# Talon.One alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 187 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Talon.One 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/talon-one/alternatives/

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

- Smile.io: 35
- Referral Rock: 23
- Influitive: 12
- Referral Factory: 9
- ReferralCandy: 7
- Extole: 5

## Loyalty, advocacy and referrals

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Talon.One.

- Smile.io: first choice in 25 of those 72
- Referral Rock: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Referral Factory: first choice in 7 of those 72
- ReferralCandy: first choice in 7 of those 72
- CustomerGauge: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Cello: first choice in 2 of those 72
- BON Loyalty: first choice in 1 of those 72
- FirstPromoter: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Talon.One (Talon.One is #10 of 18 at 0%).

- Smile.io: first choice in 10 of those 68
- Referral Rock: first choice in 9 of those 68
- Influitive: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Ambassador: first choice in 2 of those 68
- GrowSurf: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Referral Factory: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Base.ai: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Bubblehouse: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Talon.One (Talon.One is #4 of 18 at 9%).

- Influitive: first choice in 7 of those 47
- Extole: first choice in 5 of those 47
- Base.ai: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Open Loyalty: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Talkable: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Ambassador: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Annex Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Base: first choice in 1 of those 47

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