# Kochava: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 3 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/kochava/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile apps | 0% | 25 | 9% | 11 |
| Attribution and marketing mix modeling | 0% | 112 | 100% | 1 |
| Retail, proximity and IoT marketing | 0% | 121 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "offers a free, scaled-down version called Free App Analytics, making it perfect for startups" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Mobile apps)
- "Kochava and Airbridge excel in privacy‑first and lightweight implementations." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Mobile apps)

## And against it

- "The FTC has taken action against location-data companies like InMarket, Kochava, and X-Mode/Outlogic" (GPT-5.4 mini, Proximity)
- "For Kochava specifically, I'd do enhanced privacy and data-source diligence: the FTC case record concerns allegations about sensitive location data" (GPT-6 Luna, Attribution & MMM)
- "the FTC's Kochava case page ... describes a stipulated order over sensitive-location data and still lists the case as pending" (GPT-6 Luna, Mobile apps)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Mobile apps: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 24 → 25 of 117.
- Attribution and marketing mix modeling: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 115 → 112 of 123.
- Retail, proximity and IoT marketing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 121 of 130.

## In its own words

What Kochava's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Omnichannel measurement for advertisers and publishers (https://kochava.com/)
- For: advertisers and publishers (https://kochava.com/)
- Price stated: Get Pricing (https://kochava.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free (https://kochava.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 4500 (https://www.kochava.com/product/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Fortune 500 companies, new tech startups, top Fortune 500 companies, The North Face, Property Finder, GoTo Foods, Spotify, McDonald's

## What it publishes

Every page kochava.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1527 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 624 pages, 20 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-07-06
- webinar or virtual event: 60 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- conference or event: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-18
- report or ebook: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-29
- comparison: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-12
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 207 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-13
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Cost data recovery for your ad spend data https://www.kochava.com/blog/cost-data-recovery-for-your-ad-spend-data/
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Your team drafted itself agentic commerce alphabet https://www.kochava.com/blog/your-team-drafted-itself-agentic-commerce-alphabet/
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Upgrade now kochava sdk major version release https://www.kochava.com/blog/upgrade-now-kochava-sdk-major-version-release/
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: More apps same attention rethinking approach app growth https://www.kochava.com/blog/more-apps-same-attention-rethinking-approach-app-growth/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: How to use ads mcp server from meta https://www.kochava.com/blog/how-to-use-ads-mcp-server-from-meta/
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Kochava unveils creative services workspaces on stationone featuring leading partners higgsfield luma and spaceback by r https://www.kochava.com/blog/kochava-unveils-creative-services-workspaces-on-stationone-featuring-leading-partners-higgsfield-luma-and-spaceback-by-rembrand/

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.
