Bombora vs 6sense
Six of fourteen models named Bombora first on the direct prompt; two named 6sense. Both were named by all fourteen models and Bombora carries 66 labels and 6sense 64, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in twenty-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 B2B intent data providers page.
By framing
BomboraFirst choices, of fourteen models6sense
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Bombora and 6sense were named in the same answer 210 times, of the 241 answers naming Bombora and the 711 naming 6sense. In those answers 6sense took the first choice thirty-three times and Bombora twenty-nine.
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 4.1 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 | | | | | |
Bombora 6sense first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bombora on the left and 6sense on the right.The direct prompt
Bombora first, 6sense an alternative
6 of 14 models6sense was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.6sense first, Bombora an alternative
2 of 14 modelsBombora was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
6sense44%#1 of 9Bombora15%#3 of 9What the models said about Bombora
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Bombora ($25K+/year) and 6sense ($60K+/year) are enterprise-level and not suitable for limited budgets” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Why Skip for Mid-Sized ... standalone (needs extra enrichment tools); too pricey.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Bombora is the most recognized pure-play intent provider... Choose Bombora if you already have a strong sales/marketing stack and simply need the most trusted third-party intent signals” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I would generally recommend Bombora if your priority is reliable third-party intent data and broad market coverage” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Practical recommendation for a typical mid-sized B2B company: start with Bombora Company Surge for topic surge intent” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about 6sense
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“If you want a single recommendation, 6sense is the strongest default pick for a mid-market B2B company” Perplexity Sonar · 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.