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Social media management · October 2026 Edition

Agorapulse vs Zoho Social

One of fourteen models named Agorapulse first on the direct prompt; zero named Zoho Social. Agorapulse was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Zoho Social by twelve and Agorapulse carries 39 labels and Zoho Social 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Agorapulse

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Zoho Social

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3920A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Agorapulse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sprout Social was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Sprout Social vs Agorapulse · Sprout Social vs Zoho Social · Buffer vs Agorapulse

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 social media management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AgorapulseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZoho Social
Direct10
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Agorapulse
Scale-constrained00
Negative311 against Agorapulse · 1 against Zoho Social
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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Agorapulse and Zoho Social were named in the same answer eighteen times, of the 85 answers naming Agorapulse and the 54 naming Zoho Social. In those answers Zoho Social took the first choice zero times and Agorapulse zero.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Agorapulse and Zoho Social stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Agorapulse Zoho Social first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Agorapulse on the left and Zoho Social on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Agorapulse and Zoho Social stood in it.

Agorapulse first, Zoho Social not the choice

1 of 14 modelsZoho Social was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniAgorapulse alternatives: Hootsuite, Sprout Social

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashOktopost alternatives: Agorapulse, HubSpot Social
Grok 4.1 FastOktopost alternatives: Agorapulse, Hootsuite, Sprout Social
DeepSeek V4 FlashOktopost alternatives: Agorapulse, Sprout Social
Qwen 3.7 FlashSprout Social alternatives: Agorapulse, Oktopost
GLM 4.7 FlashXSprout Social alternatives: Agorapulse, Hootsuite, HubSpot Social, Oktopost
Muse Glimmer 30BOktopost alternatives: Agorapulse, Hootsuite, Metricool, Sprout Social

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Sprout Social alternatives: DemandBird, Hootsuite, Metricool
Perplexity SonarSprout Social alternatives: Hootsuite, Oktopost, SocialPilot, Sprinklr Social
Mistral SmallSprout Social alternatives: Hootsuite, Oktopost
Llama 4 MaverickOktopost alternatives: SocialPilot
Kimi K2Oktopost alternatives: Hootsuite, Sprout Social
MiniMax M2.5Sprout Social alternatives: Oktopost, SocialPilot, Sprinklr Social
GPT-6 LunaOktopost alternatives: Hootsuite, Sprout Social

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
Zoho Social leads by two points.
Zoho Social8%#3 of 12
Agorapulse6%#4 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Agorapulse leads at mid-market.
Agorapulse6%#5 of 11
Zoho Social2%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Agorapulse0%#8 of 9
Zoho Social0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Agorapulse

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Minor concerns: Occasional reports of slow or unhelpful customer support” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“$79/user/month (annual) | Engagement-focused (less budget-friendly)” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Agorapulse, Sendible, or later-stage reviews of Sprout Social tend to have fewer issues” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · first choice
“Safer alternatives: Tools like Agorapulse or Sprout Social often rank higher for support and reliability” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Agorapulse Professional for a mid-sized B2B team” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Zoho Social

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Main issue: Customer service complaints dominate negative reviews” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tools like Zoho Social, SocialPilot, Agorapulse, and Metricool are frequently cited as offering better value with fewer hidden costs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Zoho Social is one of the most affordable options, with a limited free plan and paid plans starting at $10 per month” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“strong value for small businesses, with plans starting at $10 per month for 9 social channels” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.