# Knock: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 15 judge labels across 7 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/knock

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Conversational marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/conversational-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 3 |
| [In-app messaging and customer communications](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/in-app-messaging-and-customer-communications/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 3 |
| [Mobile marketing and push](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/mobile-marketing-and-push/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 3 |
| [Lead routing and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/lead-routing-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 0% | 2 |
| [SMS and WhatsApp marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/sms-and-whatsapp-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 0% | 2 |
| [AI SDR agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/ai-sdr-agents/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |
| [Data enrichment](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-enrichment/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Knock is built for transactional and product SMS in version-controlled, CI/CD-deployed infrastructure" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Mobile & push)
- "Strong event-driven infrastructure and reusable notification components for engineering-led teams." (Perplexity Sonar, In-app messaging)
- "Knock AI is the best conversational marketing platform for B2B and for relationship building." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Conversational mktg)
- "Best for conversational lead routing, AI qualification and buyer engagement." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Lead routing)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Knock, from 52 of the 53 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- knock-ai.com: 24
- g2.com: 19
- getvero.com: 15
- softwareadvice.com: 14
- guideflow.com: 13
- gane.ai/index: 11
- getapp.com: 10
- dupple.com: 9
- knock.app: 9 (its own site)
- braze.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://getvero.com/resources/top-6-sms-marketing-platforms-for-b2b-in-2026: 13
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-in-app-messaging-tools: 8
- https://knock-ai.com/blog/best-conversational-marketing-platforms: 8
- https://knock-ai.com/blog/lead-routing-software: 8
- https://softwareadvice.com/sms-marketing: 8
- https://g2.com/software/sms-marketing: 7
- https://vibes.com/blog/best-sms-marketing-platforms: 7
- https://braze.com/resources/articles/best-sms-marketing-platforms: 6

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: customer engagement infrastructure for your product, marketing, and transactional messaging (https://knock.app/)
- For: developers and agents (https://knock.app/)
- Price stated: Developer: $0/month; Starter: $250/month; Enterprise: Contact us (https://knock.app/pricing)
- Starting price: 0 (https://knock.app/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start powering your notifications today for free. (https://knock.app/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 60 (https://knock.app/integrations)
- Certifications: HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA
- Customers named: Discogs, Vercel, Clay, Amplitude, Webflow, Causal, Nellis Auction, Medium

## What it publishes

Every page knock.app exposes, read 2026-09-29: 855 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 166 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-09
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 94 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-23
- template or tool: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-07
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: How I run Knock marketing with a Grok Bot team | Knock https://knock.app/blog/grok-bot-marketing-org
- Recent: 2026-08-26 blog: Humans agents the next era of growth teams https://knock.app/blog/humans-agents-the-next-era-of-growth-teams
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: 5 ways founders are using ai to accelerate gtm https://knock.app/blog/5-ways-founders-are-using-ai-to-accelerate-gtm
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: How we built liquid autocomplete in tiptap https://knock.app/blog/how-we-built-liquid-autocomplete-in-tiptap
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: How we built the knock agent virtual filesystem and bash https://knock.app/blog/how-we-built-the-knock-agent-virtual-filesystem-and-bash
- Recent: 2026-06-18 blog: Ultimate ai marketing tech stack https://knock.app/blog/ultimate-ai-marketing-tech-stack

## 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.