Who AI names
Which companies AI engines name, in 14 software categories
For each category in the Absence Index, the companies ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode named most often across ten fixed buyer questions, three runs each, and how many of the 286 companies in the release were never named.
Pick a category to see its figures.
- Construction project management software
Named most: Procore, 109 of 150 answers.
Never named: 4 of 22 companies.
- Dealership management systems
Named most: CDK Global, 90 of 150 answers.
Never named: 2 of 22 companies.
- Dental practice management software
Named most: Dentrix, 120 of 149 answers.
Never named: 4 of 20 companies.
- Field service management software
Named most: Housecall Pro, 108 of 150 answers.
Never named: 7 of 22 companies.
- Hotel property management software
Named most: Cloudbeds, 115 of 149 answers.
Never named: 5 of 25 companies.
- Insurance agency management systems
Named most: Applied Systems, 127 of 150 answers.
Never named: 5 of 19 companies.
- Legal practice management software
Named most: Clio, 126 of 150 answers.
Never named: 3 of 21 companies.
- Loan origination and lending software
Named most: nCino, 92 of 150 answers.
Never named: 4 of 25 companies.
- Radiology and medical imaging software
Named most: Sectra, 87 of 150 answers.
Never named: 2 of 24 companies.
- Residential property management software
Named most: Buildium, 119 of 148 answers.
Never named: 3 of 22 companies.
- Transportation management systems
Named most: AscendTMS, 64 of 150 answers.
Never named: 3 of 25 companies.
- Veterinary practice management software
Named most: ezyVet, 115 of 149 answers.
Never named: 3 of 19 companies.
- CRM
Named most: HubSpot CRM, 113 of 150 answers.
Never named: 1 of 10 companies.
- Project management
Named most: Asana, 97 of 150 answers.
Never named: 0 of 10 companies.
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking and not a judgment of product quality.
Absence Index release 2026-09, published 23 Sep 2026. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695. CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Broadcastwell.
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