# Pendo vs LogRocket: which do AI models recommend for product analytics, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Product analytics. Two of twelve models named Pendo first on the direct prompt; zero named LogRocket. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/gtm-data/product-analytics/pendo-vs-logrocket/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendo | 11% | #4 of 8 | 11% | 45 | 12 of 12 |
| LogRocket | 2% | #5 of 8 | 10% | 10 | 7 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: pendo first (first choices: Amplitude, Pendo) (alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel)
- MiniMax M2.5: pendo first (first choices: Pendo) (alternatives: Amplitude, Heap)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Mixpanel) (alternatives: Amplitude, Heap, June, Pendo)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Mixpanel) (alternatives: Amplitude, Pendo, PostHog)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Mixpanel) (alternatives: Amplitude, Heap, Pendo, PostHog)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Mixpanel) (alternatives: Amplitude, Pendo, PostHog)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplitude Analytics) (alternatives: Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplitude) (alternatives: Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Amplitude) (alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel, Pendo, PostHog)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Mixpanel) (alternatives: Amplitude, Heap, Pendo, PostHog)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Amplitude) (alternatives: Heap, Mixpanel, PostHog)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Amplitude)

## What the models said about Pendo

- "Secondary analytics depth ... Opaque enterprise pricing ... Analytics afterthought" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Pendo is an all-round product experience platform... a good fit for mid-to-enterprise companies" (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "If you need to improve activation and onboard new users effectively, choose Pendo." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about LogRocket

- "Session replay tools broadly (FullStory, Hotjar, LogRocket, Smartlook, etc.) - Inherent privacy danger" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "such as PostHog, Countly, or LogRocket" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Best for: Developer-focused analytics and debugging" (Kimi K2, comparative prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.