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    Data & AI Software: 353 Recorded Tools (2026)

    Cledara records 353 products classified for data & AI teams. Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT and Perplexity AI lead their trailing 12-month payment-activity ranking; AI Platforms & Model Ops and Data & Analytics have the largest observed category spend shares. Team labels classify products' intended functions; the payment data does not identify the buying team.

    353 products • 10 categories. Data as of 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC.

    Intelligence Overview

    These indicators describe the available ranked sample of 100 products, which may be capped at 100, rather than every product in the catalogue.

    74%
    Products gaining activity rank
    Rank #1 of 12 teams
    55%
    AI share of ranked sample
    Rank #1 of 12 teams
    81.8%
    AI products gaining activity rank
    Rank #1 of 12 teams

    Payment activity counts observed purchase and renewal transactions over the trailing 12 months. Activity and spend shares use all software tracked by Cledara as their denominator. These signals describe the Cledara customer population; they do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage.

    The recorded catalogue contains 353 products classified for Data / AI. Among the displayed products with a 2026-10 activity-rank observation, the ranking starts with Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Perplexity AI. Payment activity counts trailing 12-month purchase and renewal transactions in Cledara. Shares use all tracked software as their denominator; activity ranks do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage. Team labels classify product functions and do not identify the buying team. The displayed ranked sample may be smaller than the catalogue; changing coverage and classifications can affect comparisons.

    How Data & AI software payment-activity share has changed

    The 353 products classified for data & AI teams account for 21.1% of trailing 12-month software payment transactions and 16% of recorded software spend across Cledara. Both shares use all tracked software as the denominator; the chart shows monthly observations.

    Payment-activity share
    SeriesJan-2022Oct-2026Change in percentage points
    Data / AI
    1.67%21.13%+19.46 pp
    Jan-2022Nov-2022Sep-2023Jul-2024May-2025Mar-20260%6%12%18%24%

    Source: Cledara-observed software payments. Published 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC. Monthly observations use their named periods; the customer population can change.

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    Data / AI monthly share observations
    MonthPayment-activity share (%)Spend share (%)
    Jan-20221.672.44
    Feb-20221.642.2
    Mar-20221.612.11
    Apr-20221.82.49
    May-20221.822.7
    Jun-20221.782.54
    Jul-20221.842.74
    Aug-20221.772.65
    Sep-20221.712.53
    Oct-20221.732.63
    Nov-20221.742.62
    Dec-20221.82.68
    Jan-20231.812.78
    Feb-20231.892.74
    Mar-20232.082.67
    Apr-20232.312.6
    May-20232.582.51
    Jun-20232.782.48
    Jul-20232.952.45
    Aug-20233.12.45
    Sep-20233.372.4
    Oct-20233.742.44
    Nov-20234.092.4
    Dec-20234.452.32
    Jan-20244.872.32
    Feb-20245.252.42
    Mar-20245.592.48
    Apr-20245.832.52
    May-20246.042.65
    Jun-20246.212.68
    Jul-20246.352.79
    Aug-20246.472.89
    Sep-20246.612.99
    Oct-20246.723.13
    Nov-20246.833.34
    Dec-20246.893.47
    Jan-20256.953.63
    Feb-20257.053.73
    Mar-20257.183.9
    Apr-20257.424.18
    May-20257.64.32
    Jun-20257.894.65
    Jul-20258.14.85
    Aug-20258.435.1
    Sep-20258.775.37
    Oct-20259.15.72
    Nov-20259.576.14
    Dec-20259.946.3
    Jan-202610.586.78
    Feb-202611.477.27
    Mar-202612.758.13
    Apr-202614.149.07
    May-202615.3410
    Jun-202616.4910.99
    Jul-202617.5912
    Aug-202618.4913.1
    Sep-202619.8514.5
    Oct-202621.1315.95

    Spend shares of software classified for Data & AI teams

    AI Platforms & Model Ops is the largest data & AI software category by spend share at 13.4%, followed by Data & Analytics at 2.1%, across 353 tools tracked from real company purchases.

    0%5%10%15%20%AI Platforms & Model OpsAI Platforms …Marketing & GrowthMarketing & G…IT & SecurityIT & SecurityLegal, Risk & ComplianceLegal, Risk &…
    Team Stats
    21.1%
    Payment-activity share
    16.0%
    Spend Share
    353
    Total Products
    10
    Categories
    Pattern Radar
    Grok moved +2663 positions YoY
    55% of tools are AI-enhanced, 82% of AI tools with comparisons gained activity-rank positions
    Top 3 by activity (Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Perplexity AI) hold 13.1% of all recorded software spend
    Competitive Trends
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    Tools displacing incumbents within the same subcategory. These pairs show products with opposite rank trajectories, indicating a competitive shift where the challenger is gaining ground as the incumbent loses market position.

    Business Intelligence & Dashboards
    1 pattern
    Glassnode
    Glassnode
    #1347 +143 positions YoY
    replacing
    Nansen
    Nansen
    AI-Embedded
    #1121 -310 positions YoY
    Dev Tools
    1 pattern
    Apify
    Apify
    #95 +164 positions YoY
    replacing
    Scraping Fish
    Scraping Fish
    #1256 -564 positions YoY
    AI Platform
    8 patterns
    Modal
    Modal
    AI-Native
    #499 +606 positions YoY
    replacing
    Replicate
    Replicate
    AI-Native
    #721 -368 positions YoY
    Fireworks AI
    Fireworks AI
    AI-Native
    #867 +973 positions YoY
    replacing
    Replicate
    Replicate
    AI-Native
    #721 -368 positions YoY
    Fireworks AI
    Fireworks AI
    AI-Native
    #867 +973 positions YoY
    replacing
    Stability AI
    Stability AI
    AI-Native
    #367 -42 positions YoY
    fal
    fal
    AI-Native
    #264 +776 positions YoY
    replacing
    Replicate
    Replicate
    AI-Native
    #721 -368 positions YoY
    fal
    fal
    AI-Native
    #264 +776 positions YoY
    replacing
    Stability AI
    Stability AI
    AI-Native
    #367 -42 positions YoY
    Black Forest Labs
    Black Forest Labs
    AI-Native
    #1173 +249 positions YoY
    replacing
    Stability AI
    Stability AI
    AI-Native
    #367 -42 positions YoY
    Klavis AI
    Klavis AI
    AI-Native
    #1202 +230 positions YoY
    replacing
    Relevance AI
    Relevance AI
    AI-Native
    #1128 -318 positions YoY
    Fireworks AI
    Fireworks AI
    AI-Native
    #867 +973 positions YoY
    replacing
    Relevance AI
    Relevance AI
    AI-Native
    #1128 -318 positions YoY
    Peer Comparison

    How Data / AI compares to other teams across key metrics. Rankings show relative position among all 12 teams tracked.

    AI share of ranked sample
    #1 of 12
    55%
    Data / AI (55%)
    Marketing (38%)
    Cross-functional (35%)
    Product (31%)
    Customer (28%)
    Tool Diversity
    #7 of 12
    353 tools
    Marketing (1704)
    Engineering (1142)
    IT (786)
    Sales (503)
    People (421)
    Market Share
    #1 of 12
    21.1%
    Data / AI (21.1%)
    Engineering (19.8%)
    Marketing (12.6%)
    Cross-functional (11.6%)
    IT (6.5%)

    Data / AI ranks #1 in AI share of ranked sample, #7 in tool diversity, and #1 in market share among 12 teams.

    Annual activity-rank risers in the displayed data & AI sample

    Grok and DefiLlama have the largest measured annual activity-rank gains in the displayed data & AI sample. The catalogue records 353 products; they currently rank #177 and #698 by global payment activity in Cledara's latest team data.

    Grok
    Grok
    Annual rank riser
    AI Assistants & Copilots+2663 positions (12M)
    DefiLlama
    DefiLlama
    Annual rank riser
    Business Intelligence & Dashboards+1833 positions (12M)
    Tavily
    Tavily
    Annual rank riser
    LLM Providers & APIs+1803 positions (12M)
    Cerebras
    Cerebras
    Annual rank riser
    AI Platform+1636 positions (12M)
    Agenta
    Agenta
    Annual rank riser
    ML Ops & Model Training+1502 positions (12M)
    Subcategory Breakdown
    0%5%10%15%20%AI PlatformAI PlatformDataDataAnalyticsAnalyticsDev ToolsDev ToolsAI Assistants & CopilotsAI Assistants…Data WarehousesData Warehous…

    Data & AI software ranked by payment activity

    Anthropic/Claude leads the current ranking for data & AI teams, followed by OpenAI/ChatGPT and Perplexity AI, among 353 SaaS tools measured from real company purchases tracked by Cledara.

    #
    1#1
    +9
    2#2
    -1
    3#42
    +30
    4#60
    +984
    5#95
    +164
    6#100
    +4
    7#110
    +1
    8#114
    +382
    9#131
    +94
    10#141
    -38
    11#148
    +264
    12#149
    -3
    13#150
    +58
    14#154
    -34
    15#177
    +2663
    16#205
    +1405
    17#225
    +32
    18#252
    +442
    19#263
    +97
    20#264
    +776
    21#270
    +323
    22#322
    +93
    23#338
    -154
    24#343
    +228
    25#395
    +34
    26#434
    +63
    27#473
    +729
    28#499
    +606
    29#529
    —
    30#531
    —
    31#566
    -190
    32#607
    -5
    33#619
    +1107
    34#632
    +277
    35#675
    +154
    36#677
    +1636
    37#698
    +1833
    38#701
    —
    39#710
    +321
    40#716
    +1803
    41#718
    +989
    42#721
    -368
    43#742
    —
    44#745
    +230
    45#790
    +148
    46#859
    +270
    47#862
    +331
    48#867
    —
    49#873
    +998
    50#883
    —

    Frequently asked questions

    Which data & AI products lead the payment-activity ranking?

    Anthropic/Claude leads the products classified for data & AI teams, followed by OpenAI/ChatGPT and Perplexity AI. Its 12.3% share is of trailing 12-month transactions across all software recorded in Cledara. This does not measure distinct teams or customers.

    How many products are classified for data & AI teams?

    The catalogue records 353 products classified for data & AI teams across 10 categories. This is a catalogue count, not the size of a typical team's software stack.

    Which data & AI products have gained activity-rank positions?

    Grok and DefiLlama lead the measured 12-month payment-activity rank gains among the displayed products classified for data & AI teams with current and year-earlier observations. Rank changes do not establish new customer adoption.

    Where does this data come from?

    From anonymized, aggregated software purchasing data across companies that manage their software with Cledara — real payments, not surveys. Last updated 26 October 2026, 20:13 UTC.

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