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Customer success platforms · September 2026 Edition

Totango vs Skalin

Zero of twelve models named Totango first on the direct prompt; zero named Skalin. Totango was named by twelve of the twelve models and Skalin by seven and Totango carries 45 labels and Skalin 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Totango

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Skalin

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4514A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Totango reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChurnZero was named alongside these two in twelve of the twelve direct answers. ChurnZero vs Totango · ChurnZero vs Skalin · Vitally vs Totango

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 success platforms page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TotangoFirst choices, of twelve modelsSkalin
Direct001 against Skalin
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained111 against Totango
Scale-constrained111 against Totango
Negative026 against Totango
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.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Totango and Skalin were named in the same answer eighteen times, of the 145 answers naming Totango and the 25 naming Skalin. In those answers Skalin took the first choice four times and Totango one.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Totango and Skalin stood in it.
ModelDirectSKParaphraseSKComparativeSKBudget-constrainedSKScale-constrainedSKNegativeSK
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 FlashSKSK
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 FastSKSK
Mistral SmallSK
DeepSeek V4 FlashSKSK
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 FlashSK
Kimi K2SKSKSK
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
TotangoSK Skalin first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Totango on the left and Skalin on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Totango and Skalin stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Vitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Totango
GPT-5.4 miniChurnZero alternatives: Gainsight, Totango
Gemini 3.5 FlashVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Planhat, Totango
Qwen 3.7 FlashChurnZero, ClientSuccess alternatives: Skalin

Neither was named

8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Gainsight, Planhat, Vitally
Grok 4.1 FastChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Gainsight, Planhat, Vitally
Mistral SmallChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Gainsight, Planhat
DeepSeek V4 FlashVitally alternatives: Catalyst, ChurnZero, Planhat
Llama 4 MaverickChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat, Vitally
Kimi K2ChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Planhat, Vitally
GLM 4.7 FlashXVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Planhat
MiniMax M2.5ChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat

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
Totango leads by two points.
Totango2%#7 of 9
Skalin0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Totango4%#5 of 10
Skalin4%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Skalin leads at enterprise.
Skalin5%#– of 7
Totango2%#3 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Totango

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Totango ⚠️ MIXED SIGNALS (Post-Merger Issues) ... 2024 merger with Catalyst created instability and uncertainty” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if: You rely on good support responsiveness or need strong integrations with your existing stack.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“One of the most persistent complaints about Totango is its rigid contract structures.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Totango: Best for SaaS companies managing a large, growing customer base that needs standardized playbooks” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · first choice
“If you need truly free functionality, Totango is the standout.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Alternative Options: Totango - Best for: Companies wanting enterprise features without enterprise complexity” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · alternative

What the models said about Skalin

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Skalin claims #1 on Capterra/G2 (4.92/5), but lower visibility/scale vs. leaders.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“Custify and Skalin offer the best balance of dedicated customer success features and affordability” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Vitally, ChurnZero, Catalyst, Custify, Skalin | Highly Recommended.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“| Skalin | 4.90/5 | Top-rated for 5 years straight |” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.