AI tools · November 2026

B2B helpdesk software

Measured across
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • Google AI

How often each brand is recommended

The AI tools disagree most on Zendesk: 84% on Claude, 41% on Perplexity.

Gemini moved to a new version in November 2026, so the change figures in this edition are not fully like for like.

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What AI recommends by company size and budget

What AI recommends for startups.

  1. 1Zendesk83%
  2. 2Intercom76%
  3. 3Freshdeskfrom 51%66%
  4. 4Help Scout64%
  5. 5HubSpot Service Hub50%
  6. 6Front33%
  7. 7Zoho Desk19%
  8. 8Salesforce Service Cloud8%

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Where AI gets its answers

#WebsiteCited inCited inHow often AI cites this website in its answers.ChangeChangeHow much this changed since October.
1zendesk.comZendesk’s site25%+0.8%
2freshworks.comFreshdesk’s site24%−3.4%
3helpdesk.com23%+3.8%
4getmacha.com22%−2.9%
5helpscout.comHelp Scout’s site21%+2.9%
6intercom.comIntercom’s site21%−1.2%
7eesel.ai17%+1.3%
8desk365.io15%+3.9%
9salesforce.comSalesforce Service Cloud’s site14%+0.1%
10supportbench.com13%+6.4%

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How we measure

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  1. We ask 5 AI tools

    We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews what people ask when they choose software.

  2. We count the brands they name

    For each tool, a brand’s score is the share of answers that name it. The five scores are averaged, so no single tool outweighs the rest.

  3. We repeat every month

    Same tools, same questions. If a question or a tool changes, we say so.

Questions people ask

Which brand does AI recommend most for B2B helpdesks?

Freshdesk. AI recommends Freshdesk in 76.3% of answers about B2B helpdesks. Zendesk is next at 60.4%.

Why is Freshdesk at the top?

AI recommends Freshdesk in 76.3% of answers, from 71% on Perplexity to 85% on Claude. We measure how often AI recommends a brand, not why.

Do ChatGPT, Claude and the other AI tools agree?

At the top, yes: all 5 AI tools recommend Freshdesk most. They disagree most on Zendesk: 84% on Claude, 41% on Perplexity.

Does the answer change with who's asking?

Yes. For startups, AI recommends Zendesk most (83%). For mid-sized companies, AI recommends Zendesk most (87%). When price matters most, AI recommends Zoho Desk most (84%). Intercom changes the most: 76% for startups, 4% when price matters most.

What changed since October?

Freshdesk rose from 70.3% to 76.3%. That is the only clear change. Everything else moved by about as much as it usually does month to month.

Which websites does AI cite most for B2B helpdesks?

zendesk.com, freshworks.com and helpdesk.com. AI cites zendesk.com in 25% of all answers about B2B helpdesks.

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Yes. Request the free AI visibility dashboard on this page. It shows how often AI recommends your brand, where you rank, and who it recommends instead.

How often is it updated?

Every month. We lock the questions before each edition. When a question changes, we recalculate earlier months on the questions that stayed, or skip the comparison if we can’t. When an AI tool moves to a new version, we say which month it happened.

Can I pay to be on the leaderboard or rank higher?

No. The ranking comes only from what the AI tools answer. Nobody can pay to be added, moved, or removed.

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