Salesforce leads the enterprise CRM question, appearing in 92% of answers at an average position of 1 across all three models.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a real presence at 83% share and average position 2, but it trails Salesforce by 16 points on slot score and never pulls ahead in any model's ranking. Creatio and HubSpot each show up in 58% of answers but land at positions 4 and 5 on average, meaning they read as secondary options rather than genuine contenders. The slot is rated contested rather than owned, so Salesforce leads convincingly without hitting the threshold that locks out challengers entirely. Any brand trying to take this question has to close a 16-point slot score gap while also dislodging a product the models consistently describe as the default at scale.
AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.
Every brand recommended for this question, from 12 answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.
| # | Brand | Slot score | Appears in | Avg. position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 92% | 1st | |
| 2 | | 83% | #2 | |
| 3 | Creatio | 58% | #4 | |
| 4 | | 58% | #5 | |
| 5 | | 25% | #4 | |
| 6 | | 25% | #4 | |
| 7 | SugarCRM | 25% | #5 | |
| 8 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales | 17% | #2 |
Slot score is position-weighted, 0 to 100: being recommended first counts far more than a trailing mention. "Appears in" is the share of answers naming the brand at all.
The main measurement above is the assistants' real answers with live web access. These rows show the same question on other surfaces: the models' bare memory, and Google's own AI search experiences.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini each answered this question in two phrasings, several times each, with live web access and citations: the closest API-reachable version of the real assistant experience (no personalization or account memory, which no vendor can provide). Model-memory answers (no web) are measured separately and shown above as a comparison surface. A brand counts once per answer that recommends it. The exact questions:
Part of the CRM ranking. Method details on the methodology page. Rankings reflect measured AI answers, not paid placement.
Who wins when the question changes:
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