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Territory and quota planning · October 2026 Edition

CaptivateIQ Planning vs Everstage

Seven of fourteen models named CaptivateIQ Planning first on the direct prompt; zero named Everstage. CaptivateIQ Planning was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Everstage by eleven and CaptivateIQ Planning carries 41 labels and Everstage 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

CaptivateIQ Planning

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Everstage

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share36%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4112A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CaptivateIQ Planning reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CaptivateIQ Planning vs Maptive · CaptivateIQ Planning vs Fullcast · CaptivateIQ Planning vs QuotaPath

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 territory and quota planning page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CaptivateIQ PlanningFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEverstage
Direct70
Paraphrase103
Comparative00
Budget-constrained002 against CaptivateIQ Planning
Scale-constrained20
Negative001 against CaptivateIQ Planning
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 CaptivateIQ Planning and Everstage 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
CaptivateIQ Planning Everstage first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CaptivateIQ Planning on the left and Everstage on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CaptivateIQ Planning and Everstage stood in it.

CaptivateIQ Planning first, Everstage an alternative

7 of 14 modelsEverstage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: BitScale, Fullcast, Salesforce Sales Planning, eSpatial
Perplexity SonarCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast, Pigment
Grok 4.1 FastCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Anaplan Territory & Quota Planning, Outreach, SAP Territory and Quota, Salesforce Maps, eSpatial
DeepSeek V4 FlashCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Fullcast, Vena
Kimi K2CaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Varicent Territory and Quota Planning, eSpatial
GLM 4.7 FlashXCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Everstage, Fullcast, QuotaPath
Muse Glimmer 30BCaptivateIQ Planning alternatives: Revcast, Vena

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashFullcast alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Lative, QuotaPath, Xactly AlignStar
Llama 4 MaverickZoomInfo's Planning product alternatives: CaptivateIQ Planning, Guideflow, Prospeo

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniXactly alternatives: Anaplan Territory & Quota Planning, Fullcast
Mistral SmallPigment alternatives: Anaplan Territory & Quota Planning, Aviso
Qwen 3.7 FlashRepertoire AI alternatives: Clari Copilot
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
GPT-6 LunaFullcast Plan alternatives: Salesforce Sales Planning / Territory Planning, Xactly

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
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by fourteen points.
CaptivateIQ Planning14%#2 of 15
Everstage0%#– of 15
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by thirty points.
CaptivateIQ Planning36%#1 of 11
Everstage6%#2 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
CaptivateIQ Planning leads by five points.
CaptivateIQ Planning5%#3 of 9
Everstage0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about CaptivateIQ Planning

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

“is the best functional fit, but it is quote-based/custom pricing, so it is less budget-friendly” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“not very user-friendly or low code, and it is also very limited software compared to competitors” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cons: May be pricier for very small companies” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“CaptivateIQ - A sales performance management platform that covers incentive compensation and sales planning in one system, suitable for mid-market and enterprise revenue teams.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“CaptivateIQ is best for mid-market and enterprise teams running commissions, territories, quotas, and headcount planning together.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“CaptivateIQ: Best for mid-market teams connecting territory carving to quotas and incentive compensation in one system.” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Everstage

No label in this category carried a quote.

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.