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Brand report · September 2026

Zoho CRM Zoho CRM: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about crm, Zoho CRM ranks #4 of 15, a Visibility Score of 38 in CRM .

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 Zoho CRM

Solid CRM contender, but the category crown is out of reach.

Where it wins. Zoho CRM lands in nearly half of all CRM conversations at a 48.6% mention rate, and its fourth-place rank keeps it in consistent rotation alongside the category's biggest names.

Where it loses. Zero first-pick selections means the models never open with Zoho CRM when a buyer wants a single recommendation, and its absence from the enterprise and decisive-choice prompts signals that it reads as a volume option rather than a confident answer.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Zoho CRM positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Zoho CRM claims CRM and the models back it: #5 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Your life's work, powered by our life's work"

Positions in CRM
What AI actually says
Strongest #5 · CRM
In CRM #5 of 15, claim holds

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

CRM · #4 of 15

38 / 100 flat vs last month
53%
mention rate (72 answers)
4
avg. position
0%
first pick
11%
share of voice
30.7Jul 2026Jul 2026: 30.736.9Aug 2026Aug 2026: 36.938.1Sep 2026Sep 2026: 38.1
ChatGPT
47
Claude
30
Gemini
37

How the models portray Zoho CRM

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).

37% 26% 37%
endorsed · 95% band 23–53% listed caveated graded across 38 mentions in CRM answers
Prompt themes Zoho CRM would want to own

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

Gaps Enterprise pick · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

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

HubSpot
100%
Pipedrive
92%
Salesforce
71%
Microsoft Dynamics 365
32%
Freshsales
26%
monday.com
24%

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

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