Aligned vs Dock
Four of fourteen models named Aligned first on the direct prompt; three named Dock. Both were named by all fourteen models and Aligned carries 55 labels and Dock 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
San Francisco, United States, founded 2021. Named in eight 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 digital sales rooms page.
By framing
AlignedFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDock
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Aligned and Dock were named in the same answer 103 times, of the 168 answers naming Aligned and the 281 naming Dock. In those answers Dock took the first choice fifteen times and Aligned thirty-four.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Aligned Dock first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aligned on the left and Dock on the right.The direct prompt
Aligned first, Dock an alternative
4 of 14 modelsDock was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Dock first, Aligned an alternative
3 of 14 modelsAligned was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
Aligned38%#1 of 12Dock9%#3 of 12What the models said about Aligned
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Users find limited customization options frustrating... Users find the learning curve steep... Users experience integration issues” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Leaders or high-adoption options, but users report learning curves, integration hiccups (e.g., with Salesforce), limited customization” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Some users mention challenges when managing larger teams or more complex organizational needs.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Aligned if you want the most established, purpose-built pure-play DSR with proven mid-market traction... It's the safest, most well-reviewed choice.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommendation: Start with Aligned (for task-focused selling) or Trumpet (for presentation-led selling) on their free tiers.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Aligned / trumpet / Emlen for highly structured, process-driven sales motions with MAPs and stakeholder tracking.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Dock
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“I'd skip Dock if keeping ongoing costs very low is the priority: its free plan doesn't include seats” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · hard negative
“Dock lacks the depth needed for complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales processes” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Platforms like Accord or Dock can charge platform base fees (e.g., $350+/mo) on top of per-user seats, making them costly for small teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Dock – Currently the top choice, leading in buyer engagement and deal room functionality for mid-market B2B companies.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Dock for a mid-sized B2B company that wants a buyer-facing deal room” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Mid-market, need sales→onboarding continuity → Dock (flat-rate, reusable workspaces)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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.