Kolleno vs Esker
Zero of fourteen models named Kolleno first on the direct prompt; zero named Esker. Kolleno was named by six of the fourteen models and Esker by thirteen and Kolleno carries 10 labels and Esker 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in nine categories 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 cash application page.
By framing
KollenoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEsker
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | |
Kolleno Esker first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Kolleno on the left and Esker on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
12 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
What the models said about Kolleno
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Choose Kolleno if you want the best balance of automation, SMB fit, and likely lower implementation complexity” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Upflow / Kolleno / Gaviti: Highly nimble, modern, and built specifically for scaling B2B mid-market companies.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale 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 for Your Criteria - Billtrust, Serrala, Esker, Versapay: Custom/transaction-based"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“It is often recommended to avoid unless your payment volume justifies the cost” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“underperforms with variable billing, unstructured remittances, and non-standard invoice layouts common in mid-market companies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Mid-market options (Esker, Versapay, Quadient AR, Billtrust) may deliver 90% of the value at a fraction of the cost... Strong mid-market fit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you have exceptionally document-heavy or multi-national billing operations ... these tools offer highly capable, SaaS-native AI matchers” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
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.