# Groove: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 3 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/groove

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sales engagement platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-engagement/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 8% | 12 |
| [Customer support and helpdesk](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/customer-support-helpdesk/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |
| [Lead routing and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/lead-routing-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Salesforce-native sales engagement: engagement and activity capture living inside Salesforce." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Sales engagement)
- "Tight Salesforce workflow integration and sales productivity features" (Perplexity Sonar, Sales engagement)
- "Ideal for mid-sized companies that struggle with internal adoption" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Sales engagement)

## And against it

- "Groove is positioned around Salesforce workflows and does not appear to offer the same standalone flexibility" (Perplexity Sonar, Sales engagement)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Groove, from 32 of the 44 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cirrusinsight.com: 10
- g2.com: 10
- outreach.ai: 10
- resources.rework.com: 9
- spotsaas.com: 8
- cal.com: 7
- softwareadvice.com: 7
- apollo.io: 6
- blog.hubspot.com: 6
- capterra.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://cirrusinsight.com/blog/sales-engagement-platforms: 9
- https://spotsaas.com/blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms: 8
- https://cal.com/blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms: 7
- https://softwareadvice.com/crm/sales-engagement-comparison: 6
- https://avoma.com/blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/sales-engagement: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/sales-engagement/enterprise: 5
- https://kixie.com/sales-blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms: 5

## In its own words

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


## 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.