Eleven of fourteen models named Kantata first on the direct prompt; one named Scoro. Both were named by all fourteen models and Kantata carries 57 labels and Scoro 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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 professional services automation page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Kantata and Scoro were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 158 answers naming Kantata and the 114 naming Scoro. In those answers Scoro took the first choice ten times and Kantata twenty-one.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise tools like Kantata or Deltek (often custom/expensive with setup fees of $2,000+)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise suites | Kantata, Certinia, and Accelo target larger budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“High cost: Frequently cited as "prohibitively expensive" for smaller teams” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“For mid-market firms (50–500 employees), the strongest options in 2026 are: | Kantata | Mid-market & enterprise services | Deep financial integration, strong reporting |” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · first choice
“start by shortlisting Scoro (fastest time-to-value, strong utilization dashboards) and Kantata (if you need enterprise-grade resource planning)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Kantata for complex, multi-region services organizations that need advanced resource and margin management.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Note: Some users report high cost and integration challenges” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“A steep learning curve is the most common complaint on G2” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“start by shortlisting Scoro (fastest time-to-value, strong utilization dashboards)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Productive or Scoro — Better UX for agencies/consultancies (50–500 people)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“For most teams: Start with Productive or Scoro for balanced PSA.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
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.