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Brand report · September 2026

Aptean Aptean: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about food & beverage manufacturing, Aptean ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 49 in Food & Beverage Manufacturing .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Aptean

A niche Food & Beverage contender stuck at third.

Where it wins. In Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Aptean lands rank 3 of 15 competitors and earns a 32% mention rate, which is real presence in a crowded field. The AI models consistently flag it when the conversation turns to use-case fit, meaning it wins on relevance to specific production problems.

Where it loses. A first-pick rate of only 13% means buyers hear the name but the models hand the top recommendation to someone else most of the time. Aptean is also completely absent from enterprise and small-team conversations, which narrows the pool of buyers the models will ever surface it to.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Food & Beverage Manufacturing · #1 of 15

49 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)
61%
mention rate (72 answers)
3
avg. position
26%
first pick
10%
share of voice
First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
58
Claude
36
Gemini
52

How the models portray Aptean

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

70% 18% 11%
endorsed · 95% band 56–82% listed caveated graded across 44 mentions in Food & Beverage Manufacturing answers
Prompt themes Aptean would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Aptean. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Use-case fit
9/9 · #1×8
Budget & alternatives
9/9 · #1×8
Best overall
8/9 · #1×1
Top tools in 2026
8/9 · #1×1
Feature-led ask
6/9 · #1×1

Gaps Startup & small team · Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Aptean's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage
50%
Microsoft Dynamics 365
45%
SAP S/4HANA
41%
Deacom
41%
Wherefour
39%
Oracle NetSuite
25%

Head-to-head: Aptean vs Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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