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Cash application · September 2026 Edition

HighRadius vs Esker

Six of twelve models named HighRadius first on the direct prompt; three named Esker. HighRadius was named by twelve of the twelve models and Esker by eleven and HighRadius carries 45 labels and Esker 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.

HighRadius

criticized challenger

Named in nineteen categories this edition.

Esker

criticized challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share16%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate40%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4522A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HighRadius reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.HighRadius vs Versapay · HighRadius vs Upflow · HighRadius vs Lunos

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 cash application page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HighRadiusFirst choices, of twelve modelsEsker
Direct632 against HighRadius
Paraphrase103 against HighRadius
Comparative80
Budget-constrained008 against HighRadius · 4 against Esker
Scale-constrained001 against HighRadius · 1 against Esker
Negative104 against HighRadius · 1 against Esker
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, HighRadius and Esker were named in the same answer ninety-five times, of the 632 answers naming HighRadius and the 167 naming Esker. In those answers Esker took the first choice three times and HighRadius forty-eight.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HighRadius and Esker stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
HighRadius Esker first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HighRadius on the left and Esker on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HighRadius and Esker stood in it.

Both were the first choice

1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
DeepSeek V4 FlashEsker, HighRadius alternatives: Gaviti, Monk, Versapay

HighRadius first, Esker not the choice

5 of 12 modelsEsker was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniHighRadius alternatives: BlackLine Cash Application, Sidetrade
Perplexity SonarHighRadius alternatives: Billtrust, Kolleno, Upflow
Qwen 3.7 FlashHighRadius alternatives: AtoBi, BlackLine Cash Application, Trintech
Kimi K2HighRadius alternatives: Billtrust, Chaser, Versapay
MiniMax M2.5HighRadius alternatives: Monk

Esker first, HighRadius an alternative

2 of 12 modelsHighRadius was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastEsker alternatives: Billtrust, Gaviti, HighRadius, Quadient Accounts Receivable
GLM 4.7 FlashXEsker, Kolleno alternatives: Chaser, Gaviti, Monk, Quadient Accounts Receivable, Serrala, Stuut, Transparency / Transformance, Versapay

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Versapay alternatives: Billtrust, Paystand, Quadient Accounts Receivable, Upflow
Gemini 3.5 FlashQuadient Accounts Receivable alternatives: Stuut, Tesorio, Upflow, Versapay
Mistral SmallUpflow alternatives: Bluecopa, Cashbook, Chaser
Llama 4 MaverickUpflow alternatives: Bluecopa, Cashbook, Chaser, Lunos

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
HighRadius0%#10 of 10
Esker0%#8 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
HighRadius leads by nine points.
HighRadius16%#1 of 10
Esker7%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
HighRadius leads by forty-six points.
HighRadius49%#1 of 7
Esker3%#3 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about HighRadius

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Avoid the usual enterprise leaders like HighRadius, Billtrust, and Esker if budget is the main constraint” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“they are generally not recommended for the typical mid-market company ... Why to avoid them in the mid-market:” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Go with HighRadius or BlackLine if you are a massive, multi-billion-dollar enterprise looking to standardize cash flow and compliance across multiple ERPs globally.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend HighRadius due to its proven ROI, quick implementation, and outcome-based pricing model.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Esker

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“Avoid the usual enterprise leaders like HighRadius, Billtrust, and Esker” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise-class, custom-priced, typically six figures annually.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“1. Esker (G2: 4.3–4.5/5; Gartner Leader in Invoice-to-Cash 2024) ... Enterprise-grade AI automation for cash matching” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Esker or HighRadius are the safest bets if you want a proven, scalable platform” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Kolleno and Esker are strong, mid‑market‑focused all‑rounders.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.