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    Real-Time AI Market Map (2026)

    The AI tools companies actually pay for, ranked by purchases across AI-native tools, AI-embedded software and hyperscalers. As of 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC, Anthropic/Claude is the most-purchased AI tool on Cledara, ahead of OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google Workspace.

    1,689 classified tools across 13 categoriesRankings through October 2026

    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.

    By category

    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.

    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 23 October 2026, 01:14 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

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    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, 67.9% are AI-native, 31.4% AI-embedded and 0.7% hyperscalers.

    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 States724
    2. United Kingdom122
    3. Germany49
    4. France36
    5. Canada31
    6. Australia23
    7. Netherlands22
    8. Sweden21
    9. Singapore20
    10. Israel19

    The full catalogue

    Every AI tool on the map

    Filter the catalogue by founded year, category or headquarters country. PNG exports show up to six tools in each of the twelve largest categories; CSV and JSON include every matching tool.

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    This table contains the tools on this catalogue page. Complete data is available in the CSV and JSON downloads. The activity ranking above always describes the full published population.

    ProductCategorySubcategoryDescription
    LightfieldSales & RevenueCRMLightfield is an AI-native CRM platform that automates data entry by capturing and structuring customer interactions from emails, calls, and meetings. It maintains a self-updating database through a schema-less architecture, providing teams with real-time meeting intelligence, automated pipeline management, and natural language search across all historical customer data.
    PriceShapeSales & RevenueOtherPriceShape is a dynamic pricing and competitive intelligence platform. It uses daily web scraping to gather competitor prices, stock availability, and delivery costs, then surfaces that data via customisable dashboards. It supports rule-based and intelligent pricing models that adjust prices in real time based on market data.
    ShopifySales & RevenueOther-
    Starbridge.aiSales & RevenueOther-
    DeeplineSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenDeepline provides a go-to-market data aggregation platform and command-line interface that connects AI coding agents and revenue automation workflows to multiple external data providers. The system normalizes, enriches, and routes prospect signals, account intelligence, and contact data directly into custom applications and sales automation pipelines.
    EmpraSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenEmpra is an AI-powered B2B cold outbound and lead generation platform that runs multi-channel email and LinkedIn campaigns. Built on an AI model trained from a corpus of 4 million sent cold emails, it provides a complete end-to-end outbound infrastructure, including custom deliverability setup, real-time buying signals, AI-driven copywriting, and an automated reply agent that triages and responds to incoming prospect threads.
    ExactBuyerSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenExactBuyer is an AI-powered platform for B2B customer and candidate acquisition, aiming to help businesses identify target audiences, verify data, and automate outreach.
    Extruct AISales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenExtruct AI is an AI-powered B2B prospecting and data intelligence platform that helps teams discover companies, enrich lead data, and automate go-to-market research workflows. It is used to identify target accounts and streamline sales and revenue operations.
    FinalScoutSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenFinalScout is a platform for utilising ChatGPT to extract email addresses from LinkedIn profiles and create customised emails based on the information available on LinkedIn profiles.
    FirmableSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenFirmable is an AI-native sales intelligence and prospecting platform designed to assist business teams with lead discovery, market mapping, and customer relationship enrichment. It aggregates B2B company profiles, decision-maker contact details, and dynamic buying signals to streamline go-to-market strategies and client acquisition workflows.
    FLUARSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenFluar automates data enrichment by importing datasets from CSV or CRM, using AI agents to extract company details, decision-makers, and contact info. Requires internet access; supports up to 40 concurrent rows.
    GigRadarSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenGigRadar is a platform that harnesses advanced AI technology to streamline lead generation for businesses. It matches leads with specific business criteria, automates the bidding process, and facilitates the creation and sending of proposals.
    HappenstanceSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenHappenstance is a platform that allows users to search across their networks (Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn) using AI to find people by attributes, connections, or mutuals. It offers subscription-based access where users connect third-party accounts, import data such as contacts, and use natural language or filters to query people in these connected networks.
    InorganicSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenInorganic offers a platform designed to connect unprofitable startups with strategic buyers, aiming to preserve innovation and keep teams intact. It provides a database of companies looking for strategic acquisitions, employs algorithms for matching startups with potential acquirers, and facilitates automated outreach to these prospects.
    KulaSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead Gen-
    LeadiQSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLeadIQ is a B2B sales prospecting platform that streamlines the process of finding, capturing, and engaging with potential leads. It offers tools for identifying contact data, tracking sales triggers, generating personalised outreach messages with AI, and enriching CRM data.
    LeadSynth AISales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLeadSynth AI provides software for identifying and engaging potential customers through AI-powered lead generation. The platform allows users to monitor social platforms and automate outreach workflows.
    LeadSynth AISales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLeadSynth AI provides software for identifying and engaging potential customers through AI-powered lead generation. The platform allows users to monitor social platforms and automate outreach workflows.
    LetaidoSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLetaido provides an AI-driven lead generation and outbound automation platform designed to identify and engage prospects across LinkedIn and email. The system automates lead scraping, multi-channel outreach sequences, and personalisation to streamline top-of-funnel sales activities.
    ListKitSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead Gen-
    LoopsterSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLoopster is platform that provides an automated data enrichment interface that utilises artificial intelligence research agents to qualify inbound records and leads. Users connect various corporate touchpoints to the system to fill missing data attributes and score accounts based on custom business rules.
    LoopsterSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenLoopster is platform that provides an automated data enrichment interface that utilises artificial intelligence research agents to qualify inbound records and leads. Users connect various corporate touchpoints to the system to fill missing data attributes and score accounts based on custom business rules.
    MantiksSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenMantiks provides a platform for obtaining actionable and accurate B2B databases tailored for account-based marketing. It offers real-time monitoring of job postings to automatically identify companies hiring, thus helping users discover new business opportunities and scale their marketing efforts.
    Prospect LabsSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead Gen-
    ReferlySales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenReferly is a SaaS platform that analyses structured data from CRM systems, email, calendars, and LinkedIn to detect contact-level signals such as job changes, website visits, and mutual connections. It integrates with tools like Slack, HubSpot, and Clay to automate workflows, enabling users to prioritise leads and generate AI-assisted outreach messages.
    Reverse ContactSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenReverse Contact offers a tool that enables users to obtain real-time contact and company information from an email address. It is designed for business use, providing details like professional profiles and employment history. The tool is compliant with GDPR and CCPA regulations, ensuring that data is gathered using proprietary algorithms without relying on databases.
    RodzSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenRodz specializes in capturing real-time business signals to help companies identify and engage with potential B2B prospects. By analysing the digital footprint of a target market, Rodz identifies relevant business signals, enabling users to tailer who they contact and when. The platform also utilises AI to craft personalised prospecting messages.
    SentramaSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenSentrama is a B2B sales-automation platform that provides companies with qualified, pre-arranged sales meetings via a mix of AI-driven lead generation, human sales development (SDR) outreach and verified contact-data delivery.
    StairoidsSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenStairoids is a real-time signal-based go-to-market (GTM) intelligence platform designed for B2B sales and marketing teams. It tracks over 27 types of buying signals, such as job changes, vacancies, competitor interest, and personal connections, to help organisations identify decision-makers and map decision-making units (DMUs). The platform automates GTM workflows by integrating intent data from web, social, and CRM sources into tools like HubSpot, Salesforce, and Slack.
    SumbleSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenSumble is an AI-powered sales intelligence and knowledge graph platform that maps organisational structures, tech stacks, and hiring patterns. By continuously crawling public web data such as job postings and professional profiles, it provides go-to-market teams with high-precision buyer intent signals and granular account insights for targeted prospecting.
    TelescopeSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenTelescope is an AI-powered lead generation platform designed to help businesses discover and qualify new leads efficiently. It utilises advanced AI technology to provide accurate, tailored lead recommendations and integrates with CRM systems.
    TendifySales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenTendify monitors government portals across the European Union to identify public contract opportunities for businesses. The software processes tender documents to match specific procurement requirements with company profiles.
    The SwarmSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenThe Swarm is a Go-To-Network (GTN) platform that enables companies and investors to access and use extended professional networks and relationship data to speed up sales, recruiting, and fundraising. It provides tools for importing contact data, enriching people-and-company data, identifying warm introductions, and visualising relationship paths.
    TitanXSales & RevenueProspecting & Lead GenTitanX is a sales enablement and intelligence platform that specializes in Phone Intent™. The tool uses a proprietary scoring engine trained on billions of data points to predict which prospects are most likely to answer a cold call in real-time.
    EbstaSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceEbsta is a Revenue Intelligence Platform that integrates with CRM systems, automating data capture from emails and calendars, providing insights for deal management and forecasting.
    FreJunSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceFreJun provides conversation intelligence and voice workflow automation software for revenue and operations teams. The software automates outbound dialing, call logging, note-taking, and CRM updates while delivering call transcriptions and analytics.
    Jaxx.aiSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceJaxx.ai is a Revenue Analysis and Management platform that transforms how marketing, sales, and customer success teams analyse customer journeys and metrics. By consolidating data from different sources, it provides actionable insights to help teams enhance strategies and boost revenue.
    PriceIndxSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligencePriceIndx provides price intelligence and dynamic pricing solutions for e-commerce retailers, enabling competitor price monitoring, price optimisation, and automated repricing to improve margins and competitiveness.
    QuarterOneSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceQuarterOne is a sales forecasting software that integrates with leading CRM systems like HubSpot, Pipedrive, and Salesforce. It offers automated forecasts, new business predictions, velocity metrics, and reporting tools.
    RileoSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceRileo is an AI-powered revenue intelligence and sales coaching platform that analyses customer conversations to help teams improve pipeline visibility, forecasting, and rep performance. It is used to capture call insights, automate CRM updates, and support sales execution.
    SpiichSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceSpiich provides an artificial intelligence assistant that automates CRM updates and meeting preparation through voice commands and natural language processing. The platform synchronises contact data and deal stages with external databases to eliminate manual administrative tasks for revenue-focused professionals.
    SpikySales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceSpiky is a platform that utilises AI technology to analyse sales meetings and provide insights for improvement.
    SybillSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceSybill is an AI tool that automates meeting summaries, email generation, and CRM updates by analysing verbal and non-verbal cues, ensuring timely follow-ups and data accuracy.
    WheelhouseSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceWheelhouse is a platform tailored for professionals in the short-term rental industry. It offers advanced tools for revenue management and dynamic pricing. By using data-driven strategies, Wheelhouse helps users fine-tune their pricing tactics, increase booking rates, and boost revenue.
    WordcabSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceWordcab is a platform that allows the user to generate call summaries at scale and add them to any application.
    ZocksSales & RevenueRevenue IntelligenceZocks is a platform for conversation intelligence and administrative automation within financial services. The tool converts client interactions into structured data to populate records and generate business documentation through artificial intelligence.
    DriftSales & RevenueSalesDrift is a buyer engagement platform powered by AI that aims to facilitate personalised experiences for customers. The Conversational Marketing feature assists businesses in qualifying and converting website visitors, while Conversational Sales focuses on building a quality pipeline. Drift's Conversational AI enables natural conversations through chatbots powered by AI. The platform also includes integrations, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
    GongSales & RevenueSalesGong is a Revenue Intelligence Platform that aims to maximise the potential of go-to-market teams. It provides insights and tools to help sales teams close more deals, improve forecasting accuracy, enhance sales engagement, power systems with data, and outperform competitors using AI. Gong supports over 70 languages, making it a versatile solution for a global customer base.
    Humantic AISales & RevenueSalesHumantic AI is a software platform that analyses digital footprints to generate personality profiles, aiding in personalised communication strategies. he platform integrates with CRM systems, processes various data types including social media and professional profiles, and provides actionable insights for sales and marketing teams.
    LavenderSales & RevenueSalesLavender AI is a platform designed to improve email communication for businesses. It provides feedback on emails, suggests personalised introductions, and gathers information about prospects. The platform integrates with email providers, offering insights to optimise messages for better response rates. Lavender AI uses artificial intelligence, data, psychology, and scientific principles to assist in email writing and strategy.
    Luna.aiSales & RevenueSalesLuna.ai offers a platform that suggests new leads daily and generates personalised emails for outreach, all with minimal user input. It's designed to integrate with popular CRM tools, enhancing sales teams' efficiency by automating and personalising cold outreach.
    Oliv AISales & RevenueSalesOliv is an AI sales assistant that automates tasks such as CRM updates, note-taking, and meeting preparation, helping sales teams manage daily activities.
    OneShot AISales & RevenueSalesOneShot AI provides an AI-driven platform that automates and enhances outbound and marketing outreach by delivering personalised messages and insights to improve engagement and efficiency.
    Regie.aiSales & RevenueSalesRegie.ai is a Generative AI Platform designed for enterprise sales teams, offering content personalisation capabilities based on unique data pertaining to both the business and prospects.
    Seamless.aiSales & RevenueSalessmooth.AI is a platform that provides tools for sales and marketing professionals to access a database of business contacts and companies. It enables users to find and verify professional contact information, such as emails and phone numbers, to enhance their sales and marketing efforts. The service is designed to streamline the process of identifying and connecting with potential leads and business opportunities.
    Spotlight.aiSales & RevenueSalesSpotlight.ai provides AI-based guidance and business case generation for sales teams, enhancing discovery, qualification, value positioning, and forecasting. It integrates with various platforms, including Salesforce, to streamline sales processes and increase productivity.
    Sprouts.aiSales & RevenueSalesSprouts.ai is an AI-powered GTM (Go-To-Market) intelligence platform designed to automate and enhance demand generation for B2B companies. It offers advanced ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) discovery, multi-database enrichment, intent signal identification, automated multi-channel outreach, and purchase prediction to maximise sales and conversion rates.
    TrellusSales & RevenueSalesTrellus is an AI-driven platform that provides real-time sales coaching and automated dialing tools directly within a sales engagement workflow.
    TwainSales & RevenueSalesTwain is an AI-powered communication assistant designed to enhance outreach strategies. It provides real-time suggestions and feedback to improve the effectiveness of outbound messages, such as sales emails and recruiting messages.
    Wonka AISales & RevenueSalesWonka AI provides AI tools and solutions to help teams integrate and deploy artificial intelligence into business processes. Its offerings include secure AI interfaces like chat, mail, and voice tools, as well as AI strategy and workflow automation services.
    FluintSales & RevenueSales EnablementFluint is a buyer enablement tool that uses AI to create business cases, aiming to boost win rates and shorten sales cycles by facilitating collaborative case creation between sales reps and buyers.
    GradualSales & RevenueSales Enablement-
    MagicalSales & RevenueSales EnablementMagical is an AI-driven platform that automates repetitive tasks by connecting applications and autofilling forms.
    SpiichSales & RevenueSales EnablementSpiich provides an artificial intelligence assistant that automates CRM updates and meeting preparation through voice commands and natural language processing. The platform synchronises contact data and deal stages with external databases to eliminate manual administrative tasks for revenue-focused professionals.
    StorydocSales & RevenueSales EnablementStorydoc is an AI-driven platform for creating interactive presentations and documents, enabling real-time engagement tracking and integration with CRM tools.
    TillerSales & RevenueSales EnablementTiller is a digital assistant for commercial teams that automates CRM updates, follow-up emails, proposal generation, and provides live pitch support.
    ViduSales & RevenueSales Enablement-
    GetSalesSales & RevenueSales Engagement-
    HumanlinkerSales & RevenueSales EngagementHumanlinker is a platform that combines artificial intelligence with sales processes with the aim to increase efficiency and personalisation in sales outreach and engagement. It offers features such as AI sequences for campaign management, AI sales copywriting for personalised messaging, DISC personality analysis to understand prospect behaviour, and 360° prospect analysis. These tools are designed to support sales teams in tailoring their communication strategies based on insights, aiming to improve engagement rates and sales effectiveness.
    InsideSales.comSales & RevenueSales Engagement-
    JustCallSales & RevenueSales EngagementJustCall is a cloud-based communication platform that facilitates voice and SMS services for businesses, integrating with multiple CRM and helpdesk tools. It features automated workflows, AI-driven insights for coaching and performance analysis, and advanced calling capabilities which aim to enhance sales, support, and operational efficiency.
    LinkedClientSales & RevenueSales EngagementLinkedClient automates B2B sales processes using an AI assistant, managing lead generation, follow-ups, and meeting scheduling to improve efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.
    MailshakeSales & RevenueSales EngagementMailshake is a platform that automates sales engagement and lead generation. It supports personalised cold emails, phone, and social outreach within one sequence on a single dashboard. The platform is designed to connect with prospects, book meetings, and generate sales, providing features like email writing with AI, lead management, and analytics to improve outreach effectiveness.
    NooksSales & RevenueSales EngagementNooks is a tool designed to support sales teams by utilising AI for virtual dialing and creating a virtual sales environment. It aims to help teams have more conversations and enhance productivity in a virtual sales setting.
    NrevSales & RevenueSales EngagementNRev provides an AI platform for go-to-market automation, revenue operations, and sales workflow management. The platform includes tools for lead generation, CRM management, outbound campaigns, website visitor tracking, and sales process automation.
    Pitch BreezeSales & RevenueSales EngagementPitchBreeze is an AI-powered sales development tool designed to automate cold outreach by generating hyper-personalised email campaigns for potential clients. It streamlines lead research and message drafting, enabling businesses to enhance their outreach efficiency and focus on closing deals.
    PlusVibeSales & RevenueSales EngagementPlusVibe is a cloud-based platform that automates cold email outreach, including inbox warm-up, sequence generation, and lead enrichment. It is targeted at sales teams and agencies for outbound campaigns.
    RasayelSales & RevenueSales EngagementRasayel is a communication platform designed for managing sales and customer interactions over WhatsApp. It provides a shared team inbox, workflow automation, chatbot creation, CRM integration, and analytics tools to support B2B sales processes.
    RevReplySales & RevenueSales EngagementRevReply provides autonomous artificial intelligence agents that manage inbound sales communications and lead conversion workflows. This software monitors electronic mail inboxes to categorise intent, handle objections, and schedule appointments through natural conversation.
    Sail With AISales & RevenueSales EngagementSailWith.AI provides an AI-powered sales assistant platform that handles calls and conversations for businesses. It processes call data, integrates with CRM systems, and automates communication workflows.
    Sail With AISales & RevenueSales EngagementSailWith.AI provides an AI-powered sales assistant platform that handles calls and conversations for businesses. It processes call data, integrates with CRM systems, and automates communication workflows.
    SendKitSales & RevenueSales EngagementSendKit is an AI-powered outbound sales platform that helps teams generate personalised cold emails and automate prospecting workflows. It is designed to improve sales outreach efficiency and response rates.
    SendrSales & RevenueSales EngagementSendr is an AI-powered sales engagement and outreach platform that helps teams automate prospecting, personalise communication, and streamline outbound sales workflows.
    Shoden AISales & RevenueSales EngagementShoden AI is a platform that transforms email outreach for sales teams. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, it enhances the personalisation of sales messages to improve engagement and conversion rates.
    telliSales & RevenueSales Engagementtelli is a platform that automates outbound and inbound phone calls by using AI voice agents to contact customers, qualify leads, schedule appointments, and hand off interactions to human agents. The platform integrates with CRM systems and manages call workflows to support sales and customer engagement operations.
    WarmlySales & RevenueSales EngagementWarmly is an autonomous revenue orchestration platform that integrates with existing sales and marketing technology stacks. It identifies and de-anonymizes contacts and companies visiting a user's website, then automates personalised outreach through email, LinkedIn, and AI-powered chat.
    ObviousUnknownOther-
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    Method

    About this dataset

    This AI market map covers 1,689 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 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. Updated monthly.

    Measure
    Share of all software purchases and renewals on Cledara
    Window
    Trailing 12 months, through October 2026
    Classification
    AI-native, AI-embedded, hyperscaler
    Updated
    Licence
    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 23 October 2026, 01:14 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 23 October 2026, 01:14 UTC. See the full Claude vs ChatGPT comparison for spend and overlap data.

    How many AI tools does the map cover?

    The map covers 1,689 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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