DFIN ActiveDisclosure vs Certent Disclosure Management
Four of fourteen models named DFIN ActiveDisclosure first on the direct prompt; four named Certent Disclosure Management. Both were named by all fourteen models and DFIN ActiveDisclosure carries 64 labels and Certent Disclosure Management 47, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SEC and disclosure reporting page.
By framing
DFIN ActiveDisclosureFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCertent Disclosure Management
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DFIN ActiveDisclosure and Certent Disclosure Management were named in the same answer 107 times, of the 185 answers naming DFIN ActiveDisclosure and the 131 naming Certent Disclosure Management. In those answers Certent Disclosure Management took the first choice twenty-seven times and DFIN ActiveDisclosure ten.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
DFIN ActiveDisclosure Certent Disclosure Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DFIN ActiveDisclosure on the left and Certent Disclosure Management on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.DFIN ActiveDisclosure first, Certent Disclosure Management not the choice
2 of 14 modelsCertent Disclosure Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Certent Disclosure Management first, DFIN ActiveDisclosure an alternative
2 of 14 modelsDFIN ActiveDisclosure was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Certent Disclosure Management28%#2 of 8DFIN ActiveDisclosure13%#3 of 8DFIN ActiveDisclosure22%#2 of 6Certent Disclosure Management22%#3 of 6DFIN ActiveDisclosure9%#2 of 6Certent Disclosure Management2%#3 of 6What the models said about DFIN ActiveDisclosure
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Proceed with caution if you plan to do extensive, fast-paced table updates directly in the tool or manage complex, in-house XBRL tagging.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Even leading platforms like Workiva and ActiveDisclosure have specific limitations you should understand before implementation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best SEC and disclosure reporting platform for a mid-market B2B company is DFIN, as it offers a sharper price and an SEC-only focus.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd put DFIN ActiveDisclosure on the shortlist as the likely best value among established, full-featured platforms” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd lean toward DFIN ActiveDisclosure as the best balance of functionality, price, and specialized SEC expertise” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Certent Disclosure Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Cautiously evaluate Certent if your team is looking for a modern, cloud-native platform” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Certent or IRIS CARBON if you need a full disclosure management platform with workflow and collaboration features” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Certent is regularly positioned as the value lane alternative to Workiva... the price point sits meaningfully below Workiva” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Certent Disclosure Management and IRIS CARBON are the two best-value platforms recommended by industry analysts” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.