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SEC and disclosure reporting · November 2026 Edition

Certent Disclosure Management vs DFIN ActiveDisclosure

Five of fourteen models named Certent Disclosure Management first on the direct prompt; six named DFIN ActiveDisclosure. Both were named by all fourteen models and Certent Disclosure Management carries 58 labels and DFIN ActiveDisclosure 66, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Certent Disclosure Management

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

DFIN ActiveDisclosure

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share27%26%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 6; printed, not drawn.
Labels5866A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Certent Disclosure Management reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Workiva was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Certent Disclosure Management vs Workiva · Certent Disclosure Management vs IRIS CARBON · Workiva vs DFIN ActiveDisclosure

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SEC and disclosure reporting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Certent Disclosure ManagementFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDFIN ActiveDisclosure
Direct561 against Certent Disclosure Management
Paraphrase38
Comparative00
Budget-constrained912 against DFIN ActiveDisclosure
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against DFIN ActiveDisclosure
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Certent Disclosure Management and DFIN ActiveDisclosure were named in the same answer 151 times, of the 169 answers naming Certent Disclosure Management and the 193 naming DFIN ActiveDisclosure. In those answers DFIN ActiveDisclosure took the first choice twenty-seven times and Certent Disclosure Management forty.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Certent Disclosure Management and DFIN ActiveDisclosure stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Certent Disclosure Management DFIN ActiveDisclosure first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Certent Disclosure Management on the left and DFIN ActiveDisclosure on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Certent Disclosure Management and DFIN ActiveDisclosure stood in it.

Certent Disclosure Management first, DFIN ActiveDisclosure an alternative

5 of 14 modelsDFIN ActiveDisclosure was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Certent Disclosure Management alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON
Grok 4.20Certent Disclosure Management alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Workiva
DeepSeek V4 FlashCertent Disclosure Management, Workiva alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, Toppan Merrill Bridge
Qwen 3.7 FlashCertent Disclosure Management alternatives: Toppan Merrill Bridge, Workiva
Muse Glimmer 30BCertent Disclosure Management, IRIS CARBON alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure

DFIN ActiveDisclosure first, Certent Disclosure Management an alternative

6 of 14 modelsCertent Disclosure Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashDFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, Toppan Merrill Bridge, Workiva
Perplexity SonarDFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, Workiva
Llama 4 MaverickDFIN ActiveDisclosure, Workiva
Kimi K2DFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXDFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, Workiva
GPT-6 LunaDFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Workiva

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, Toppan Merrill Bridge
Mistral SmallWorkiva alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON
MiniMax M2.5Workiva alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, EdgarAgents

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Certent Disclosure Management leads by twenty points.
Certent Disclosure Management36%#1 of 5
DFIN ActiveDisclosure17%#3 of 5
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Certent Disclosure Management leads by two points.
Certent Disclosure Management27%#1 of 6
DFIN ActiveDisclosure26%#3 of 6
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: DFIN ActiveDisclosure leads at enterprise.
DFIN ActiveDisclosure11%#2 of 9
Certent Disclosure Management0%#4 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Certent Disclosure Management

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Cons: Less comprehensive feature set than Workiva” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · soft negative
“For most small companies with limited budgets, Certent Disclosure Management or IRIS CARBON offer the best balance of functionality and affordability” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Certent Disclosure Management, owned by insightsoftware, is the established cost-conscious alternative to Workiva, best fitting smaller reporting companies” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Certent Disclosure Management / IRIS CARBON if you want governed 10-K/10-Q/8-K and proxy filing with native iXBRL... the lowest total cost” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about DFIN ActiveDisclosure

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid for Tight Budgets: ... DFIN ActiveDisclosure (capable with expert services but higher-end)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“can often be cost-prohibitive, with annual subscriptions frequently ranging from $40,000 to over $100,000” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“DFIN (ActiveDisclosure) — solid but costly; see caution above” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, DFIN ActiveDisclosure offers the best practical blend of technology, compliance expertise, and cost.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with DFIN ActiveDisclosure if you want purpose-built SEC functionality with strong value and ease of use.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Primary Choice: DFIN ActiveDisclosure - Best balance of features, cost, and SEC expertise” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Certent Disclosure Management vs WorkivaCertent Disclosure Management vs IRIS CARBONWorkiva vs DFIN ActiveDisclosureDFIN ActiveDisclosure vs IRIS CARBONAll six head-to-head pages and the full disclosure reporting standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.