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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 197 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Groove 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/groove/alternatives/

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

- Apollo.io: 53
- Outreach: 37
- Salesloft: 36
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 19
- Klenty: 12
- Reply.io: 6

## Sales engagement platforms

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Groove.

- Apollo.io: first choice in 36 of those 70
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Klenty: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Mailshake: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Unify: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Reply.io: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Lemlist: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Mixmax: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Groove (Groove is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Salesloft: first choice in 17 of those 67
- Apollo.io: first choice in 15 of those 67
- Outreach: first choice in 10 of those 67
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Klenty: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Instantly: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Reply.io: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Amplemarket: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Groove (Groove is #7 of 7 at 0%).

- Outreach: first choice in 27 of those 60
- Salesloft: first choice in 19 of those 60
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Salesforce Sales Engagement: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Dynamics 365 Sales Accelerator: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Salesforce Sales Cloud + Sales Engagement: first choice in 1 of those 60

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