PartnerStack vs Referral Rock
One of fourteen models named PartnerStack first on the direct prompt; six named Referral Rock. PartnerStack was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Referral Rock by thirteen and PartnerStack carries 30 labels and Referral Rock 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
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 referral and partner programs page.
By framing
PartnerStackFirst choices, of fourteen modelsReferral Rock
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, PartnerStack and Referral Rock were named in the same answer forty-five times, of the 419 answers naming PartnerStack and the 195 naming Referral Rock. In those answers Referral Rock took the first choice eight times and PartnerStack ten.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | |
PartnerStack Referral Rock first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, PartnerStack on the left and Referral Rock on the right.The direct prompt
PartnerStack first, Referral Rock not the choice
1 of 14 modelsReferral Rock was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Referral Rock first, PartnerStack an alternative
6 of 14 modelsPartnerStack was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
Referral Rock21%#1 of 10PartnerStack13%#2 of 10PartnerStack22%#1 of 15Referral Rock13%#2 of 15Referral Rock17%#3 of 12PartnerStack13%#4 of 12What the models said about PartnerStack
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“PartnerStack - a full-lifecycle partner management platform that allows companies to build, track, and scale partner, affiliate, and reseller programs in one place.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Referral Rock
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“"starts at $175/month flat rate. There is a mandatory onboarding fee on top of that... The interface has been consistently described by users as dated."” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Users report cumbersome reward management, dated/clunky admin UI, and manual processes when integrations aren't available” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Locked-In Enterprise Tiers with High Setup Fees: Examples: Referral Rock, SaaSquatch” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best For: Mid-market B2B service companies and traditional B2B SaaS looking for direct Salesforce/HubSpot integrations and robust workflow automation.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Referral Rock is often the top recommendation due to its B2B focus and proven track record” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
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.