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Customer success platforms · September 2026 Edition

Vitally vs Catalyst

Six of twelve models named Vitally first on the direct prompt; zero named Catalyst. Vitally was named by twelve of the twelve models and Catalyst by eight and Vitally carries 50 labels and Catalyst 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Vitally

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Catalyst

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share23%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5014A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Vitally 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 Vitally · ChurnZero vs Catalyst · Vitally vs Custify

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.
VitallyFirst choices, of twelve modelsCatalyst
Direct60
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained003 against Vitally · 1 against Catalyst
Scale-constrained41
Negative003 against Vitally · 1 against Catalyst
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, Vitally and Catalyst were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 133 answers naming Vitally and the 40 naming Catalyst. In those answers Catalyst took the first choice zero times and Vitally four.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Vitally and Catalyst stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Vitally Catalyst first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vitally on the left and Catalyst on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Vitally first, Catalyst an alternative

6 of 12 modelsCatalyst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Vitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Totango
Gemini 3.5 FlashVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Planhat, Totango
Mistral SmallChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Gainsight, Planhat
DeepSeek V4 FlashVitally alternatives: Catalyst, ChurnZero, Planhat
GLM 4.7 FlashXVitally alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Planhat
MiniMax M2.5ChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat

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.
Perplexity SonarChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Gainsight, Planhat, Vitally
Grok 4.1 FastChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Gainsight, Planhat, Vitally
Llama 4 MaverickChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Planhat, Vitally
Kimi K2ChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Planhat, Vitally

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniChurnZero alternatives: Gainsight, Totango
Qwen 3.7 FlashChurnZero, ClientSuccess alternatives: Skalin

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
Vitally leads by nine points.
Vitally9%#3 of 9
Catalyst0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Vitally leads by twenty-one points.
Vitally23%#2 of 10
Catalyst2%#8 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Vitally0%#6 of 7
Catalyst0%#5 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Vitally

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 pricier options like ... Vitally/ChurnZero (custom, $1K+/month)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Budget ... generally not where you should start” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Be Cautious If: You want quick, simple setups and do not have technical resources to manage filtering logic.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Vitally for most mid-market companies - it offers the best balance of features, pricing, and modern UX” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Vitally is the strongest overall choice and the default pick most CS analysts point mid-market teams to first” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Vitally — If you want fast time-to-value, modern UX, and strong product analytics integration” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Catalyst

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

“recently merged platforms (Totango/Catalyst) carry the highest risk” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid on a Budget ... generally not where you should start” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Vitally, ChurnZero, Catalyst, Custify, Skalin | Highly Recommended.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Totango and Catalyst operate as a unified powerhouse... Best for: Mid-to-enterprise organizations” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Modern UX, strong product velocity; a favorite to replace legacy Gainsight at mid-market.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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.