# Event lead capture apps for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "event lead capture app" and as "trade show badge scanning and lead retrieval tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/event-lead-capture/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Blinq leads with 22% of first choices; verdict contested. 51 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Blinq](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/blinq/index.md) | 22% | 14% | 51 |
| 2 | [BoothIQ](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/boothiq/index.md) | 20% | 0% | 14 |
| 3 | [Popl](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/popl/index.md) | 18% | 13% | 53 |
| 4 | [Wave Connect](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/wave-connect/index.md) | 12% | 0% | 32 |
| 5 | [B2Brain](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/b2brain/index.md) | 6% | 6% | 18 |
| 6 | [Captello](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/captello/index.md) | 2% | 28% | 40 |
| 7 | [Eventleaf Lead Retrieval App](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/eventleaf-lead-retrieval-app/index.md) | 2% | 19% | 16 |
| 8 | [Mobly Capture](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mobly-capture/index.md) | 2% | 14% | 14 |
| 10 | [iCapture](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/icapture/index.md) | 2% | 37% | 41 |
| 17 | [Cvent LeadCapture](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/cvent-leadcapture/index.md) | 2% | 69% | 29 |
| 18 | [HiHello](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/hihello/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 32 | [momencio](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/momencio/index.md) | 0% | 33% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 85 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Wave Connect; alternatives Blinq, Conexa, Popl
- GPT-5.4 mini: Popl; alternatives Blinq, Vendelux Lead Scanner
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Blinq, Popl; alternatives HubSpot Mobile App, LazzoLead, Swopi, iCapture
- Perplexity Sonar: Mobly Capture; alternatives B2Brain, Blinq, Popl
- Grok 4.20: Blinq, Popl; alternatives Captello, iCapture
- Mistral Small: Blinq; alternatives B2Brain, Popl, momencio
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Blinq; alternatives LazzoLead, Wave Connect
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Wave Connect; alternatives Eventleaf Lead Retrieval App, Whova
- Kimi K2: B2Brain; alternatives Blinq, Popl, QuickTapSurvey, iCapture
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Blinq, Popl; alternatives B2Brain, Wave Connect
- MiniMax M2.5: B2Brain; alternatives Popl, momencio
- GPT-6 Luna: Blinq; alternatives Raplo Capture
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Blinq, Popl; alternatives Captello, Wave Connect

## Sources the answers cite

78 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- b2brain.com: 45 answers, 95 citations
- g2.com: 45 answers, 67 citations
- getapp.com: 28 answers, 34 citations
- uniqode.com: 28 answers, 28 citations
- eventify.io: 27 answers, 28 citations
- blinq.me: 23 answers, 32 citations
- whova.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- apps.apple.com: 21 answers, 49 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://g2.com/categories/event-lead-capture/small-business (37 answers)
- https://uniqode.com/blog/events/best-event-lead-capture-software (28 answers)
- https://getapp.com/marketing-software/event-marketing/f/lead-capture (24 answers)
- https://whova.com/blog/best-event-lead-capture-apps (22 answers)
- https://eventify.io/blog/trade-show-lead-capture-app (21 answers)
- https://b2brain.com/blogs/free-lead-capture-app (17 answers)
- https://b2brain.com/blogs/lead-capture-app (17 answers)
- https://b2brain.com/blogs/best-app-for-events (16 answers)
- https://blinq.me/blog/best-trade-show-lead-capture-apps (12 answers)
- https://frontline-exhibits.com/best-lead-capture-tools (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Cvent LeadCapture: 20 of 29 labels negative. "Organizer-Rented Scanners (e.g., Cvent LeadCapture, Stova/Aventri) ... Verdict: Avoid unless you have zero choice." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- iCapture: 15 of 41 labels negative. "Avoid: Expensive per-scan rental scanners ... and enterprise-focused solutions like iCapture or Cvent iCapture" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Captello: 11 of 40 labels negative. "Probably excessive for a small booth unless gamification or interactive activations are central. Setup and training can be complicated." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Popl: 7 of 53 labels negative. "Expensive hardware (cards), additional hidden costs, limited customization options" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Blinq at 22%.

- Popl: 4% to 18%, +14. Cleared the floor by 3 points · rank 7 → 3 of 85.
- Mobly Capture: 16% to 2%, −14. Cleared the floor by 3 points · rank 2 → 8 of 85.
- BoothIQ: 9% to 20%, +11. Cleared the floor by 0 points · rank 3 → 2 of 85.
- Wave Connect: 2% to 12%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 10 → 4 of 85.
- Covve: 7% to 0%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 4 → 20 of 85.
- Captello: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 6 of 85, unchanged.
- iCapture: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 29 → 10 of 85.
- Cvent LeadCapture: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 69 → 17 of 85.
- Whova: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 81 of 85.
- Blinq: 21% to 22%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 1 of 85, unchanged.
- B2Brain: 5% to 6%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 5 of 85, unchanged.
- Eventleaf Lead Retrieval App: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 7 of 85.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.