Event lead capture apps · November 2026 Edition
iCapture vs Captello
One of fourteen models named iCapture first on the direct prompt; zero named Captello. Both were named by all fourteen models and iCapture carries 43 labels and Captello 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share12%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4335A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, iCapture reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.B2Brain was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Blinq vs iCapture · Blinq vs Captello · B2Brain vs iCapture
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 event lead capture apps page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
iCaptureFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCaptello
Direct10
Paraphrase522 against iCapture · 1 against Captello
Comparative321 against iCapture · 1 against Captello
Budget-constrained012 against iCapture
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against iCapture · 2 against Captello
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, iCapture and Captello were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 130 answers naming iCapture and the 118 naming Captello. In those answers Captello took the first choice three times and iCapture sixteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where iCapture and Captello 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 | | | | |
iCapture Captello first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, iCapture on the left and Captello on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where iCapture and Captello stood in it.
iCapture first, Captello an alternative
1 of 14 modelsCaptello was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashiCapture alternatives: Captello, Mobly Capture, Popl, Romify, Zuant
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Blinq alternatives: iCapture, momencio
Perplexity SonarBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Captello, Uniqode Cards, iCapture, momencio
Grok 4.20momencio alternatives: B2Brain, Blinq, Captello, Popl, iCapture
Mistral SmallBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Captello, Mobly Capture, Popl, iCapture
DeepSeek V4 FlashB2Brain alternatives: Mobly Capture, iCapture
Qwen 3.7 FlashB2Brain, Popl alternatives: iCapture
Kimi K2B2Brain alternatives: iCapture, momencio
GLM 4.7 FlashXBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Mobly Capture, Wave Connect, iCapture, momencio
MiniMax M2.5B2Brain, momencio alternatives: Lead Liaison, iCapture
Muse Glimmer 30BB2Brain alternatives: Blinq, Captello, Popl, iCapture
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCvent LeadCapture alternatives: Popl, Webex Events/Webinars
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io alternatives: Blinq
GPT-6 LunaCvent iCapture alternatives: momencio
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
iCapture2%#9 of 13Captello2%#6 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
iCapture leads by twenty-three points.
iCapture29%#1 of 11Captello6%#5 of 11What the models said about iCapture
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 for Limited Budgets: ... or iCapture (~$8K/year) are powerful but scale to bigger operations with higher costs.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“iCapture — test syncing and setup. Some G2 reviewers report sync interruptions on venue or hotel Wi‑Fi, mapping issues, and time-consuming CRM setup.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“a significant number of negative reviews (7 out of 36 labels) point to issues such as app instability and concerns about pricing transparency” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, iCapture remains the safest bet due to its sheer reliability across diverse event organizers.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose iCapture or Captello. Their universal badge scanning capabilities mean you don't have to rent separate hardware” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“iCapture is the safest, most widely adopted standard for booth team sales efficiency” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Captello
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“advertised with "enrichment from 125+ data sources with an up-to-98% match rate" alongside SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 claims” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“it leans toward enterprise pricing (custom quotes) and is often overkill for companies that just want a simple scanner” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“sometimes critiqued for requiring connectivity; alternatives like iCapture score higher on admin ease” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“the best choice is usually Captello if you want a true event lead-capture app, because it has a free tier” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“the top recommendations for trade show badge scanning and lead retrieval are iCapture and Captello” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Captello. The ability to gate interactive games ... significantly increases lead volume.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
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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.