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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Sales enablement and content. Five of twelve models named Dock first on the direct prompt; one named Showpad. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/sales/sales-enablement-and-content/dock-vs-showpad/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock | 19% | #1 of 12 | 0% | 28 | 11 of 12 |
| Showpad | 8% | #4 of 12 | 33% | 43 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: dock first (first choices: Dock, MindTickle) (alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub)
- Perplexity Sonar: dock first (first choices: Dock) (alternatives: Highspot, MindTickle, SalesHood, Spekit)
- Mistral Small: dock first (first choices: Dock) (alternatives: GTM Buddy, Spekit)
- Kimi K2: dock first (first choices: Dock, Spekit) (alternatives: MindTickle, SalesHood)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: dock first (first choices: Dock) (alternatives: Showpad, Spekit)
- MiniMax M2.5: showpad first (first choices: Showpad) (alternatives: Convo, Dock, HubSpot Sales Hub, SalesHood, Spekit)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Highspot) (alternatives: Allego, MindTickle, Seismic, Showpad)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Highspot, HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Dock, MindTickle, Seismic, Spekit)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: SalesHood) (alternatives: Dock, Spekit)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Spekit®) (alternatives: Consensus, Dock, GTM Buddy, Highspot, HubSpot Sales Hub, Trumpet)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Highspot) (alternatives: Aligned, HubSpot Sales Hub, MindTickle, Spekit, Trumpet)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Seismic) (alternatives: Highspot, MindTickle, SalesHood)

## What the models said about Dock

- "Dock: Best for mid-market B2B teams that want to enable buyers and sellers with deal rooms, onboarding portals, CMS, and LMS in one platform—without enterprise bloat." (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)
- "I'd recommend starting with HubSpot if you want an all-in-one solution, or Dock if you prefer something more focused on content management" (MiniMax M2.5, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "or Dock if you're a smaller, fast-moving mid-market team (5–100 sellers) that wants capability without enterprise bloat or cost" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Showpad

- "Security concerns: August 2025 security issue with Drift integration led to widespread data exposure" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Recommendation: Avoid signing new multi-year contracts until post-integration roadmaps are clear" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "Avoid signing new multi-year contracts with Highspot, Seismic, Showpad, or Brainshark" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "the strongest fit is Showpad if you have a larger mid-market sales team (100+ reps), or Dock if you're a smaller, fast-moving mid-market team" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Showpad - Best Overall Balance ... I'd recommend starting with Showpad or Paperflite" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, 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.