# Zoho Backstage: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/zoho-backstage

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Event management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/event-management-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "or Zoho Backstage's free tier if you need more features (up to 100 attendees)" (Kimi K2, Event management)
- "upgrade to Zoho Backstage's free tier — You get unlimited events with up to 100 attendees per event at no cost" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Event management)
- "Budget/Simplicity: Eventbrite or Zoho Backstage for quick setup without high costs." (Grok 4.20, Event management)
- "Zeffy and Zoho Backstage are excellent starting points with free plans." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Event management)

## 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zoho Backstage, from 24 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- zoho.com: 20 (its own site)
- capterra.com: 16
- bizzabo.com: 14
- softwareadvice.com: 14
- learn.g2.com: 11
- eventcombo.com: 9
- g2.com: 9
- resources.rework.com: 8
- eventify.io: 7
- converve.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://zoho.com/backstage/event-management-software/best-platforms.html: 14
- https://softwareadvice.com/event-management: 12
- https://learn.g2.com/best-event-management-platforms: 11
- https://bizzabo.com/blog/best-event-management-software: 10
- https://capterra.com/resources/event-management-software-pricing-report: 8
- https://eventcombo.com/a/event-management-software: 8
- https://converve.com/event-networking-blog/best-event-management-software-2026: 6
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/events/best-event-management-software-2026: 6

## 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.