Gane, the publisher, sells software in this category. Every product here is measured by the same method as in every other category. How the conflict is handled.
Fourteen of fourteen models named HubSpot Marketing Hub first on the direct prompt; zero named Brevo. HubSpot Marketing Hub was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Brevo by thirteen and HubSpot Marketing Hub carries 72 labels and Brevo 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in twenty-nine categories this edition.
Paris, France, founded 2012. Named in twelve categories this edition.
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 marketing automation and campaign management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, HubSpot Marketing Hub and Brevo were named in the same answer 238 times, of the 1124 answers naming HubSpot Marketing Hub and the 479 naming Brevo. In those answers Brevo took the first choice thirty-four times and HubSpot Marketing Hub sixty-seven.
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Mid-Market Best-of-Breed | HubSpot Marketing Hub, ActiveCampaign, Pardot (Account Engagement), Customer.io | Usually the sweet spot for 500-person companies” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“recent review analysis flags reliability issues and frequent outages” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd lean toward Brevo for most small businesses because it combines affordable pricing, a free plan, and multichannel features” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“The best marketing automation platform for a company with a limited budget is Brevo, which offers a free plan and starts at $9/mo” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) stands out as the best overall marketing automation platform for companies with a limited budget.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
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.