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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 173 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Default 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/default/alternatives/

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

- LeanData: 39
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 25
- LeadAngel: 17
- HubSpot CRM: 13
- Kubaru: 12
- Zoho CRM: 9

## Lead routing and management

**Small business**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Default (Default is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 19 of those 61
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 8 of those 61
- Pipedrive: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Freshsales: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Kubaru: first choice in 4 of those 61
- RevenueHero: first choice in 3 of those 61
- LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Default (Default is #8 of 14 at 2%).

- LeadAngel: first choice in 14 of those 54
- LeanData: first choice in 9 of those 54
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 5 of those 54
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Chili Piper: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Distributely: first choice in 2 of those 54
- BIGContacts: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 58 of 72 answers did not name Default (Default is #7 of 9 at 2%).

- LeanData: first choice in 30 of those 58
- Kubaru: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Chili Piper: first choice in 3 of those 58
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 58
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 1 of those 58
- LeadAngel: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Native Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules + Flow: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Pipedrive: first choice in 1 of those 58

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