Loyalty, advocacy and referrals · October 2026 Edition
SlapFive vs Referral Factory
One of fourteen models named SlapFive first on the direct prompt; one named Referral Factory. SlapFive was named by nine of the fourteen models and Referral Factory by eight and SlapFive carries 12 labels and Referral Factory 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1213A 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 Referral Factory · 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 modelsReferral Factory
Direct11
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Referral Factory
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 Referral Factory 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 Referral Factory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SlapFive on the left and Referral Factory on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SlapFive and Referral Factory stood in it.
SlapFive first, Referral Factory not the choice
1 of 14 modelsReferral Factory 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
Referral Factory first, SlapFive not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSlapFive was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniReferral Factory alternatives: Ambassador
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GLM 4.7 FlashXCello alternatives: Annex Cloud, CustomerGauge, SlapFive
MiniMax M2.5Enable3 alternatives: GrowSurf, Influitive AdvocateHub, SlapFive, Zinrel0
Neither was named
10 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
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
Mistral SmallFriendbuy, Influitive AdvocateHub alternatives: LoyaltyLion, Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals
DeepSeek V4 Flashno first choice
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Friendbuy, ReferralCandy, Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals, Zinrelo
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
Referral Factory leads by fifteen points.
Referral Factory15%#3 of 9SlapFive0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
SlapFive4%#4 of 14Referral Factory4%#6 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: SlapFive leads at enterprise.
SlapFive2%#– of 17Referral Factory0%#– 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 Referral Factory
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Common reasons to avoid / be cautious” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Users report slow technical support, time-consuming setup, and limited integration options.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd usually recommend Referral Factory as the first place to look.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Referral Factory” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.