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Brand report · September 2026

AscendTMS: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about freight & transportation management (tms), AscendTMS ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 21 in Freight & Transportation Management (TMS) (and appears in 2 categories of the index).

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 AscendTMS

A TMS list-filler that AI models won't champion.

Where it wins. In Freight and Transportation Management, AscendTMS lands a 31% mention rate, which keeps it visible enough to appear alongside Rose Rocket and McLeod Software in broad comparison queries.

Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate in Trucking and Carrier Management and a rank of 12 out of 15 there signals that AI models treat it as a fallback for budget shoppers, not a serious carrier-focused contender, and it never surfaces under enterprise or growth-oriented prompt themes in either category.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Freight & Transportation Management (TMS) · #6 of 15

21 / 100 flat vs last month

31%

mention rate (72 answers)

4

avg. position

7%

first pick

5%

share of voice

ChatGPT

28

Claude

5

Gemini

30

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

How the models portray AscendTMS

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).

64% 18% 18%

endorsed · 95% band 43–80% listed caveated graded across 22 mentions in Freight & Transportation Management (TMS) answers

Prompt themes AscendTMS would want to own

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

Best overall

5/9

Budget & alternatives

5/9 · #1×1

Use-case fit

4/9 · #1×1

Startup & small team

3/9 · #1×3

Feature-led ask

3/9

If you could pick one

2/9

Top tools in 2026

0/9

Enterprise pick

0/9

Gaps Top tools in 2026 · Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Rose Rocket

64%

McLeod Software

45%

Turvo

36%

MercuryGate

36%

Tailwind TMS

32%

Tai TMS

27%

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

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