Customer success platforms · November 2026 Edition
HubSpot Service Hub vs Planhat
Zero of fourteen models named HubSpot Service Hub first on the direct prompt; one named Planhat. HubSpot Service Hub was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Planhat by fourteen and HubSpot Service Hub carries 36 labels and Planhat 49, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3649A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HubSpot Service Hub reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Vitally was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. ChurnZero vs HubSpot Service Hub · ChurnZero vs Planhat · Vitally vs HubSpot Service Hub
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 customer success platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HubSpot Service HubFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPlanhat
Direct011 against HubSpot Service Hub
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against HubSpot Service Hub
Budget-constrained601 against Planhat
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against HubSpot Service Hub · 4 against Planhat
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 HubSpot Service Hub and Planhat stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | |
HubSpot Service Hub Planhat first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HubSpot Service Hub on the left and Planhat on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HubSpot Service Hub and Planhat stood in it.
Planhat first, HubSpot Service Hub not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHubSpot Service Hub was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5ChurnZero, Planhat alternatives: Catalyst, Skalin, Totango, Vitally
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat, Totango, Vitally
Perplexity SonarChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
Grok 4.20ChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
Mistral SmallChurnZero alternatives: HubSpot Service Hub, Planhat, Vitally
DeepSeek V4 FlashChurnZero, ClientSuccess alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
Qwen 3.7 FlashVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Planhat, Totango
Kimi K2ChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
GLM 4.7 FlashXChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Skalin, Totango, Vitally
GPT-6 LunaVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Planhat
Muse Glimmer 30BChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat, Vitally
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniChurnZero, Gainsight Customer Success alternatives: HubSpot Customer Success Workspace, Totango, Vitally
Llama 4 MaverickChurnZero alternatives: Custify, Vitally
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
HubSpot Service Hub leads by fifteen points.
HubSpot Service Hub15%#3 of 10Planhat0%#9 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
HubSpot Service Hub leads by nine points.
HubSpot Service Hub11%#3 of 9Planhat2%#6 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Planhat leads at enterprise.
Planhat10%#3 of 9HubSpot Service Hub2%#6 of 9What the models said about HubSpot Service Hub
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“multiple Reddit users ranked HubSpot as the worst customer success tool they'd used” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Not a dedicated pure-play CS platform... Lacks advanced health scoring, predictive AI, and sophisticated playbook automation” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“HubSpot Service Hub (Free tier or Starter plan) is generally the best customer success platform for companies with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, HubSpot Service Hub is the best default choice” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Planhat
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Called "useless" in some threads, possibly due to rollout or fit, with complaints about it not delivering intended value.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Steep learning curve for customization... Some users report it as "useless"” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“ChurnZero or Planhat are generally considered the best balance of functionality and usability” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Mid-market companies wanting a balance of power and ease of use | 3–4 months | Strong admin experience, clean UX, and fast implementation” GLM 4.7 FlashX · scale prompt · alternative
“Flexible for mid-market, with strong analytics, segmentation, and growth tools. Scales to enterprise but starts simpler.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · alternative
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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.