Use-case fit · Prompt 2 of 8 · July 2026

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

“We run a 3PL and need software for multi-client fulfillment. What should we use?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…main categories: If you’re a small-to-mid 3PL (early growth, <2–3 warehouses): ShipHero (3PL version): very popular, fast to deploy, great Shopify ecosystem. Less flexible for complex ops. Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central): probably the most common 3PL WMS. Strong billing + multi-client features, decent integrations, a bit clunky UI. Mintsoft: good if you’re UK/EU-focused, solid multi-client and automation. If you’re…

Named across its answers: 1. Extensiv2. Deposco3. Manhattan Associates4. Blue Yonder5. ShipHero

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

Extensiv dominates this question completely, appearing in all 9 answers with an average position of 1.4 and leading more than half the time, making it the clear AI-consensus pick for 3PL multi-client fulfillment. Deposco holds solid runner-up status at position 2.9 across 8 answers, while category-ranked brands like SAP and Zoho Inventory went unmentioned, suggesting AI models treat this as a specialist-software question, not a general WMS one.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Extensiv, Deposco and Infoplus on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Extensiv 211222111 9/9 · 5× first · #1.4

Deposco 43411154 8/9 · 3× first · #2.9

Logiwa 5695333 7/9 · never first · #4.9

Manhattan Associates 756454 6/9 · never first · #5.2

Infoplus 578844 6/9 · never first · #6

Blue Yonder 8675109 6/9 · never first · #7.5

ShipHero 13222 5/9 · 1× first · #2

CartonCloud 225 3/9 · never first · #3

Körber 934 3/9 · never first · #5.3

Fishbowl 966 3/9 · never first · #7

Mintsoft 34 2/9 · never first · #3.5

Ware2Go 3 1/9 · never first · #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 18 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Zoho Inventory, SAP, inFlow Inventory, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, ShipBob, Sortly.