# Growave: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/growave

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Loyalty, advocacy and referrals](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/loyalty-advocacy-and-referrals/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 33% | 3 |
| [Referral and partner programs](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/referral-and-partner-programs/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Consider Growave if you're already paying for separate review or wishlist apps" (Kimi K2, Loyalty)
- "Consider Growave instead if you also want reviews and wishlists in the same app" (GPT-6 Luna, Loyalty)

## And against it

- "Smile.io, LoyaltyLion, and Growave - primarily built for SMBs and mid-market e-commerce." (Llama 4 Maverick, Loyalty)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Growave, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- 99minds.io: 2
- albato.com: 2
- extole.com: 2
- growave.io: 2 (its own site)
- shopify.com: 2
- aissist.io: 1
- apps.shopify.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- cello.so: 1
- ecommerce-platforms.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-referral-program-software: 2
- https://extole.com/blog/best-referral-software: 2
- https://99minds.io/blog/ecommerce-loyalty-platforms: 1
- https://99minds.io/blog/referral-marketing-software: 1
- https://aissist.io/insights/best-loyalty-program-software: 1
- https://apps.shopify.com/smile-io: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/140592/LoyaltyLion: 1
- https://cello.so/blog/best-referral-program-software-saas: 1

## In its own words

What Growave's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Loyalty & Retention Platform for Shopify Brands (https://growave.io/)
- For: Shopify brands (https://growave.io/)
- Price stated: Free plan · No credit card · 4.8 on Shopify (https://growave.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://growave.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Free plan · No credit card (https://growave.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 30 (https://growave.io/); 3 (https://www.growave.io/pricing); 200 (https://www.growave.io/partners) (pages disagree)
- Customers named: Doodle Dogs, PITAKA, Li-Ning, Toys"R"Us, Unilever, Under Armour, Disturb Team, Hapa Kristin Team

## What it publishes

Every page growave.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10155 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2259 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- case study: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-25
- webinar or virtual event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-20
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-14
- report or ebook: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-29
- comparison: 3583 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-20
- glossary or explainer: 325 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- podcast or video: 51 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- news or press: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-11
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Stamped alternatives https://www.growave.io/blog/stamped-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Find affiliate marketers https://www.growave.io/blog/find-affiliate-marketers
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Gamification loyalty programs https://www.growave.io/blog/gamification-loyalty-programs
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: How to start a loyalty rewards program https://www.growave.io/blog/how-to-start-a-loyalty-rewards-program
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Tiered loyalty programs https://www.growave.io/blog/tiered-loyalty-programs
- Recent: 2026-09-11 glossary or explainer: What is progressive loyalty rewards program https://www.growave.io/blog/what-is-progressive-loyalty-rewards-program

## 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.