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Territory and quota planning · November 2026 Edition

CaptivateIQ Planning vs Everstage

Eleven of fourteen models named CaptivateIQ Planning first on the direct prompt; zero named Everstage. CaptivateIQ Planning was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Everstage by ten and CaptivateIQ Planning carries 53 labels and Everstage 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

CaptivateIQ Planning

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Everstage

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share47%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5310A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CaptivateIQ Planning reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Fullcast Plan was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. CaptivateIQ Planning vs Fullcast Plan · CaptivateIQ Planning vs Maptive · CaptivateIQ Planning vs QuotaPath

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 territory and quota planning page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CaptivateIQ PlanningFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEverstage
Direct110
Paraphrase114
Comparative30
Budget-constrained002 against CaptivateIQ Planning
Scale-constrained30
Negative001 against CaptivateIQ Planning
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 CaptivateIQ Planning and Everstage stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
CaptivateIQ Planning Everstage first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CaptivateIQ Planning on the left and Everstage on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CaptivateIQ Planning and Everstage stood in it.

CaptivateIQ Planning first, Everstage not the choice

11 of 14 modelsEverstage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Maptive, Pipedrive, Salesforce Maps, Salesforce Sales Planning, eSpatial
Perplexity SonarCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast Plan, Pigment, QuotaPath
Grok 4.20CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast Plan, QuotaPath
Mistral SmallCaptivateIQ Planning, Lative alternatives: Fullcast Plan, Xactly, ZoomInfo
DeepSeek V4 FlashCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast Plan, Pigment
Llama 4 MaverickCaptivateIQ Planning
Qwen 3.7 FlashCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast Plan, QuotaPath, Visdum, Xactly
Kimi K2CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: QuotaPath, Visdum
GLM 4.7 FlashXCaptivateIQ Planning, Fullcast Plan alternatives: QuotaPath, Salesforce Sales Planning
MiniMax M2.5CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: QuotaPath, Vena, Xactly
Muse Glimmer 30BCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: QuotaPath

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniAnaplan Territory & Quota Planning alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Vena
Gemini 3.5 FlashFullcast Plan alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Pigment, Salesforce Maps, Salesforce Sales Planning, Xactly, Xactly AlignStar
GPT-6 LunaFullcast Plan alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Salesforce Sales Planning

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
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by three points.
CaptivateIQ Planning5%#6 of 16
Everstage2%#– of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by forty points.
CaptivateIQ Planning47%#1 of 13
Everstage8%#2 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by four points.
CaptivateIQ Planning4%#4 of 9
Everstage0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about CaptivateIQ Planning

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid initially: CaptivateIQ, Fullcast, Anaplan, and Varicent.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Tools such as CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath, and similar products may calculate payouts well but can be lighter on territory design and scenario modeling.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“look at fuller platforms like Fullcast or CaptivateIQ (though these are pricier)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best for: Mid-market to enterprise teams that want agility without heavy IT involvement ... Users consistently rate it higher than legacy tools” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“SPM suites like CaptivateIQ or Varicent often emerge as sweet spots because they unify territory, quota, and comp without overkill.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Fullcast or CaptivateIQ if you want territory + quota planning tightly aligned with compensation and governance workflows.” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Everstage

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“CaptivateIQ, Everstage, and Performio offer strong capability with faster deployment cycles and more competitive pricing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.