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 real estate CRM is best for a solo agent just starting out on a budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

For a solo agent just starting out on a budget, the best real estate CRM is usually: Wise Agent — best overall value Why: Built specifically for real estate Affordable compared with many competitors Includes contact management, transaction tracking, drip campaigns, and integrations Easier to grow with than super-basic CRMs If you want something cheaper or free, here are the best alternatives: HubSpot CRM — best free…

Named across its answers: 1. LionDesk2. Wise Agent3. Follow Up Boss4. HubSpot5. kvCORE

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

LionDesk wins this question cleanly, appearing in all 9 answers with a 2.1 average position and leading 3 times, while HubSpot matches the coverage but trails at an average position of 3. The gap matters because any brand absent here, including Lofty at category rank 5, is invisible precisely when budget-conscious solo agents are making first decisions.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name LionDesk, Wise Agent, Follow Up Boss and HubSpot on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

LionDesk 131251222 9/9 · 3× first · #2.1

HubSpot 424113453 9/9 · 2× first · #3

Wise Agent 313464544 9/9 · 1× first · #3.8

Follow Up Boss 24234235 8/9 · never first · #3.1

kvCORE 5636 4/9 · never first · #5

IXACT Contact 111 3/9 · 3× first · #1

Streak 55 2/9 · never first · #5

Zoho CRM 2 1/9 · never first · #2

Streak CRM 3 1/9 · never first · #3

BoomTown 6 1/9 · never first · #6

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. Never mentioned here: Lofty, Sierra Interactive, Salesforce, Real Geeks, Chime, AWS, CINC, Okta.