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Brand report · September 2026
Planning Center: AI Visibility Report
When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about church management software, Planning Center ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 82 in Church Management Software .
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.
Planning Center owns church management in AI recommendations.
Where it wins. AI models pick Planning Center first 78% of the time buyers ask about church management software, with an overall score of 82 out of 100. That kind of first-pick dominance is rare across any software category.
Where it loses. The enterprise buyer conversation is a blind spot: Planning Center never surfaces when AI models field questions from larger institutional buyers, leaving that segment to competitors like Pushpay who already share the same recommendation lists.
AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.
ChatGPT 
Claude 
Gemini 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).
Share of each theme's answers that mention Planning Center. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.
Gaps Enterprise pick
Share of Planning Center's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.
Head-to-head: Planning Center vs Breeze ChMS
Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.
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