Loyalty, advocacy and referrals · October 2026 Edition
SlapFive vs Friendbuy
One of fourteen models named SlapFive first on the direct prompt; one named Friendbuy. SlapFive was named by nine of the fourteen models and Friendbuy by thirteen and SlapFive carries 12 labels and Friendbuy 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Palos Verdes Estates, United States, founded 2010. Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1223A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SlapFive reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Smile.io vs SlapFive · Smile.io vs Friendbuy · Influitive AdvocateHub vs SlapFive
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 loyalty, advocacy and referrals page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SlapFiveFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFriendbuy
Direct11
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained002 against Friendbuy
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against Friendbuy
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SlapFive and Friendbuy stood in it.
| 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 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
SlapFive Friendbuy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SlapFive on the left and Friendbuy on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SlapFive and Friendbuy stood in it.
SlapFive first, Friendbuy not the choice
1 of 14 modelsFriendbuy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-6 LunaSlapFive alternatives: Influitive AdvocateHub, ReferenceEdge, SaaSquatch by impact.com
Friendbuy first, SlapFive not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSlapFive was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallFriendbuy, Influitive AdvocateHub alternatives: LoyaltyLion, Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Friendbuy, ReferralCandy, Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals, Zinrelo
GLM 4.7 FlashXCello alternatives: Annex Cloud, CustomerGauge, SlapFive
MiniMax M2.5Enable3 alternatives: GrowSurf, Influitive AdvocateHub, SlapFive, Zinrel0
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Kademi alternatives: Annex Cloud, PartnerStack, Referral Rock, TrueLoyal
GPT-5.4 miniReferral Factory alternatives: Ambassador
Gemini 3.5 FlashInfluitive AdvocateHub alternatives: Ambassador, Cello.so, FirstPromoter, PartnerStack, Referral Rock
Perplexity SonarEnable3 alternatives: Antavo, Gainsight, Open Loyalty
Grok 4.1 FastReferral Rock alternatives: Ambassador, Influitive AdvocateHub
DeepSeek V4 Flashno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashExponent alternatives: Referral Rock, Tnt1
Kimi K2Referral Rock alternatives: Ambassador, Influitive AdvocateHub
Muse Glimmer 30BReferral Rock, Smile.io alternatives: Ambassador
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
SlapFive0%#– of 9Friendbuy0%#9 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Friendbuy leads at enterprise.
Friendbuy6%#5 of 17SlapFive2%#– of 17What the models said about SlapFive
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd start with SlapFive if you want one platform for both B2B customer advocacy and referrals.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My default pick: SlapFive” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“SlapFive is arguably the best fit if your team has dedicated customer marketing or proof-ops resources” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
What the models said about Friendbuy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“High-Friction Enterprise Platforms with Opaque Pricing & Long Contracts (e.g., Friendbuy, SaaSquatch, Annex Cloud) ... generally ill-suited for growing businesses” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Premium pricing without proportional value... Competitors offer similar core features for 60-90% less.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“has opaque pricing and long contracts, making it ill-suited for growing businesses” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Influitive and Friendbuy are the most highly recommended” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Smile.io vs SlapFiveSmile.io vs FriendbuyInfluitive AdvocateHub vs SlapFiveInfluitive AdvocateHub vs FriendbuyReferral Rock vs SlapFiveReferral Rock vs FriendbuySlapFive vs AmbassadorSlapFive vs Referral FactorySlapFive vs LoyaltyLionAmbassador vs FriendbuyReferral Factory vs FriendbuyLoyaltyLion vs FriendbuyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full loyalty standing
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.