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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 247 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Salesforce 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/salesforce/alternatives/

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

- Badger Maps: 63
- Spotio: 39
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 13
- HubSpot CRM: 11
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 10
- Salesforce Maps: 9

## Field sales tools

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Salesforce.

- Badger Maps: first choice in 30 of those 84
- Spotio: first choice in 12 of those 84
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 6 of those 84
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Pipeline CRM: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 84
- RepMove: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Salesforce (Salesforce is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Badger Maps: first choice in 22 of those 80
- Spotio: first choice in 13 of those 80
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 7 of those 80
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Map My Customers: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 80
- SalesRabbit: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Salesforce.

- Spotio: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Badger Maps: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Salesforce Maps: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Ecanvasser: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Map My Customers: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Salesforce Field Service: first choice in 2 of those 83

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