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Strategic sourcing · November 2026 Edition

oboloo vs Ivalua

Zero of fourteen models named oboloo first on the direct prompt; one named Ivalua. oboloo was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Ivalua by twelve and oboloo carries 11 labels and Ivalua 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.

oboloo

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Ivalua

criticized challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share14%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%38%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1124A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, oboloo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.oboloo vs Prokuria · oboloo vs Market Dojo · oboloo vs GEP SMART

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 strategic sourcing page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
obolooFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIvalua
Direct014 against Ivalua
Paraphrase032 against Ivalua
Comparative01
Budget-constrained803 against Ivalua
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where oboloo and Ivalua 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
oboloo Ivalua first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, oboloo on the left and Ivalua on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where oboloo and Ivalua stood in it.

Ivalua first, oboloo not the choice

1 of 14 modelsoboloo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallIvalua, SAP Ariba alternatives: P3Source, Team Procure

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Corcentric Sourcing, Coupa, Zycus alternatives: Ivalua, Market Dojo, Proactis Sourcing
GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Strategic Sourcing alternatives: GEP SMART, Ivalua, SAP Ariba Sourcing Suite
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoupa Business Buying alternatives: GEP SMART, Ivalua, Jaggaer
Kimi K2Procurify alternatives: Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Prokuria

Neither was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashWorkday Strategic Sourcing alternatives: Archlet, Market Dojo, Scanmarket, Tropic, Vertice, Zip
Perplexity SonarGEP SMART alternatives: Jaggaer, Proactis, Procurify
Grok 4.20Procurify alternatives: Coupa, GEP SMART
DeepSeek V4 FlashProcurify alternatives: GEP SMART, Market Dojo, Precoro, Prokuria
Llama 4 MaverickGEP SMART alternatives: Jaggaer, Oxalys, Proactis
GLM 4.7 FlashXno first choice alternatives: Market Dojo, Precoro, Procurify, Prokuria, TYASuite Procurement, Tradogram
MiniMax M2.5Prokuria alternatives: Coupa, TYASuite Procurement
GPT-6 LunaWorkday Strategic Sourcing alternatives: Coupa, GEP Quantum Intelligence, GEP SMART, Market Dojo
Muse Glimmer 30BProkuria alternatives: Precoro, Procol, Procurify, cusoso Target

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
oboloo leads by twelve points.
oboloo12%#3 of 18
Ivalua0%#15 of 18
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
oboloo leads by seven points.
oboloo14%#1 of 15
Ivalua7%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
oboloo is not named for this buyer.
Ivalua25%#3 of 9
oboloo—not named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about oboloo

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

“That makes it the cheapest way to get strategic sourcing capability with unlimited users and no credit card required.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“If your budget is very limited, oboloo is the best choice due to its free plan and comprehensive features.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Ivalua

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

“If you are a mid-market growth company needing speed and modern AI, Ivalua or aKiro Labs are currently viewed as the superior next-generation choices.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ivalua and SAP Ariba are the top strategic sourcing software due to their robust features, scalability, and integration capabilities” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Coupa Sourcing, GEP SMART, and Ivalua are excellent choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.