# Appcues: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee engagement surveys](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |
| [Employee onboarding](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-onboarding/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "it has also seen a drop in user preference and is considered a "contested" or "accepted challenger" rather than a clear leader" (Mistral Small, Employee onboarding)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Appcues, from 4 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- appcues.com: 2 (its own site)
- apty.ai: 1
- bloomreach.com: 1
- brevo.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- clevertap.com: 1
- cloudtalk.io: 1
- darwinbox.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://appcues.com/blog/best-appcues-alternatives: 1
- https://appcues.com/blog/product-adoption-software-platforms: 1
- https://appcues.com/blog/user-engagement-tools: 1
- https://apty.ai/blog/onboarding-platforms: 1
- https://bloomreach.com/en/blog/best-customer-engagement-platforms: 1
- https://brevo.com/blog/customer-engagement-platforms: 1
- https://capterra.com/onboarding-software: 1
- https://clevertap.com/blog/best-customer-engagement-platforms: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI-powered customer engagement platform (https://appcues.com/)
- For: Teams (https://www.appcues.com/pricing)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://appcues.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Yes! Our free trial lets you experience the full value of Appcues and confirm technical fit. We’ll start with a call to make sure it’s a good fit for your goals and tech stack, then you can show unlimited flows to your users during the trial period. (https://www.appcues.com/pricing)
- Customers named: MYOB, RPR, Text-Em-All, Adobe, HubSpot, Fiverr, Breezeway

## What it publishes

Every page appcues.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1303 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 626 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.