# CleverTap alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 573 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where CleverTap holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/clevertap/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- OneSignal: 105
- Braze: 65
- Intercom: 29
- Customer.io: 21
- AppsFlyer: 18
- Airship: 12

## Mobile apps

**Small business**: 60 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #9 of 12 at 2%).

- OneSignal: first choice in 19 of those 60
- AppsFlyer: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Apple Search Ads: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Google App Campaigns: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Adjust: first choice in 3 of those 60
- App Radar: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Meta Advantage+ App Campaigns: first choice in 3 of those 60
- AppFollow: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 58 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #3 of 16 at 11%).

- Meta Advantage+ App Campaigns: first choice in 9 of those 58
- AppsFlyer: first choice in 6 of those 58
- Customer.io: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Google App Campaigns: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Apple Search Ads: first choice in 4 of those 58
- OneSignal: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Adjust: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Braze: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 55 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Braze: first choice in 18 of those 55
- AppsFlyer: first choice in 6 of those 55
- Staffbase: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Airship: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Apple Search Ads: first choice in 2 of those 55
- MoEngage: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Salesforce Marketing Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Amazon DSP: first choice in 1 of those 55

## Mobile marketing and push

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap.

- OneSignal: first choice in 40 of those 71
- SlickText: first choice in 8 of those 71
- SimpleTexting: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Omnisend: first choice in 5 of those 71
- ActiveCampaign: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Klaviyo: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Brevo: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Courier: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 61 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #5 of 17 at 2%).

- OneSignal: first choice in 17 of those 61
- Customer.io: first choice in 14 of those 61
- Vero: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Omnisend: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Airship: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Bird: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Braze: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Courier: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Braze: first choice in 28 of those 61
- Airship: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Courier: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Staffbase: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Attentive: first choice in 2 of those 61
- OneSignal: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Pushwoosh: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Twilio Programmable Messaging: first choice in 2 of those 61

## In-app messaging and customer communications

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap.

- OneSignal: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Crisp: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Intercom: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Gleap: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Userpilot: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Slack: first choice in 3 of those 72
- tawk.to: first choice in 3 of those 72
- ActiveCampaign: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #13 of 15 at 0%).

- Intercom: first choice in 10 of those 66
- Userpilot: first choice in 7 of those 66
- OneSignal: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Signal: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Braze: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Front: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Tencent RTC Chat: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Customer.io: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name CleverTap (CleverTap is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Braze: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Intercom: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Pendo: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Sendbird: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Microsoft Teams: first choice in 2 of those 69
- OneSignal: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Pylon: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Slack Enterprise Grid: first choice in 2 of those 69

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