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CRM

10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)

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By engine

ChatGPT
0 of 30

Claude
2 of 30

Perplexity
3 of 30

Google AI Overviews
3 of 30

Google AI Mode
2 of 30

By buyer question

Other vendors below have a higher observed count on that question. The full checked set remains on the record.

Buyer question	Named	Other vendors named
What is the best CRM for a growing B2B sales team?	0 of 15	HubSpot CRM (15 of 15); Pipedrive (15 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (14 of 15); see full record
Which CRM is best for managing a complex sales pipeline?	3 of 15	HubSpot CRM (15 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (15 of 15); Pipedrive (11 of 15); see full record
What are the top CRM tools for a mid-market company?	6 of 15	HubSpot CRM (15 of 15); Microsoft Dynamics 365 (15 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (15 of 15); see full record
What are good alternatives to a traditional CRM?	0 of 15	Pipedrive (7 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (5 of 15); HubSpot CRM (4 of 15); see full record
Which CRM options work well for a small sales team that is scaling?	0 of 15	Zoho CRM (15 of 15); HubSpot CRM (14 of 15); Pipedrive (14 of 15); see full record
What CRM should a revenue team consider when replacing spreadsheets?	0 of 15	HubSpot CRM (15 of 15); Pipedrive (15 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (10 of 15); see full record
How do the main CRM platforms compare for reporting and forecasting?	0 of 15	HubSpot CRM (15 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (15 of 15); Zoho CRM (15 of 15); see full record
Which CRM approach is better for a team with multiple sales motions?	0 of 15	Salesforce Sales Cloud (13 of 15); HubSpot CRM (11 of 15); Pipedrive (9 of 15); see full record
What should a buyer evaluate in a CRM?	0 of 15	Salesforce Sales Cloud (3 of 15)
How can a sales team use a CRM to improve handoffs and follow-up?	1 of 15	HubSpot CRM (9 of 15); Salesforce Sales Cloud (9 of 15); Pipedrive (3 of 15)

Vendor domain citations

4 of 150 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.0% to 6.7%). insightly.com

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695. Answer capture: 2026-09-22. Published 2026-09-23.

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