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Lead routing and management · September 2026 Edition

HubSpot Sales Hub vs Distributely

Zero of twelve models named HubSpot Sales Hub first on the direct prompt; zero named Distributely. HubSpot Sales Hub was named by twelve of the twelve models and Distributely by seven and HubSpot Sales Hub carries 32 labels and Distributely 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

HubSpot Sales Hub

criticized challenger

By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in sixteen categories this edition.

Distributely

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share5%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3210A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HubSpot Sales Hub reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.LeanData was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. LeadAngel vs HubSpot Sales Hub · LeadAngel vs Distributely · LeanData vs HubSpot Sales Hub

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the lead routing and management page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HubSpot Sales HubFirst choices, of twelve modelsDistributely
Direct00
Paraphrase002 against HubSpot Sales Hub
Comparative20
Budget-constrained221 against HubSpot Sales Hub
Scale-constrained10
Negative005 against HubSpot Sales Hub
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HubSpot Sales Hub and Distributely 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
HubSpot Sales Hub Distributely first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HubSpot Sales Hub on the left and Distributely on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HubSpot Sales Hub and Distributely stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashDefault, LeadAngel alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Sales Hub, RevenueHero, Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules
Llama 4 MaverickLeadAngel alternatives: Copper, Freshsales, HubSpot Sales Hub, Zoho CRM
GLM 4.7 FlashXChili Piper alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, LeanData

Neither was named

9 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5HubSpot Operations Hub, LeanData alternatives: Chili Piper, Default, Distribution Engine, LeadAngel
GPT-5.4 miniChili Piper alternatives: LeanData, Revenue.io
Gemini 3.5 FlashChili Piper, LeanData alternatives: Default, Distribution Engine, HubSpot Operations Hub, Kubaru, RevenueHero
Perplexity SonarLeadAngel alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Routing, LeanData
Grok 4.1 FastLeanData alternatives: Chili Piper, HubSpot Workflows, LeadAngel
Mistral SmallChili Piper, LeadAngel, LeanData alternatives: Default
Qwen 3.7 FlashRoundRobin.io alternatives: HubSpot Operations Hub, Outreach, Replicant, Salesforce Einstein, Salesloft
Kimi K2Chili Piper, LeanData alternatives: Distribution Engine, PowerRouter
MiniMax M2.5LeadAngel alternatives: Keap, LeanData, PowerRouter

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
HubSpot Sales Hub leads by twenty-six points.
HubSpot Sales Hub26%#1 of 14
Distributely0%#13 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
HubSpot Sales Hub leads by two points.
HubSpot Sales Hub5%#4 of 14
Distributely4%#7 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Distributely is not named for this buyer.
HubSpot Sales Hub2%#8 of 9
Distributelynot named
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about HubSpot Sales Hub

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

“Stay Native (HubSpot/Pipedrive) only if your lead volume is moderate ... many mid-sized teams eventually outgrow this” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Specific Tool to Watch: HubSpot ... notorious for aggressive price hikes once you scale past the lower tiers” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you are on HubSpot, stick to native Smart Routing initially unless you have highly cross-functional teams requiring extreme customizability.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Distributely

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

“For most budget-conscious teams, Distributely (if on HubSpot) or LeadAngel (if multi-CRM) offer the best combination of features and affordability.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you already use HubSpot → Distributely ($75/month) is the most cost-effective option” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“HubSpot-native: RevenueHero or Distributely for HubSpot users” Mistral Small · negative prompt · alternative
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.