Totango vs Planhat
Zero of fourteen models named Totango first on the direct prompt; one named Planhat. Both were named by all fourteen models and Totango carries 55 labels and Planhat 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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
TotangoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPlanhat
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Totango and Planhat were named in the same answer ninety-three times, of the 171 answers naming Totango and the 164 naming Planhat. In those answers Planhat took the first choice seven times and Totango one.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | |
Totango Planhat first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Totango on the left and Planhat on the right.The direct prompt
Planhat first, Totango not the choice
1 of 14 modelsTotango was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Planhat14%#2 of 9Totango2%#5 of 9What the models said about Totango
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“But I would specifically steer clear of: Totango right now (post-merger uncertainty is a real business risk)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Support quality has declined post-merger, with slow response times and bugs that take weeks to resolve” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Weak Reporting... UX Breaks at Scale... Brand Consolidation Uncertainty” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“For the tightest budget, Totango's free tier or HubSpot Service Hub's free plan would be the best starting points.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Totango offers the best balance of functionality, ease of implementation, and cost.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Totango (now Totango + Catalyst)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget 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
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.