Partner relationship management · October 2026 Edition
Channeltivity vs PartnerStack
Four of fourteen models named Channeltivity first on the direct prompt; one named PartnerStack. Channeltivity was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and PartnerStack by fourteen and Channeltivity carries 35 labels and PartnerStack 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share16%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%26%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3543A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Channeltivity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Impartner PRM was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. PartnerPortal.io vs Channeltivity · PartnerPortal.io vs PartnerStack · Channeltivity vs Channelscaler
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 partner relationship 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.
ChanneltivityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPartnerStack
Direct41
Paraphrase31
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Channeltivity · 1 against PartnerStack
Scale-constrained11
Negative004 against Channeltivity · 10 against PartnerStack
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, Channeltivity and PartnerStack were named in the same answer sixty-six times, of the 114 answers naming Channeltivity and the 419 naming PartnerStack. In those answers PartnerStack took the first choice six times and Channeltivity eleven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Channeltivity and PartnerStack 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 4.20 | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | |
Channeltivity PartnerStack first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Channeltivity on the left and PartnerStack on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Channeltivity and PartnerStack stood in it.
Channeltivity first, PartnerStack an alternative
4 of 14 modelsPartnerStack was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashChanneltivity alternatives: Channelscaler, Impartner PRM, Introw, Kiflo PRM, PartnerStack
Mistral SmallChanneltivity alternatives: Impartner PRM, Unifyr
GLM 4.7 FlashXChannelscaler, Channeltivity alternatives: Impartner PRM, Salesforce PRM, ZINFI Unified Partner Management
GPT-6 LunaChanneltivity alternatives: Magentrix PRM, PartnerStack, Salesforce PRM
PartnerStack first, Channeltivity an alternative
1 of 14 modelsChanneltivity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20PartnerStack alternatives: Channelscaler, Channeltivity, Kiflo PRM
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Kiflo PRM alternatives: Channeltivity, Salesforce PRM
GPT-5.4 miniImpartner PRM alternatives: Channeltivity, PartnerStack, Salesforce PRM, ZINFI Unified Partner Management
DeepSeek V4 FlashChannelscaler alternatives: Channeltivity, Impartner PRM, ZINFI Unified Partner Management
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Channeltivity, Impartner PRM, Kademi, Zinfi Unified Partner
Kimi K2Channelscaler alternatives: Channeltivity, Impartner PRM, PartnerStack
Muse Glimmer 30BJourneyBee alternatives: Channeltivity, Impartner PRM, PartnerPortal.io, Salesforce PRM
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarHubSpot CRM alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Zoho CRM
Qwen 3.7 FlashImpartner PRM alternatives: Channelscaler, HubSpot Partners, ZINFI Unified Partner Management
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
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
PartnerStack leads by eleven points.
PartnerStack13%#3 of 12Channeltivity2%#5 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Channeltivity leads at mid-market.
Channeltivity16%#2 of 11PartnerStack6%#5 of 11Enterprise
Channeltivity leads by two points.
Channeltivity2%#5 of 9PartnerStack0%#7 of 9What the models said about Channeltivity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Channeltivity ($1,899/month) ... making them unsuitable for limited budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Check it carefully if you need extensive customization, complex regional partner structures, or highly tailored dashboards and reporting.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Channeltivity (for small/medium businesses) ... These enterprise-grade tools can take 3–6 months to deploy properly” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Channeltivity: Highly rated for mid-market. It is incredibly easy to set up, requires almost zero IT overhead, and has superb Salesforce and HubSpot integrations.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If your priority is channel sales (resellers, distributors) and deal management, Channeltivity is the top choice.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Channeltivity is widely considered the gold standard for "plug-and-play" mid-market PRM.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about PartnerStack
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Avoid or be cautious with Impact and PartnerStack if your priority is to minimize commission-based costs on partner sales.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Impact and PartnerStack are two PRM platforms that may be worth avoiding due to their commission-based pricing models” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid platforms that: 1. Charge percentage fees on your partner sales (Impact.com, PartnerStack)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
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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.