Tag management
Asked as “tag management system”, and as “website tag manager”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B software company. 21 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, six models each.
Standing · first-choice share
100%
Consensus
100Google Tag Manager
100% of first choices, consensus.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all six models, for a mid-market B2B software company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
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Google Tag Manager Lab in the set100%18%45endorsed leadernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 100% now.
Google Tag Manager Lab in the set100%18%45endorsed leadernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 100% now.Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
06
Adobe Experience Platform Tags0%41%32criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Adobe Experience Platform Tags0%41%32criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.04
Tealium iQ Tag Management0%30%30criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Tealium iQ Tag Management0%30%30criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
02
Piwik PRO Tag Manager0%4%28accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Piwik PRO Tag Manager0%4%28accepted challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.The floor is 12 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Google Tag Manager is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.1 Pro is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice four times of 4; the other five models seventeen times of 20. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
One product takes 100% of first choices here, so the chart would put five markers in one corner and one at the far edge. The two measurements it plots are columns in the standing above: share, and the negative label rate. Two products carry a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Six of six models held their first choice under the paraphrase. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Adobe Experience Platform Tags41%
13 of 32 labels negative · 6 of 6 models · 3 hard negative
“Enterprise tools to skip for now — Tealium iQ, Adobe Experience Platform Launch, and Ensighten Manage are quote-based” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
Tealium iQ Tag Management30%
9 of 30 labels negative · 6 of 6 models · 2 hard negative
“Enterprise tools to skip for now — Tealium iQ, Adobe Experience Platform Launch, and Ensighten Manage are quote-based” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
Google Tag Manager18%
8 of 45 labels negative · 5 of 6 models · 1 hard negative
“Google deprecated the first iteration of GTM long ago in favor of GTM v2.” Gemini 3.1 Pro, negative prompt
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management100%
4 of 4 labels negative · 4 of 6 models · 4 hard negative
“Adobe explicitly states that DTM is no longer supported... Don’t begin a new implementation on either platform” GPT-5.6 Sol, negative prompt
What they cite
Six of the six models returned a source list in this edition: six return the pages they cited.
Sites the answers cite
28 of 36 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 6 of 6 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 503 links across 185 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 36 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
16 answers · 19 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Usercentrics15 answers · 17 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Google Search14 answers · 17 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Adobe12 answers · 18 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Gartner12 answers · 12 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Guideflow12 answers · 12 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Google Search10 answers · 12 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Tealium9 answers · 11 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Matomo9 answers · 10 citations · 5 models
vendor site · Google Search9 answers · 9 citations · 3 models
8 answers · 18 citations · 3 models
7 answers · 8 citations · 3 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
12 answers · 3 models
12 answers · 4 models
10 answers · 4 models
9 answers · 2 models
8 answers · 4 models
7 answers · 3 models
7 answers · 3 models
6 answers · 2 models
6 answers · 4 models
6 answers · 3 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best tag management system”, “tag management system”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google parent site Google Tag Manager 100% | 100% | 198 | 90,500 | 863 | |||
| Piwik PRO Tag Manager piwik.pro | 0% | 74 | 10 | 0 | 95,862 | 8 | |
| Matomo Tag Manager matomo.org | 0% | 70 | 50 | 4 | 35,015 | 9 | |
| Tealium iQ Tag Management tealium.com | 0% | 176 | 20 | 0 | 9,399 | 32 | 1 |
| Twilio segment.com Segment 0% | 0% | 460 | 135,000 | 4,343 | 9,086 | 0 | |
| Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager commandersact.com | 0% | 30 | 0 | 104 | |||
| Adobe parent site Adobe Experience Platform Tags 0%, Adobe Dynamic Tag Management 0% | 0% | 144 | 1,220,000 | 117,563 | |||
| RudderStack rudderstack.com | 0% | 166 | 1,900 | 42 | 46,132 | 50 | |
| JENTIS jentis.com | 0% | 13 | |||||
| ObservePoint observepoint.com | 0% | 29 |
Google's top ten for the two searches hold 14 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (gartner.com, marketingplatform.google.com, tealium.com, usercentrics.com). The first result for “best tag management system” is omr.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best tag management system for a mid-market B2B software company?”Paraphrase“Which website tag manager would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B software company?”Comparative“What are the top tag management systems and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best tag management system for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a tag management system. What should we look at?”Negative“Which tag management systems should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Opus 5Google Tag Manageragainst: Tealium iQ Tag ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerHeldagainst: Google Tag ManagerGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Ensighten Manage, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Google Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Dynamic Tag Management, Google Tag Manager
Five alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, RudderStack, SegmentFive alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, RudderStack, Segment, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementFive alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementOne alternative
Matomo Tag ManagerThree alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementClaude Opus 4.8Google Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform TagsGoogle Tag ManagerHeldagainst: Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementGoogle Tag Manageragainst: SegmentGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Segment, Tealium iQ Tag Managementno first choiceagainst: Google Tag Manager
Three alternatives
Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Segment, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementOne alternative
SegmentFive alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Ensighten, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementTwo alternatives
Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag ManagerGPT-6 AstraGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform TagsGoogle Tag ManagerHeldGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Dynamic Tag Management, Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Google Tag Manager, Matomo Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag Management
One alternative
Tealium iQ Tag ManagementTwo alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementFour alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementOne alternative
Matomo Tag ManagerThree alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementGPT-5.6 SolGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag ManagerHeldGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Google Tag Managerno first choiceagainst: Adobe Dynamic Tag Management, Adobe Experience Platform Tags, CHEQ Manage, Ensighten, Google Tag Manager, Matomo Tag Manager, Qubit OpenTag, Tealium iQ Tag Management
Three alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementThree alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementSix alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager, JENTIS, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementTwo alternatives
Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag ManagerGemini 3.1 ProGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform TagsGoogle Tag ManagerHeldagainst: Adobe Experience Platform TagsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Ensighten, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Dynamic Tag Management, Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Ensighten, Google Tag Manager, IBM Digital Analytics, Qubit, Signal, Squarespace, Tealium iQ Tag Management, Wix
Three alternatives
Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Segment, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementTwo alternatives
Piwik PRO Tag Manager, SegmentFive alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager, Ensighten Manage, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementTwo alternatives
Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag ManagerThree alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementPerplexity Sonar ProGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag ManagerHeldGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manageragainst: Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Tealium iQ Tag Managementno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementThree alternatives
Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementFour alternatives
Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Matomo Tag Manager, Piwik PRO Tag Manager, Tealium iQ Tag ManagementOne alternative
Piwik PRO Tag ManagerBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Thirty-six rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:29 | yes | 35 | 66 s |
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:30 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:32 | yes | 7 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:33 | yes | 5 | 31 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:30 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:30 | yes | 19 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:35 | yes | 32 | 54 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:36 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:37 | yes | 6 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:38 | yes | 6 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:31 | no | 0 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:36 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:43 | yes | 41 | 141 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:45 | yes | 39 | 58 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:48 | yes | 9 | 45 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:50 | yes | 8 | 58 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 18:45 | yes | 8 | 33 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:46 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 20:51 | yes | 31 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 20:57 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 20:58 | yes | 3 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 20:59 | yes | 4 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 18:46 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 20:58 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 21:01 | yes | 38 | 51 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 21:03 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 21:05 | yes | 5 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 21:07 | yes | 4 | 54 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 18:47 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 21:03 | yes | 20 | 13 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 21:09 | yes | 45 | 65 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 21:13 | yes | 32 | 136 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 21:15 | yes | 6 | 38 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 21:16 | yes | 6 | 46 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 18:49 | yes | 14 | 42 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-10 00:37 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Adobe read as Adobe Experience Platform Tags
Commanders Act read as Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
Commanders Act (TagCommander) read as Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
Commanders Act (formerly TagCommander) read as Commanders Act Enterprise Tag Manager
Matomo read as Matomo Tag Manager
Piwik PRO read as Piwik PRO Tag Manager
Tealium read as Tealium iQ Tag Management
Tealium iQ read as Tealium iQ Tag Management
Unresolved, counted raw
None awaiting human review.
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.