# Gimbal alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 219 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Gimbal 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/gimbal/alternatives/

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

- Radar: 27
- Foursquare Proximity: 15
- Braze: 6
- GroundTruth: 6
- Kontakt.io: 6
- Propensity: 6

## Retail, proximity and IoT marketing

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Gimbal (Gimbal is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Radar: first choice in 10 of those 80
- GroundTruth: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Uniqode: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Foursquare Proximity: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Estimote: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Geofli: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Google Ads: first choice in 3 of those 80
- PassKit: first choice in 3 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Gimbal (Gimbal is #4 of 11 at 4%).

- Radar: first choice in 8 of those 74
- Foursquare Proximity: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Kontakt.io: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Braze: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Google Business Profile: first choice in 3 of those 74
- InMarket: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Propensity: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Estimote: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Gimbal (Gimbal is #2 of 6 at 6%).

- Radar: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Foursquare Proximity: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Braze: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Propensity: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Airship: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Kontakt.io: first choice in 2 of those 65
- SAP Engagement Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Aislelabs: first choice in 1 of those 65

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