Budget & alternatives · Prompt 8 of 8 · July 2026

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

“What's the best way to cut our SaaS bill without doing it all manually?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…visibility (this is where most savings come from) Use a SaaS management platform like Zylo, Torii, BetterCloud, or Zluri These connect to your SSO (Okta, Google Workspace, Azure AD) and financial systems to map every tool You’ll uncover “shadow SaaS” and duplicate tools fast (this alone often cuts 15–30%) Then layer in usage-based cleanup Look for tools that track actual activity (logins, feature usage, license…

Named across its answers: 1. Zylo2. Torii3. Zluri4. BetterCloud5. Google Workspace

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

Zylo dominates this question with perfect presence across all 9 answers, but Torii's average position of 2.4 means it actually ranks higher in the list when both appear, signaling a real contest for perceived primacy. Coupa and Zip hold category rank yet register zero mentions here, suggesting AI models treat budget-cutting automation as a specialist problem, not a general procurement one.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Zylo, Torii and BetterCloud on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Zylo 1113214115 9/9 · 4× first · #3.2

Torii 22321234 8/9 · 1× first · #2.4

Zluri 4421332 7/9 · 1× first · #2.7

BetterCloud 33467126 7/9 · never first · #5.9

Vendr 8564117 6/9 · never first · #6.8

Okta 55618 5/9 · 1× first · #5

Ramp 116811 5/9 · 2× first · #5.4

Brex 127922 5/9 · never first · #6.4

Azure AD 7679 4/9 · never first · #7.3

Google Workspace 67810 4/9 · never first · #7.8

Tropic 95128 4/9 · never first · #8.5

Airbase 1033 3/9 · never first · #5.3

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 26 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Coupa, Zip.