Customer feedback and surveys · September 2026 Edition
CustomerGauge vs AskNicely
Four of twelve models named CustomerGauge first on the direct prompt; zero named AskNicely. CustomerGauge was named by nine of the twelve models and AskNicely by eleven and CustomerGauge carries 12 labels and AskNicely 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels1220A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CustomerGauge reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Survicate was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. Google Forms vs CustomerGauge · Google Forms vs AskNicely · CustomerGauge vs Retently
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the customer feedback and surveys page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CustomerGaugeFirst choices, of twelve modelsAskNicely
Direct40
Paraphrase32
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against AskNicely
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CustomerGauge and AskNicely stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | |
CustomerGauge AskNicely first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CustomerGauge on the left and AskNicely on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CustomerGauge and AskNicely stood in it.
CustomerGauge first, AskNicely an alternative
4 of 12 modelsAskNicely was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCustomerGauge alternatives: Canny, Retently, Survicate, UserVoice
Perplexity SonarCustomerGauge, Enterpret alternatives: Lumoa, Perspective AI
Grok 4.1 FastCustomerGauge alternatives: AskNicely, Retently, Survicate
Qwen 3.7 FlashCustomerGauge alternatives: Perspective AI, SurveySparrow, Survicate
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallHelply alternatives: CustomerGauge, SurveySparrow
DeepSeek V4 FlashRetently alternatives: CustomerGauge, QuestionPro, SurveySparrow, Survicate
Kimi K2Survicate alternatives: AskNicely, Nicereply, Retently, SurveySparrow
Neither was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Retently alternatives: Medallia Concierge, Nicereply, Simplesat, SurveyMonkey, SurveySparrow, Zonka Feedback
GPT-5.4 miniQualtrics alternatives: Medallia
Llama 4 MaverickQuestionPro, SurveySparrow, Survicate alternatives: Medallia, Perspective AI, Qualtrics
GLM 4.7 FlashXCanny alternatives: Productboard, UserVoice
MiniMax M2.5SurveyMonkey alternatives: Medallia, Pendo, Qualtrics, Survicate
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
CustomerGauge leads by four points.
CustomerGauge4%#7 of 15AskNicely0%#12 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
CustomerGauge leads by nine points.
CustomerGauge13%#2 of 18AskNicely4%#7 of 18Enterprise
CustomerGauge leads by twenty-three points.
CustomerGauge26%#2 of 10AskNicely2%#– of 10What the models said about CustomerGauge
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“The best NPS and customer experience survey tools for mid-sized B2B companies include CustomerGauge, Qualtrics XM, Medallia, SAS Customer Experience, and GetFeedback.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the strongest all-around choice is CustomerGauge if your priority is account-level feedback tied to revenue, churn reduction, and expansion” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend CustomerGauge if your priority is account-level NPS and tying feedback to revenue, churn risk, and customer success actions” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about AskNicely
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid for low budgets: ... AskNicely \u2014 all skew enterprise-priced.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best balance for most mid-sized B2B teams: AskNicely” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with AskNicely or Delighted” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“if your company is more service-led and you care most about frontline coaching” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
Google Forms vs CustomerGaugeGoogle Forms vs AskNicelyCustomerGauge vs RetentlyCustomerGauge vs SurvicateCustomerGauge vs SurveySparrowCustomerGauge vs QualtricsCustomerGauge vs SurveyMonkeyRetently vs AskNicelySurvicate vs AskNicelySurveySparrow vs AskNicelyQualtrics vs AskNicelyAskNicely vs SurveyMonkeyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full feedback standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.