Sales coaching and training
Asked as “sales coaching and training platform”, and as “sales onboarding and enablement training tool”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B software company. 30 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, six models each.
Standing · first-choice share
27%
Contested · SalesHood 17%
27MindTickle17SalesHood13Gong43others
27% of first choices, contested.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all six models, for a mid-market B2B software company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
Show the four products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Seismic Enablement Cloud0%38%16criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Seismic Enablement Cloud0%38%16criticized challengernewNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.The floor is 12 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All ten head-to-head pages: the top five products, each against each
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01MindTickle27%
MindTickle27%02SalesHood17%
SalesHood17%03Gong13%
Gong13%04Highspot3%
Highspot3%05Allego3%
Allego3%06Second Nature0%
Second Nature0%07Hyperbound0%
Hyperbound0%08Chorus by ZoomInfo0%
Chorus by ZoomInfo0%09Seismic Enablement Cloud0%
Seismic Enablement Cloud0%What they warned about
Two of six models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Opus 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.1 Pro and Perplexity Sonar Pro changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Gong31%
8 of 26 labels negative · 6 of 6 models · 1 hard negative
“Skip Gong, Mindtickle, Allego, and Second Nature for now.” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
Allego24%
4 of 17 labels negative · 3 of 6 models · 1 hard negative
“Skip Gong, Mindtickle, Allego, and Second Nature for now.” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
Highspot26%
6 of 23 labels negative · 3 of 6 models · 1 hard negative
“I'd generally steer away from Seismic/Highspot right now” Claude Opus 5, paraphrase prompt
MindTickle10%
3 of 29 labels negative · 3 of 6 models · 1 hard negative
“Skip Gong, Mindtickle, Allego, and Second Nature for now.” Claude Opus 5, budget prompt
What they cite
Six of the six models returned a source list in this edition: six return the pages they cited.
Sites the answers cite
32 of 36 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 6 of 6 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 536 links across 192 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 36 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · MindTickle17 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
13 answers · 33 citations · 5 models
vendor site · PitchMonster12 answers · 16 citations · 4 models
vendor site · Hyperbound11 answers · 12 citations · 4 models
vendor site · ZoomInfo11 answers · 12 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Dock10 answers · 11 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Allego10 answers · 10 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Autobound9 answers · 9 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Docebo9 answers · 9 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Highspot7 answers · 15 citations · 4 models
vendor site · SalesHood7 answers · 9 citations · 3 models
vendor site · Cirrus Insight7 answers · 8 citations · 4 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
10 answers · 3 models
9 answers · 3 models
7 answers · 3 models
7 answers · 3 models
7 answers · 3 models
6 answers · 4 models
6 answers · 2 models
5 answers · 2 models
5 answers · 2 models
4 answers · 2 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best sales coaching and training platform”, “sales coaching and training platform”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
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| MindTickle mindtickle.com | 27% | 315 | 2,900 | 60 | 4,413 | 19 | ||
| SalesHood saleshood.com | 17% | 109 | 720 | 1 | 1,628 | 0 | 3 | |
| Gong gong.io Gong 13%, Gong Enable 0% | 13% | 361 | 74,000 | 13,361 | 52,787 | $1,556 | 120 | 4 |
| Fathom fathom.ai | 10% | 169 | 90,500 | 6,657 | 44,771 | 24 | ||
| HubSpot parent site HubSpot Academy 7% | 7% | 15 | 368,000 | 9,776 | ||||
| TalentLMS talentlms.com | 7% | 128 | 8,100 | 103 | 82,431 | $1,179 | 119 | |
| Highspot highspot.com | 3% | 375 | 14,800 | 255 | 47,379 | 5 | 5 | |
| Allego allego.com | 3% | 208 | 5,400 | 58 | 12,354 | $883 | 29 | |
| 360Learning 360learning.com | 3% | 51 | 2,400 | 40 | 45,896 | 8 | ||
| Grain grain.com | 3% | 41 | 90,500 | 90,951 | 6,237 | 2 |
Google's top ten for the two searches hold 16 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (docebo.com, highspot.com, pitchmonster.io, saleshood.com). The first result for “best sales coaching and training platform” is pitchmonster.io.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best sales coaching and training platform for a mid-market B2B software company?”Paraphrase“Which sales onboarding and enablement training tool would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B software company?”Comparative“What are the top sales coaching and training platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best sales coaching and training platform for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a sales coaching and training platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which sales coaching and training platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Opus 5Gong, MindTickle, SalesHoodagainst: Highspot, Salesloft ConversationsMindTickleChangedagainst: Allego, Highspot, HubSpot, Hyperbound, PitchMonster, Seismic Enablement CloudGongagainst: Revenue.io, Salesloft Conversations, Seismic Enablement CloudFathom, Grain, HubSpot Academyagainst: Allego, Gong, Hyperbound, MindTickle, Second Natureno first choiceagainst: BigTinCan Readiness, Cardone University, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, Highspot, Oliv, Seismic Enablement Cloud, Showpad Coach
Four alternatives
Avoma, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Hyperbound, Second NatureTwo alternatives
SalesHood, WorkRampSeven alternatives
Chorus by ZoomInfo, Clari Copilot, Highspot, Hyperbound, MindTickle, SalesHood, Second NatureFour alternatives
Avoma, Dialpad, SalesHood, YoodliClaude Opus 4.8GongHighspot, MindTickleChangedagainst: Seismic Enablement CloudGong360Learning, TalentLMS, Zoho Learn, iSpring Learnagainst: Brainshark, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gongno first choicenothing named
Six alternatives
Chorus by ZoomInfo, Force Management, Highspot, MindTickle, Salesloft Conversations, WinningTwo alternatives
Showpad Coach, SpekitSeven alternatives
Chorus by ZoomInfo, Dialpad, Highspot, Hyperbound, MindTickle, Salesloft Conversations, Second NatureGPT-6 AstraSalesHoodSalesHoodHeldMindTickleagainst: HighspotHubSpot AcademyAllego, MindTickleagainst: Highspotagainst: Cardone University, Gong, Second Nature, The Sales Mentor / Inbound Closer programs
Three alternatives
Gong Enable, MindTickle, Second NatureThree alternatives
MindTickle, Seismic Learning, WorkRampSeven alternatives
Allego, Gong, Gong Enable, Hyperbound, SalesHood, Second Nature, Seismic LearningTwo alternatives
TalentLMS, YoodliThree alternatives
Gong, Second Nature, Seismic LearningGPT-5.6 SolSalesHoodSalesHoodHeldHighspot, MindTickle, Seismic Enablement CloudTalentLMSagainst: Fireflies.ai, SalesHoodno first choiceagainst: Allego, Gong, Hyperbound, Inbound Closer, Inbound Closer Accelerator, MindTickle, Sales Closer Academy, Sales Pro Academy, SalesHood, The Sales Mentor
Four alternatives
Allego, Gong Enable, Highspot, MindTickleSix alternatives
Allego, Highspot, MindTickle, Seismic Enablement Cloud, Spekit, WorkRampSix alternatives
Allego, Gong, Hyperbound, SalesHood, Second Nature, Showpad CoachTwo alternatives
Avoma, HubSpot AcademySeven alternatives
Allego, Gong, Highspot, MindTickle, Outreach Kaia, Salesloft Conversations, Seismic Enablement CloudGemini 3.1 ProGong, MindTickleMindTickleChangedGong, MindTickleFathomagainst: Gong, MindTickle, Seismic Enablement CloudMindTickleagainst: Allego, Gong, Highspot, Seismic Enablement Cloud
Six alternatives
Force Management, Highspot, Hyperbound, PitchMonster, Seismic Learning, WinningThree alternatives
Highspot, Seismic Learning, WorkRampSix alternatives
Avoma, Highspot, SalesHood, Second Nature, Seismic Enablement Cloud, WaygroundFour alternatives
Avoma, Mokta, SC Training, WonderwaySix alternatives
Allego, Chorus by ZoomInfo, Gong, SalesHood, Seismic Enablement Cloud, Showpad CoachPerplexity Sonar ProGongMindTickleChangedno first choiceagainst: Salesloft ConversationsFathomno first choiceagainst: Gong
Three alternatives
Highspot, Jiminny, MindTickleThree alternatives
Allego, SalesHood, SpekitThree alternatives
360Learning, HubSpot Sales Hub, HyperboundBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Thirty-six rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 17:31 | yes | 23 | 53 s |
| Direct recommendation | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 17:33 | no | 0 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:27 | yes | 4 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:28 | yes | 6 | 41 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:05 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 17:33 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 17:36 | yes | 23 | 54 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 17:38 | yes | 24 | 48 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:29 | yes | 6 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:31 | yes | 4 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:06 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 17:39 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 17:44 | yes | 39 | 80 s |
| Comparative | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 17:46 | yes | 37 | 63 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:33 | yes | 9 | 47 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:35 | yes | 9 | 72 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:07 | yes | 6 | 38 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 17:47 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 17:50 | yes | 40 | 51 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 17:52 | yes | 24 | 60 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:36 | yes | 4 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:38 | yes | 4 | 43 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:09 | yes | 4 | 40 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 17:52 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 17:55 | yes | 21 | 63 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 17:56 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:39 | yes | 6 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:42 | yes | 5 | 74 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:10 | yes | 13 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 17:57 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 5 | claude-opus-5 | 2026-09-09 18:02 | yes | 43 | 181 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Opus 4.8 | claude-opus-4-8 | 2026-09-09 18:04 | yes | 41 | 50 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | 2026-09-09 19:43 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-09-09 19:45 | yes | 7 | 38 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.1 Pro | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | 2026-09-10 17:12 | yes | 9 | 35 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar Pro | sonar-pro | 2026-09-09 18:04 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Bigtincan read as BigTinCan Readiness
Salesforce read as Salesforce Sales Programs
Salesloft read as Salesloft Conversations
Sandler read as Sandler Training
Seismic read as Seismic Enablement Cloud
Seismic (with Lessonly) read as Seismic Enablement Cloud
Showpad read as Showpad Coach
Unresolved, counted raw
None awaiting human review.
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.