# Market Dojo vs Ivalua: which do AI models recommend for strategic sourcing, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Strategic sourcing. Zero of fourteen models named Market Dojo first on the direct prompt; zero named Ivalua. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/spend/strategic-sourcing/market-dojo-vs-ivalua/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Dojo | 6% | #5 of 14 | 0% | 16 | 10 of 14 |
| Ivalua | 4% | #6 of 14 | 19% | 16 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Workday Strategic Sourcing) (alternatives: Archlet, Market Dojo, Tradogram, Zip)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Ivalua, MeRLIN, SAP Ariba, Scanmarket)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Fairmarkit, GEP SMART, Market Dojo, Precoro)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Precoro, Procurify) (alternatives: Ivalua, Zip)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Coupa, GEP SMART) (alternatives: Ivalua, Precoro, ProcureWare, SAP Ariba, Scanmarket, ServiceNow Source-to-Pay Operations, Tradogram)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Precoro) (alternatives: Coupa, ProcurePort, SAP Ariba, Zycus)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Archlet, Bid Management)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: GEP SMART) (alternatives: Precoro, Procol, SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Precoro)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Coupa) (alternatives: Jaggaer, Precoro, Zycus)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Procurify, Scanmarket)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Workday Strategic Sourcing) (alternatives: Coupa, GEP SMART)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Procurify) (alternatives: Basware, GEP SMART, Precoro, Zycus)

## What the models said about Market Dojo

- "I'd start with Market Dojo. It looks like a sensible first demo for a mid-sized company that wants sourcing capabilities" (GPT-6 Luna, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Best low-budget pick for SMBs: Market Dojo — described as “affordable” and “self-service” e-sourcing software for SMBs" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Market Dojo is a highly popular, lightweight e-sourcing platform tailored perfectly for the mid-market." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Ivalua

- "rather than a full suite like SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua or GEP that is built for larger, ERP-native estates" (Muse Glimmer 30B, scale prompt, soft negative)
- "Look for: A specialized mid-market solution (like Jaggaer, Ivalua, Proactis, or even cloud-first contenders like Spendwise)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.