Source Map · release 2026-09
Hotel property management software: where the answers cite
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.
Answers captured 2026-09-22. Valid answers: 149 of 150 (99.3%) target attempts. The September release's naming and citation figures are unchanged.
Citation shares count each distinct returned URL once per answer. Answer shares count a domain once per answer. A checked-vendor domain is any canonical domain or alias in this category's fixed set. Own is evaluated relative to each vendor in the downloadable rules.
Titles not fetched: 104 of 349 (29.8%) distinct cited URLs. We use the URL path where a title could not be read.
Complete source classes and fired rules · Category record
ChatGPT
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for ChatGPT| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 125 of 139 (89.9%) |
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| review platform | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| community | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| video | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 0 of 139 (0.0%) |
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| other company | 12 of 139 (8.6%) |
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| other | 2 of 139 (1.4%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 125 of 139 (89.9%) citations. Other companies: 12 of 139 (8.6%). Ranked lists: 0 of 139 (0.0%).
Ten most-cited domains for ChatGPT| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| mews.com | checked vendor | 32 of 139 (23.0%) | 21 of 30 (70.0%) |
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| cloudbeds.com | checked vendor | 27 of 139 (19.4%) | 23 of 30 (76.7%) |
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| oracle.com | checked vendor | 16 of 139 (11.5%) | 13 of 30 (43.3%) |
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| stayntouch.com | checked vendor | 12 of 139 (8.6%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| littlehotelier.com | checked vendor | 11 of 139 (7.9%) | 11 of 30 (36.7%) |
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| maestropms.com | checked vendor | 10 of 139 (7.2%) | 6 of 30 (20.0%) |
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| roomkeypms.com | checked vendor | 7 of 139 (5.0%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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| agilysys.com | other company | 5 of 139 (3.6%) | 5 of 30 (16.7%) |
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| beds24.com | other company | 3 of 139 (2.2%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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| infor.com | other company | 3 of 139 (2.2%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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Claude
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Claude| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 71 of 304 (23.4%) |
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| review platform | 85 of 304 (28.0%) |
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| community | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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| video | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 121 of 304 (39.8%) |
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| other company | 27 of 304 (8.9%) |
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| other | 0 of 304 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 71 of 304 (23.4%) citations. Other companies: 27 of 304 (8.9%). Ranked lists: 121 of 304 (39.8%).
Ten most-cited domains for Claude| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| hoteltechreport.com | review platform | 49 of 304 (16.1%) | 23 of 30 (76.7%) |
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| roommaster.com | checked vendor | 24 of 304 (7.9%) | 17 of 30 (56.7%) |
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| hotelogix.com | checked vendor | 17 of 304 (5.6%) | 15 of 30 (50.0%) |
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| stayntouch.com | checked vendor | 16 of 304 (5.3%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| capterra.com | review platform | 14 of 304 (4.6%) | 10 of 30 (33.3%) |
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| hoteltech.review | ranked list | 14 of 304 (4.6%) | 13 of 30 (43.3%) |
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| hoteltechinsight.com | ranked list | 14 of 304 (4.6%) | 7 of 30 (23.3%) |
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| g2.com | review platform | 13 of 304 (4.3%) | 13 of 30 (43.3%) |
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| selecthub.com | ranked list | 9 of 304 (3.0%) | 6 of 30 (20.0%) |
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| hotelminder.com | ranked list | 8 of 304 (2.6%) | 5 of 30 (16.7%) |
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Perplexity
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Perplexity| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 141 of 527 (26.8%) |
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| review platform | 117 of 527 (22.2%) |
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| community | 5 of 527 (0.9%) |
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| video | 0 of 527 (0.0%) |
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| reference | 0 of 527 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 527 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 527 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 237 of 527 (45.0%) |
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| other company | 27 of 527 (5.1%) |
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| other | 0 of 527 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 141 of 527 (26.8%) citations. Other companies: 27 of 527 (5.1%). Ranked lists: 237 of 527 (45.0%).
Ten most-cited domains for Perplexity| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| hoteltechreport.com | review platform | 54 of 527 (10.2%) | 30 of 30 (100.0%) |
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| roommaster.com | checked vendor | 48 of 527 (9.1%) | 27 of 30 (90.0%) |
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| g2.com | review platform | 33 of 527 (6.3%) | 21 of 30 (70.0%) |
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| stayntouch.com | checked vendor | 30 of 527 (5.7%) | 15 of 30 (50.0%) |
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| conduit.ai | ranked list | 18 of 527 (3.4%) | 18 of 30 (60.0%) |
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| guideflow.com | ranked list | 18 of 527 (3.4%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| capterra.com | review platform | 15 of 527 (2.8%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| worldmetrics.org | ranked list | 15 of 527 (2.8%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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| hotelogix.com | checked vendor | 14 of 527 (2.7%) | 11 of 30 (36.7%) |
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| eviivo.com | checked vendor | 12 of 527 (2.3%) | 12 of 30 (40.0%) |
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Google AI Overviews
Valid answers: 29 of 30 (96.7%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Google AI Overviews| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 58 of 187 (31.0%) |
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| review platform | 40 of 187 (21.4%) |
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| community | 18 of 187 (9.6%) |
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| video | 19 of 187 (10.2%) |
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| reference | 0 of 187 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 2 of 187 (1.1%) |
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| media | 0 of 187 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 37 of 187 (19.8%) |
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| other company | 13 of 187 (7.0%) |
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| other | 0 of 187 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 58 of 187 (31.0%) citations. Other companies: 13 of 187 (7.0%). Ranked lists: 37 of 187 (19.8%).
Ten most-cited domains for Google AI Overviews| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| hoteltechreport.com | review platform | 33 of 187 (17.6%) | 28 of 29 (96.6%) |
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| youtube.com | video | 19 of 187 (10.2%) | 12 of 29 (41.4%) |
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| reddit.com | community | 15 of 187 (8.0%) | 12 of 29 (41.4%) |
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| roommaster.com | checked vendor | 13 of 187 (7.0%) | 11 of 29 (37.9%) |
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| stayntouch.com | checked vendor | 11 of 187 (5.9%) | 9 of 29 (31.0%) |
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| mews.com | checked vendor | 8 of 187 (4.3%) | 8 of 29 (27.6%) |
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| cloudbeds.com | checked vendor | 7 of 187 (3.7%) | 7 of 29 (24.1%) |
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| g2.com | review platform | 7 of 187 (3.7%) | 7 of 29 (24.1%) |
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| rategain.com | ranked list | 4 of 187 (2.1%) | 4 of 29 (13.8%) |
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| avenhospitality.com | checked vendor | 3 of 187 (1.6%) | 3 of 29 (10.3%) |
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Google AI Mode
Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.
Source mix for Google AI Mode| Source class | Citations |
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| checked vendor | 46 of 118 (39.0%) |
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| review platform | 40 of 118 (33.9%) |
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| community | 4 of 118 (3.4%) |
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| video | 4 of 118 (3.4%) |
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| reference | 0 of 118 (0.0%) |
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| academic government | 0 of 118 (0.0%) |
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| media | 0 of 118 (0.0%) |
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| ranked list | 18 of 118 (15.3%) |
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| other company | 6 of 118 (5.1%) |
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| other | 0 of 118 (0.0%) |
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Checked vendors' owned sites: 46 of 118 (39.0%) citations. Other companies: 6 of 118 (5.1%). Ranked lists: 18 of 118 (15.3%).
Ten most-cited domains for Google AI Mode| Domain | Class | Citations | Answers |
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| hoteltechreport.com | review platform | 35 of 118 (29.7%) | 22 of 30 (73.3%) |
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| mews.com | checked vendor | 11 of 118 (9.3%) | 8 of 30 (26.7%) |
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| roommaster.com | checked vendor | 10 of 118 (8.5%) | 10 of 30 (33.3%) |
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| stayntouch.com | checked vendor | 10 of 118 (8.5%) | 9 of 30 (30.0%) |
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| conduit.ai | ranked list | 5 of 118 (4.2%) | 5 of 30 (16.7%) |
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| littlehotelier.com | checked vendor | 5 of 118 (4.2%) | 5 of 30 (16.7%) |
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| cloudbeds.com | checked vendor | 4 of 118 (3.4%) | 3 of 30 (10.0%) |
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| reddit.com | community | 4 of 118 (3.4%) | 4 of 30 (13.3%) |
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| softwareadvice.com | review platform | 4 of 118 (3.4%) | 4 of 30 (13.3%) |
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| youtube.com | video | 4 of 118 (3.4%) | 4 of 30 (13.3%) |
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Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.