# Airship: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 53 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/airship

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Mobile marketing and push](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/mobile-marketing-and-push/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 8% | 24 |
| [Mobile apps](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/mobile-apps/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 17% | 12 |
| [Retail, proximity and IoT marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 18% | 11 |
| [In-app messaging and customer communications](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/in-app-messaging-and-customer-communications/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 33% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "mobile-first engagement platform with push, in-app, SMS/MMS/RCS, email, wallet, and web" (GPT-5.4 mini, Mobile & push)
- "If you want a cross-channel CX layer, Airship is often a better fit." (GPT-5.4 mini, Proximity)
- "Mobile-first with strong push heritage, plus SMS. Good for app-centric B2B but less emphasis on broad marketing automation." (Grok 4.20, Mobile & push)
- "Mobile-first with advanced SDKs for app lifecycle automation... Strong for app-heavy use cases like retail or media." (Grok 4.20, Mobile & push)

## And against it

- "These are overkill and overpriced for most mid-sized B2B companies." (Kimi K2, Mobile apps)
- "Avoid enterprise platforms such as Braze, Foursquare, or Airship" (Perplexity Sonar, Proximity)
- "Avoid enterprise tools like Braze, CleverTap, or Airship" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proximity)
- "enterprise giants (like Braze or Airship) offer everything under one roof, they are often too costly and rigid for mid-sized firms" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Mobile apps)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Airship, from 169 of the 189 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 81
- braze.com: 66
- onesignal.com: 60
- gane.ai/index: 54
- airship.com: 43 (its own site)
- guideflow.com: 37
- suprsend.com: 35
- thecmo.com: 28
- vibes.com: 26
- capterra.com: 25

### Pages cited

- https://braze.com/resources/articles/best-sms-marketing-platforms: 33
- https://onesignal.com/blog/7-best-push-notification-platforms-in-2026-compared: 30
- https://vibes.com/blog/best-sms-marketing-platforms: 26
- https://thecmo.com/tools/best-proximity-marketing-software: 24
- https://g2.com/software/sms-marketing: 22
- https://axiobench.com/best/proximity-marketing-software: 19
- https://onesignal.com/pricing: 19
- https://courier.com/blog/top-push-notification-platforms: 18

## The company

Airship; https://www.airship.com/; Portland, United States; founded 2009. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Airship's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the only mobile-first customer experience platform that delivers measurable results through AI-powered, unified cross-channel experiences. (https://airship.com/)
- For: Product and marketing teams (https://airship.com/)
- Price stated: Review pricing plans (https://airship.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Alaska Airlines, The Home Depot, BBC, McDonald's, PayPal, Chipotle, Vodafone, Saks Fifth Avenue

## What it publishes

Every page airship.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2495 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 914 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-27
- case study: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-29
- webinar or virtual event: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-11-19
- conference or event: 18 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- report or ebook: 291 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-05-21
- comparison: 20 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-02-12
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- podcast or video: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-08-24
- news or press: 159 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: My reflections on the 2026 gartner mq mmh https://www.airship.com/blog/my-reflections-on-the-2026-gartner-mq-mmh
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Airship named in the 2026 gartner magic quadrant for multichannel marketing hubs two years in a row https://www.airship.com/resources/airship-named-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-multichannel-marketing-hubs-two-years-in-a-row
- Recent: 2026-09-25 news or press: Airship recognized in 2026 gartner magic quadrant for multichannel marketing hubs for second consecutive year https://www.airship.com/newsroom/airship-recognized-in-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-multichannel-marketing-hubs-for-second-consecutive-year
- Recent: 2026-09-24 glossary or explainer: What is a good push notification open rate https://www.airship.com/blog/what-is-a-good-push-notification-open-rate
- Recent: 2026-09-14 conference or event: Levelup london 2026 https://www.airship.com/events/levelup-london-2026/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Airship decisioning ai bringing on device ai to ios 27 https://www.airship.com/blog/airship-decisioning-ai-bringing-on-device-ai-to-ios-27

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.