# Dock vs Showpad: which do AI models recommend for sales rooms, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Digital sales rooms. Zero of twelve models named Dock first on the direct prompt; zero named Showpad. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/digital-sales-rooms/dock-vs-showpad/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock | 6% | #6 of 14 | 20% | 45 | 12 of 12 |
| Showpad | 2% | #7 of 14 | 20% | 10 | 7 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, Flowla, GetAccept)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Aligned) (alternatives: DealHub, Dock, Showpad)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: DealHub, Dock, GetAccept)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, GetAccept)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: GetAccept) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, Trumpet)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Aligned) (alternatives: Dock, GetAccept, HummingDeck, Trumpet)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, Dock, GetAccept, HummingDeck)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: Dock, GetAccept)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Trumpet) (alternatives: Aligned, GetAccept)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Trumpet)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Seismic) (alternatives: Highspot, Qwilr, Spotio)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Aligned, Trumpet) (alternatives: DealHub, GetAccept, HummingDeck)

## What the models said about Dock

- "Avoid platforms like Dock, GetAccept, or Highspot for a limited budget" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Budget concerns - paid plans reportedly start around $350/month for 5 users" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid platforms like Dock ($350/month minimum)" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Dock is often cited as the most flexible platform... treats the sales room as a workspace that transitions seamlessly into onboarding" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Showpad

- "Showpad — strongest if you want a broader sales enablement suite with DSR capabilities, deeper analytics, and native offline access" (GPT-5.4 mini, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "I'd generally recommend Showpad if your main goal is buyer engagement + collaborative deal rooms in one platform." (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.