Most Recommended Companies by ChatGPT: 897 Picks, 45 Categories
Published October 23, 2026
When a business buyer asks ChatGPT for the best payroll provider or the top PR firms for a tech startup, it answers with a list of companies, often 15 or 20 of them. We wanted to see which companies make those lists.
Our analysts put 45 questions about B2B software and service providers to ChatGPT on October 13, 2026, using OpenAI's GPT-5.5 model with web search turned on, and saved the single answer it gave to each. We recorded all 897 companies in those answers and the position at which each one appeared. Each position is where ChatGPT placed a company in that one answer, so the lists show what ChatGPT recommended on the day, and they are not a count of how often it recommends each company. We also checked each company's website on the Tranco ranking of the most visited sites and looked for an English Wikipedia article about it.
In the following sections, we give an overview of all 45 answers, list every company ChatGPT recommended in each category, grouped into software, professional services, banking and payments, and logistics and industrial companies, then compare how long the lists were, which companies appeared in several categories, and how website popularity and Wikipedia coverage differed between categories.
ChatGPT's Company Recommendations in 45 Categories
The table below covers every question in the study: how many companies ChatGPT listed in its answer, which company it listed first, and how many of the companies listed have an English Wikipedia article.
| Category | Group | Companies listed | Listed first by ChatGPT | With a Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRM Software | Software | 19 | HubSpot | 12 of 19 |
| Payroll Providers | Software | 12 | ADP Workforce Now | 10 of 12 |
| Accounting Software | Software | 10 | QuickBooks Online | 9 of 10 |
| Project Management Software | Software | 15 | Asana | 12 of 15 |
| Cybersecurity | Software | 15 | CrowdStrike | 14 of 15 |
| Cloud Hosting | Software | 17 | Amazon Web Services | 13 of 17 |
| Email Marketing Platforms | Software | 15 | Klaviyo | 10 of 15 |
| HR Software | Software | 15 | BambooHR | 12 of 15 |
| ERP Vendors | Software | 20 | SAP S/4HANA Cloud | 18 of 20 |
| Web Hosting | Software | 15 | SiteGround | 9 of 15 |
| Ecommerce Platforms | Software | 10 | Shopify | 8 of 10 |
| Video Conferencing | Software | 12 | Zoom | 9 of 12 |
| Customer Support Software | Software | 25 | Zendesk | 16 of 25 |
| Marketing Automation | Software | 16 | HubSpot | 15 of 16 |
| Cloud Data Warehouses | Software | 20 | Snowflake | 20 of 20 |
| Business Intelligence Tools | Software | 19 | Microsoft | 17 of 19 |
| E-Signature Software | Software | 15 | DocuSign | 8 of 15 |
| Business Password Managers | Software | 12 | 1Password | 9 of 12 |
| Business VPNs | Software | 20 | NordLayer | 17 of 20 |
| Website Builders | Software | 12 | Wix | 11 of 12 |
| Restaurant POS Systems | Software | 15 | Toast | 9 of 15 |
| Expense Management Software | Software | 29 | SAP Concur | 13 of 29 |
| Legal Practice Management Software | Software | 18 | Clio | 1 of 18 |
| SEO Agencies | Professional services | 18 | Omniscient Digital | 0 of 18 |
| Digital Marketing Agencies | Professional services | 19 | Common Thread Collective | 2 of 19 |
| IT Consulting Firms | Professional services | 43 | Accenture | 38 of 43 |
| Management Consulting Firms | Professional services | 22 | McKinsey & Company | 21 of 22 |
| IT Staffing Agencies | Professional services | 27 | TEKsystems | 8 of 27 |
| PR Firms | Professional services | 25 | Mission North | 2 of 25 |
| Patent Litigation Law Firms | Professional services | 32 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 28 of 32 |
| Audit Firms | Professional services | 16 | Deloitte | 13 of 16 |
| Market Research Firms | Professional services | 40 | Ipsos | 18 of 40 |
| Translation Services | Professional services | 23 | TransPerfect | 12 of 23 |
| Background Check Companies | Professional services | 12 | Checkr | 1 of 12 |
| Small Business Insurance | Banking, insurance and payments | 16 | The Hartford | 11 of 16 |
| Small Business Banking | Banking, insurance and payments | 12 | Bluevine | 9 of 12 |
| Payment Processing | Banking, insurance and payments | 16 | Stripe | 13 of 16 |
| 3PL Fulfillment | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 20 | ShipBob | 10 of 20 |
| Freight Shipping | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 22 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 18 of 22 |
| Office Furniture | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 28 | Steelcase | 16 of 28 |
| Commercial Cleaning | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 25 | ABM Industries | 8 of 25 |
| Coworking Spaces | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 22 | IWG | 6 of 22 |
| Corporate Travel Management | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 18 | American Express Global Business Travel | 12 of 18 |
| Industrial Automation | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 38 | Siemens | 36 of 38 |
| Semiconductor Equipment | Logistics, facilities and industrial | 27 | ASML | 22 of 27 |
One ChatGPT answer per category, collected October 13, 2026. Categories are grouped as in the sections below.
- 39 of the 45 companies ChatGPT listed first have a Wikipedia article, against 576 of all 897 companies listed. The exceptions were the first-listed companies for SEO agencies, digital marketing agencies, PR firms, 3PL fulfillment, background checks and legal practice software.
- The category tables that follow are sorted by website popularity. In 7 of the 45 answers, the company ChatGPT listed first also had the most visited website in its list, so the two orders usually differ, and each table keeps ChatGPT's position in its own column.
Business Software Companies Recommended by ChatGPT
This section lists the companies in ChatGPT's answers to the 23 questions about business software, from CRM and payroll systems to point-of-sale systems for restaurants and practice management software for law firms.
CRM Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot | 1 | hubspot.com | 258 | Yes |
| Salesforce | 7 | salesforce.com | 305 | Yes |
| Zoho CRM | 2 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Bigin | 3 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| monday CRM | 5 | monday.com | 3,206 | Yes |
| Freshsales | 6 | freshworks.com | 4,824 | Yes |
| Pipedrive | 4 | pipedrive.com | 10,413 | Yes |
| ActiveCampaign | 8 | activecampaign.com | 11,162 | Yes |
| HighLevel | 19 | gohighlevel.com | 16,947 | No |
| Close | 9 | close.com | 26,657 | No |
| HoneyBook | 13 | honeybook.com | 26,844 | Yes |
| Attio | 18 | attio.com | 56,688 | No |
| Keap | 14 | keap.com | 63,969 | Yes |
| Nutshell | 11 | nutshell.com | 64,946 | No |
| Insightly | 15 | insightly.com | 67,254 | Yes |
| Copper | 17 | copper.com | 72,128 | No |
| Capsule CRM | 16 | capsulecrm.com | 147,796 | Yes |
| Less Annoying CRM | 10 | lessannoyingcrm.com | 205,553 | No |
| Apptivo | 12 | apptivo.com | 241,653 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best CRM software companies for small businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Payroll Providers
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP Workforce Now | 1 | adp.com | 2,464 | Yes |
| Paylocity | 3 | paylocity.com | 4,433 | Yes |
| Workday HCM | 9 | workday.com | 5,959 | Yes |
| Paychex Flex | 2 | paychex.com | 6,275 | Yes |
| Gusto | 12 | gusto.com | 11,496 | Yes |
| Paycor | 4 | paycor.com | 14,073 | No |
| Rippling | 8 | rippling.com | 14,096 | Yes |
| Justworks | 11 | justworks.com | 15,498 | No |
| UKG Pro | 6 | ukg.com | 26,819 | Yes |
| Paycom | 5 | paycom.com | 47,748 | Yes |
| TriNet | 10 | trinet.com | 67,117 | Yes |
| Dayforce | 7 | dayforce.com | 99,348 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top payroll providers for mid-sized companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Accounting Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks Online | 1 | quickbooks.intuit.com | 132 | Yes |
| Zoho Books | 5 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Xero | 2 | xero.com | 3,212 | Yes |
| NetSuite | 8 | netsuite.com | 3,760 | Yes |
| Sage Accounting | 6 | sage.com | 7,041 | Yes |
| FreshBooks | 3 | freshbooks.com | 16,345 | Yes |
| Wave | 4 | waveapps.com | 21,619 | Yes |
| Quicken Business & Personal | 7 | quicken.com | 22,914 | Yes |
| Manager.io | 10 | manager.io | 289,323 | No |
| Sage Intacct | 9 | sageintacct.com | 654,464 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What is the best accounting software for small businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Project Management Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jira | 5 | atlassian.com | 617 | Yes |
| Trello | 4 | trello.com | 1,937 | Yes |
| Notion | 8 | notion.so | 2,147 | Yes |
| Asana | 1 | asana.com | 2,214 | Yes |
| ClickUp | 3 | clickup.com | 2,752 | Yes |
| monday.com | 2 | monday.com | 3,206 | Yes |
| Smartsheet | 9 | smartsheet.com | 3,535 | Yes |
| Basecamp | 7 | basecamp.com | 6,179 | Yes |
| Wrike | 6 | wrike.com | 13,542 | Yes |
| Hive | 11 | hive.com | 74,713 | No |
| Shortcut | 14 | shortcut.com | 78,002 | Yes |
| ProofHub | 10 | proofhub.com | 99,716 | No |
| SmartSuite | 12 | smartsuite.com | 153,670 | Yes |
| Rock | 15 | rock.so | 940,708 | No |
| Breeze | 13 | breeze.pm | Not in top 1M | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best project management software companies for remote teams?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Cybersecurity
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 2 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Cisco | 11 | cisco.com | 228 | Yes |
| Check Point | 12 | checkpoint.com | 365 | Yes |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 | paloaltonetworks.com | 447 | Yes |
| Trend Micro | 5 | trendmicro.com | 546 | Yes |
| ESET | 10 | eset.com | 586 | Yes |
| Sophos | 6 | sophos.com | 690 | Yes |
| VMware | 13 | vmware.com | 1,923 | Yes |
| Bitdefender | 9 | bitdefender.com | 1,938 | Yes |
| Broadcom | 7 | broadcom.com | 2,077 | Yes |
| CrowdStrike | 1 | crowdstrike.com | 2,365 | Yes |
| Trellix | 8 | trellix.com | 2,385 | Yes |
| Fortinet | 15 | fortinet.com | 3,009 | Yes |
| SentinelOne | 4 | sentinelone.com | 20,042 | Yes |
| WithSecure | 14 | withsecure.com | 59,477 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top cybersecurity companies for enterprise endpoint protection?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Cloud Hosting
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud Platform | 2 | cloud.google.com | 1 | Yes |
| Firebase | 16 | firebase.google.com | 1 | Yes |
| Cloudflare | 15 | cloudflare.com | 2 | Yes |
| Microsoft Azure | 3 | azure.microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Amazon Web Services | 1 | aws.amazon.com | 27 | Yes |
| DigitalOcean | 4 | digitalocean.com | 550 | Yes |
| Linode | 6 | linode.com | 639 | Yes |
| Akamai Cloud | 5 | akamai.com | 1,956 | Yes |
| Hetzner | 8 | hetzner.com | 1,992 | Yes |
| Railway | 10 | railway.app | 2,519 | No |
| Vercel | 13 | vercel.com | 3,008 | Yes |
| Netlify | 14 | netlify.com | 3,686 | Yes |
| Heroku | 12 | heroku.com | 4,086 | Yes |
| Supabase | 17 | supabase.com | 4,988 | No |
| Vultr | 7 | vultr.com | 5,102 | Yes |
| Render | 9 | render.com | 17,061 | No |
| Fly.io | 11 | fly.io | 27,584 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best cloud hosting providers for startups?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Email Marketing Platforms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify Email | 6 | shopify.com | 170 | Yes |
| Braze | 15 | braze.com | 589 | Yes |
| Klaviyo | 1 | klaviyo.com | 610 | Yes |
| Mailchimp | 5 | mailchimp.com | 746 | Yes |
| Constant Contact | 10 | constantcontact.com | 2,265 | Yes |
| Brevo | 9 | brevo.com | 3,093 | Yes |
| Iterable | 14 | iterable.com | 3,270 | No |
| MailerLite | 11 | mailerlite.com | 4,268 | No |
| ActiveCampaign | 7 | activecampaign.com | 11,162 | Yes |
| Postscript | 13 | postscript.io | 16,198 | No |
| Omnisend | 2 | omnisend.com | 24,960 | Yes |
| Campaigner | 8 | campaigner.com | 61,117 | No |
| Drip | 4 | drip.com | 63,193 | Yes |
| Sendlane | 3 | sendlane.com | 102,064 | No |
| Attentive | 12 | attentive.com | 133,972 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best email marketing platforms for ecommerce brands?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
HR Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho People | 12 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| ADP Workforce Now | 4 | adp.com | 2,464 | Yes |
| RUN Powered by ADP | 5 | adp.com | 2,464 | Yes |
| Workday | 9 | workday.com | 5,959 | Yes |
| Paychex Flex | 6 | paychex.com | 6,275 | Yes |
| BambooHR | 1 | bamboohr.com | 7,456 | Yes |
| Personio | 13 | personio.com | 8,698 | Yes |
| Gusto | 2 | gusto.com | 11,496 | Yes |
| HiBob | 10 | hibob.com | 11,786 | Yes |
| Paycor | 7 | paycor.com | 14,073 | No |
| Rippling | 3 | rippling.com | 14,096 | Yes |
| UKG Pro | 8 | ukg.com | 26,819 | Yes |
| OnPay | 14 | onpay.com | 165,005 | No |
| JazzHR | 15 | jazzhr.com | 182,965 | No |
| Namely | 11 | namely.com | 232,060 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top HR software companies for growing businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
ERP Vendors
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management | 6 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance | 7 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP | 3 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| Oracle SCM Cloud | 4 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | 17 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| Odoo Manufacturing | 20 | odoo.com | 931 | Yes |
| SAP S/4HANA Cloud | 1 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| SAP S/4HANA | 2 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| SAP Business One | 16 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| Oracle NetSuite | 5 | netsuite.com | 3,760 | Yes |
| Sage X3 | 15 | sage.com | 7,041 | Yes |
| Infor CloudSuite Industrial | 8 | infor.com | 18,173 | Yes |
| Infor SyteLine | 9 | infor.com | 18,173 | Yes |
| Plex | 13 | plex.com | 48,162 | Yes |
| Acumatica Manufacturing Edition | 14 | acumatica.com | 53,739 | Yes |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | 12 | qad.com | 57,473 | Yes |
| IFS Cloud | 11 | ifs.com | 62,148 | Yes |
| Epicor Kinetic | 10 | epicor.com | 66,020 | Yes |
| Katana | 19 | katanamrp.com | 110,766 | No |
| MRPeasy | 18 | mrpeasy.com | 142,702 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best ERP vendors for manufacturing companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Web Hosting
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.com | 7 | wordpress.com | 100 | Yes |
| Bluehost | 3 | bluehost.com | 409 | Yes |
| DigitalOcean | 13 | digitalocean.com | 550 | Yes |
| DreamHost | 8 | dreamhost.com | 553 | Yes |
| Hostinger | 2 | hostinger.com | 1,899 | Yes |
| WP Engine | 4 | wpengine.com | 2,056 | Yes |
| InMotion Hosting | 9 | inmotionhosting.com | 2,160 | No |
| A2 Hosting | 11 | a2hosting.com | 2,618 | No |
| Vultr | 14 | vultr.com | 5,102 | Yes |
| Nexcess | 15 | nexcess.net | 7,174 | No |
| SiteGround | 1 | siteground.com | 12,512 | Yes |
| Kinsta | 5 | kinsta.com | 14,145 | No |
| Cloudways | 12 | cloudways.com | 16,361 | Yes |
| Hosting.com | 10 | hosting.com | 28,860 | No |
| Pressable | 6 | pressable.com | 164,246 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best web hosting companies for WordPress sites?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Ecommerce Platforms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Commerce | 10 | business.adobe.com | 63 | No |
| GoDaddy Online Store | 8 | godaddy.com | 150 | Yes |
| Shopify | 1 | shopify.com | 170 | Yes |
| Squarespace | 3 | squarespace.com | 544 | Yes |
| Wix | 2 | wix.com | 629 | Yes |
| BigCommerce | 6 | bigcommerce.com | 2,010 | Yes |
| Square Online | 4 | squareup.com | 2,018 | Yes |
| WooCommerce | 5 | woocommerce.com | 2,727 | Yes |
| PrestaShop | 9 | prestashop.com | 3,950 | Yes |
| Ecwid | 7 | ecwid.com | 4,678 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best ecommerce platforms for small businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Video Conferencing
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Meet | 3 | google.com | 1 | Yes |
| Microsoft Teams | 2 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Cisco Webex | 4 | webex.com | 162 | Yes |
| Slack Huddles | 9 | slack.com | 353 | Yes |
| Zoom | 1 | zoom.com | 793 | Yes |
| Zoho Meeting | 7 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| RingCentral | 5 | ringcentral.com | 2,420 | Yes |
| GoTo Meeting | 6 | goto.com | 5,613 | Yes |
| ClickMeeting | 12 | clickmeeting.com | 11,519 | No |
| Dialpad Meetings | 8 | dialpad.com | 13,664 | No |
| Livestorm | 10 | livestorm.co | 18,499 | Yes |
| Whereby | 11 | whereby.com | 37,414 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best video conferencing tools for businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Customer Support Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot Service Hub | 7 | hubspot.com | 258 | Yes |
| Salesforce Service Cloud | 3 | salesforce.com | 305 | Yes |
| Agentforce Service | 4 | salesforce.com | 305 | Yes |
| Zendesk | 1 | zendesk.com | 374 | Yes |
| Jira Service Management | 9 | atlassian.com | 617 | Yes |
| Zoho Desk | 5 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Intercom | 6 | intercom.com | 1,905 | Yes |
| LiveChat | 12 | livechat.com | 4,325 | Yes |
| Freshdesk | 2 | freshworks.com | 4,824 | Yes |
| Freshservice | 25 | freshworks.com | 4,824 | Yes |
| ServiceNow Customer Service Management | 8 | servicenow.com | 7,062 | Yes |
| osTicket | 23 | osticket.com | 16,111 | No |
| Help Scout | 13 | helpscout.com | 20,812 | Yes |
| Tidio | 21 | tidio.com | 25,170 | No |
| Kayako | 11 | kayako.com | 38,981 | Yes |
| Groove | 20 | groovehq.com | 39,322 | Yes |
| Gorgias | 15 | gorgias.com | 45,983 | No |
| Hiver | 19 | hiverhq.com | 46,028 | Yes |
| Zammad | 24 | zammad.com | 53,873 | Yes |
| HappyFox | 10 | happyfox.com | 55,062 | No |
| LiveAgent | 17 | liveagent.com | 106,235 | No |
| Front | 14 | front.com | 110,483 | No |
| HelpDesk.com | 18 | helpdesk.com | 129,190 | No |
| Kustomer | 16 | kustomer.com | 241,978 | No |
| FreeScout | 22 | freescout.net | 570,598 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best customer support help desk software companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Marketing Automation
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Marketo Engage | 2 | adobe.com | 63 | Yes |
| Oracle Eloqua | 4 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| HubSpot | 1 | hubspot.com | 258 | Yes |
| Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement | 3 | salesforce.com | 305 | Yes |
| Braze | 10 | braze.com | 589 | Yes |
| Klaviyo | 12 | klaviyo.com | 610 | Yes |
| Mailchimp | 9 | mailchimp.com | 746 | Yes |
| Zoho Marketing Automation | 13 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Zoho Campaigns | 14 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Customer.io | 7 | customer.io | 2,295 | No |
| Insider | 11 | useinsider.com | 2,321 | Yes |
| Brevo | 6 | brevo.com | 3,093 | Yes |
| GetResponse | 8 | getresponse.com | 7,867 | Yes |
| ActiveCampaign | 5 | activecampaign.com | 11,162 | Yes |
| Keap | 15 | keap.com | 63,969 | Yes |
| Act-On | 16 | act-on.com | 173,194 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top marketing automation platforms for B2B companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Cloud Data Warehouses
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google BigQuery | 2 | cloud.google.com | 1 | Yes |
| Microsoft Fabric | 4 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Azure Synapse Analytics | 5 | azure.microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Amazon Redshift | 3 | aws.amazon.com | 27 | Yes |
| Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse | 8 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| IBM watsonx.data | 9 | ibm.com | 274 | Yes |
| Db2 Warehouse | 10 | ibm.com | 274 | Yes |
| Snowflake | 1 | snowflake.com | 2,122 | Yes |
| SAP Datasphere | 12 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| SAP BW/4HANA | 13 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| Databricks SQL | 6 | databricks.com | 2,674 | Yes |
| Databricks Lakehouse Platform | 7 | databricks.com | 2,674 | Yes |
| Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB | 14 | alibabacloud.com | 9,346 | Yes |
| MaxCompute | 15 | alibabacloud.com | 9,346 | Yes |
| ClickHouse Cloud | 16 | clickhouse.com | 29,635 | Yes |
| Teradata VantageCloud | 11 | teradata.com | 33,719 | Yes |
| SingleStore | 17 | singlestore.com | 127,405 | Yes |
| Starburst | 20 | starburst.io | 156,418 | Yes |
| Vertica | 19 | vertica.com | 237,669 | Yes |
| Firebolt | 18 | firebolt.io | 918,593 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best cloud data warehouse companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Business Intelligence Tools
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | 4 | cloud.google.com | 1 | Yes |
| Microsoft | 1 | microsoft.com | 7 | Yes |
| Amazon Web Services | 5 | aws.amazon.com | 27 | Yes |
| Oracle | 7 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| IBM | 8 | ibm.com | 274 | Yes |
| Salesforce | 2 | salesforce.com | 305 | Yes |
| Zoho | 16 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| SAP | 6 | sap.com | 2,213 | Yes |
| Databricks | 14 | databricks.com | 2,674 | Yes |
| SAS | 12 | sas.com | 3,158 | Yes |
| Qlik | 3 | qlik.com | 12,858 | Yes |
| Domo | 11 | domo.com | 31,771 | Yes |
| Strategy | 13 | strategy.com | 41,195 | Yes |
| Sigma Computing | 10 | sigmacomputing.com | 44,846 | Yes |
| ThoughtSpot | 9 | thoughtspot.com | 79,354 | Yes |
| GoodData | 17 | gooddata.com | 112,592 | Yes |
| Pyramid Analytics | 15 | pyramidanalytics.com | 367,966 | Yes |
| Incorta | 18 | incorta.com | 392,359 | No |
| Tellius | 19 | tellius.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top business intelligence tools for enterprises?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
E-Signature Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Sign | 2 | adobe.com | 63 | Yes |
| Dropbox Sign | 3 | dropbox.com | 130 | Yes |
| Jotform Sign | 10 | jotform.com | 656 | Yes |
| Zoho Sign | 7 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| DocuSign | 1 | docusign.com | 3,175 | Yes |
| PandaDoc | 4 | pandadoc.com | 14,293 | Yes |
| signNow | 5 | signnow.com | 30,790 | Yes |
| SignWell | 9 | signwell.com | 61,771 | No |
| Scrive | 14 | scrive.com | 114,568 | No |
| OneSpan Sign | 8 | onespan.com | 131,654 | Yes |
| GetAccept | 11 | getaccept.com | 138,050 | No |
| Qwilr | 15 | qwilr.com | 142,467 | No |
| Oneflow | 12 | oneflow.com | 229,251 | No |
| SignRequest | 13 | signrequest.com | 258,552 | No |
| Signeasy | 6 | signeasy.com | 332,526 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best e-signature software companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Business Password Managers
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Vault | 8 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| 1Password | 1 | 1password.com | 1,991 | Yes |
| LastPass | 7 | lastpass.com | 2,548 | Yes |
| Proton Pass | 11 | proton.me | 2,876 | Yes |
| Bitwarden | 3 | bitwarden.com | 3,701 | Yes |
| Dashlane | 4 | dashlane.com | 3,809 | Yes |
| ManageEngine Password Manager Pro | 9 | manageengine.com | 6,015 | No |
| NordPass | 5 | nordpass.com | 8,717 | Yes |
| Keeper | 2 | keepersecurity.com | 13,183 | Yes |
| RoboForm | 6 | roboform.com | 24,723 | Yes |
| TeamPassword | 10 | teampassword.com | 425,254 | No |
| Securden | 12 | securden.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best password managers for businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Business VPNs
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | 10 | cloudflare.com | 2 | Yes |
| Cisco | 4 | cisco.com | 228 | Yes |
| Check Point | 7 | checkpoint.com | 365 | Yes |
| Palo Alto Networks | 5 | paloaltonetworks.com | 447 | Yes |
| Surfshark | 14 | surfshark.com | 2,481 | Yes |
| Zscaler | 11 | zscaler.com | 2,834 | Yes |
| Fortinet | 6 | fortinet.com | 3,009 | Yes |
| WatchGuard | 19 | watchguard.com | 3,126 | Yes |
| Twingate | 9 | twingate.com | 3,883 | No |
| SonicWall | 18 | sonicwall.com | 4,178 | Yes |
| ExpressVPN | 15 | expressvpn.com | 4,672 | Yes |
| Barracuda | 20 | barracuda.com | 5,061 | No |
| Proton VPN | 13 | protonvpn.com | 6,412 | Yes |
| Private Internet Access | 16 | privateinternetaccess.com | 7,664 | Yes |
| Ivanti | 17 | ivanti.com | 8,811 | Yes |
| Netskope | 12 | netskope.com | 11,348 | Yes |
| Perimeter 81 | 2 | perimeter81.com | 17,980 | Yes |
| NordLayer | 1 | nordlayer.com | 35,105 | Yes |
| OpenVPN | 3 | openvpn.com | 79,902 | Yes |
| GoodAccess | 8 | goodaccess.com | 651,275 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top business VPN providers?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Website Builders
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.com | 7 | wordpress.com | 100 | Yes |
| GoDaddy Website Builder | 5 | godaddy.com | 150 | Yes |
| Shopify | 3 | shopify.com | 170 | Yes |
| HubSpot CMS | 11 | hubspot.com | 258 | Yes |
| Weebly | 6 | weebly.com | 337 | Yes |
| Squarespace | 2 | squarespace.com | 544 | Yes |
| Wix | 1 | wix.com | 629 | Yes |
| Zoho Sites | 10 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| Square Online | 4 | squareup.com | 2,018 | Yes |
| Webflow | 8 | webflow.com | 2,819 | Yes |
| IONOS Website Builder | 9 | ionos.com | 5,241 | Yes |
| Pixpa | 12 | pixpa.com | 57,321 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best website builders for small businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Restaurant POS Systems
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle MICROS Simphony | 9 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| Square for Restaurants | 2 | squareup.com | 2,018 | Yes |
| Toast | 1 | toasttab.com | 2,994 | Yes |
| Clover | 3 | clover.com | 4,986 | No |
| Lightspeed Restaurant | 5 | lightspeedhq.com | 26,339 | Yes |
| Upserve by Lightspeed | 12 | lightspeedhq.com | 26,339 | Yes |
| SpotOn Restaurant | 6 | spoton.com | 28,454 | No |
| Chowbus POS | 13 | chowbus.com | 105,298 | Yes |
| Aloha by NCR Voyix | 8 | ncrvoyix.com | 107,319 | Yes |
| TouchBistro | 4 | touchbistro.com | 160,150 | Yes |
| Revel Systems | 7 | revelsystems.com | 267,831 | Yes |
| Lavu | 10 | lavu.com | 471,529 | No |
| Rezku | 15 | rezku.com | 684,908 | No |
| Cake POS | 11 | caketenders.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| HungerRush | 14 | hunger rush.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best POS systems for restaurants?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Expense Management Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | 4 | oracle.com | 206 | Yes |
| Zoho Expense | 7 | zoho.com | 840 | Yes |
| BILL Spend & Expense | 26 | bill.com | 5,253 | Yes |
| Workday | 5 | workday.com | 5,959 | Yes |
| Rippling | 27 | rippling.com | 14,096 | Yes |
| Ramp | 13 | ramp.com | 14,636 | Yes |
| Navan | 6 | navan.com | 27,344 | Yes |
| Pleo | 16 | pleo.io | 28,510 | No |
| Brex | 12 | brex.com | 33,022 | Yes |
| Expensify | 2 | expensify.com | 34,540 | Yes |
| SAP Concur | 1 | concur.com | 42,740 | Yes |
| Coupa | 3 | coupa.com | 43,315 | Yes |
| Chrome River | 9 | chromeriver.com | 45,960 | No |
| Emburse | 8 | emburse.com | 74,343 | No |
| Spendesk | 15 | spendesk.com | 111,097 | No |
| Payhawk | 19 | payhawk.com | 142,308 | No |
| Rydoo | 17 | rydoo.com | 163,310 | No |
| Certify | 10 | certify.com | 183,476 | Yes |
| Fyle | 18 | fylehq.com | 184,679 | No |
| Webexpenses | 23 | webexpenses.com | 307,874 | No |
| Mobilexpense | 24 | mobilexpense.com | 329,343 | No |
| Calero | 29 | calero.com | 337,375 | No |
| Tangoe | 28 | tangoe.com | 360,809 | Yes |
| Mesh Payments | 20 | meshpayments.com | 418,093 | No |
| Abacus | 11 | abacus.com | 550,140 | No |
| Airbase | 14 | airbase.com | 960,635 | No |
| SutiExpense | 21 | sutisoft.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| SutiSoft | 22 | sutisoft.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Yokoy | 25 | yokoy.io | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top expense management software companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Legal Practice Management Software
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | 1 | clio.com | 12,527 | No |
| MyCase | 2 | mycase.com | 27,131 | No |
| Smokeball | 3 | smokeball.com | 41,558 | No |
| CasePeer | 11 | casepeer.com | 56,695 | No |
| PracticePanther | 4 | practicepanther.com | 89,201 | No |
| Filevine | 6 | filevine.com | 105,519 | No |
| Actionstep | 8 | actionstep.com | 128,657 | Yes |
| Bill4Time | 14 | bill4time.com | 144,046 | No |
| TimeSolv | 16 | timesolv.com | 147,852 | No |
| CosmoLex | 5 | cosmolex.com | 233,154 | No |
| Centerbase | 15 | centerbase.com | 325,373 | No |
| BQE CORE Legal | 17 | bqe.com | 373,132 | No |
| Tabs3 | 13 | tabs3.com | 659,835 | No |
| LEAP | 7 | leap.us | Not in top 1M | No |
| CARET Legal | 9 | caretlegal.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Assembly Neos | 10 | assemblysoftware.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Rocket Matter | 12 | rocketmatter.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Lawcus | 18 | lawcus.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best legal practice management software companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
- Software answers were the shortest in the study, with a median of 15 companies. Accounting software and ecommerce platforms had 10 each, and customer support software had 25.
- Several answers listed more than one product from the same company. The ERP answer included three Oracle products and three SAP products, and the data warehouse answer included two products each from Microsoft, IBM and SAP.
Agencies, Consulting Firms and Other Professional Services Recommended by ChatGPT
This section lists the firms in ChatGPT's answers to the 11 questions about professional services, including marketing agencies, consulting firms, staffing agencies, law firms, audit firms and translation companies.
SEO Agencies
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Page Sage | 6 | firstpagesage.com | 89,473 | No |
| Directive Consulting | 5 | directiveconsulting.com | 302,934 | No |
| Powered by Search | 2 | poweredbysearch.com | 309,525 | No |
| NoGood | 11 | nogood.io | 337,825 | No |
| Grow and Convert | 7 | growandconvert.com | 507,124 | No |
| Fuel Online | 15 | fuelonline.com | 923,037 | No |
| Skale | 3 | skale.so | 987,313 | No |
| Searchbloom | 14 | searchbloom.com | 998,257 | No |
| Omniscient Digital | 1 | omniscientdigital.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| SimpleTiger | 4 | simpletiger.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| MADX Digital | 8 | madxdigital.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Quoleady | 9 | quoleady.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| RevenueZen | 10 | revenuezen.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Embarque | 12 | embarque.io | Not in top 1M | No |
| Virayo | 13 | virayo.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| YesOptimist | 16 | yesoptimist.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Grizzle | 17 | grizzle.io | Not in top 1M | No |
| Discovered Labs | 18 | discoveredlabs.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top SEO agencies for B2B SaaS companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Digital Marketing Agencies
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinuiti | 4 | tinuiti.com | 83,760 | No |
| Seer Interactive | 16 | seerinteractive.com | 89,895 | No |
| Thrive Internet Marketing Agency | 15 | thriveagency.com | 117,771 | No |
| Wpromote | 8 | wpromote.com | 311,389 | Yes |
| Power Digital | 3 | powerdigitalmarketing.com | 381,765 | No |
| Lounge Lizard | 18 | loungelizard.com | 407,226 | No |
| Hawke Media | 7 | hawkemedia.com | 924,448 | No |
| Top Growth Marketing | 11 | topgrowthmarketing.com | 968,845 | No |
| Common Thread Collective | 1 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
| Darkroom | 2 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
| MuteSix | 5 | mutesix.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Structured | 6 | structured.agency | Not in top 1M | No |
| Brighter Click | 9 | brighterclick.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Pilothouse | 10 | pilothouse.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Y’all | 12 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
| Flowium | 13 | flowium.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| DigitlHaus | 14 | digitlhaus.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Silverback Strategies | 17 | silverbackstrategies.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| KAR | 19 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best digital marketing agencies for ecommerce brands?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
IT Consulting Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Consulting | 3 | ibm.com | 274 | Yes |
| McKinsey Digital | 6 | mckinsey.com | 789 | Yes |
| QuantumBlack | 7 | mckinsey.com | 789 | Yes |
| Deloitte Digital | 2 | deloitte.com | 942 | Yes |
| Rackspace Technology | 36 | rackspace.com | 2,037 | Yes |
| PwC Consulting | 10 | pwc.com | 2,237 | Yes |
| EY Consulting | 11 | ey.com | 2,502 | Yes |
| Accenture | 1 | accenture.com | 2,607 | Yes |
| KPMG Advisory | 12 | kpmg.com | 2,941 | Yes |
| EPAM Systems | 25 | epam.com | 3,551 | No |
| BCG X | 8 | bcg.com | 4,320 | Yes |
| Fujitsu | 24 | fujitsu.com | 4,502 | Yes |
| Capgemini | 4 | capgemini.com | 5,722 | Yes |
| Bain Vector | 9 | bain.com | 7,311 | No |
| Cognizant | 5 | cognizant.com | 15,977 | Yes |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 13 | tcs.com | 16,902 | Yes |
| NTT DATA | 19 | nttdata.com | 19,046 | Yes |
| Atos | 22 | atos.net | 21,114 | Yes |
| CGI | 21 | cgi.com | 21,198 | Yes |
| Infosys | 14 | infosys.com | 22,544 | Yes |
| HCLTech | 16 | hcltech.com | 26,245 | Yes |
| Wipro | 15 | wipro.com | 27,398 | Yes |
| Thoughtworks | 27 | thoughtworks.com | 29,559 | Yes |
| Endava | 30 | endava.com | 47,624 | Yes |
| Tech Mahindra | 17 | techmahindra.com | 52,441 | Yes |
| DXC Technology | 20 | dxc.technology | 61,981 | Yes |
| Globant | 28 | globant.com | 85,381 | Yes |
| LTIMindtree | 18 | ltimindtree.com | 99,064 | Yes |
| Publicis Sapient | 26 | publicissapient.com | 107,441 | Yes |
| Sopra Steria | 43 | soprasteria.com | 123,620 | Yes |
| SoftServe | 37 | softserveinc.com | 133,359 | Yes |
| Valtech | 34 | valtech.com | 133,415 | No |
| Slalom | 29 | slalom.com | 142,760 | Yes |
| Persistent Systems | 38 | persistent.com | 152,951 | Yes |
| Bounteous | 33 | bounteous.com | 161,924 | No |
| UST | 41 | ust.com | 164,307 | Yes |
| Mphasis | 39 | mphasis.com | 167,832 | Yes |
| Nagarro | 31 | nagarro.com | 168,379 | Yes |
| Zensar Technologies | 40 | zensar.com | 182,956 | Yes |
| Virtusa | 42 | virtusa.com | 184,109 | Yes |
| CI&T | 32 | ciandt.com | 186,068 | Yes |
| Eviden | 23 | eviden.com | 189,302 | Yes |
| Kin + Carta | 35 | kinandcarta.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top IT consulting firms for digital transformation?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Management Consulting Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 1 | mckinsey.com | 789 | Yes |
| Monitor Deloitte | 6 | deloitte.com | 942 | Yes |
| Deloitte Consulting | 18 | deloitte.com | 942 | Yes |
| Strategy& | 4 | strategyand.pwc.com | 2,237 | Yes |
| PwC Advisory | 19 | pwc.com | 2,237 | Yes |
| EY-Parthenon | 5 | ey.com | 2,502 | Yes |
| EY Consulting | 20 | ey.com | 2,502 | Yes |
| Accenture Strategy | 7 | accenture.com | 2,607 | Yes |
| KPMG Advisory | 21 | kpmg.com | 2,941 | Yes |
| Boston Consulting Group | 2 | bcg.com | 4,320 | Yes |
| Bain & Company | 3 | bain.com | 7,311 | Yes |
| Kearney | 8 | kearney.com | 37,312 | Yes |
| Oliver Wyman | 9 | oliverwyman.com | 38,511 | Yes |
| Roland Berger | 10 | rolandberger.com | 43,082 | Yes |
| Alvarez & Marsal | 16 | alvarezandmarsal.com | 54,157 | Yes |
| FTI Consulting | 22 | fticonsulting.com | 57,523 | Yes |
| Simon-Kucher | 14 | simon-kucher.com | 90,311 | Yes |
| AlixPartners | 15 | alixpartners.com | 115,923 | Yes |
| Arthur D. Little | 11 | adlittle.com | 151,473 | Yes |
| L.E.K. Consulting | 12 | lek.com | 159,978 | Yes |
| OC&C Strategy Consultants | 13 | occstrategy.com | 485,924 | Yes |
| ghSMART | 17 | ghsmart.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best management consulting firms for corporate strategy?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
IT Staffing Agencies
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Half Technology | 13 | roberthalf.com | 17,127 | Yes |
| Kelly Technology | 22 | kellyservices.com | 84,430 | Yes |
| Akkodis | 11 | akkodis.com | 109,092 | Yes |
| Apollo Technical | 27 | apollotechnical.com | 114,719 | No |
| Insight Global | 2 | insightglobal.com | 117,198 | No |
| TEKsystems | 1 | teksystems.com | 144,509 | Yes |
| Kforce | 3 | kforce.com | 228,450 | No |
| CyberCoders | 21 | cybercoders.com | 260,384 | No |
| Apex Systems | 5 | apexsystems.com | 277,705 | No |
| Dexian | 8 | dexian.com | 298,603 | No |
| Eliassen Group | 18 | eliassen.com | 386,822 | No |
| Motion Recruitment | 12 | motionrecruitment.com | 395,841 | No |
| Experis | 4 | experis.com | 417,842 | Yes |
| Compunnel | 19 | compunnel.com | 440,714 | No |
| The Judge Group | 15 | judgegroup.com | 462,805 | No |
| Vaco | 14 | vaco.com | 538,186 | Yes |
| Artech | 9 | artech.com | 695,881 | Yes |
| Pyramid Consulting | 17 | pyramidci.com | 750,631 | No |
| Innova Solutions | 7 | innovasolutions.com | 975,589 | Yes |
| KORE1 | 26 | kore1.com | 992,598 | No |
| Randstad Digital | 6 | randstaddigital.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Beacon Hill Technologies / Beacon Hill Solutions Group | 10 | beaconhillstaffing.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| INSPYR Solutions | 16 | inspyrsolutions.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| 22nd Century Technologies | 20 | 22ndcenturytechnologies.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| The Planet Group | 23 | theplanetgroup.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Consulting Solutions | 24 | consultingsolutions.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Acara Solutions | 25 | acarasolutions.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top staffing agencies for IT contractors in the US?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
PR Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Fish Digital | 22 | gofishdigital.com | 242,514 | No |
| FINN Partners | 20 | finnpartners.com | 257,027 | No |
| 5WPR | 23 | 5wpr.com | 261,890 | No |
| Walker Sands | 9 | walkersands.com | 310,817 | No |
| PRLab | 13 | prlab.co | 901,828 | No |
| Mission North | 1 | missionnorth.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Bospar | 2 | bospar.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Bateman Group | 3 | batemangroup.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Inkhouse | 4 | inkhouse.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Treble PR | 5 | treblepr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| SlicedBrand | 6 | slicedbrand.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Launch PR | 7 | launchpr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Firecracker PR | 8 | firecrackerpr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Outcast | 10 | outcastpr.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Moxie Communications Group | 11 | moxiegrouppr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Publicize | 12 | publicize.co | Not in top 1M | No |
| Ballou PR | 14 | balloupr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Beantown Media Ventures | 15 | beantownmv.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| PAN Communications | 16 | pancommunications.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Highwire PR | 17 | highwirepr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| The Hoffman Agency | 18 | hoffman.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Allison Worldwide | 19 | allisonworldwide.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Fractl | 21 | fractl.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Virgo PR | 24 | virgopr.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Zecomms Agency | 25 | zecomms.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best PR firms for tech startups?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Patent Litigation Law Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLA Piper LLP | 9 | dlapiper.com | 25,136 | Yes |
| White & Case LLP | 28 | whitecase.com | 32,585 | Yes |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | 25 | nortonrosefulbright.com | 39,406 | Yes |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | 2 | lw.com | 39,678 | Yes |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | 12 | morganlewis.com | 40,838 | Yes |
| Perkins Coie LLP | 24 | perkinscoie.com | 45,966 | Yes |
| Greenberg Traurig LLP | 26 | gtlaw.com | 49,153 | Yes |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | 7 | gibsondunn.com | 55,410 | Yes |
| WilmerHale | 4 | wilmerhale.com | 63,532 | Yes |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 1 | kirkland.com | 70,884 | Yes |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | 14 | orrick.com | 71,760 | Yes |
| Jones Day | 8 | jonesday.com | 75,108 | Yes |
| Sidley Austin LLP | 30 | sidley.com | 82,192 | Yes |
| Morrison Foerster LLP | 13 | mofo.com | 101,420 | Yes |
| Cooley LLP | 10 | cooley.com | 103,523 | Yes |
| Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | 19 | arnoldporter.com | 121,186 | Yes |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | 11 | goodwinlaw.com | 125,672 | Yes |
| O’Melveny & Myers LLP | 29 | omm.com | 143,774 | Yes |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 16 | weil.com | 149,357 | Yes |
| King & Spalding LLP | 27 | kslaw.com | 161,127 | Yes |
| Paul Hastings LLP | 15 | paulhastings.com | 162,871 | Yes |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | 18 | bakerbotts.com | 204,658 | Yes |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | 3 | quinnemanuel.com | 230,798 | Yes |
| Fish & Richardson P.C. | 6 | fr.com | 251,385 | Yes |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP | 5 | finnegan.com | 252,800 | Yes |
| Williams & Connolly LLP | 17 | wc.com | 630,163 | Yes |
| Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC | 32 | sternekessler.com | 979,513 | No |
| Irell & Manella LLP | 20 | irell.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP | 21 | knobbe.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| McKool Smith | 22 | mckoolsmith.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP | 23 | gwbslaw.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Desmarais LLP | 31 | desmaraisllp.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top law firms for patent litigation in the US?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Audit Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte | 1 | deloitte.com | 942 | Yes |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 2 | pwc.com | 2,237 | Yes |
| PwC | 3 | pwc.com | 2,237 | Yes |
| Ernst & Young | 4 | ey.com | 2,502 | Yes |
| EY | 5 | ey.com | 2,502 | Yes |
| KPMG | 6 | kpmg.com | 2,941 | Yes |
| BDO | 8 | bdo.com | 33,644 | Yes |
| Forvis Mazars | 13 | forvismazars.com | 42,525 | Yes |
| Crowe | 11 | crowe.com | 50,626 | Yes |
| Baker Tilly | 10 | bakertilly.com | 53,777 | Yes |
| RSM | 9 | rsmus.com | 58,904 | Yes |
| Grant Thornton | 7 | grantthornton.com | 102,673 | Yes |
| Moss Adams | 12 | mossadams.com | 159,536 | Yes |
| Withum | 14 | withum.com | 188,086 | No |
| Marcum | 15 | marcumllp.com | 378,434 | No |
| Cohen & Company | 16 | cohencpa.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best accounting firms for audit services for public companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Market Research Firms
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statista | 15 | statista.com | 487 | Yes |
| SurveyMonkey | 29 | surveymonkey.com | 689 | Yes |
| Qualtrics | 28 | qualtrics.com | 935 | Yes |
| Sprinklr | 39 | sprinklr.com | 4,107 | Yes |
| YouGov | 6 | yougov.com | 5,138 | Yes |
| Ipsos | 1 | ipsos.com | 6,059 | Yes |
| Bain & Company | 25 | bain.com | 7,311 | Yes |
| Meltwater | 36 | meltwater.com | 12,156 | Yes |
| GfK | 5 | gfk.com | 12,775 | Yes |
| NielsenIQ | 3 | nielseniq.com | 14,987 | Yes |
| NIQ | 4 | nielseniq.com | 14,987 | Yes |
| Euromonitor International | 13 | euromonitor.com | 15,116 | Yes |
| Kantar | 2 | kantar.com | 18,811 | Yes |
| Brandwatch | 37 | brandwatch.com | 19,443 | Yes |
| Mintel | 12 | mintel.com | 30,389 | Yes |
| Dynata | 7 | dynata.com | 37,164 | Yes |
| Talkwalker | 38 | talkwalker.com | 56,654 | No |
| Material | 11 | materialplus.io | 63,533 | No |
| Circana | 14 | circana.com | 117,300 | Yes |
| Pollfish | 34 | pollfish.com | 133,771 | No |
| Numerator | 16 | numerator.com | 145,161 | No |
| Quantilope | 20 | quantilope.com | 234,768 | No |
| Toluna | 8 | tolunacorporate.com | 241,288 | No |
| Leger | 9 | leger360.com | 260,085 | No |
| Zappi | 19 | zappi.io | 314,586 | No |
| Momentive | 35 | momentive.ai | 693,015 | Yes |
| Maru / Blue | 10 | marublue.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| MRI-Simmons | 17 | mrisimmons.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| SKIM | 18 | skimsolutions.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Dig Insights | 21 | diginsights.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Nailbiter | 22 | nailbiter.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| InSites Consulting | 23 | insites-consulting.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Human8 | 24 | human8.io | Not in top 1M | No |
| NPS Prism | 26 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
| Customer Insights | 27 | Not recorded | Not in top 1M | No |
| Attest | 30 | attest.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Suzy | 31 | suzy.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Rival Technologies | 32 | rivaltech.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Reach3 Insights | 33 | reach3insights.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| NetBase Quid | 40 | netbasequid.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top market research firms for consumer insights?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Translation Services
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokalise | 10 | lokalise.com | 3,719 | Yes |
| Crowdin | 11 | crowdin.com | 11,624 | Yes |
| Smartling | 8 | smartling.com | 16,047 | Yes |
| Transifex | 12 | transifex.com | 28,045 | Yes |
| Phrase | 9 | phrase.com | 28,812 | Yes |
| TransPerfect | 1 | transperfect.com | 50,360 | Yes |
| RWS | 2 | rws.com | 63,502 | Yes |
| Lionbridge | 3 | lionbridge.com | 81,643 | Yes |
| Unbabel | 13 | unbabel.com | 120,873 | Yes |
| Gengo | 21 | gengo.com | 155,258 | Yes |
| Translated | 6 | translated.com | 158,093 | Yes |
| LanguageLine Solutions | 7 | languageline.com | 162,105 | Yes |
| Acolad | 5 | acolad.com | 200,306 | No |
| BLEND | 20 | getblend.com | 231,860 | No |
| Welocalize | 4 | welocalize.com | 247,027 | No |
| TextMaster / Acolad | 23 | textmaster.com | 266,124 | No |
| Tomedes | 22 | tomedes.com | 276,805 | No |
| MasterWord | 15 | masterword.com | 831,156 | No |
| Language Scientific | 14 | languagescientific.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Eriksen Translations | 16 | eriksen.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| PGLS (Piedmont Global Language Solutions) | 17 | pgls.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Morningside / Questel | 18 | morningside.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| BIG Language Solutions | 19 | biglanguages.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best translation service companies for businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Background Check Companies
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Advantage | 3 | fadv.com | 37,280 | No |
| Checkr | 1 | checkr.com | 46,564 | No |
| HireRight | 4 | hireright.com | 108,343 | Yes |
| Accurate Background | 6 | accurate.com | 119,695 | No |
| Cisive | 11 | cisive.com | 151,623 | No |
| Veremark | 9 | veremark.com | 166,323 | No |
| GoodHire | 2 | goodhire.com | 302,475 | No |
| Certn | 8 | certn.co | 349,699 | No |
| Sterling | 5 | sterlingcheck.com | 390,278 | No |
| Asurint | 10 | asurint.com | 957,617 | No |
| DISA Global Solutions | 7 | disaglobal.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Backgrounds Online | 12 | backgroundsonline.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best background check companies for employers?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
- The IT consulting answer was the longest in the study, with 43 firms, and the market research answer had 40. Both mixed large global firms with smaller specialists.
- The large accounting firms appeared across three service questions. Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG were each recommended for IT consulting, management consulting and public company audits.
Banks, Insurers and Payment Companies Recommended by ChatGPT
This section lists the companies in ChatGPT's answers to three questions about small business insurance, small business checking accounts and payment processing for online stores.
Small Business Insurance
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allstate | 11 | allstate.com | 2,958 | Yes |
| State Farm | 10 | statefarm.com | 6,720 | Yes |
| The Hartford | 1 | thehartford.com | 15,754 | Yes |
| Nationwide | 7 | nationwide.com | 16,225 | Yes |
| Chubb | 4 | chubb.com | 16,432 | Yes |
| Travelers | 5 | travelers.com | 16,524 | Yes |
| Liberty Mutual | 13 | libertymutual.com | 19,305 | Yes |
| Next Insurance | 3 | nextinsurance.com | 57,649 | No |
| Erie Insurance | 9 | erieinsurance.com | 68,974 | Yes |
| Hiscox | 2 | hiscox.com | 110,776 | Yes |
| CNA | 12 | cna.com | 114,448 | Yes |
| biBERK | 8 | biberk.com | 152,865 | No |
| Insureon | 16 | insureon.com | 154,911 | Yes |
| Progressive Commercial | 6 | progressivecommercial.com | 155,704 | No |
| Thimble | 14 | thimble.com | 301,485 | No |
| CoverWallet | 15 | coverwallet.com | 661,016 | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best business insurance companies for small businesses?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Small Business Banking
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | 4 | bankofamerica.com | 924 | Yes |
| American Express | 2 | americanexpress.com | 2,249 | Yes |
| Capital One | 6 | capitalone.com | 2,801 | Yes |
| Wells Fargo | 12 | wellsfargo.com | 2,997 | Yes |
| Chase | 3 | chase.com | 3,224 | Yes |
| U.S. Bank | 5 | usbank.com | 6,806 | Yes |
| Mercury | 7 | mercury.com | 24,956 | No |
| Relay | 8 | relayfi.com | 54,239 | No |
| Found | 10 | found.com | 81,748 | No |
| Bluevine | 1 | bluevine.com | 116,708 | Yes |
| Novo | 9 | novo.co | 278,078 | Yes |
| Grasshopper | 11 | grasshopper.bank | 440,246 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best banks for small business checking accounts?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Payment Processing
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Pay | 9 | pay.amazon.com | 27 | Yes |
| Shopify Payments | 3 | shopify.com | 170 | Yes |
| PayPal | 2 | paypal.com | 171 | Yes |
| Stripe | 1 | stripe.com | 234 | Yes |
| Wise Business | 16 | wise.com | 1,057 | Yes |
| Square | 4 | squareup.com | 2,018 | Yes |
| Adyen | 5 | adyen.com | 4,192 | Yes |
| Airwallex | 14 | airwallex.com | 10,388 | Yes |
| Verifone | 11 | verifone.com | 12,570 | Yes |
| Payoneer | 15 | payoneer.com | 13,990 | Yes |
| Worldpay | 8 | worldpay.com | 17,984 | Yes |
| Braintree | 6 | braintreepayments.com | 30,837 | Yes |
| 2Checkout | 10 | 2checkout.com | 31,461 | No |
| Helcim | 12 | helcim.com | 145,439 | No |
| PaymentCloud | 13 | paymentcloudinc.com | 676,428 | No |
| Authorize.net | 7 | authorizenet.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top payment processing companies for online stores?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
- The small business banking answer listed Bluevine, an online business account provider, first, ahead of American Express and Chase, and also included online accounts from Mercury, Relay, Novo and Found alongside large banks such as Bank of America, Capital One and Wells Fargo.
Logistics, Facilities and Industrial Companies Recommended by ChatGPT
This section lists the companies in ChatGPT's answers to the 8 questions about physical goods and services, from freight carriers and office furniture makers to commercial cleaning, coworking spaces and semiconductor equipment.
3PL Fulfillment
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment | 13 | amazon.com | 27 | Yes |
| FedEx Supply Chain | 14 | fedex.com | 1,929 | Yes |
| DHL Supply Chain | 15 | dhl.com | 2,023 | Yes |
| Kuehne+Nagel | 18 | kuehne-nagel.com | 29,516 | Yes |
| ShipBob | 1 | shipbob.com | 43,069 | No |
| CEVA Logistics | 17 | cevalogistics.com | 44,148 | Yes |
| ShipHero Fulfillment | 4 | shiphero.com | 47,578 | No |
| XPO Logistics / GXO Logistics | 20 | xpo.com | 48,554 | Yes |
| Ryder E-commerce by Whiplash | 5 | ryder.com | 48,976 | Yes |
| GEODIS | 16 | geodis.com | 55,863 | Yes |
| Red Stag Fulfillment | 3 | redstagfulfillment.com | 140,323 | No |
| Cart.com | 6 | cart.com | 239,108 | Yes |
| ShipMonk | 2 | shipmonk.com | 292,846 | Yes |
| Shipfusion | 8 | shipfusion.com | 367,963 | No |
| eFulfillment Service | 10 | efulfillmentservice.com | 402,653 | No |
| Flowspace | 7 | flowspace.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| SHIPHYPE | 9 | shiphype.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Fulfyld | 11 | fulfyld.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| ShipNetwork / Rakuten Super Logistics | 12 | shipnetwork.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Saddle Creek Logistics | 19 | saddlecreeklogistics.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best 3PL logistics companies for ecommerce fulfillment?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Freight Shipping
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | 21 | usps.com | 846 | Yes |
| FedEx Freight | 2 | fedex.com | 1,929 | Yes |
| DHL | 20 | dhl.com | 2,023 | Yes |
| Roadie | 22 | roadie.com | 31,677 | Yes |
| XPO | 4 | xpo.com | 48,554 | Yes |
| R+L Carriers | 7 | rlcarriers.com | 56,363 | Yes |
| uShip | 14 | uship.com | 99,133 | Yes |
| Old Dominion Freight Line | 1 | odfl.com | 103,737 | Yes |
| Uber Freight | 19 | uberfreight.com | 128,124 | Yes |
| Saia | 5 | saia.com | 156,361 | Yes |
| Estes Express Lines | 6 | estes-express.com | 168,044 | Yes |
| TForce Freight | 3 | tforcefreight.com | 248,461 | Yes |
| Dayton Freight | 12 | daytonfreight.com | 255,004 | No |
| Southeastern Freight Lines | 10 | sefl.com | 266,577 | Yes |
| Freightquote | 13 | freightquote.com | 283,089 | Yes |
| FreightCenter | 15 | freightcenter.com | 355,041 | Yes |
| Worldwide Express | 16 | wwex.com | 357,739 | No |
| Pitt Ohio | 11 | pittohio.com | 359,924 | Yes |
| Unishippers | 17 | unishippers.com | 398,946 | No |
| Coyote Logistics | 18 | coyote.com | 534,945 | No |
| ABF Freight | 8 | abf.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| ArcBest | 9 | arcbest.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top freight shipping companies for small businesses in the US?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Office Furniture
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Miller | 3 | hermanmiller.com | 24,519 | Yes |
| Steelcase | 1 | steelcase.com | 34,968 | Yes |
| Vitra | 22 | vitra.com | 35,323 | Yes |
| KOKUYO | 28 | kokuyo.com | 101,304 | No |
| Cassina | 11 | cassina.com | 103,032 | Yes |
| Knoll | 4 | knoll.com | 109,628 | Yes |
| Haworth | 9 | haworth.com | 111,085 | Yes |
| USM | 26 | usm.com | 131,661 | Yes |
| Wilkhahn | 21 | wilkhahn.com | 138,996 | Yes |
| Humanscale | 18 | humanscale.com | 145,077 | No |
| HAY | 7 | hay.com | 147,680 | Yes |
| Maharam | 8 | maharam.com | 150,370 | No |
| HNI Corporation | 13 | hnicorp.com | 153,186 | Yes |
| Poltrona Frau | 10 | poltronafrau.com | 205,820 | Yes |
| MillerKnoll | 2 | millerknoll.com | 213,414 | Yes |
| Allsteel | 15 | allsteeloffice.com | 229,078 | Yes |
| HON | 14 | hon.com | 243,679 | No |
| Teknion | 17 | teknion.com | 274,526 | No |
| Bene | 25 | bene.com | 318,123 | No |
| Sedus | 24 | sedus.com | 321,879 | Yes |
| Interstuhl | 20 | interstuhl.com | 398,611 | No |
| Global Furniture Group | 27 | globalfurnituregroup.com | 451,632 | No |
| Kimball International | 16 | kimball.com | 930,841 | Yes |
| Kinnarps | 23 | kinnarps.com | 978,419 | No |
| Geiger | 5 | geigerfurniture.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| NaughtOne | 6 | naughtone.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Cappellini | 12 | cappellini.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Okamura | 19 | okamura.jp | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best office furniture companies for corporate offices?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Commercial Cleaning
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo | 3 | sodexo.com | 32,476 | Yes |
| Aramark Facilities Services | 4 | aramark.com | 56,213 | Yes |
| ISS North America | 2 | issworld.com | 65,845 | Yes |
| ABM Industries | 1 | abm.com | 121,597 | Yes |
| Stanley Steemer Commercial Services | 22 | stanleysteemer.com | 199,053 | Yes |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 15 | stratusclean.com | 248,295 | No |
| JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting | 13 | jan-pro.com | 280,632 | No |
| ServiceMaster Clean | 21 | servicemasterclean.com | 393,191 | Yes |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | 10 | gdi.com | 619,438 | Yes |
| Anago Cleaning Systems | 17 | anagocleaning.com | 735,557 | No |
| Jani-King | 12 | janiking.com | 922,058 | Yes |
| SBM Management Services | 5 | sbmmanagement.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Pritchard Industries | 6 | pritchardindustries.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Harvard Maintenance | 7 | harvardmaint.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Marsden Services | 8 | marsden.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Kellermeyer Bergensons Services | 9 | kbs-services.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| City Wide Facility Solutions | 11 | citywidefs.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Coverall | 14 | coverall.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| CleanNet USA | 16 | cleannetusa.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 18 | vanguardcleaning.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services | 19 | officepride.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| OpenWorks | 20 | openworksweb.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Enviro-Master Services | 23 | enviro-master.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Buildingstars | 24 | buildingstars.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| 360clean | 25 | 360clean.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top commercial cleaning companies in the US?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Coworking Spaces
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeWork | 6 | wework.com | 19,025 | Yes |
| Regus | 2 | regus.com | 31,682 | Yes |
| IWG | 1 | iwgplc.com | 123,524 | Yes |
| Spaces | 3 | spacesworks.com | 127,618 | No |
| LiquidSpace | 18 | liquidspace.com | 193,510 | Yes |
| Industrious | 7 | industriousoffice.com | 227,447 | Yes |
| Convene | 9 | convene.com | 296,658 | No |
| HQ | 4 | hq.com | 344,608 | No |
| Mindspace | 8 | mindspace.me | 449,059 | No |
| Hubble | 20 | hubblehq.com | 515,691 | No |
| Signature | 5 | signatureworkspace.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| The Executive Centre | 10 | theexecutivecentre.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Serendipity Labs | 11 | serendipitylabs.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| CommonGrounds Workplace | 12 | commongroundsworkplace.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| TechSpace | 13 | techspace.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Ucommune | 14 | ucommune.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Croissant | 15 | joincroissant.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Gable | 16 | gable.to | Not in top 1M | No |
| Deskpass | 17 | deskpass.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| GoFloaters | 19 | gofloaters.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Workbar | 21 | workbar.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Knotel | 22 | knotel.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best coworking space companies for remote teams?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Corporate Travel Management
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 8 | navan.com | 27,344 | Yes |
| SAP Concur | 11 | concur.com | 42,740 | Yes |
| Egencia | 3 | egencia.com | 44,388 | Yes |
| CWT | 5 | mycwt.com | 52,090 | Yes |
| TravelPerk | 10 | travelperk.com | 62,055 | Yes |
| BCD Travel | 4 | bcdtravel.com | 72,491 | Yes |
| American Express Global Business Travel | 1 | amexglobalbusinesstravel.com | 114,417 | Yes |
| Amex GBT | 2 | amexglobalbusinesstravel.com | 114,417 | Yes |
| FCM Travel | 6 | fcmtravel.com | 146,428 | No |
| CTM | 14 | travelctm.com | 231,232 | Yes |
| Corporate Travel Management | 15 | travelctm.com | 231,232 | Yes |
| TripActions | 9 | tripactions.com | 290,942 | Yes |
| ITILITE | 12 | itilite.com | 612,518 | No |
| Reed & Mackay | 18 | reedmackay.com | 730,825 | No |
| Corporate Traveler | 7 | corporatetraveler.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| Christopherson Business Travel | 13 | cbtravel.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Direct Travel | 16 | directtravel.com | Not in top 1M | No |
| World Travel, Inc. | 17 | worldtravelinc.com | Not in top 1M | No |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the best corporate travel management companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Industrial Automation
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | 1 | siemens.com | 1,229 | Yes |
| Honeywell | 7 | honeywell.com | 3,587 | Yes |
| Schneider Electric | 4 | se.com | 3,788 | Yes |
| EcoStruxure | 28 | se.com | 3,788 | Yes |
| ABB | 3 | abb.com | 4,042 | Yes |
| ABB Robotics | 27 | abb.com | 4,042 | Yes |
| Epson Robots | 37 | epson.com | 7,070 | Yes |
| Rockwell Automation | 2 | rockwellautomation.com | 7,219 | Yes |
| Allen-Bradley | 26 | rockwellautomation.com | 7,219 | Yes |
| GE Digital | 36 | ge.com | 9,045 | Yes |
| Parker Hannifin | 18 | parker.com | 15,513 | Yes |
| Toshiba | 25 | toshiba.com | 16,149 | Yes |
| Emerson | 8 | emerson.com | 16,466 | Yes |
| DeltaV | 33 | emerson.com | 16,466 | Yes |
| PACSystems | 34 | emerson.com | 16,466 | Yes |
| Hitachi | 24 | hitachi.com | 17,809 | Yes |
| Omron | 6 | omron.com | 17,814 | Yes |
| Mitsubishi Electric | 5 | mitsubishielectric.com | 24,247 | Yes |
| MELSEC | 30 | mitsubishielectric.com | 24,247 | Yes |
| MELSERVO | 31 | mitsubishielectric.com | 24,247 | Yes |
| e-F@ctory | 32 | mitsubishielectric.com | 24,247 | Yes |
| Festo | 17 | festo.com | 27,847 | Yes |
| AVEVA | 29 | aveva.com | 27,865 | Yes |
| KUKA | 12 | kuka.com | 32,417 | Yes |
| Bosch Rexroth | 14 | boschrexroth.com | 32,642 | Yes |
| Advantech | 19 | advantech.com | 33,359 | Yes |
| GE Vernova | 23 | gevernova.com | 37,547 | Yes |
| WAGO | 20 | wago.com | 40,921 | Yes |
| Delta Electronics | 16 | deltaww.com | 42,865 | Yes |
| Yokogawa Electric | 9 | yokogawa.com | 43,460 | Yes |
| Beckhoff Automation | 15 | beckhoff.com | 48,230 | Yes |
| B&R | 38 | br-automation.com | 75,026 | Yes |
| Keyence | 13 | keyence.com | 103,024 | Yes |
| Lenze | 21 | lenze.com | 153,844 | No |
| Yaskawa Electric | 11 | yaskawa.com | 236,950 | Yes |
| Motoman | 35 | yaskawa.com | 236,950 | Yes |
| SEW-Eurodrive | 22 | sew-eurodrive.com | 250,119 | No |
| FANUC | 10 | fanuc.com | 545,561 | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the top industrial automation companies for factories?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
Semiconductor Equipment
| Company | ChatGPT position | Website | Tranco rank | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon | 11 | canon.com | 5,130 | Yes |
| Nikon | 10 | nikon.com | 18,516 | Yes |
| ASML | 1 | asml.com | 25,522 | Yes |
| Teradyne | 14 | teradyne.com | 58,903 | Yes |
| Applied Materials | 2 | appliedmaterials.com | 63,634 | Yes |
| Lam Research | 3 | lamresearch.com | 76,791 | Yes |
| Advantest | 13 | advantest.com | 113,600 | Yes |
| KLA | 5 | kla.com | 118,119 | Yes |
| Hitachi High-Tech | 8 | hitachi-hightech.com | 119,845 | Yes |
| ASM International | 7 | asm.com | 140,179 | Yes |
| SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions | 6 | screen.co.jp | 191,447 | No |
| DISCO | 16 | disco.co.jp | 207,090 | No |
| Tokyo Electron | 4 | tel.com | 207,620 | Yes |
| ASMPT | 17 | asmpt.com | 275,899 | Yes |
| Cohu | 15 | cohu.com | 362,452 | No |
| Onto Innovation | 12 | ontoinnovation.com | 394,233 | Yes |
| Kulicke & Soffa | 19 | kns.com | 422,991 | No |
| BESI | 18 | besi.com | 568,715 | Yes |
| Kokusai Electric | 9 | kokusai-electric.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Towa | 20 | towa-corporation.co.jp | Not in top 1M | No |
| NAURA Technology | 21 | naura.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| AMEC | 22 | amec-inc.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| ACM Research | 23 | acmrcsh.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| SMEE | 24 | smee.com.cn | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Piotech | 25 | piotech.cn | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Hwatsing Technology | 26 | hwatsing.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
| Kingsemi | 27 | kingsemi.com | Not in top 1M | Yes |
ChatGPT was asked: "What are the leading semiconductor equipment companies?" Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column.
- 36 of the 38 industrial automation companies ChatGPT listed have a Wikipedia article, as do 22 of the 27 semiconductor equipment companies, even though only 10 of the industrial automation companies and 1 semiconductor equipment company had a website in the Tranco top 10,000.
- Commercial cleaning and coworking answers were dominated by companies with small websites: 14 of 25 cleaning companies and 12 of 22 coworking companies had sites outside the Tranco top million.
How Many Companies ChatGPT Recommended per Category
ChatGPT decided for itself how many companies to include in each answer. This section compares the length of its lists across the 45 categories.
- The lists ranged from 10 to 43 companies, with a median of 18 and an average of 19.9. Across the 897 positions, ChatGPT used 860 different company and product names.
- Professional services and industrial answers ran longer than software answers. ChatGPT often split those answers into sections, for example by type of firm, company size or use case, and listed several companies in each section.
Companies ChatGPT Recommended in Several Categories
Some companies appeared in answers to more than one question, usually through different products. We grouped the 897 recommendations by each company's website and counted the categories in which each website appeared.
| Company | Categories | Names ChatGPT used, by category (ChatGPT position) |
|---|---|---|
| Zoho | 11 | CRM Software: Zoho CRM (2), Bigin (3); Accounting Software: Zoho Books (5); HR Software: Zoho People (12); Video Conferencing: Zoho Meeting (7); Customer Support Software: Zoho Desk (5); Marketing Automation: Zoho Marketing Automation (13), Zoho Campaigns (14); Business Intelligence Tools: Zoho (16); E-Signature Software: Zoho Sign (7); Business Password Managers: Zoho Vault (8); Website Builders: Zoho Sites (10); Expense Management Software: Zoho Expense (7) |
| Microsoft | 6 | Cybersecurity: Microsoft (2); Cloud Hosting: Microsoft Azure (3); ERP Vendors: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management (6), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance (7); Video Conferencing: Microsoft Teams (2); Cloud Data Warehouses: Microsoft Fabric (4), Azure Synapse Analytics (5); Business Intelligence Tools: Microsoft (1) |
| Oracle | 6 | ERP Vendors: Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (3), Oracle SCM Cloud (4), Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (17); Marketing Automation: Oracle Eloqua (4); Cloud Data Warehouses: Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (8); Business Intelligence Tools: Oracle (7); Restaurant POS Systems: Oracle MICROS Simphony (9); Expense Management Software: Oracle (4) |
| Amazon | 5 | Cloud Hosting: Amazon Web Services (1); Payment Processing: Amazon Pay (9); Cloud Data Warehouses: Amazon Redshift (3); Business Intelligence Tools: Amazon Web Services (5); 3PL Fulfillment: Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (13) |
| 4 | Cloud Hosting: Google Cloud Platform (2), Firebase (16); Video Conferencing: Google Meet (3); Cloud Data Warehouses: Google BigQuery (2); Business Intelligence Tools: Google Cloud (4) | |
| HubSpot | 4 | CRM Software: HubSpot (1); Customer Support Software: HubSpot Service Hub (7); Marketing Automation: HubSpot (1); Website Builders: HubSpot CMS (11) |
| Salesforce | 4 | CRM Software: Salesforce (7); Customer Support Software: Salesforce Service Cloud (3), Agentforce Service (4); Marketing Automation: Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (3); Business Intelligence Tools: Salesforce (2) |
| Shopify | 4 | Email Marketing Platforms: Shopify Email (6); Payment Processing: Shopify Payments (3); Ecommerce Platforms: Shopify (1); Website Builders: Shopify (3) |
| Square | 4 | Payment Processing: Square (4); Ecommerce Platforms: Square Online (4); Website Builders: Square Online (4); Restaurant POS Systems: Square for Restaurants (2) |
| ActiveCampaign | 3 | CRM Software: ActiveCampaign (8); Email Marketing Platforms: ActiveCampaign (7); Marketing Automation: ActiveCampaign (5) |
| Adobe | 3 | Ecommerce Platforms: Adobe Commerce (10); Marketing Automation: Adobe Marketo Engage (2); E-Signature Software: Adobe Acrobat Sign (2) |
| Bain & Company | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: Bain Vector (9); Management Consulting Firms: Bain & Company (3); Market Research Firms: Bain & Company (25) |
| Deloitte | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: Deloitte Digital (2); Management Consulting Firms: Monitor Deloitte (6), Deloitte Consulting (18); Audit Firms: Deloitte (1) |
| EY | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: EY Consulting (11); Management Consulting Firms: EY-Parthenon (5), EY Consulting (20); Audit Firms: Ernst & Young (4), EY (5) |
| IBM | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: IBM Consulting (3); Cloud Data Warehouses: IBM watsonx.data (9), Db2 Warehouse (10); Business Intelligence Tools: IBM (8) |
| KPMG | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: KPMG Advisory (12); Management Consulting Firms: KPMG Advisory (21); Audit Firms: KPMG (6) |
| PwC | 3 | IT Consulting Firms: PwC Consulting (10); Management Consulting Firms: Strategy& (4), PwC Advisory (19); Audit Firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers (2), PwC (3) |
| Rippling | 3 | Payroll Providers: Rippling (8); HR Software: Rippling (3); Expense Management Software: Rippling (27) |
| SAP | 3 | ERP Vendors: SAP S/4HANA Cloud (1), SAP S/4HANA (2), SAP Business One (16); Cloud Data Warehouses: SAP Datasphere (12), SAP BW/4HANA (13); Business Intelligence Tools: SAP (6) |
| Workday | 3 | Payroll Providers: Workday HCM (9); HR Software: Workday (9); Expense Management Software: Workday (5) |
Grouped by company website, including subdomains such as aws.amazon.com. Sorted by number of categories, then alphabetically.
- 55 company websites appeared in two or more of the 45 answers, and 20 appeared in three or more. Zoho appeared in 11 categories under 13 different names, from Zoho CRM and Bigin to Zoho Vault and Zoho Sites.
- Most of these companies sell software across several business functions. The exceptions are the consulting and audit firms, which ChatGPT recommended for consulting and audit questions, and Bain & Company, which also appeared in the market research answer.
Website Popularity and Wikipedia Coverage by Category
Tranco ranks websites by how widely they are visited, so a company's rank is a rough sign of how well known it is online. This section compares the website ranks and Wikipedia coverage of the companies ChatGPT recommended in each group of categories.
- Every ecommerce platform ChatGPT listed had a website in the Tranco top 10,000 (10 of 10), as did 11 of 12 website builders and 13 of 15 cybersecurity companies.
- PR firms had the largest share of small websites, with 20 of 25 firms outside the Tranco top million, followed by digital marketing agencies (11 of 19).
- Every company in the cloud data warehouse answer has a Wikipedia article, while only 1 of 18 legal practice software companies and 2 of 25 PR firms do. We measured whether a Wikipedia article goes with a higher position in ChatGPT's answers in our study of Wikipedia and AI recommendations.
What Other Research Shows About ChatGPT's Company Recommendations
Other researchers have tested how much ChatGPT's company lists change when the same question is asked again. Their findings are reported as published and are not combined with ours.
| Source | What was tested | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| SparkToro and Gumshoe (January 2026) | 600 volunteers ran 12 recommendation prompts on ChatGPT, Claude and Google's AI search 2,961 times | Less than a 1 in 100 chance that ChatGPT gave the same list of brands in any two responses |
| SparkToro and Gumshoe (January 2026) | Order of the brands in the same responses | Less than a 1 in 1,000 chance that two responses listed the same brands in the same order, across the tools tested |
| SparkToro and Gumshoe (January 2026) | Length of the lists in the same responses | Some responses listed two or three options and others 10 or more |
| SparkToro and Gumshoe (January 2026) | Repeated ChatGPT responses on West Coast cancer care hospitals | City of Hope appeared in 69 of 71 responses but was the first hospital mentioned in 25 of them |
| OpenAI Help Center | How ChatGPT search finds pages | ChatGPT search typically rewrites a question into one or more targeted queries sent to partner search providers, and responses that use web search may include citations |
Figures as published by each source.
- Those results mean a single answer, like each of ours, is one draw from a range of possible lists. A company that appears once may be missing from the next answer, and positions can change between runs.
What ChatGPT's Company Lists Show
A business buyer who asks ChatGPT for vendors gets a long list, and the companies on it are not only the biggest names. In software, ChatGPT mostly recommended companies with some of the most visited websites in the world, while in agencies, PR firms, commercial cleaning and coworking, many of the companies it listed had websites outside the Tranco top million.
Across the 45 questions, the companies that turned up most often were those that sell products in many categories. Zoho's website appeared in 11 of the 45 answers, more than any other company's, under 13 different product and company names.
Data Collection and Methodology
The Top GEO Agencies research team wrote 103 questions in October 2026, 50 about B2B software and service categories and 53 about consumer categories, each asking for the best or top companies and ending with "Please list specific companies or brands." Each question was sent once on October 13, 2026 to OpenAI's GPT-5.5, which stands in for ChatGPT in this study, through a third-party API with that service's web search tool turned on. 45 B2B questions were answered before the study's API credit ran out. The B2B questions on software development outsourcing, business phone systems, construction management software, AI chatbot platforms and application monitoring, and all consumer questions, were not answered, so this report covers B2B categories only. We kept the one answer returned for each question and did not rerun or select answers.
A separate model call, using OpenAI's GPT-5.4 mini, read each answer and listed the companies it recommended in the order they first appeared, with each company's official website. ChatGPT position is that order, counting each company once per answer, and it is the position shown in every table. Product names were kept as written, so Zoho Books and Zoho Desk appear under their own names. In a few answers the extraction model listed one company under two names, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and PwC in the public company audit answer, and those rows are kept as recorded. Websites came from the extraction model and were not all checked by hand; six companies have no website recorded.
Every category table uses the same order. Sorted by website popularity (Tranco rank); ChatGPT's own order is shown in the ChatGPT position column. Tranco rank is the rank of the company's website on Tranco list 64VKX, a research ranking of the most visited websites, downloaded in October 2026. Companies whose websites are not in the top million, or have no website recorded, are placed after the ranked companies in ChatGPT's order, and companies that share a website, such as two products from one company, are placed in ChatGPT's order. The overview table lists categories by group in the order the questions were asked, and the table of companies in several categories groups recommendations by website, including subdomains.
Each company was checked against English Wikipedia through the Wikipedia and Wikidata APIs. A company counted as having an article when an article's Wikidata record listed the same official website, including a parent company's website for product names, or when the article title matched the company name and its description identified a company, brand or product. Disambiguation pages did not count. In an earlier manual check of 40 brands from the same study marked as having no article, 1 had one, so a small number of companies marked as having no article may have one.
Each question was asked once, and AI answers vary between runs, so each table is one record of one answer and is not a measure of how often ChatGPT recommends a company. Answers reached through an API can differ from those in the ChatGPT app. Some answers grouped companies under headings, such as by company size or use case, so a later position does not always mean ChatGPT judged a company less suitable. The outside research is reported as its authors published it. ChatGPT is the only AI platform covered, and no money figures are used.
Sources
- Source 1: Top GEO Agencies, ChatGPT Company Recommendation Study (October 2026): 897 company recommendations in ChatGPT's answers to 45 B2B questions, one answer per question, collected October 13, 2026, with each company's list position, website, Tranco rank and English Wikipedia status. Also used in Wikipedia's Impact on AI Visibility and Recommendation Share: 2026 Study.
- Tranco, A Research-Oriented Top Sites Ranking, list 64VKX
- Wikimedia Foundation, MediaWiki Action API, English Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Foundation, Wikidata API
- SparkToro, NEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibility (January 28, 2026)
- OpenAI Help Center, Searching the web with ChatGPT