Customer success platforms · October 2026 Edition
ChurnZero vs Planhat
Eleven of fourteen models named ChurnZero first on the direct prompt; one named Planhat. Both were named by all fourteen models and ChurnZero carries 64 labels and Planhat 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share42%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6440A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChurnZero reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Vitally was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. ChurnZero vs Vitally · ChurnZero vs HubSpot Service Hub · ChurnZero vs Custify
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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 success platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChurnZeroFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPlanhat
Direct1111 against Planhat
Paraphrase100
Comparative10
Budget-constrained003 against ChurnZero · 1 against Planhat
Scale-constrained41
Negative008 against ChurnZero · 5 against Planhat
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ChurnZero and Planhat were named in the same answer 133 times, of the 227 answers naming ChurnZero and the 164 naming Planhat. In those answers Planhat took the first choice four times and ChurnZero eleven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ChurnZero and Planhat 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 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
ChurnZero Planhat first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChurnZero on the left and Planhat on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChurnZero and Planhat stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GPT-5.4 miniChurnZero, Planhat alternatives: Gainsight Customer Success
ChurnZero first, Planhat an alternative
10 of 14 modelsPlanhat was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Totango, Vitally
Perplexity SonarChurnZero alternatives: Vitally
Grok 4.1 FastChurnZero alternatives: Custify, Vitally
Llama 4 MaverickChurnZero alternatives: Skalin, Userpilot, Vitally
Qwen 3.7 FlashChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: Custify, HubSpot Service Hub, Skalin, Totango
Kimi K2ChurnZero alternatives: Totango, Vitally
GLM 4.7 FlashXChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: Totango
MiniMax M2.5ChurnZero, Skalin alternatives: Totango, Vitally
GPT-6 LunaChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
Muse Glimmer 30BChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Planhat, Skalin, Totango, Vitally
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Vitally alternatives: ChurnZero, ClientSuccess
Mistral SmallSkalin alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Gainsight Customer Success, Planhat, Vitally
DeepSeek V4 FlashSkalin alternatives: ChurnZero, ClientSuccess, Custify, Totango, Vitally
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
ChurnZero leads by thirty-nine points.
ChurnZero42%#1 of 10Planhat3%#7 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Planhat leads at enterprise.
Planhat14%#2 of 9ChurnZero2%#4 of 9What the models said about ChurnZero
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise platforms like Gainsight or ChurnZero initially” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Pricing Escalation... Declining Support Quality... Clunky UI” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Don't assume it will be plug-and-play... admins handling implementation, data, and advanced features may need extra time” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd start with ChurnZero. It's usually the best balance of speed, usability, and core retention functionality for mid-market teams.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ChurnZero is the common first choice for health scoring, real-time usage-based risk alerts and automated retention playbooks” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ChurnZero – the strongest mid-market generalist. Repeatedly called out as the strongest mid-market option in the category.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Planhat
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“What to Skip for Mid-Market - Gainsight and Planhat — powerful, but built for enterprise” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise giants like Gainsight, ChurnZero, or Planhat are highly capable but typically start at $15,000 to $50,000+ per year” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Some platforms use account-based pricing, which can become very expensive if churned accounts still count toward your total.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“best all-around customer success platform is usually ChurnZero or Planhat” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd shortlist Vitally, ChurnZero, and Planhat first” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Planhat if you want CS, renewals, customer projects, and possibly sales workflows brought together” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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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.