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    Real-Time AI Market Map (2026): 1 in 8 software purchases is Claude.

    The AI tools companies actually pay for, ranked by purchases across AI-native tools, AI-embedded software and hyperscalers. As of 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC, Anthropic/Claude is the most-purchased AI tool on Cledara, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace. On its own it outweighs every other category on the map, including all of Collaboration & Productivity (10.2%).

    1,731 classified tools across 13 categoriesRankings through October 2026

    Share of all software purchases

    Anthropic/Claude12.3%
    OpenAI/ChatGPT5.9%

    2.1×Claude is bought 2.1 times as often as ChatGPT, across every purchase and renewal in the last 12 months.

    Area is each tool's share of all software purchases and renewals on Cledara over the last 12 months, so AI tools sit on the same scale as the rest of the software market. The whole map adds up to 53.2% of all software purchases. Smaller tools in each category are grouped as “+ more”; select a category to zoom in, or any tile for its card.
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    AI Platforms & Model Ops · 20.1%

    1. Anthropic/Claude 12.3%
    2. OpenAI/ChatGPT 5.9%
    3. OpenRouter 0.46%
    4. Perplexity AI 0.34%
    5. Langsmith by Langchain 0.11%
    6. Langfuse 0.088%
    7. Grok 0.072%
    8. Databutton 0.059%
    9. fal 0.044%
    10. Pinecone 0.037%
    11. Google One 0.036%
    12. Deepgram 0.035%
    13. Chatbase 0.033%
    14. Google Colab 0.026%
    15. Cohere 0.024%
    16. Modal 0.022%
    17. xAI 0.021%
    18. Exa 0.02%
    19. BytePlus 0.02%
    20. Agentic 0.02%
    21. BASE44 0.018%
    22. Meshy 0.018%
    23. LlamaIndex 0.016%
    24. Dust 0.016%
    25. Genspark 0.015%
    26. Cerebras 0.014%
    27. Requesty 0.014%
    28. Tavily 0.013%
    29. Weaviate 0.013%
    30. Replicate 0.013%
    31. TypeSafe AI 0.013%
    32. Cassidy 0.012%
    33. Qdrant 0.011%
    34. Fireworks AI 0.011%
    35. Comfy 0.01%
    36. Z.ai 0.0096%
    37. Confident AI 0.0086%
    38. NVIDIA AI 0.008%
    39. Cloro 0.0072%
    40. Relevance AI 0.0072%
    41. Cartesia 0.0069%
    42. Black Forest Labs 0.0067%
    43. Moonshot AI 0.0067%
    44. Nebius 0.0067%
    45. Klavis AI 0.0066%
    46. Cloudmersive 0.0061%
    47. Agenta 0.0056%
    48. Play.ht 0.0056%
    49. V7 0.0054%
    50. Cekura 0.0051%
    51. glif 0.0043%
    52. Linkup 0.0042%
    53. Ollama 0.0042%
    54. Cockatoo 0.004%
    55. Venice AI 0.004%
    56. Abliteration 0.0038%
    57. Inworld AI 0.0038%
    58. Braintrust 0.0037%
    59. Okara 0.0037%
    60. Gumloop 0.0035%
    61. Hasty 0.003%
    62. Skyvern 0.0027%
    63. pyannoteAI 0.0027%
    64. Jina AI 0.0026%
    65. Nanonets 0.0024%
    66. Crusoe 0.0022%
    67. SpeechAce 0.0022%
    68. Elicit 0.0021%
    69. Tisane Labs 0.0021%
    70. Anyscale 0.0019%
    71. Humbot 0.0019%
    72. Labelbox 0.0019%
    73. Rime 0.0019%
    74. LLMbase 0.0018%
    75. Uberduck 0.0018%
    76. Mindsmith 0.0016%
    77. Parasail 0.0016%
    78. Soniox 0.0014%
    79. Bria 0.0013%
    80. Comet 0.0013%
    81. Pipeboard 0.0011%
    82. Portkey 0.001%
    83. ChatAI 0.0006%
    84. Treg 0.0005%
    85. LangWatch 0.0003%
    86. WPVibe 0.0003%
    87. Runware 0.0002%

    Collaboration & Productivity · 10.2%

    1. Google Workspace 3.5%
    2. Slack 1.0%
    3. Zoom 0.83%
    4. Notion 0.73%
    5. Miro 0.67%
    6. Loom 0.34%
    7. Airtable 0.26%
    8. Fathom 0.25%
    9. Fireflies 0.25%
    10. Dropbox 0.25%
    11. monday 0.24%
    12. Linear 0.23%
    13. Zoho 0.17%
    14. Asana 0.16%
    15. Granola 0.16%
    16. Wispr Flow 0.15%
    17. ClickUp 0.14%
    18. Otter.ai 0.079%
    19. Fyxer AI 0.06%
    20. Motion 0.059%
    21. Dovetail 0.053%
    22. Happy Scribe 0.048%
    23. Dialpad 0.047%
    24. RingCentral 0.044%
    25. Krisp 0.039%
    26. Read 0.032%
    27. Crowdin 0.028%
    28. Coda 0.024%
    29. The Brief 0.022%
    30. Box 0.022%
    31. Loremax 0.02%
    32. Meetgeek 0.019%
    33. tl;dv 0.018%
    34. Vimcal 0.013%
    35. Dojo AI 0.013%
    36. Tactiq 0.012%
    37. Supernormal 0.012%
    38. Notta 0.011%
    39. Banani 0.011%
    40. CleanShot X 0.011%
    41. Lingohub 0.011%
    42. Feedly 0.01%
    43. Avoma 0.0098%
    44. Superwhisper 0.0094%
    45. LanguageTool 0.009%
    46. memoQ 0.0062%
    47. Steady 0.0061%
    48. Fellow.ai 0.0045%
    49. GPT for Work 0.0045%
    50. Boomerang 0.0043%
    51. Trint 0.0024%
    52. SheetWhiz 0.0022%
    53. Rize 0.0019%
    54. Scheduler.ai 0.0019%
    55. Cap 0.0013%
    56. Nova 0.0013%
    57. Slashy 0.001%
    58. Supermemory 0.0008%
    59. Figr 0.0006%
    60. Vibe Typer 0.0006%

    Marketing & Growth · 9.4%

    1. Figma 1.3%
    2. Webflow 0.96%
    3. Hubspot 0.8%
    4. Canva 0.72%
    5. Intuit Mailchimp 0.53%
    6. ElevenLabs 0.5%
    7. Typeform 0.47%
    8. SEMRush 0.38%
    9. Ahrefs 0.28%
    10. Higgsfield 0.24%
    11. CapCut 0.24%
    12. Midjourney 0.23%
    13. DeepL 0.22%
    14. HeyGen 0.17%
    15. Klaviyo 0.12%
    16. Descript 0.12%
    17. Riverside.fm 0.11%
    18. PandaDoc 0.11%
    19. Squarespace 0.11%
    20. Gamma 0.11%
    21. Brevo 0.11%
    22. Bird 0.10%
    23. VEED.IO 0.079%
    24. Opus Clip 0.077%
    25. Synthesia 0.073%
    26. Runway 0.059%
    27. Wix 0.056%
    28. Krea 0.052%
    29. Surfer 0.049%
    30. Weglot 0.048%
    31. Suno 0.041%
    32. Windsor.ai 0.04%
    33. Scenario 0.037%
    34. FLORA 0.036%
    35. Smartcat 0.035%
    36. Unbounce 0.034%
    37. Outreach 0.031%
    38. Zapmail 0.03%
    39. KLING AI 0.03%
    40. Sprout Social 0.03%
    41. Hootsuite 0.027%
    42. vidIQ 0.025%
    43. AppLovin 0.023%
    44. Magnific 0.018%
    45. AdManage.ai 0.017%
    46. Jasper 0.015%
    47. InVideo 0.015%
    48. UXpilot.ai 0.014%
    49. AnswerRank 0.014%
    50. Atria 0.013%
    51. Profound 0.012%
    52. Remove Background 0.012%
    53. Kapwing 0.012%
    54. Wordtune 0.012%
    55. Murf.ai 0.011%
    56. AppsFlyer 0.011%
    57. Soundly 0.01%
    58. Sitechecker 0.01%
    59. Sitecore 0.01%
    60. Frase 0.0099%
    61. Ortto 0.0099%
    62. Writesonic 0.0099%
    63. Favikon 0.0093%
    64. Hyros 0.009%
    65. MakeUGC 0.009%
    66. Typefully 0.0088%
    67. Biteable 0.0085%
    68. QuillBot 0.0085%
    69. Promptwatch 0.0077%
    70. Limelight 0.007%
    71. ScoreApp 0.007%
    72. Yapper 0.0069%
    73. Searchable 0.0067%
    74. Shortimize 0.0066%
    75. Adscore 0.0064%
    76. Outgrow 0.0064%
    77. Highperformr 0.0062%
    78. AuthoredUp 0.0061%
    79. Otterly.AI 0.0059%
    80. Pika Art 0.0059%
    81. Birch 0.0058%
    82. GPTZero 0.0058%
    83. BeyondWords 0.0056%
    84. neuroflash 0.0056%
    85. Magellan AI 0.0054%
    86. Kie.ai 0.0053%
    87. Sembot 0.005%
    88. Submagic 0.005%
    89. Optmyzr 0.0048%
    90. Cutout.pro 0.0045%
    91. Lovart AI 0.0045%
    92. Delphi AI 0.0043%
    93. Wondercraft 0.0043%
    94. PhotoRoom 0.0042%
    95. CopyAI 0.004%
    96. Awario 0.0038%
    97. KWatch.io 0.0038%
    98. Maestra 0.0038%
    99. Seventh Sense 0.0038%
    100. Waikay 0.0038%
    101. AdCreative.ai 0.0037%
    102. PageOptimizer 0.0034%
    103. Trupeer AI 0.0034%
    104. Outrank 0.0032%
    105. Octolens 0.003%
    106. Sync.so 0.003%
    107. iGEO 0.003%
    108. Supergrow 0.0029%
    109. Vizard 0.0029%
    110. Yorby 0.0029%
    111. Mentionlytics 0.0024%
    112. NapoleonCat 0.0024%
    113. Boords 0.0022%
    114. Kaps 0.0022%
    115. My Telescope 0.0022%
    116. PIXELCUT 0.0022%
    117. Transpond 0.0022%
    118. AdLabs 0.0021%
    119. InLinks 0.0021%
    120. muse.ai 0.001%
    121. Vectorizer.AI 0.0021%
    122. BypassGPT 0.0019%
    123. Discovered Labs 0.0019%
    124. Exolyt 0.0019%
    125. Playbook 0.0019%
    126. Rephrasy 0.0019%
    127. ZenABM 0.0005%
    128. Confect 0.0016%
    129. Dreamina 0.0016%
    130. Parker AI 0.0014%
    131. Cloudginny 0.001%
    132. Reacher 0.001%
    133. AdOpt 0.0005%
    134. JuicyLucy 0.0005%
    135. Kompyte 0.0005%
    136. Zeely 0.0005%
    137. Quiver 0.0003%
    138. Ryze AI 0.0003%
    139. dynares 0.0003%
    140. BounceZero 0.0002%
    141. Melius 0.0002%

    Engineering & DevOps · 9.3%

    1. Cursor 3.2%
    2. GitHub 2.1%
    3. Zapier 0.76%
    4. Vercel 0.76%
    5. Lovable 0.47%
    6. n8n 0.41%
    7. Make 0.33%
    8. Replit 0.25%
    9. Postman 0.25%
    10. CodeRabbit 0.2%
    11. Macroscope 0.07%
    12. GitLab 0.064%
    13. Autodesk 0.061%
    14. Qase.io 0.048%
    15. Manus 0.046%
    16. Warp 0.041%
    17. Mintlify 0.038%
    18. Recall.ai 0.029%
    19. Same.new 0.029%
    20. Pipedream 0.022%
    21. Browserbase 0.019%
    22. Coralogix 0.017%
    23. Cubic 0.015%
    24. v0 by Vercel 0.014%
    25. Factory 0.011%
    26. Upstash 0.011%
    27. Hailuo AI 0.0094%
    28. Mage 0.0074%
    29. Tiptap 0.0072%
    30. Google Cloud Platform 0.0067%
    31. E2B 0.0062%
    32. Splunk 0.0053%
    33. Firebase 0.0048%
    34. Kiro 0.0043%
    35. Pump.co 0.004%
    36. i18nexus 0.0038%
    37. Aneryth 0.0035%
    38. 0CodeKit 0.0032%
    39. GPT Driver 0.0032%
    40. CodeAnt AI 0.0019%
    41. Tester Army 0.0006%
    42. Pullfrog 0.0002%

    Data & Analytics · 1.2%

    1. Datadog 0.44%
    2. Hotjar 0.16%
    3. PostHog 0.12%
    4. Segment 0.095%
    5. Mixpanel 0.094%
    6. Snowflake 0.088%
    7. Amplitude 0.047%
    8. Databricks 0.045%
    9. Hex Tech 0.035%
    10. Contentsquare 0.031%
    11. Diffbot 0.011%
    12. Docparser 0.01%
    13. FullStory 0.0078%
    14. Dromo 0.007%
    15. Cube 0.0069%
    16. Heap 0.0069%
    17. ScrapeGraphAI 0.0067%
    18. FullContact 0.0046%
    19. Scrunch AI 0.0042%
    20. Weatherbit 0.0038%
    21. Ranketta 0.0029%
    22. Superscale AI 0.0022%
    23. DataHawk 0.0019%
    24. Inven 0.0019%
    25. Sprig 0.0019%
    26. ThoughtSpot 0.0019%
    27. Chimnie 0.0006%
    28. Basedash 0.0005%
    29. Quiver Quantitative 0.0003%

    Sales & Revenue · 1.1%

    1. Apollo.io 0.34%
    2. Clay Labs 0.18%
    3. Instantly 0.18%
    4. Smartlead 0.11%
    5. Stairoids 0.055%
    6. Clay 0.035%
    7. Juicebox 0.033%
    8. AmpleMarket 0.022%
    9. Grain.co 0.019%
    10. Ocean.io 0.018%
    11. Pricelabs 0.017%
    12. PiperAI 0.015%
    13. Aligned 0.013%
    14. Reply.io 0.012%
    15. SalesForge 0.0098%
    16. Attention 0.0067%
    17. Jiminny 0.0066%
    18. Ausar 0.0005%
    19. Perlon AI 0.001%
    20. Meddicc Score 0.0029%
    21. Consensus 0.0026%
    22. Unify 0.0024%
    23. Valley 0.0021%
    24. Letaido 0.0019%
    25. Outcraft 0.0019%
    26. MoltSets 0.0016%
    27. Explee 0.0011%
    28. YourMax.AI 0.001%
    29. SendKit 0.0008%
    30. Sendr 0.0006%
    31. FirstTouch 0.0005%
    32. Zynt 0.0005%

    Customer Success & Support · 1.1%

    1. Intercom 0.32%
    2. Zendesk 0.27%
    3. Freshworks 0.22%
    4. Maze 0.038%
    5. Vapi 0.029%
    6. Appbot 0.027%
    7. Siit 0.021%
    8. Product Fruits 0.02%
    9. Aloware 0.018%
    10. Tango 0.013%
    11. Transly 0.012%
    12. Great Question 0.011%
    13. Tidio 0.011%
    14. CustomGPT 0.009%
    15. BoldDesk 0.0069%
    16. Respond 0.0069%
    17. Botpress 0.0061%
    18. Anam 0.0022%
    19. Permut 0.0043%
    20. Ferndesk 0.004%
    21. Molin AI 0.0037%
    22. AI Number 0.003%
    23. YourGPT 0.0027%
    24. Voiceflow 0.0024%
    25. Gorgias 0.0022%
    26. AnswerHero 0.0019%
    27. Incogneato 0.0019%
    28. Unthread 0.0019%
    29. Wotnot 0.0019%
    30. Beeble 0.0013%
    31. Ravenna 0.0011%
    32. Tolto 0.0008%
    33. Ask AI 0.0005%
    1. DocuSign 0.35%
    2. Vanta 0.019%
    3. Naq 0.0094%
    4. Vera 0.0086%
    5. Middesk 0.0078%
    6. Hey Bubba! 0.0066%
    7. ComplyAdvantage 0.0056%
    8. GC AI 0.0027%
    9. Copyleaks 0.0024%
    10. LawY 0.0008%
    11. Laki 0.0003%

    Finance & Accounting · 0.15%

    1. Dext 0.11%
    2. Monitr 0.011%
    3. LivePlan 0.0075%
    4. AutoEntry 0.0061%
    5. Apron 0.0038%
    6. Futrli by Sage 0.0034%
    7. Sphere 0.003%
    8. Pagos 0.0021%
    9. Stampli 0.0021%
    10. Briefcase 0.0008%

    Operations & Supply Chain · 0.11%

    1. AfterShip 0.029%
    2. SAP 0.021%
    3. Unleashed 0.02%
    4. Pipefy 0.014%
    5. Copilot 0.0078%
    6. Matterport 0.01%
    7. Cortecs 0.0058%
    8. Swan AI 0.004%

    IT & Security · 0.11%

    1. afi.ai 0.042%
    2. TitanHQ 0.0094%
    3. Veriff 0.0091%
    4. OneLogin 0.008%
    5. Pipl Trust 0.0075%
    6. Fingerprint 0.0074%
    7. Akismet 0.0067%
    8. SentinelOne 0.0046%
    9. Teramind 0.0046%
    10. Spin.ai 0.0038%
    11. Castle 0.0029%
    12. Persona 0.0019%

    People Ops & Talent · 0.078%

    1. Metaview 0.041%
    2. Peec AI 0.034%
    3. WorkSpark 0.0014%
    4. Homie 0.001%
    • 12.3%of all software purchases go to Anthropic/Claude, the most-purchased AI tool
    • 2.1×Claude's share of purchases compared with OpenAI/ChatGPT's 5.9%
    • 60%of AI tool purchases go to the ten most-purchased tools
    • 92%of AI tool purchases sit in four categories: AI Platforms, Collaboration, Marketing and Engineering

    The AI 20

    AI tools ranked by payment activity in 2026

    The 20 most-purchased AI tools over the last 12 months. Anthropic/Claude accounts for 12.3% of all software purchases on Cledara, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace.

    Ranks count every purchase and renewal over the last 12 months. Shares are a percentage of all software purchases on Cledara, so AI tools can be compared directly with the rest of the software market.

    #ToolTypePayment-activity share1 in NPayment-activity rank
    1

    Anthropic/ClaudeAI Platforms & Model Ops

    AI-native
    12.3%
    1 in 8#1
    2

    OpenAI/ChatGPTAI Platforms & Model Ops

    AI-native
    5.9%
    1 in 17#2
    3

    Google WorkspaceCollaboration & Productivity

    Hyperscaler
    3.5%
    1 in 28#4
    4

    CursorEngineering & DevOps

    AI-native
    3.2%
    1 in 31#5
    5

    GitHubEngineering & DevOps

    AI-embedded
    2.1%
    1 in 48#7
    6

    FigmaMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    1.3%
    1 in 78#10
    7

    SlackCollaboration & Productivity

    AI-embedded
    1.0%
    1 in 99#11
    8

    WebflowMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    0.96%
    1 in 104#12
    9

    ZoomCollaboration & Productivity

    AI-embedded
    0.83%
    1 in 121#13
    10

    HubspotMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    0.8%
    1 in 124#14
    11

    ZapierEngineering & DevOps

    AI-embedded
    0.76%
    1 in 131#16
    12

    VercelEngineering & DevOps

    AI-embedded
    0.76%
    1 in 131#17
    13

    NotionCollaboration & Productivity

    AI-embedded
    0.73%
    1 in 137#19
    14

    CanvaMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    0.72%
    1 in 138#20
    15

    MiroCollaboration & Productivity

    AI-embedded
    0.67%
    1 in 149#23
    16

    Intuit MailchimpMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    0.53%
    1 in 188#25
    17

    ElevenLabsMarketing & Growth

    AI-native
    0.5%
    1 in 199#26
    18

    LovableEngineering & DevOps

    AI-native
    0.47%
    1 in 212#27
    19

    TypeformMarketing & Growth

    AI-embedded
    0.47%
    1 in 215#28
    20

    OpenRouterAI Platforms & Model Ops

    AI-native
    0.46%
    1 in 215#29

    Of the 20 most-purchased AI tools, 6 are AI-native, 13 AI-embedded and 1 hyperscaler. Together they account for 38% of all software purchases and renewals on Cledara. Marketing & Growth is the most represented category, with 7 of the 20 tools.

    "1 in N" turns a tool's share into plain odds: one in every N software purchases and renewals on Cledara goes to that tool. Payment-activity rank places each AI tool among every product bought through Cledara, AI or not.

    twelve territories

    The AI market map by category

    Every AI product companies pay for through Cledara, mapped by category and classified as AI-native, AI-embedded or hyperscaler. Use it to see which AI tools dominate each part of the stack and where new challengers are breaking through.

    AI Platforms & Model Ops

    369 AI tools · 9 subcategories

    Anthropic/Claude leads with 61% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT (5.9%). AI-native tools take >99%.

    AI-native >99%AI-embedded <1%Hyperscaler <1%

    Collaboration & Productivity

    180 AI tools · 12 subcategories

    Google Workspace leads with 35% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Slack (1.0%). AI-native tools take 13%.

    AI-native 13%AI-embedded 52%Hyperscaler 35%

    Marketing & Growth

    485 AI tools · 11 subcategories

    Figma leads with 14% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Webflow (0.96%). AI-native tools take 27%.

    AI-native 27%AI-embedded 73%

    Engineering & DevOps

    120 AI tools · 10 subcategories

    Cursor leads with 34% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of GitHub (2.1%). AI-native tools take 47%.

    AI-native 47%AI-embedded 53%Hyperscaler <1%

    Data & Analytics

    83 AI tools · 9 subcategories

    Datadog leads with 36% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Hotjar (0.16%). AI-native tools take 6%.

    AI-native 6%AI-embedded 94%

    Sales & Revenue

    154 AI tools · 7 subcategories

    Apollo.io leads with 31% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Clay Labs (0.18%). AI-native tools take 90%.

    AI-native 90%AI-embedded 10%

    Customer Success & Support

    96 AI tools · 7 subcategories

    Intercom leads with 30% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Zendesk (0.27%). AI-native tools take 12%.

    AI-native 12%AI-embedded 88%

    Finance & Accounting

    43 AI tools · 6 subcategories

    Dext leads with 74% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Monitr (0.011%). AI-native tools take 7%.

    AI-native 7%AI-embedded 93%

    Operations & Supply Chain

    45 AI tools · 7 subcategories

    AfterShip leads with 26% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of SAP (0.021%). AI-native tools take 16%.

    AI-native 16%AI-embedded 84%

    IT & Security

    41 AI tools · 8 subcategories

    afi.ai leads with 39% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of TitanHQ (0.0094%). AI-native tools take 57%.

    AI-native 57%AI-embedded 43%

    People Ops & Talent

    55 AI tools · 6 subcategories

    Metaview leads with 53% of the category's AI purchases, ahead of Peec AI (0.034%). AI-native tools take 98%.

    AI-native 98%AI-embedded 2%

    Breaking through

    Largest three-month activity-rank gains among AI-native tools

    Highperformr is the fastest-rising AI-native tool, up 1,442 places in the popularity ranking over three months, as of 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC.

    Highperformr

    Marketing & Growth

    +1,442places in 3 months

    Anam

    Customer Success & Support

    +1,258places in 3 months

    Kie.ai

    Marketing & Growth

    +1,224places in 3 months

    Venice AI

    AI Platforms & Model Ops

    +1,180places in 3 months

    Sphere

    Finance & Accounting

    +1,005places in 3 months

    View as a table
    ToolCategoryRank 3 months agoRank nowRanks gained
    HighperformrMarketing & Growth#2,675#1,2331,442
    AnamCustomer Success & Support#2,725#1,4671,258
    Kie.aiMarketing & Growth#2,588#1,3641,224
    Venice AIAI Platforms & Model Ops#2,720#1,5401,180
    SphereFinance & Accounting#2,686#1,6811,005

    Three kinds of AI

    AI-native vs AI-embedded vs hyperscaler

    Every product on this map carries one of three classifications. AI-native products are built primarily around AI models; Anthropic/Claude is one. AI-embedded products add AI features to an existing software platform, like GitHub. Hyperscalers are the large cloud platforms that ship AI services alongside everything else, like Google Workspace. Of the AI tools on the map, 68% are AI-native, 31.3% AI-embedded and 0.7% hyperscalers.

    Share of tools on the map1,731 tools

    Share of AI tool purchasesLast 12 months

    Hyperscalers are 0.7% of the tools and 6.8% of AI purchases. AI-native tools make up 68% of the map and 55.7% of what companies buy.

    • AI-native

      Built around AI models. Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Cursor.

    • AI-embedded

      Established software with AI built in. GitHub, Figma, Slack.

    • Hyperscaler

      Large cloud platforms shipping AI alongside everything else. Google Workspace, Google One, Google Colab.

    Origins

    When and where the AI tools were born

    The class of 2023 dominates: more AI tools on the map were founded in 2023 than in any other year. The United Kingdom is the second-largest home for AI tools on the map, after the United States.

    Founding year

    AI tools on the map by the year the company was founded.

    Headquarters

    AI tools on the map by recorded headquarters country.

    1. United States740
    2. United Kingdom125
    3. Germany51
    4. France36
    5. Canada31
    6. Australia23
    7. Netherlands23
    8. Singapore23
    9. Sweden21
    10. Israel19

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    Marketing & Growth

    485 tools in 11 subcategories

    Legal, Risk & Compliance

    57 tools in 6 subcategories

    IT & Security

    41 tools in 8 subcategories

    Source: Cledara software payments data, classified by AI type and category. Published 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC.

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    ProductCategorySubcategoryDescription
    DitoIT & SecurityCloud Security (CSPM)-
    SwifIT & SecurityDevice Management (MDM)Swif is a platform powered by Generative AI, focusing on device management and compliance automation. It acts as a unified solution to manage device security across various operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, streamlining policy deployment and device enrollment. The platform also automates the collection and reporting of asset inventory and compliance data to compliance platforms like Vanta and Drata.
    PersonaIT & SecurityIdentity & Access (IAM)Persona is a platform specializing in identity verification products that assist businesses in preventing fraud and ensuring the authenticity of their users. The platform provides customisable building blocks, allowing clients to tailor onboarding processes to their specific needs and stay compliant with regulatory requirements.
    AutoProctorIT & SecurityIdentity & Access (IAM)AutoProctor offers a platform for automated online proctoring of exams and assessments. It uses AI and machine learning to monitor test-takers, ensuring exam integrity by detecting suspicious behaviour and verifying identity.
    OnfidoIT & SecurityIdentity & Access (IAM)Onfido provides a digital identity verification solution that helps businesses confirm the identities of their customers online. It uses artificial intelligence to automate the verification process, which includes document and biometric checks, ensuring compliance with global regulations such as KYC and AML. The platform aims to enhance customer onboarding, reduce fraud, and simplify regulatory compliance.
    CAPTCHAs.IOIT & SecurityOtherCAPTCHAs.IO provides an API for automated CAPTCHA solving, supporting various types like Image, Audio, and reCAPTCHA.
    CleanTalkIT & SecurityOtherCleanTalk is a platform providing spam protection services for websites and online forms. It aims to prevent unwanted spam submissions by analysing user behaviour and content. CleanTalk's solution is designed to enhance website security and improve user experience by ensuring clean and genuine interactions.
    Cyber VigilanceIT & SecurityOther-
    HackerAIIT & SecurityOtherHackerAI provides AI-powered tools for automated penetration testing and vulnerability analysis. The platform supports cybersecurity teams by simulating attacks and analysing security posture.
    HacktronIT & SecurityOtherHacktron is an AI-powered cybersecurity training and assessment platform that helps organisations run phishing simulations, security awareness programs, and human risk management initiatives. It is designed to improve employee security behaviour and strengthen organisational cyber resilience.
    HacktronIT & SecurityOtherHacktron is an AI-powered cybersecurity training and assessment platform that helps organisations run phishing simulations, security awareness programs, and human risk management initiatives. It is designed to improve employee security behaviour and strengthen organisational cyber resilience.
    hCaptchaIT & SecurityOtherhCaptcha is a bot mitigation service that processes user interactions to prevent automated abuse, requiring minimal data retention and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.
    HiyaIT & SecurityOther-
    INKYIT & SecurityOther-
    Mr DomainIT & SecurityOther-
    OOPSpamIT & SecurityOtherOOPSpam provides anti-spam protection for websites and online forms, blocking comment, registration and contact-form spam using rule-based filters and ML techniques. It offers plugins and an API to integrate spam filtering into websites and CMSs.
    PentiIT & SecurityOtherPenti provides an AI-powered penetration testing platform enhanced by human expert verification. It delivers continuous vulnerability scanning, pentest audits and attack surface management.
    SignifydIT & SecurityOtherSignifyd provides e-commerce fraud protection and chargeback prevention using machine learning and a guaranteed fraud protection service that helps merchants approve legitimate orders and shift fraud liability.
    SpartanXIT & SecurityOtherSpartanX is an AI-powered autonomous red teaming platform that deploys specialized agents to continuously test and validate vulnerabilities across web apps, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems. It automates the entire security lifecycle; from discovery to code-level remediation, providing proof-of-concept evidence to eliminate manual bottlenecks and prioritise real-world exploitability.
    SpartanXIT & SecurityOtherSpartanX is an AI-powered autonomous red teaming platform that deploys specialized agents to continuously test and validate vulnerabilities across web apps, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems. It automates the entire security lifecycle; from discovery to code-level remediation, providing proof-of-concept evidence to eliminate manual bottlenecks and prioritise real-world exploitability.
    SuperOpsIT & SecurityOtherSuperOps is a platform that uses AI to automate and streamline service delivery, asset and network monitoring, and management for Managed Service Providers.
    VideoloftIT & SecurityOtherVideoloft provides cloud-based video surveillance software that connects to security cameras and NVRs, enabling remote viewing, storage, alerts, and video analytics. It is used to manage and monitor CCTV systems through web and mobile applications.
    WebhusetIT & SecurityOther-
    CastleIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionCastle provides a security platform that blocks bots, account takeovers, and transaction fraud using user identity and behaviour analysis, enhancing digital security without CAPTCHAs.
    BitNinjaIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionBitNinja provides a multi-layered server security solution that includes AI-powered malware scanning, threat hunting, and IP filtering.
    DataminrIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionDataminr provides an AI-powered real-time event and risk detection platform that analyses public data signals to alert organisations to emerging threats, critical events, and operational disruptions. Its products are used for corporate security, news, public sector, and cyber risk monitoring.
    GLIMPSIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionGLIMPS is a cybersecurity platform that automates file analysis using artificial intelligence to detect and characterize malware. It offers tools for threat detection, incident response, and user-driven file inspection across various file types and programming languages.
    ScaniiIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionScanii is a content identification Service offering a REST API that detects malware, inappropriate images, and language in user-generated content. It integrates quickly via SDKs or Amazon S3 and employs redundant malware engines and AI for accurate detection.
    SiftIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat DetectionSift is a software company offering an AI-powered digital risk decisioning platform designed to prevent payment fraud, account takeover, content scams, and other forms of digital fraud. The platform provides real-time risk scores and identity graph insights tailored for various industries and roles.
    ZveloIT & SecuritySIEM & Threat Detection-
    Spin.aiIT & SecuritySecuritySpin.ai provides a security platform focused on data leak prevention and protection for G Suite environments. It's designed to monitor and manage data and user activity, offering safeguards against unauthorised access and data loss.
    CrowdStrikeIT & SecuritySecurityCrowdStrike is a cybersecurity platform that provides cloud-based endpoint protection and threat intelligence solutions.
    GC AILegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)GC AI provides legal professionals with an automated environment for contract review and document drafting through integrated artificial intelligence models. This tool generates legal guidance and citations to assist users with research and commercial redlining directly within standard productivity software.
    DefinelyLegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)A LegalTech software that assists in drafting, reviewing, and proofreading contracts using AI. It integrates into existing legal workflows to identify errors, undefined terms, cross-references, and improve document consistency.
    GC AILegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)GC AI provides legal professionals with an automated environment for contract review and document drafting through integrated artificial intelligence models. This tool generates legal guidance and citations to assist users with research and commercial redlining directly within standard productivity software.
    Hu-manity.coLegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)Hu-manity.co provides a data privacy and contract intelligence platform that facilitates the analysis and comparison of legal language within data-related agreements.
    JuroLegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)Juro is an AI-powered platform designed for the creation, negotiation, approval, and management of contracts. It automates the contract lifecycle for various teams within an organisation, including legal, sales, HR, and finance. The platform integrates with multiple business tools and provides features like electronic signatures, template creation, and a repository for storing contracts.
    LexolveLegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)Lexolve is a platform providing businesses with automated legal support for contracts and agreements, aiming to simplify legal processes and ensuring compliance.
    WilsonAILegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)Wilson provides an artificial intelligence platform designed for corporate legal departments to manage contract workflows. The software utilises large language models to automate the triage of legal requests, perform document redlining, and extract specific clauses with verifiable citations.
    WordsmithLegal, Risk & ComplianceCLM (Contract Lifecycle)Wordsmith AI is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps in-house legal teams automate contract review, drafting, compliance, and legal workflows with configurable AI agents that integrate into tools like Slack and Word. It enables legal teams to reduce manual workload and speed up internal processes.
    DocuSignLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalDocuSign is a cloud-based electronic signature platform that allows individuals and businesses to sign and manage documents electronically.
    AI LawyerLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalAI Lawyer is a platform that facilitates legal research across global jurisdictions and simplifies legal documents for better understanding.
    Amanda AILegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalAmanda AI is an AI-driven platform that automates digital advertising management across platforms like Google and Meta, optimising ad campaigns in real-time to improve ROI and reduce manual efforts for marketing teams.
    Dikaio.aiLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalDikaio.ai is an AI-powered legal assistant platform that enables users (lawyers, legal professionals, individuals) to search legislation and case law, draft legal documents (contracts, pleadings, agreements, applications), summarise or translate legal documents, and check compliance/structure of legal texts.
    Equally AILegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalEqually AI is a platform that integrates accessibility features into websites to ensure compliance with international accessibility standards such as ADA, WCAG, and Section 508. It performs automated scans of websites to detect and fix accessibility issues. The platform provides tools for adjusting colour contrast, modifying text size, highlighting content, and enabling keyboard navigation. It also offers various user profiles tailored to different types of disabilities, including visual, auditory, speech, cognitive, and physical impairments. Equally AI supports integration with major content management systems through a single line of code.
    Vergabepilot.AILegal, Risk & ComplianceLegalVergabepilot.AI is an AI-powered platform that analyses public tenders in Germany and helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers find relevant contracts. It uses advanced AI models, including GPT-4 and Claude, to identify opportunities efficiently and streamline the application process.
    LawYLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticeLawY provides an AI-powered legal research and drafting assistant tailored specifically for law firms and integrated into legal practice management systems like LEAP and CaseLoad. The platform generates jurisdiction-specific answers to legal questions and offers an on-demand, "double-blind" verification workflow where local, qualified lawyers vet the AI's output for accuracy.
    LakiLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticeLaki.ai is a legal research and document intelligence platform that analyses case law, statutes, and legal files using natural language processing. Users search legal databases, review uploaded case materials, and draft legal documents directly within the application interface.
    LawYLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticeLawY provides an AI-powered legal research and drafting assistant tailored specifically for law firms and integrated into legal practice management systems like LEAP and CaseLoad. The platform generates jurisdiction-specific answers to legal questions and offers an on-demand, "double-blind" verification workflow where local, qualified lawyers vet the AI's output for accuracy.
    Maite.aiLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticeMaite.ai is an AI legal copilot for lawyers, law firms, and in-house legal teams designed to automate legal research, drafting, and document analysis. Grounded in extensive legal databases and case law, it assists professionals with drafting contracts and court filings, identifying liability risks, searching jurisprudence, and managing smart case files through a conversational interface.
    PatSnapLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticePatSnap is an innovation intelligence software platform that helps organisations search, analyse, and manage patent, R&D, and market intelligence data. It is used to support IP management, competitive intelligence, and innovation workflows.
    RELXLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & Practice-
    SpellbookLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & Practice-
    TrellisLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal Research & PracticeTrellis is a legal intelligence and analytics platform that provides access to state trial court records, docket tracking, and litigation insights for attorneys and legal professionals. It helps users research judges, opposing counsel, and case trends to support litigation strategy.
    ComplyAdvantageLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherComplyAdvantage provides a software platform for compliance screening and monitoring related to sanctions, anti-money laundering, and financial crime risk. The platform is used by organisations to assess risk signals and support compliance workflows.
    CopyleaksLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherCopyleaks is a platform offering products to detect plagiarism, AI-generated content, and code plagiarism. Their key products include AI Content Detector, Plagiarism Detector, and Codeleaks, providing detection services across various languages and content types.
    accessiBeLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtheraccessiBe is an AI-Powered web accessibility and compliance solution that automatically complies with worldwide standards and legislation.
    AiPriseLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherAiPrise is a platform that offers a comprehensive solution for identity verification, fraud protection, and compliance. It integrates these services into a single platform, enabling businesses to expand globally with ease. The platform supports Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) compliance, providing tools for individual and business verification.
    DetectoraLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherDetectora is a web application that analyses German-language texts to detect AI-generated content, identifying patterns indicative of models like GPT-3.5. It processes texts up to 1,000 characters in the free version; longer texts require a Pro subscription. The tool is optimised for German linguistic features and may have reduced accuracy with non-German texts
    DigipLegal, Risk & ComplianceOther-
    FlagrightLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherFlagright provides an AML/transaction monitoring and fraud prevention platform that helps fintechs and financial institutions detect financial crime in real time and automate compliance workflows. It offers rule engines, machine learning models, and orchestration tools to manage sanctions, KYC, and suspicious activity reporting.
    HomepplLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherHomeppl provides tools to assess consumer risk, detect application fraud, and automate risk assessments using open banking algorithms, document analysis, and other advanced technologies. Their platform is designed to help businesses reduce fraud, make better credit decisions, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
    IP MoatLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherIP Moat is a tool that detects and removes counterfeit and infringing product listings from online marketplaces, safeguarding intellectual property.
    KlarisLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherKlaris provides an AI-powered compliance and automated review platform designed for MedTech and medical device regulatory documentation. The system automatically maps technical files against active regulatory frameworks, flags cross-document inconsistencies, and identifies gaps prior to submission to Notified Bodies or the FDA.
    Link-BustersLegal, Risk & ComplianceOther-
    OpenRegulatoryLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherOpenRegulatory provides an AI-powered eQMS platform and free document templates designed to help medical device startups automate their EU MDR and FDA compliance.
    PascalLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherPascal, powered by Vartion, analyses and assesses customer and entity information against sanctions lists, PEP lists, corporate data, and other risk signals to support KYC (Know Your Customer), AML (anti-money-laundering), and compliance workflows. The platform provides screening, monitoring, and decision support to help compliance and risk teams manage regulatory requirements.
    PicDefense.ioLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherPicDefense.io is an AI-powered platform designed to help website owners identify and manage image copyright risks. The service scans websites for potentially copyrighted images, assesses their risk levels, and offers solutions such as replacing high-risk images with free stock photos from Pexels.
    Shufti ProLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherShufti Pro is an identity verification and AML compliance platform that helps businesses verify customers, perform KYC/KYB checks, and detect fraud through automated document and biometric verification APIs.
    SmartSearchLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherSmartSearch is a platform providing anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solutions. It offers automated AML checks for individuals and businesses, integrating various checks such as Know Your Customer (KYC), Sanctions, PEP Screening, and Enhanced Due Diligence into a single solution. The platform also features a TripleCheck service, combining AML checks with facial recognition and digital fraud checks.
    SUPERHOGLegal, Risk & ComplianceOther-
    Visa Risk ManagementLegal, Risk & ComplianceOtherVisa Risk Management is a cloud-based fraud prevention and compliance platform that provides real-time transaction decisioning, dispute management, and customised risk thresholds.
    VeraLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data ComplianceVera (formerly Privasee) is an AI-powered compliance and trust platform that automates responses to RFPs and vendor security questionnaires. The software connects to internal company documentation to generate accurate security, privacy, and regulatory answers while maintaining automated GDPR compliance and privacy portals.
    AccountableLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data ComplianceAccountable is a compliance management software that acts as a Compliance Copilot, guiding businesses to achieve HIPAA compliance. The platform provides step-by-step guidance and support to ensure organisations reach their compliance goals.
    ConsensusLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data ComplianceConsensus provides digital cloud faxing, document interoperability, and secure electronic data transmission services across healthcare, legal, and enterprise sectors. The platform transforms unstructured documents into structured, compliant digital formats while replacing traditional hardware with secure cloud infrastructure and automated document routing workflows.
    D-IDLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data ComplianceD-ID is a software development company that specializes in privacy protection and image and video de-identification technologies.
    PhaselabLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data Compliance-
    PrivaseeLegal, Risk & CompliancePrivacy & Data CompliancePrivasee is a software company that offers an automated GDPR compliance platform. The product simplifies GDPR adherence by generating and updating documents and cookie banners, providing AI-powered recommendations, and maintaining self-updating privacy policies based on regulations.
    VantaLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceVanta is a trust management platform designed to automate compliance and streamline security reviews for SaaS businesses. It helps businesses of all sizes manage risk and prove security in real-time. Vanta offers a range of solutions and features to address different security and compliance needs. Some of the key features include Trust Reports, Questionnaire Automation, Risk Management, Access Reviews, Vendor Risk Management, Workspaces, Integrations, Audit Experience, and AI. These features aim to simplify and centralise the process of managing security and compliance.
    NaqLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceNaq automates compliance with over 20 frameworks, generating policies, actions, and training. It manages risks, integrates with 300+ tools, and requires user training for compliance.
    MiddeskLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceMiddesk is an identity platform that automates business verification and underwrites decisions.
    Hey Bubba!Legal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceBubba AI automates compliance workflows by providing an open-source platform that enables startups to implement policies, manage vendor risk, and automate evidence collection for frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR. It guides organisations through compliance requirements, consolidates documentation in a trust vault, and integrates with HR, identity, and cloud services.
    AlloyLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceAlloy provides a software platform used by enterprises to support onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and credit decisioning for financial products. The platform integrates data sources to assess identity, fraud, and risk.
    EllipticLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity Compliance-
    FACEKILegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceFACEKI is an online fraud prevention platform that offers advanced solutions such as Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB), Know Your Transaction (KYT), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Biometric Authentication. FACEKI is committed to helping organisations create secure and user-friendly experiences using state-of-the-art facial recognition technology.
    FlagrightLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceFlagright provides an AML/transaction monitoring and fraud prevention platform that helps fintechs and financial institutions detect financial crime in real time and automate compliance workflows. It offers rule engines, machine learning models, and orchestration tools to manage sanctions, KYC, and suspicious activity reporting.
    HyperComplyLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceHyperComply is a platform that automates security questionnaires using machine learning and human review, allowing companies to complete questionnaires efficiently and accurately. It also provides tools to centralise and share security documents and details.
    SecfixLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity Compliance-
    Simplified.IDLegal, Risk & ComplianceSecurity ComplianceSimplified.ID provides digital compliance tools for identity verification and ongoing risk management tasks. The platform automates know-your-customer processes and sanctions screening to assist regulated organisations with client onboarding and auditable data management.
    ElevenLabsMarketing & GrowthContentElevenLabs is a platform that provides tools for the creation and management of synthetic voices using AI technology. The platform enables the conversion of text into spoken audio, allowing users to customise voices or clone existing one. ElevenLabs includes functionalities for modifying voice outputs, such as voice timing, tone adjustments, and maintaining the nuances of speech. It also offers a dubbing feature that translates audio into various languages while retaining the characteristics of the original voice.
    CapCutMarketing & GrowthCreative & DesignCapCut is an AI-driven video editing and graphic design tool developed by ByteDance. It is designed to be an all-in-one solution for video creation, offering editing and AI tools, team collaboration features, and stock assets. The platform is adapted for a wide range of purposes, such as social media ads, marketing, and personal storytelling.
    FigmaMarketing & GrowthDesignFigma is a collaborative interface design tool that provides a platform where team members can design, align, and build digital products in real-time. It allows for communication and feedback between designers and developers, supporting the entire design process from ideation to implementation.
    WebflowMarketing & GrowthDesignWebflow is a web-based drag and drop tool for building and hosting responsive websites.
    CanvaMarketing & GrowthDesignCanva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content.
    HiggsfieldMarketing & GrowthDesignHiggsfield offers a generative AI platform that transforms still images into short-form videos using multimodal diffusion models. Accepts JPEG/PNG inputs and outputs MP4 video clips with motion inferred from facial features and text prompts.
    HubspotMarketing & GrowthMarketingHubSpot delivers solutions for marketing, sales, customer service, and CRM. Its use cases include lead generation, customer segmentation, email marketing, social media management, sales automation, customer support, and analytics.
    Intuit MailchimpMarketing & GrowthMarketingMailchimp is an email marketing platform that helps businesses design, send, and analyse email campaigns. It offers features such as email templates, marketing automation, audience segmentation, and analytics to help businesses effectively reach and engage with their audience through email.
    TypeformMarketing & GrowthMarketingTypeform specialises in building no-code forms, quizzes, and surveys.
    SEMRushMarketing & GrowthMarketingSemrush helps businesses with SEO, content marketing, competitor research, PPC, and social media marketing by providing a centralised platform to manage their online marketing campaign. Teams can streamline their processes for growth, get quality leads regularly, automate client reporting and pitching, and create white-label client portals.
    AhrefsMarketing & GrowthMarketingAhrefs is an all-in-one SEO toolset that helps businesses rank higher and attract more traffic to their websites. It tackles competitor analysis, website auditing and optimisation, keyword research, content ideation, and tracking ranking progress.

    Method

    About this dataset

    This AI market map covers 1,731 AI products, from AI-native tools to AI-embedded software and hyperscalers, ranked by how often companies buy and renew them over the last 12 months. Anthropic/Claude ranks ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT as of 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC. Updated monthly.

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    Share of all software purchases and renewals on Cledara
    Window
    Trailing 12 months, through October 2026
    Classification
    AI-native, AI-embedded, hyperscaler
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    CC BY-NC 4.0

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    Frequently asked questions

    What are the most popular AI tools in 2026?

    Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace are the most-purchased AI tools on Cledara over the last 12 months, as of 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC. See the top-20 ranking above.

    Which AI tool do companies buy most?

    Anthropic/Claude is the most-purchased AI tool, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT, with 12.3% of all software purchases on Cledara over the last 12 months.

    Is Claude or ChatGPT more popular with businesses?

    Anthropic/Claude ranks higher in business purchases over the last 12 months, as of 6 November 2026, 13:16 UTC. See the full Claude vs ChatGPT comparison for spend and overlap data.

    How many AI tools does the map cover?

    The map covers 1,731 AI products across 13 categories, from model providers and AI coding tools to AI features inside established software. It is updated monthly as new AI tools reach business buyers.

    What counts as an AI-native product?

    AI-native products are built primarily around AI models (e.g. Anthropic/Claude); AI-embedded products add AI to an existing platform (e.g. GitHub). Every product on the map is labelled with its classification.

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