# Annex Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 231 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Annex Cloud holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/annex-cloud/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Smile.io: 42
- Referral Rock: 39
- Influitive AdvocateHub: 16
- Referral Factory: 15
- Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals: 6
- Extole: 5

## Loyalty, advocacy and referrals

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Annex Cloud.

- Smile.io: first choice in 30 of those 83
- Referral Rock: first choice in 22 of those 83
- Referral Factory: first choice in 4 of those 83
- ReferralCandy: first choice in 3 of those 83
- GrowSurf: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Joy: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Appstle Loyalty & Rewards: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Annex Cloud (Annex Cloud is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Referral Rock: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Smile.io: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Referral Factory: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Influitive AdvocateHub: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Ambassador: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Enable3: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Joy: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Annex Cloud (Annex Cloud is #8 of 18 at 2%).

- Influitive AdvocateHub: first choice in 11 of those 67
- Extole: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Referral Rock: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Open Loyalty: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Antavo: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Buyapowa: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Referral Factory: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Salesforce Loyalty Management: first choice in 2 of those 67

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