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Brand report · September 2026

PerformYard PerformYard: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about performance management, PerformYard ranks #9 of 15, a Visibility Score of 13 in Performance Management .

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 PerformYard

One arena, middle of the pack, rarely the decisive pick.

Where it wins. PerformYard earns a 22% mention rate in Performance Management, which keeps it in the conversation against a field of 15 competitors. The budget-and-alternatives framing is where the AI models find it most useful, giving it a foothold with cost-conscious buyers.

Where it loses. A 4% first-pick rate means the models almost never crown it the answer in Performance Management, and it is entirely absent when prompts shift to use-case fit, enterprise selection, or head-to-head final choices, the moments that actually close deals.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How PerformYard positions itself vs how AI ranks it

PerformYard claims Performance Management and the models back it: #10 of 15 there.

The pitch

"AI Performance Management Platform"

Positions in Performance Management
What AI actually says
In Performance Management #10 of 15, claim holds

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

Performance Management · #9 of 15

13 / 100 flat vs last month
22%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
4%
first pick
3%
share of voice
7.6Jul 2026Jul 2026: 7.610.4Aug 2026Aug 2026: 10.413.2Sep 2026Sep 2026: 13.2
ChatGPT
28
Claude
0
Gemini
12

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

How the models portray PerformYard

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).

50% 50%
endorsed · 95% band 28–72% listed caveated graded across 16 mentions in Performance Management answers
Prompt themes PerformYard would want to own

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

Budget & alternatives
6/9 · #1×3

Gaps Use-case fit · Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

15Five
88%
Leapsome
88%
Lattice
81%
BambooHR
69%
Culture Amp
63%
Betterworks
38%

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

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