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Brand report · September 2026

Gradelink Gradelink: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about k-12 school management (sis), Gradelink ranks #4 of 15, a Visibility Score of 37 in K-12 School Management (SIS) .

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 Gradelink

Gradelink holds a real K-12 SIS seat but not the top one.

Where it wins. A 49% mention rate puts Gradelink in nearly half of all school management conversations, and it earns strong placement when prompts focus on use-case fit, landing at rank 4 of 15 in its only category.

Where it loses. A first-pick rate of under 10% means AI models almost always name something else when asked for a single recommendation, and Gradelink disappears entirely from enterprise-framed and direct-choice prompts where PowerSchool and Blackbaud likely absorb those picks.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

K-12 School Management (SIS) · #4 of 15

37 / 100 flat vs last month
49%
mention rate (72 answers)
3
avg. position
10%
first pick
9%
share of voice
37.1Aug 2026Aug 2026: 37.137.4Sep 2026Sep 2026: 37.4
ChatGPT
35
Claude
31
Gemini
46

How the models portray Gradelink

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).

77% 17%
endorsed · 95% band 61–88% listed caveated graded across 35 mentions in K-12 School Management (SIS) answers
Prompt themes Gradelink would want to own

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

Startup & small team
9/9 · #1×2
Feature-led ask
7/9 · #1×3
Budget & alternatives
6/9 · #1×2

Gaps Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

Alma
69%
PowerSchool
60%
Blackbaud
46%
Infinite Campus
37%
FACTS
37%
Skyward
17%

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

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