Whistleblowing and investigations · November 2026 Edition
Whistlelink vs Ethico
Seven of fourteen models named Whistlelink first on the direct prompt; one named Ethico. Whistlelink was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Ethico by nine and Whistlelink carries 36 labels and Ethico 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share27%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3612A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Whistlelink reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Whistlelink vs Whistleblower Software · Whistlelink vs FaceUp · Whistlelink vs Case IQ
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the whistleblowing and investigations page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WhistlelinkFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEthico
Direct71
Paraphrase43
Comparative00
Budget-constrained30
Scale-constrained00
Negative10
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Whistlelink and Ethico stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Whistlelink Ethico first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Whistlelink on the left and Ethico on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Whistlelink and Ethico stood in it.
Whistlelink first, Ethico not the choice
7 of 14 modelsEthico was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarWhistlelink alternatives: Formalize, Whispli, Whistleblower Software
Mistral SmallSpeakUp, Whistlelink alternatives: EQS Integrity Line, Mitratech Syntrio
Llama 4 MaverickWhistlelink alternatives: NAVEX EthicsPoint, Red Flag Reporting, SpeakUp
Qwen 3.7 FlashWhistlelink alternatives: Case IQ
Kimi K2Whistlelink alternatives: AllVoices, Case IQ, NAVEX WhistleB
MiniMax M2.5Whistlelink alternatives: Case IQ, NAVEX One, WhistleB
Muse Glimmer 30BWhistlelink alternatives: NAVEX EthicsPoint, Syntrio / Mitratech
Ethico first, Whistlelink not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWhistlelink was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniEthico alternatives: Case IQ, FaceUp, Whispli
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Whistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, Ethico, FaceUp, VoxWel, Whispli, Whistlelink
Gemini 3.5 FlashFaceUp, Whispli alternatives: NAVEX One, Vault Platform, Whistlelink
Grok 4.20Whistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, FaceUp, Whistlelink
DeepSeek V4 FlashWhistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, FaceUp Whistleblowing System, Whistlelink
GLM 4.7 FlashXAllVoices alternatives: Case IQ, NAVEX EthicsPoint, WeMoral, Whistlelink
GPT-6 LunaCase IQ alternatives: EQS Integrity Line, Ethico, NAVEX One
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Whistlelink leads by twenty-two points.
Whistlelink22%#1 of 10Ethico0%#– of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Whistlelink leads by nineteen points.
Whistlelink27%#1 of 13Ethico8%#4 of 13Enterprise
Whistlelink leads by five points.
Whistlelink7%#3 of 13Ethico2%#9 of 13What the models said about Whistlelink
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Choose platforms that are recognized for strong encryption, two-way anonymous dialogue, and independent third-party hosting—such as Whistlelink” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“with a score of 9.3 out of 10 and medium confidence, it is considered one of the top ethics hotline providers for mid-sized companies” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Whistlelink and SpeakUp are the top recommendations due to their strong feature sets, ease of use, and high user ratings.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Ethico
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“my practical pick would be Ethico if you want the best balance of whistleblowing hotline + case management + human support” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be Ethico if you want a purpose-built ethics hotline plus case management in one platform” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Ethico as the top choice for an ethics hotline combined with case management.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.