Sales dialers and calling · October 2026 Edition
Orum vs PhoneBurner
Two of fourteen models named Orum first on the direct prompt; two named PhoneBurner. Orum was named by twelve of the fourteen models and PhoneBurner by thirteen and Orum carries 30 labels and PhoneBurner 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3027A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Orum reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Aircall was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. CloudTalk vs Orum · CloudTalk vs PhoneBurner · JustCall vs Orum
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 dialers and calling page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OrumFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPhoneBurner
Direct22
Paraphrase201 against PhoneBurner
Comparative201 against PhoneBurner
Budget-constrained001 against Orum · 1 against PhoneBurner
Scale-constrained00
Negative006 against Orum · 2 against PhoneBurner
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Orum and PhoneBurner were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 75 answers naming Orum and the 68 naming PhoneBurner. In those answers PhoneBurner took the first choice one time and Orum five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Orum and PhoneBurner 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 4.1 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 | | | |
Orum PhoneBurner first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Orum on the left and PhoneBurner on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Orum and PhoneBurner stood in it.
Orum first, PhoneBurner an alternative
2 of 14 modelsPhoneBurner was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashNooks, Orum alternatives: Aloware, Apollo.io, Kixie PowerCall, PhoneBurner
GPT-6 LunaOrum alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, Nooks, Salesloft Dialer
PhoneBurner first, Orum not the choice
2 of 14 modelsOrum was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallKoncert, PhoneBurner alternatives: Aircall, Genesys Cloud CX, JustCall
Muse Glimmer 30BJustCall, PhoneBurner alternatives: Aircall, Aloware Power Dialer, Convoso
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Aloware Power Dialer alternatives: Aircall, JustCall, Orum
Perplexity SonarJustCall alternatives: Aircall, Orum, Salesfinity
Grok 4.1 FastKixie PowerCall alternatives: Aircall, Close, JustCall, PhoneBurner
DeepSeek V4 FlashJustCall alternatives: Aircall, Aloware, Nooks, Orum
Llama 4 MaverickPowerDialer.ai alternatives: Nooks, PhoneBurner, RingCentral Events, Skipcall
Kimi K2Kixie PowerCall alternatives: JustCall, Koncert, Nooks, Orum
MiniMax M2.5Outreach Voice, Salesloft Dialer alternatives: Aircall, Koncert, PhoneBurner
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCloudTalk alternatives: Aircall, Gong Dialer, Salesloft Dialer
Qwen 3.7 FlashAloware alternatives: Close, Nooks
GLM 4.7 FlashXAloware alternatives: Aircall, CloudTalk, JustCall, Koncert
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Orum leads at mid-market.
Orum8%#4 of 13PhoneBurner4%#7 of 13Enterprise
What the models said about Orum
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Labeled overpriced ($250/user/mo min. 3 users). Frequent reports of bugs, dropped calls, and poor audio quality” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Orum (parallel\u2011calling tool) | Poor connectivity and incorrect prospect matching disrupt calls.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“"Orum - Parallel dialing at scale creates massive compliance and reputation risks"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best for High-Volume, High-Velocity Outbound: Orum or Nooks... It is the industry standard for parallel dialing.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The enterprise-grade pioneer of AI parallel dialing... Unmatched connect rates due to its Living Data Network” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The market is shifting toward AI-powered parallel dialers like Nooks and Orum for high-velocity B2B sales” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about PhoneBurner
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid premium options like PhoneBurner ($140/user/month)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“PhoneBurner is praised for unlimited calling but lacks deep CRM\u2011first analytics; it\u2019s only natively Salesforce\u2011linked.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“PhoneBurner and Kixie are more traditional\u2014they focus on dialing speed, not intelligence.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“PhoneBurner and Koncert are the top choices due to their B2B focus, scalability, and advanced dialing features.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“"Best for mid-market B2B sales teams of 3-10 reps who value personalized conversations over raw dial volume."” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“if your team is purely US-focused ... PhoneBurner is an excellent choice despite the higher price point” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.