October 2026 · run 19 Oct 2026
Intent data: what AI engines recommend
Across 195 answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Claude to 39 buyer questions, Clay was recommended most: in 30% of answers, 24 to 37% at 95%.
- Questions
- 39
- Answers
- 206
- Engines
- 6
- Run
- 19 Oct 2026
All chat engines
195 answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Claude, pooled. 215 different brands recommended in all; these are the 10 recommended most.
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 30% | 24 to 37% | 3.7 | |
| Apollo | 21% | 16 to 27% | 4.3 | |
| Apify | 19% | 14 to 25% | 2.8 | |
| PhantomBuster | 18% | 13 to 24% | 3.2 | |
| n8n | 14% | 10 to 20% | 3.4 | |
| Make | 12% | 8 to 18% | 4.5 | |
| HeyReach | 11% | 7 to 16% | 2.0 | |
| Instantly | 9% | 6 to 14% | 4.9 | |
| Zapier | 9% | 6 to 14% | 6.1 | |
| Traxy | 8% | 5 to 12% | 2.3 |
By engine
Each engine's most recommended brands. The bar puts a brand's share (the dot) on its 95% range (the band), on one scale from 0 to 60% across this page. A brand tied with the last one listed may be left off.
ChatGPT
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 28% | 17 to 44% | 3.6 | |
| Apify | 18% | 9 to 33% | 3.3 | |
| Apollo | 18% | 9 to 33% | 3.4 | |
| n8n | 15% | 7 to 30% | 2.5 | |
| PhantomBuster | 13% | 6 to 27% | 3.8 | |
| HeyReach | 13% | 6 to 27% | 1.2 | |
| Embers | 10% | 4 to 24% | 3.0 | |
| Make | 10% | 4 to 24% | 5.3 | |
| Traxy | 8% | 3 to 20% | 3.0 | |
| Common Room | 8% | 3 to 20% | 2.3 |
Gemini
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhantomBuster | 39% | 25 to 54% | 3.1 | |
| Clay | 39% | 25 to 54% | 3.4 | |
| Apify | 33% | 21 to 49% | 2.5 | |
| Apollo | 23% | 13 to 38% | 4.6 | |
| n8n | 21% | 11 to 36% | 3.9 | |
| Make | 18% | 9 to 33% | 3.9 | |
| Trigify | 13% | 6 to 27% | 2.8 | |
| RB2B | 13% | 6 to 27% | 3.4 | |
| Octolens | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.0 | |
| Warmly | 10% | 4 to 24% | 3.5 |
Google AI Mode
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 44% | 29 to 59% | 4.2 | |
| Apify | 33% | 21 to 49% | 2.7 | |
| PhantomBuster | 26% | 15 to 41% | 2.5 | |
| Apollo | 23% | 13 to 38% | 4.6 | |
| Make | 18% | 9 to 33% | 4.3 | |
| n8n | 15% | 7 to 30% | 3.0 | |
| Airtable | 13% | 6 to 27% | 8.8 | |
| Zapier | 13% | 6 to 27% | 5.8 | |
| Instantly | 13% | 6 to 27% | 8.8 | |
| HeyReach | 13% | 6 to 27% | 3.8 |
Perplexity
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 28% | 17 to 44% | 3.8 | |
| Apollo | 18% | 9 to 33% | 4.3 | |
| HubSpot | 13% | 6 to 27% | 2.8 | |
| n8n | 13% | 6 to 27% | 4.0 | |
| Traxy | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.2 | |
| Airtable | 10% | 4 to 24% | 5.0 | |
| Trigify | 10% | 4 to 24% | 1.8 | |
| Common Room | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.2 | |
| HeyReach | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.0 | |
| PhantomBuster | 8% | 3 to 20% | 4.7 |
Claude
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo | 23% | 13 to 38% | 4.7 | |
| Zapier | 15% | 7 to 30% | 7.2 | |
| HeyReach | 13% | 6 to 27% | 1.8 | |
| Traxy | 10% | 4 to 24% | 1.8 | |
| Buska | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.2 | |
| Make | 10% | 4 to 24% | 5.0 | |
| Clay | 10% | 4 to 24% | 2.5 | |
| Hunter | 10% | 4 to 24% | 6.0 | |
| Sprout Social | 8% | 3 to 20% | 4.3 | |
| ZoomInfo | 8% | 3 to 20% | 4.0 |
Google AI Overviews
| Brand | Share | 95% range | Share on its range, drawn | Avg. place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhantomBuster | 18% | 5 to 48% | 4.0 | |
| Apollo | 18% | 5 to 48% | 5.5 | |
| Apify | 18% | 5 to 48% | 4.0 | |
| ZoomInfo | 18% | 5 to 48% | 2.5 | |
| HubSpot | 18% | 5 to 48% | 3.5 | |
| Linked Panda | 9% | 2 to 38% | 2.0 | |
| Embers | 9% | 2 to 38% | 3.0 | |
| ReactIn | 9% | 2 to 38% | 4.0 | |
| Gojiberry | 9% | 2 to 38% | 5.0 | |
| Satellyte | 9% | 2 to 38% | 6.0 |
- automated lead generation
- champion tracking
- intent data providers
- intent signals
- keyword monitoring tool
- linkedin post scraper
- reddit lead generation
- trigify
- trigify alternatives
- usergems
- warm leads
Pages the engines cite
The pages cited most, each with the number of answers citing it and their share of the engine's answers.
All chat engines
- linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1341387/prohibition-of-scraping-software14 · 7%
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/reactions-api12 · 6%
- clay.com11 · 6%
- apify.com10 · 5%
- heyreach.io/blog/best-trigify-alternatives9 · 5%
- apollo.io7 · 4%
- developer.linkedin.com/legal7 · 4%
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/comments-api6 · 3%
- teamfluence.com/blog/trigify-alternatives6 · 3%
- octolens.com/linkedin-monitoring6 · 3%
ChatGPT
- linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1341387/prohibition-of-scraping-software14 · 36%
- developer.linkedin.com/legal7 · 18%
- apify.com6 · 15%
- phantombuster.com4 · 10%
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/reactions-api4 · 10%
- google.com/alerts4 · 10%
- clay.com4 · 10%
- traxy.ai3 · 8%
- useembers.com/blog/best-linkedin-engagement-tracking-tools3 · 8%
- useembers.com3 · 8%
Gemini
- traxy.ai/blog/blog-best-trigify-alternatives-20264 · 10%
- goextrovert.com/blog/best-linkedin-engagement-tools4 · 10%
- signado.io/blog/trigify-alternatives3 · 8%
- postelix.com/blog/trigify-alternatives2 · 5%
- teamfluence.com/blog/trigify-alternatives2 · 5%
- linkedpanda.com/blog/best-trigify-alternatives2 · 5%
- heyreach.io/blog/linkedin-management-tools2 · 5%
- scrapecreators.com/blog/linkedin-post-scrapers2 · 5%
- n8n.io/workflows/10787-scrape-linkedin-post-comments-and-reactions-with-browserflow-export-to-google-sheets2 · 5%
- linkfinderai.com/linkedin-post-commenters-export2 · 5%
Google AI Mode
- clay.com7 · 18%
- heyreach.io/blog/best-trigify-alternatives4 · 10%
- apify.com4 · 10%
- apollo.io4 · 10%
- heyreach.io3 · 8%
- lindy.ai/blog/linkedin-scraper3 · 8%
- make.com3 · 8%
- instagram.com/officialphantombuster2 · 5%
- scrapecreators.com/blog/linkedin-post-scrapers2 · 5%
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/reactions-api2 · 5%
Perplexity
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/reactions-api4 · 10%
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/comments-api4 · 10%
- octolens.com/trigify-alternatives3 · 8%
- joinvalley.co/blog/best-tools-to-message-linkedin-post-engagers3 · 8%
- developer.linkedin.com/product-catalog/marketing/community-management-api3 · 8%
- linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a13413873 · 8%
- joinvalley.co/blog/track-competitor-linkedin-post-engagers2 · 5%
- magicpost.in/blog/trigify-alternatives2 · 5%
- leexi.ai/en/sales-enablement/prospecting/best-signal-based-selling-tools2 · 5%
- deberli.com/trigify-alternative2 · 5%
Claude
- reactin.io/alternatives/trigify2 · 5%
- buska.io/blog/best-social-listening-tools-for-lead-generation-20262 · 5%
- goextrovert.com/blog/best-linkedin-monitoring-tools2 · 5%
- traxy.ai/blog/linkedin-competitor-analysis1 · 3%
- formanorden.com/blog/linkedin-competitor-engagement1 · 3%
- octolens.com/linkedin-monitoring1 · 3%
- mentionkit.com/articles/linkedin-monitoring-tools1 · 3%
- sproutsocial.com/insights/linkedin-analytics1 · 3%
- planable.io/blog/linkedin-analytics-tools1 · 3%
- heyreach.io/blog/best-trigify-alternatives1 · 3%
Google AI Overviews
- trigify.io2 · 18%
- buska.io/alternative-to/trigify2 · 18%
- salesforge.ai/blog/trigify-review1 · 9%
- reachium.io/compare/trigify1 · 9%
- syncgtm.com/blog/trigify-review1 · 9%
- help.trigify.io/articles/9831878-introduction1 · 9%
- help.trigify.io1 · 9%
- futurepedia.io/tool/trigify1 · 9%
- phantombuster.com/blog/tools/best-trigify-alternatives-for-lead-generation1 · 9%
- deberli.com/trigify-alternative1 · 9%
The 39 questions
Each asked once on ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Claude on 19 Oct 2026, under the buyer scenario it comes from. Google AI Overviews were asked the search keywords listed with them above instead.
Trigify is closing: replace the competitor-engagement feed
- ComparisonTrigify is shutting down on October 22 and I've got a workflow that depends on it. It watches 6 competitor company pages on LinkedIn and sends me anyone who reacts or comments, and I push them into HeyReach. What are the best Trigify alternatives for that? Teamfluence keeps showing up in my feed but I don't know anyone using it.
- Best toolbest tool to see who is engaging with my competitors' linkedin posts now that trigify is going away
- Problem firstMy main lead source just got an expiry date. I get about 40 people a week who commented on or liked posts from the three companies I compete with, with name, title and company already attached, and the tool behind it is closing this week. I'm a solo founder and can spend maybe $200 a month. What do people switch to?
- Asks for AICould I rebuild Trigify-style competitor engagement tracking myself with an AI agent and a LinkedIn data API instead of paying for another SaaS? I'm fine with code. I'd want daily pulls of reactions and comments on competitor posts, de-duped, with the competitor's own employees filtered out.
- How toI exported my tracked competitors and keywords from Trigify before it shuts down. How do I recreate that setup in another tool, and what should I check so the daily list going into HeyReach doesn't have a gap?
See who engages with competitors' LinkedIn posts
- No AIIs there a way to see everyone who liked or commented on a competitor's LinkedIn post? Not just the first few that LinkedIn shows, the whole list with their job titles and companies.
- Names an AI clientCan ChatGPT or Claude pull the list of people who commented on a specific LinkedIn post? I pasted the URL into ChatGPT and it said it can't open LinkedIn. I need names, titles and companies for about 300 commenters on a post from a company we compete with.
- How toWhat are the steps to collect reactions and comments from my competitors' LinkedIn posts every week without risking my personal account? I'm comfortable with n8n and APIs. Output should be one row per person: name, headline, company, post URL, reaction type.
- Problem firstOur biggest competitor's CEO posts every week and each post gets 150 to 300 reactions. I'm sure half those people are exactly who we sell to. Right now I scroll through the likes by hand and paste names into a spreadsheet. There has to be a better way.
- Best toolWhat tools turn LinkedIn post engagement into a lead list? I want to target people who engaged with competitor content and filter out the competitor's own employees, recruiters and other vendors. 3 reps, we use HubSpot.
A few fresh warm leads every weekday, no list building
- Problem firstI'm a one-person company doing my own sales and my cold email gets maybe a 2% reply rate. I only want to talk to people who are already interested in what I do, a few new ones every day instead of a giant list I blast. What approach would you take?
- Best toolBest tool to get a fresh list of warm B2B leads every weekday sent to Slack or a Google Sheet? By warm I mean people who recently engaged with LinkedIn content about the problem I solve. I don't want to build a workflow, I want it to just show up.
- Asks for AIHow can I use AI to find 10 warm leads a day for my consulting business? I don't want to buy a database like Apollo. I want people who showed interest recently, with a reason on each one for why I should message them.
- No AIhow do I find warm leads on LinkedIn for B2B? people who've shown some interest in my topic rather than a cold list
- Names an AI clientI use Claude Code daily. Can I set up a routine that finds people who engaged with LinkedIn posts about SOC 2 compliance for startups in the last 24 hours, scores them against my ICP and drops the top 10 into a Google Sheet each morning? What would I use for the LinkedIn engagement data?
Buyer intent data without a 6sense or Bombora contract
- Best toolWhat's the best buyer intent data tool for a small B2B team? Quotes from 6sense and Bombora are way out of range for us (15 people, about $2M ARR). I'm after something under a few hundred a month that tells us who is showing interest right now.
- No AIWhat is intent data and how can a startup with no sales ops person actually use it? Do I have to buy it from Bombora or are there cheaper ways to get signals?
- Comparison6sense alternatives for a startup? Ideally person-level, not just 'this company is researching X' account-level signals, so my reps know exactly who to message.
- Asks for AICan an AI agent give me a poor man's intent data feed from public LinkedIn activity instead of buying Bombora? I don't need account-level research signals. I just want to know which people are publicly engaging with the problem we solve, ranked by how strong the signal is.
Move the SDR team from blasting lists to signal-based outbound
- How toHow do I set up signal-based outbound for 3 SDRs? We currently blast purchased lists and get 1.8% replies. Which signals are worth acting on, where do you get them without a $30k intent contract, and how do you write the first message so it doesn't feel creepy?
- Asks for AICan I build a signal-based prospecting agent that watches LinkedIn for people publicly engaging with posts about our problem and hands my SDRs ranked leads with the reason to reach out? Or is that a job for a dedicated tool?
- Names an AI clientI use Clay for enrichment but the signals I get natively are mostly job changes and funding rounds. How do I add LinkedIn post-engagement signals (who commented or reacted on competitor and category posts) into a Clay table or an n8n workflow on a schedule?
- Problem firstEvery AI SDR tool I try writes the same generic messages and prospects hate them. My boss still wants more pipeline. What do good teams do instead?
- ComparisonSignal-based selling: Clay vs Common Room vs Warmly vs something lighter? We don't have a RevOps person. What's the lightest setup that gives reps 'this person engaged with X yesterday' leads?
Keep HeyReach and Instantly campaigns full of warm prospects
- Problem firstMy HeyReach campaigns keep running out of leads. I build a list in Sales Navigator on Monday and by Thursday the campaign is done and I'm exporting again. I run 5 clients. How do I keep them fed with leads that are warmer than a Sales Nav search?
- How toHow do I auto-push LinkedIn leads into HeyReach campaigns every day via API or webhook? I want a source that supplies people who engaged with competitor posts, with custom fields (post URL, what they said) for personalization.
- Best toolBest lead source for HeyReach campaigns that isn't Sales Navigator scraping? Apollo exports gave me a 20% connection acceptance rate. People who engaged with relevant posts accept way more in my experience. What tool automates finding those engagers?
- Asks for AICan an AI agent keep my Instantly campaigns topped up with warm leads every day? I want it to find people who engaged with relevant LinkedIn content, find their emails and add them to a campaign without me touching it.
- Names an AI clientUsing Claude with the HeyReach and Instantly APIs, what's the cleanest setup to pull a daily batch of warm LinkedIn leads and route LinkedIn-first prospects to HeyReach and email-first ones to Instantly? What would the data source be?
Find people publicly talking about the problem I solve
- Problem firstI built a tool that automates invoice follow-ups for small agencies, and I know people complain about chasing payments on LinkedIn and Reddit all the time, but I only find those posts by accident. How do I find the people talking about this right now, before they've picked a solution?
- No AIHow do I monitor LinkedIn for people posting or commenting about a specific problem so I can reach out while they're actively complaining? Google Alerts doesn't cover LinkedIn.
- Best toolBest social listening tool for finding B2B leads rather than brand mentions? I want to see the people (not just the posts) who engaged with LinkedIn content about my problem space, and Reddit threads if possible. Budget around $150 a month.
- Names an AI clientCan Claude or ChatGPT agent mode scan LinkedIn and Reddit daily for conversations about my problem, decide who is a real potential buyer vs a vendor, consultant or recruiter, and send me a short list? What are the pitfalls?
- ComparisonIs F5Bot or Syften enough for finding B2B leads from Reddit and LinkedIn, or do I need a proper signal tool? I mainly want people with context, not just links to threads.
Hiring and job-change signals as outreach triggers
- Problem firstWe sell outsourced SDR services. Our best deals come from companies that just posted an SDR job or hired a new VP Sales, because that's when the pain is loudest. How do I get a weekly list of those companies plus the hiring manager without paying for ZoomInfo?
- Best toolBest tool for tracking job changes of my past customers and champions? They move to new companies and I want to know when so I can reach them there. UserGems is too expensive for a 6-person company.
- How toHow do I build a hiring-signal lead feed? I want to pull LinkedIn job postings for specific roles, find the hiring manager at each company, enrich their email and push them to Instantly daily, de-duped.
- Asks for AICan AI tell me which companies are likely to need my service based on their LinkedIn hiring posts or new executive hires? I run a small recruiting-adjacent consultancy and have no data team.
- ComparisonUserGems vs Clay job-change signals vs something cheaper? Ideally something that also uses LinkedIn engagement as a signal so I'm not relying only on job changes.
How these numbers are counted
- Share
- Share of an engine's answers in this category that recommend the brand; range is the 95% Wilson interval.
- Left out
- Questions that named one of our products, and a few that named one of our data suppliers; AI assistants and platforms (Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn and similar) are not counted as recommendations.
- Google AI Overviews
- Google AI Overviews were queried with search keywords, not the questions.
We don't test or rate these tools. A brand's share says how often the engines recommended it, not how good it is. The full method.