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 WMS is best for a growing ecommerce brand fulfilling in-house?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…Short answer For most growing DTC/ecommerce brands, the best options are usually: Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central / Scout TopShelf) – strong for scaling brands that need more real warehouse control SkuVault – great for inventory accuracy and multichannel ecommerce Cin7 Core (formerly DEAR Systems) – good if you want inventory + operations + light WMS in one ShipHero – very popular for ecommerce fulfillment…

Named across its answers: 1. Extensiv2. ShipHero3. SkuVault4. Cin75. Logiwa

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

ShipHero leads with 7 of 9 mentions and a 1.9 average position, edging Extensiv (2.1 average position) on first recommendations 4 to 2. Both brands appearing across all three models signals strong cross-model consensus that matters for consistent AI-driven buyer exposure.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Extensiv and ShipHero on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

ShipHero 4132111 7/9 · 4× first · #1.9

Extensiv 1241322 7/9 · 2× first · #2.1

Logiwa 546333 6/9 · never first · #4

SkuVault 25242 5/9 · never first · #3

Linnworks 24424 5/9 · never first · #3.2

ShipBob 411 3/9 · 2× first · #2

Deposco 663 3/9 · never first · #5

Finale Inventory 656 3/9 · never first · #5.7

Fishbowl 755 3/9 · never first · #5.7

Cin7 33 2/9 · never first · #3

ShipStation 55 2/9 · never first · #5

Manhattan Associates 77 2/9 · never first · #7

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 21 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: SAP EWM, Zoho Inventory, Oracle WMS Cloud, Sortly.