Sales commissions and incentive compensation · October 2026 Edition
Commissionly vs Performio
Zero of fourteen models named Commissionly first on the direct prompt; zero named Performio. Commissionly was named by ten of the fourteen models and Performio by twelve and Commissionly carries 12 labels and Performio 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1227A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Commissionly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CaptivateIQ was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. CaptivateIQ vs Commissionly · CaptivateIQ vs Performio · Everstage vs Commissionly
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 sales commissions and incentive compensation page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CommissionlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPerformio
Direct00
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained601 against Performio
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Commissionly · 3 against Performio
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 Commissionly and Performio 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 | | |
Commissionly Performio first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Commissionly on the left and Performio on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Commissionly and Performio stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashCaptivateIQ alternatives: Everstage, Performio, QuotaPath, Salesforce Spiff
Perplexity SonarQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Performio, Qobra
DeepSeek V4 FlashEverstage, QuotaPath alternatives: Performio, Qobra
GLM 4.7 FlashXQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Everstage, Performio, Qobra
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5CaptivateIQ, Qobra alternatives: EasyComp, Everstage, Visdum
GPT-5.4 miniCaptivateIQ, Everstage alternatives: Salesforce Spiff, Xactly Incent
Grok 4.20Everstage, Qobra alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Salesforce Spiff, Visdum
Mistral SmallVisdum, Xactly Incent alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Forma.ai, QuotaPath
Llama 4 MaverickQuotaPath
Qwen 3.7 FlashCaptivateIQ, Everstage
Kimi K2Everstage, Visdum alternatives: CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath
MiniMax M2.5Visdum alternatives: CaptivateIQ
GPT-6 LunaEverstage alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Salesforce Spiff
Muse Glimmer 30BQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Everstage, Qobra, Salesforce Spiff
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
Commissionly leads by seventeen points.
Commissionly17%#3 of 11Performio0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Commissionly leads by eight points.
Commissionly10%#4 of 10Performio2%#8 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Performio leads at enterprise.
Performio6%#4 of 11Commissionly0%#– of 11What the models said about Commissionly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Who should avoid: Companies with complex commission plans or those needing deep custom reporting.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“may not be suitable for larger teams or those with complex commission structures” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Commissionly and Sales Cookie are the top recommendations due to their low cost and simplicity” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Commissionly is the most frequently recommended budget-friendly choice in 2025-2026 round-ups” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, I'd recommend starting with Commissionly or Sales Cookie.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Performio
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Weak spots include an interface that feels dated, slow page loads with large datasets, occasional sync delays” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise tools like CaptivateIQ or Performio use custom (often high) pricing” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Who should avoid: Teams that need real-time commission visibility.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Performio is the most balanced pick” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best For: Mid-market companies with highly complex, global, or multi-currency compensation structures.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
CaptivateIQ vs CommissionlyCaptivateIQ vs PerformioEverstage vs CommissionlyEverstage vs PerformioQuotaPath vs CommissionlyQuotaPath vs PerformioCommissionly vs QobraCommissionly vs VisdumCommissionly vs Xactly IncentQobra vs PerformioVisdum vs PerformioXactly Incent vs PerformioAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full commissions standing
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.