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Territory and quota planning · November 2026 Edition
Maptive vs Varicent Territory and Quota Planning
Zero of fourteen models named Maptive first on the direct prompt; zero named Varicent Territory and Quota Planning. Maptive was named by nine of the fourteen models and Varicent Territory and Quota Planning by eleven and Maptive carries 13 labels and Varicent Territory and Quota Planning 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%35%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1323A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Maptive reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CaptivateIQ Planning was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. CaptivateIQ Planning vs Maptive · CaptivateIQ Planning vs Varicent Territory and Quota Planning · Everstage vs Maptive
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.
MaptiveFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVaricent Territory and Quota Planning
Direct001 against Varicent Territory and Quota Planning
Paraphrase00
Comparative03
Budget-constrained204 against Varicent Territory and Quota Planning
Scale-constrained011 against Maptive · 1 against Varicent Territory and Quota Planning
Negative002 against Varicent Territory and Quota 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 Maptive and Varicent Territory and Quota Planning 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 |
Maptive Varicent Territory and Quota Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Maptive on the left and Varicent Territory and Quota Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Maptive and Varicent Territory and Quota Planning stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Maptive, Pipedrive, Salesforce Maps, Salesforce Sales Planning, eSpatial
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
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
GPT-6 LunaFullcast Plan alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Salesforce Sales Planning
Muse Glimmer 30BCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: QuotaPath
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
Maptive leads by six points.
Maptive6%#4 of 16Varicent Territory and Quota Planning0%#14 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
Maptive leads by two points.
Maptive4%#4 of 13Varicent Territory and Quota Planning2%#6 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Varicent Territory and Quota Planning leads at enterprise.
Varicent Territory and Quota Planning29%#2 of 9Maptive0%#– of 9What the models said about Maptive
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Simple mapping-only tools (eSpatial, Maptive) if you need integrated quota planning” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · hard negative
“start with MapBusinessOnline or Maptive if you need dedicated territory mapping” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Maptive is likely the best overall choice for territory planning” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Maptive offers more advanced territory optimization if you need automated territory balancing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Varicent Territory and Quota Planning
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 initially: CaptivateIQ, Fullcast, Anaplan, and Varicent.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid | BoogieBoard Max, eSpatial Advanced, Varicent” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Varicent reviews frequently note they're powerful but have a steep learning curve and are overkill for basic territory planning” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. Varicent (formerly IBM SPM) Comprehensive SPM suite with strong territory optimization, quota modeling, AI-driven planning” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Need quotas, territories, capacity, and compensation connected? Start with Varicent or Xactly.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“SPM suites like CaptivateIQ or Varicent often emerge as sweet spots” Grok 4.20 · scale 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.