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Brand report · September 2026

FastSpring FastSpring: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about subscription billing, FastSpring ranks #7 of 15, a Visibility Score of 18 in Subscription Billing .

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 FastSpring

One category, one race, stuck in the middle of it.

Where it wins. FastSpring earns a mention in roughly 1 in 4 Subscription Billing conversations at 26%, which keeps it alive in a 15-vendor field where most players get ignored entirely.

Where it loses. A rank of 7 and zero first-pick selections means the AI models reach for Paddle, Stripe, or Lemon Squeezy before FastSpring in almost every decisive moment, and FastSpring never surfaces when prompts get specific about use-case fit, team size, or a single top recommendation.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How FastSpring positions itself vs how AI ranks it

FastSpring claims Subscription Billing and the models back it: #9 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Sell globally and stay compliant with our merchant-of-record model"

Positions in Subscription Billing
Targets Enterprise
What AI actually says
In Subscription Billing #9 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Subscription Billing · #7 of 15

18 / 100 ▲ 4 vs last month
26%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
0%
first pick
4%
share of voice
11.1Jul 2026Jul 2026: 11.114Aug 2026Aug 2026: 1418.3Sep 2026Sep 2026: 18.3
ChatGPT
23
Claude
13
Gemini
19

How the models portray FastSpring

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).

47% 37% 16%
endorsed · 95% band 27–68% listed caveated graded across 19 mentions in Subscription Billing answers
Prompt themes FastSpring would want to own

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

Gaps Use-case fit · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Paddle
100%
Stripe
74%
Lemon Squeezy
74%
Chargebee
37%
Recurly
37%
Zuora
32%

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

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