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    SaaS Competitive Trends: Who's Winning in 2026

    See which software products are moving up or down in the Cledara customer population, and where related products have crossed in popularity rank.

    101 recorded competitive signals through October 2026 and 329 historical rank crossovers, with current historical rankings through October 2026.

    These are aggregate purchasing signals within Cledara's customer population. Opposite movements and rank crossovers suggest competition; they do not establish that individual customers switched products, or measure the whole software market.

    Popularity movers · October 2026

    Selected rising and falling products from the published mover feed. Popularity ranks and shares measure recorded payment activity, rather than distinct customer counts. Category filters below apply to pair signals and historical crossovers.

    Rising popularity ranks · One-month change
    ProductRank movement
    CopyMindUp 1,744 ranks
    AusarUp 1,547 ranks
    Perlon AIUp 1,273 ranks
    AnamUp 1,266 ranks
    APPS4GSUp 1,175 ranks
    OrufyUp 1,141 ranks
    DinoRANKUp 491 ranks
    Venice AIUp 443 ranks
    AnerythUp 410 ranks
    GojiberryAIUp 252 ranks
    Falling popularity ranks · One-month change
    ProductRank movement
    ApphudDown 1,848 ranks
    ScibidsDown 1,564 ranks
    IdeaBoardzDown 1,553 ranks
    AdYouLikeDown 1,549 ranks
    AdaraDown 1,549 ranks
    AdlooxDown 1,549 ranks
    CanddiDown 1,399 ranks
    PaytrailDown 435 ranks
    WootricDown 211 ranks
    Ninja FormsDown 121 ranks
    Rising popularity ranks · Three-month change
    ProductRank movement
    CopyMindUp 1,744 ranks
    AusarUp 1,710 ranks
    Perlon AIUp 1,483 ranks
    AnamUp 1,456 ranks
    DinoRANKUp 1,379 ranks
    GojiberryAIUp 1,301 ranks
    AnerythUp 1,235 ranks
    APPS4GSUp 1,175 ranks
    Venice AIUp 1,157 ranks
    OrufyUp 1,141 ranks
    Falling popularity ranks · Three-month change
    ProductRank movement
    ApphudDown 1,848 ranks
    ScibidsDown 1,564 ranks
    IdeaBoardzDown 1,553 ranks
    AdYouLikeDown 1,549 ranks
    AdaraDown 1,549 ranks
    AdlooxDown 1,549 ranks
    PaytrailDown 1,451 ranks
    CanddiDown 1,399 ranks
    Ninja FormsDown 1,384 ranks
    WootricDown 1,320 ranks
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    101 signals and 329 crossovers across all published categories.

    Competitive signals · October 2026

    Candidate competitors selected using rank or payment-share movements. Pair order reflects semantic similarity and detector confidence. The two products can meet different movement criteria, so their displayed share changes are not necessarily opposite. Share signals use percentage points; rank signals use positions.

    Related products selected by the detector, ordered by its similarity score
    ChallengerCompared productCategory / subcategoryRecorded signal
    Webshipper
    Current rank #476
    Zenstores
    Current rank #674
    Operations & Supply Chain
    Shipping & Logistics
    Popularity rank movement
    +725 ranks / -31 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    LivePlan
    Current rank #1,090
    Jirav
    Current rank #683
    Finance & Accounting
    FP&A & Planning
    Popularity rank movement
    +359 ranks / -29 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Deale
    Current rank #2,269
    Dealroom.co
    Current rank #2,680
    Sales & Revenue
    Sales
    Popularity rank movement
    +342 ranks / -52 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Mural
    Current rank #599
    Moqups
    Current rank #920
    Collaboration & Productivity
    Whiteboards & Visual Thinking
    Popularity rank movement
    +173 ranks / -250 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Sinch Mailjet
    Current rank #259
    MailerLite
    Current rank #287
    Marketing & Growth
    Email & Marketing Automation
    Popularity rank movement
    +127 ranks / -86 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Magic Patterns
    Current rank #958
    ProtoPie
    Current rank #954
    Collaboration & Productivity
    Whiteboards & Visual Thinking
    Popularity rank movement
    +1,629 ranks / -93 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Intuit
    Current rank #792
    Moneybird
    Current rank #1,305
    Finance & Accounting
    Accounting & Bookkeeping
    Popularity rank movement
    +1,247 ranks / -506 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Fireworks AI
    Current rank #867
    Replicate
    Current rank #721
    AI Platforms & Model Ops
    AI Platform
    Popularity rank movement
    +973 ranks / -368 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    Fireworks AI
    Current rank #867
    Stability AI
    Current rank #367
    AI Platforms & Model Ops
    AI Platform
    Popularity rank movement
    +973 ranks / -42 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    fal
    Current rank #264
    Replicate
    Current rank #721
    AI Platforms & Model Ops
    AI Platform
    Popularity rank movement
    +776 ranks / -368 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    fal
    Current rank #264
    Stability AI
    Current rank #367
    AI Platforms & Model Ops
    AI Platform
    Popularity rank movement
    +776 ranks / -42 ranks
    Medium detector confidence
    WP ERP
    Current rank #2,018
    Exact
    Current rank #939
    Operations & Supply Chain
    ERP
    Popularity rank movement
    +582 ranks / -39 ranks
    Medium detector confidence

    Historical rank crossovers · October 2026

    The detector records when a related product moves ahead of another in popularity rank. Changes below span each product's recorded history; they are not changes since the crossover month.

    Recorded crossovers and rank changes over each product's recorded history
    Recorded crossoverProduct moving aheadProduct overtakenSubcategoryCurrent ranksChange over recorded history
    May-2025RespondNUACOMLive Chat & Messaging
    Customer Success & Support
    #1,163 / #1,939+1,350 ranks / -317 ranks
    May-2025Product FruitsStonlyProduct Adoption & Onboarding
    Customer Success & Support
    #534 / #1,111+989 ranks / -555 ranks
    May-2025Product FruitsChameleonProduct Adoption & Onboarding
    Customer Success & Support
    #534 / #1,404+989 ranks / -1,124 ranks
    May-2025StoryblokPrismicWebsite & Landing Pages
    Marketing & Growth
    #240 / #386+701 ranks / -128 ranks
    May-2025DokobitXodo SignE-Signature & Contracts
    Legal, Risk & Compliance
    #347 / #526+192 ranks / -284 ranks
    Apr-2025PylonClearfeedHelpdesk & Ticketing
    Customer Success & Support
    #930 / #1,630+1,548 ranks / +562 ranks
    Apr-2025Cal.comYouCanBookMeScheduling & Calendar
    Collaboration & Productivity
    #304 / #1,273+1,027 ranks / -1,034 ranks
    Apr-2025GraphHopperRoutificShipping & Logistics
    Operations & Supply Chain
    #961 / #1,964+1,006 ranks / -1,218 ranks
    Apr-2025SignRequestDropbox SignE-Signature & Contracts
    Legal, Risk & Compliance
    #31 / #143+659 ranks / -73 ranks
    Apr-2025Plausible AnalyticsPower My AnalyticsAnalytics
    Data & Analytics
    #275 / #1,038+469 ranks / -510 ranks
    Apr-2025IruAddigyDevice Management (MDM)
    IT & Security
    #660 / #1,169+304 ranks / -388 ranks
    Apr-2025Cookie InformationConsent KitLegal
    Legal, Risk & Compliance
    #1,013 / #1,893+303 ranks / -1,557 ranks

    Each page contains up to 12 signals and 12 crossovers in the published source order. CSV and JSON include all matching records.

    About this data and its limitations

    Popularity ranks and shares use each product's trailing-12-month software payment activity, relative to all tracked software payments. They do not measure distinct customer penetration or actual product usage. Active pairs combine related-product similarity with rank or payment-activity share criteria. A challenger can be selected for rising rank even when its payment share is falling. Detector confidence describes the pattern rules, not a statistically calibrated probability of switching.

    Rank movements use the available history in the current detector; share patterns use its six-observation lookback where available. Short or missing histories can shorten these comparisons. A calendar-aligned interpretation should be checked against the product's monthly source series before citing an annual or six-month change.

    Historical crossovers are candidate patterns from recorded rankings. They do not establish causation or confirmed customer replacement. Results reflect the Cledara customer population and the detector's coverage filters, rather than every software product.

    Use the CSV or JSON downloads for all published pair records. Cite Cledara, the page URL and the publication date under the stated data licence.

    Frequently asked questions

    Which SaaS products are moving up in popularity rank?

    CopyMind and Ausar appear among the published one-month popularity risers in the Cledara customer population. Rank movement measures positions, rather than percentage market share.

    Does a competitive signal prove customers switched products?

    No. Opposite rank or payment-activity share movements between related products, and historical rank crossovers, suggest competition. They do not establish that individual customers replaced one product with another, or demonstrate causation.

    How are rank and payment activity share movements different?

    Popularity rank measures a product's position by recorded software payment activity; a lower rank is better. Popularity share is its percentage of observed software purchase and renewal transactions over the trailing 12 months. It is not the percentage of customers paying for the product. Rank changes use positions; share changes use percentage points.

    What population does this research cover?

    Aggregated, anonymized purchasing signals from companies using Cledara. These companies are not a representative sample of the entire software market. Publication updated 17 October 2026, 23:57 UTC.

    Which published products moved over the three-month window?

    Among the published movers, CopyMind rose 1,744 popularity ranks and Ausar rose 1,710, while Apphud fell 1,848 ranks in the three-month comparison. Updated 17 October 2026, 23:57 UTC.

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