Influitive vs Referral Factory
Two of twelve models named Influitive first on the direct prompt; zero named Referral Factory. Influitive was named by eleven of the twelve models and Referral Factory by eight and Influitive carries 23 labels and Referral Factory 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
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 loyalty, advocacy and referrals page.
By framing
InfluitiveFirst choices, of twelve modelsReferral Factory
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Influitive and Referral Factory were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 103 answers naming Influitive and the 116 naming Referral Factory. In those answers Referral Factory took the first choice five times and Influitive four.
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 | |
Influitive Referral Factory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Influitive on the left and Referral Factory on the right.The direct prompt
Influitive first, Referral Factory not the choice
2 of 12 modelsReferral Factory was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 12 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
Referral Factory11%#3 of 11Influitive0%#11 of 11Influitive10%#3 of 18Referral Factory5%#6 of 18Influitive15%#1 of 18Referral Factory2%#– of 18What the models said about Influitive
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 Avoid: Influitive (AdvocateHub) ... it is typically not recommended for mid-sized companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“without the complexity or high cost of enterprise solutions like Influitive ... ⭐⭐⭐ (Can feel heavy)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“"Ghost Town" Risk & Heavy Administrative Load ... it is incredibly expensive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The market-leading gamified advocacy hub. Challenges, points, leaderboards, community. Best-in-class integration (perfect 10/10 in evaluations).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Influitive is the industry leader—though it's a bigger investment.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Influitive (Strongest Overall for B2B Advocacy/Loyalty + Referrals)” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Referral Factory
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Lack of multi-channel support (Referral Factory) ... No dedicated support for the Starter plan” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd generally recommend Referral Factory if your primary goal is to launch and scale a customer referral program quickly” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Referral Factory if your main goal is to launch and scale a customer referral program quickly” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.