# CleverTap vs OneSignal: which do AI models recommend for mobile apps, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Mobile apps. One of twelve models named CleverTap first on the direct prompt; two named OneSignal. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/mobile-apps/clevertap-vs-onesignal/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CleverTap | 11% | #3 of 16 | 9% | 23 | 12 of 12 |
| OneSignal | 9% | #4 of 16 | 3% | 35 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: clevertap first (first choices: Braze, CleverTap) (alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage, AppsFlyer, Firebase, Insider, OneSignal)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: onesignal first (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: Customer.io, MoEngage)
- MiniMax M2.5: onesignal first (first choices: OneSignal) (alternatives: Acoustic, Google Ads)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Braze) (alternatives: CleverTap, Iterable, OneSignal)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: HubSpot Marketing Hub) (alternatives: 6sense Revenue AI, Airship, Braze, OneSignal)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (alternatives: Acoustic, Braze, Customer.io, MoEngage)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: Appcues, AppsFlyer, Branch, MoEngage, Pendo)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: HubSpot Marketing Hub, MoEngage) (alternatives: Braze, Customer.io)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: AppsFlyer) (alternatives: Adjust, Branch, Singular)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Customer.io) (alternatives: Braze, HubSpot)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: AppsFlyer) (alternatives: Adjust, Branch, Braze)

## What the models said about CleverTap

- "Skip platforms like Braze, Adjust (Enterprise tier), or CleverTap unless you have significant revenue." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "CleverTap and MoEngage are heavily tailored to B2C e-commerce" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)
- "CleverTap stands out as the best balanced choice due to its pricing transparency, strong retention analytics, and focus on behavioral segmentation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Want omnichannel journeys, built-in analytics, mid-market pricing | MoEngage, CleverTap, WebEngage" (Kimi K2, scale prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about OneSignal

- "OneSignal for engagement (free to start, $19/month when you grow) — it's the highest-value single marketing tool for small teams." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)

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.