Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which venue management software is best for a small single-space venue on a budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

For a small, single-space venue on a budget, the best software usually depends on your main need: Best overall budget-friendly choice: Skedda Great for single-space or simple room booking Affordable compared to full event-management platforms Easy online booking, calendars, payments, and basic rules Best if you rent the space by the hour/day and don’t need heavy event production tools Best if you also sell tickets:…

Named across its answers: 1. Skedda2. Eventbrite3. HoneyBook4. Planning Pod5. Acuity Scheduling

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Skedda dominates this question completely, appearing in all 9 answers and holding first position in 8 of them, signaling near-perfect AI consensus for small single-space venues on a budget. HoneyBook is the only real secondary presence but shows a sharp model split, appearing in all 3 Gemini answers and zero Claude answers, which makes its visibility fragile and model-dependent.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Skedda on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Skedda 111111211 9/9 · 8× first · #1.1

HoneyBook 324122 6/9 · 1× first · #2.3

Acuity Scheduling 4364 4/9 · never first · #4.3

Bookeo 523 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Peerspace 343 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Planning Pod 535 3/9 · never first · #4.3

Eventbrite 22 2/9 · never first · #2

Square Appointments 43 2/9 · never first · #3.5

Dubsado 45 2/9 · never first · #4.5

Event Temple 56 2/9 · never first · #5.5

Venue.works 2 1/9 · never first · #2

Tripleseat 2 1/9 · never first · #2

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 22 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Bizzabo, Momentus Technologies, Hopin, EventPro, Aisle Planner, Splash.