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Customer success platforms · October 2026 Edition

Vitally vs Skalin

Three of fourteen models named Vitally first on the direct prompt; three named Skalin. Vitally was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Skalin by nine and Vitally carries 57 labels and Skalin 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Vitally

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Skalin

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share19%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5712A 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 fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. ChurnZero vs Vitally · ChurnZero vs Skalin · Vitally vs HubSpot Service Hub

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.
VitallyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSkalin
Direct33
Paraphrase30
Comparative12
Budget-constrained001 against Vitally
Scale-constrained50
Negative114 against Vitally
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, Vitally and Skalin were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 146 answers naming Vitally and the 16 naming Skalin. In those answers Skalin took the first choice four times and Vitally two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Vitally and Skalin stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Vitally Skalin first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vitally on the left and Skalin on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Vitally first, Skalin an alternative

3 of 14 modelsSkalin was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Vitally alternatives: ChurnZero, ClientSuccess
Qwen 3.7 FlashChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: Custify, HubSpot Service Hub, Skalin, Totango
GLM 4.7 FlashXChurnZero, Vitally alternatives: Totango

Skalin first, Vitally an alternative

3 of 14 modelsVitally was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallSkalin alternatives: ChurnZero, Custify, Gainsight Customer Success, Planhat, Vitally
DeepSeek V4 FlashSkalin alternatives: ChurnZero, ClientSuccess, Custify, Totango, Vitally
MiniMax M2.5ChurnZero, Skalin alternatives: Totango, Vitally

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Totango, Vitally
Perplexity SonarChurnZero alternatives: Vitally
Grok 4.20ChurnZero alternatives: Custify, Vitally
Llama 4 MaverickChurnZero alternatives: Skalin, Userpilot, Vitally
Kimi K2ChurnZero alternatives: Totango, Vitally
GPT-6 LunaChurnZero alternatives: Planhat, Vitally
Muse Glimmer 30BChurnZero alternatives: ClientSuccess, Custify, Planhat, Skalin, Totango, Vitally

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniChurnZero, Planhat alternatives: Gainsight Customer Success

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
Skalin is not named for this buyer.
Vitally11%#3 of 9
Skalin—not named
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Vitally leads by fourteen points.
Vitally19%#2 of 10
Skalin5%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Vitally leads by four points.
Vitally4%#3 of 9
Skalin0%#– of 9
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.

“Account-Based Pricing Models (Planhat, Vitally, ChurnZero)... costs can escalate quickly without corresponding value” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Opaque Enterprise Pricing: Mid-market teams routinely see quotes exceeding $100K/year” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Unlike Vitally (~$299+/mo, great for growth metrics but pricier)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Top pick for mid-market and fast-growing teams: ChurnZero or Vitally, depending on whether you prioritize usage-based health scoring or modern UX.” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“ChurnZero or Vitally, depending on whether you prioritize usage-based health scoring or modern UX.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Prioritize high-rated, user-loved options like Vitally, Custify, or Skalin” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Skalin

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

“Prioritize high-rated, user-loved options like Vitally, Custify, or Skalin (top G2/Capterra scores, 4.8–4.9/5)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Skalin is currently the standout choice — it's purpose-built for your segment, ranks #1 in third-party reviews” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Skalin is widely regarded as the best customer success platform for mid-market B2B SaaS companies in 2024” Mistral Small · direct 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.