AI recommends GuideFlow most when buyers ask “which subscription billing tool handles usage-based pricing best” (36.4% of those answers) | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 8.3% | Claim |
| 41 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Sequenzy sequenzy.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 8.3% | Claim |
| 43 | ViaSocket viasocket.com Best for: AI recommends ViaSocket most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (45.5% of those answers) | 2.5% 95% CI 0.7–8.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 44 | Mastercard Automatic Billing Updater | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 45 | Visa Account Updater | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Vayu withvayu.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 47 | ConnectPay connectpay.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 48 | Mixpanel mixpanel.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 49 | Netflix | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 50 | Gumroad gumroad.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 51 | HackerNoon hackernoon.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 52 | MemberPress memberpress.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Butter Payments | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 54 | Notion AI notion.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 55 | Redux Payments | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 56 | Loop Subscriptions loopsubscriptions.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 57 | Recova | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 58 | Triggla | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 59 | m3ter | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 60 | Postmark postmarkapp.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 23 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 61 | SendGrid sendgrid.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 23 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 62 | Dev.to dev.to | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 26 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 63 | Braze braze.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 27 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 64 | Customer.io customer.io | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 27 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 65 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 27 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 66 | Vindicia | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 38 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 67 | F6S f6s.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 68 | Goodfirms goodfirms.co | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 69 | Invoicera invoicera.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 70 | Jotform jotform.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 71 | Klaviyo klaviyo.com Best for: AI recommends Klaviyo most when buyers ask “lightweight alternatives to enterprise subscription management tools” (36.4% of those answers) | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 72 | Knock knock.app | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 73 | QuestionPro questionpro.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 74 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
| 75 | Timesheet 365 apps365.com | 1.3% 95% CI 0.2–6.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.2% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 80 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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