Strategic sourcing for small business buyers
Asked as “strategic sourcing software”, and as “e-sourcing and RFP tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 47 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
01The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the eight products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its vendor page.
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative60%
Key
01Tradogram45%
Tradogram45%02AuraVMS11%
AuraVMS11%03oboloo9%
oboloo9%04Procurify4%
Procurify4%05Precoro0%
Precoro0%06Juicebox0%
Juicebox0%07Manatal0%
Manatal0%08Gem0%
Gem0%09Loxo0%
Loxo0%10LinkedIn Recruiter0%
LinkedIn Recruiter0%11Coupa0%
Coupa0%12SAP Ariba0%
SAP Ariba0%02What they warned about
Three of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2 and GLM 4.7 FlashX changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
SAP Ariba96%
27 of 28 labels negative · 11 of 12 models · 13 hard negative
“**What to Avoid:** Heavy ERP systems (like SAP Ariba, Oracle NetSuite, or Coupa) when you are still doing manual spreadsheets.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Coupa88%
15 of 17 labels negative · 9 of 12 models · 9 hard negative
“Enterprise tools like Coupa, GEP SMART, or Workday are powerful but start at $2,500+/month with long implementations—unsuitable for small B2B.” Grok 4.1 Fast, direct prompt
LinkedIn Recruiter80%
8 of 10 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“Tools like LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate ($10,800–$15,000 per seat annually) and hireEZ ... these are overkill and can drain resources” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Alibaba100%
4 of 4 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“Platforms/Tools to **Avoid or Be Highly Cautious With**: 1. **Alibaba.com (especially for beginners)**” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
03What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: twelve of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
63 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 6 of those lists are Google grounding redirects that name no site and are left out of the counts. 824 links across 251 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
29 answers · 36 citations · 10 models
26 answers · 54 citations · 11 models
22 answers · 25 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Spendflo21 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
21 answers · 21 citations · 10 models
vendor site · AuraVMS18 answers · 28 citations · 8 models
17 answers · 19 citations · 10 models
15 answers · 18 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Tradogram15 answers · 18 citations · 7 models
12 answers · 17 citations · 7 models
12 answers · 15 citations · 8 models
12 answers · 12 citations · 10 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
29 answers · 10 models
21 answers · 10 models
21 answers · 10 models
18 answers · 9 models
13 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 10 models
12 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 6 models
10 answers · 9 models
9 answers · 9 models
04How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ModelDirect“What is the best strategic sourcing software for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which e-sourcing and RFP tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top sourcing tools for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best strategic sourcing software for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a strategic sourcing software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which sourcing tools should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceagainst: SAP AribaProkuria, SiftHubChangedNoonTradogramno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
AutoRFP.ai, Breeze Docs, DeepRFP, Loopio, PowerRFPFour alternatives
Gem, Humanly, Manatal, PinThree alternatives
Precoro, Procurify, SourceRFXGPT-5.4 miniProcurifyagainst: Corcentric, Coupa, GEP SMART, SAP AribaResponsiveChangedagainst: Coupa, JaggaerJuicebox, ManatalProcurifyagainst: Ivalua, SAP Aribano first choicenothing named
One alternative
PrecoroSix alternatives
Fetcher, Gem, Greenhouse, HireEZ, LinkedIn Recruiter Lite / Recruiter, SeekOutTwo alternatives
Precoro, Sourcing ForceGemini 3.5 FlashAuraVMSagainst: Coupa, Jaggaer, Procurify, SAP AribaAuraVMSHeldagainst: Coupa, Loopio, SAP Aribano first choiceAuraVMSagainst: Coupa, GEP, Precoro, SAP AribaAuraVMSagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, SAP Aribaagainst: Alibaba, Coupa, DHgate, Oracle Taleo, SAP Ariba, Workday Recruiting
Four alternatives
Precoro, ProcFlow, Spendflo, TradogramThree alternatives
Market Dojo, Procurify, SiftHubSix alternatives
Fetcher, Gem, HireEZ, Juicebox, LinkedIn Recruiter, ManatalFive alternatives
Airtable, Market Dojo, Procuman, Softr, TradogramFive alternatives
Loopio, Precoro, Quotable AI, Responsive, TradogramPerplexity SonarTradogramagainst: SAP AribaAuraVMSChangedagainst: ProcolPinagainst: LinkedIn RecruiterTradogramagainst: Zaprono first choiceagainst: Apollo.io, Capital IQ, Coupa, LinkedIn Recruiter, PitchBook, SAP Ariba, SourceScrub, Workday P2P/T&E, ZoomInfo
One alternative
ProcurifyThree alternatives
EC eSourcing, Market Dojo, obolooFive alternatives
Fetcher, HireEZ, Juicebox, Loxo, ManatalOne alternative
ProcurementExpress.comGrok 4.1 FastTradogramagainst: AuraVMS, Coupa, GEP SMART, SAP Ariba, WorkdayPandaDocChangedagainst: Loopio, ResponsiveManatalTradogramagainst: Precoro, Procurify, SAP AribaTradogramagainst: SAP Aribaagainst: 1688.com, AliExpress, Alibaba, DHgate, Global Sources, Made-in-China, SAP Ariba, Shein, Temu
Two alternatives
Precoro, ProcurifyFive alternatives
1up, DeepRFP, Market Dojo, Proposify, TradogramFour alternatives
100Hires, ContactOut, Juicebox, LoxoTwo alternatives
SourceRFX, obolooTwo alternatives
Kodiak Hub, PrecoroMistral SmallTradogramagainst: SAP AribaTradogramHeldGemagainst: LinkedIn RecruiterTradogramno first choiceagainst: Coupa, HireEZ, LinkedIn Recruiter, SAP Ariba
One alternative
ProcureDeskTwo alternatives
DeepRFP, obolooSeven alternatives
ContactOut, HireEZ, Humanly, Juicebox, Loxo, Manatal, Zoho RecruitThree alternatives
Procol, ProcurePort, ZaproDeepSeek V4 FlashTradogramagainst: Coupa, GEP SMART, Ivalua, Jaggaer, SAP AribaPandaDocChangedagainst: AutoRFP.ai, Loopio, ResponsiveJuiceboxagainst: LinkedIn Recruiter Lite / Recruiter, ManatalTradogramagainst: AuraVMSno first choiceagainst: Oracle, SAP Aribaagainst: Coupa, Fetcher, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, Loxo, SAP Ariba
Two alternatives
Precoro, ProcurifyFour alternatives
Breeze Docs, DeepRFP, Market Dojo, TradogramFour alternatives
Gem, Loxo, SeekOut, WellfoundTwo alternatives
Precoro, RampTwo alternatives
Precoro, ProcurifyLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceTradogramChangedno first choiceProcol, ProcurePort, Tradogram, Zaprono first choiceagainst: Underdog.io
One alternative
obolooQwen 3.7 FlashKissflow Procurementagainst: SAP AribaLoopioChanged100HiresSpendwiseDigiChain, Jaggaer, Scanbase, Zyleragainst: SAP Ariba, SAP Coupaagainst: Coupa, Fiverr Enterprise, Hunter.io, Oracle NetSuite, SAP Ariba, Upwork, ZoomEye
Two alternatives
Procurify, SpendfloThree alternatives
PandaDoc, RFPO, ScanaduFour alternatives
Gem, Manatal, Pin, SeekOutThree alternatives
SourceRFX, Tradogram, Zoho CreatorKimi K2obolooagainst: ProcolTradogramChangedLoxoTradogram, obolooagainst: Precorono first choiceagainst: SAP Aribaagainst: Alibaba, Coupa, Made-in-China, SAP Ariba
One alternative
PrecoroFour alternatives
AuraVMS, Bidara, PandaDoc, ProkuriaFour alternatives
ContactOut, Fetcher, Juicebox, ManatalOne alternative
ProcurePortGLM 4.7 FlashXTradogramagainst: SAP AribaobolooChangedGem, LoxoTradogramagainst: ControlHub, ProcurementExpress.com, Spendwiseno first choiceagainst: HireEZ, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut
Two alternatives
Catapult, PrecoroSix alternatives
Bidara, Breeze Docs, DeepRFP, Market Dojo, Nusii, PandaDocFive alternatives
Juicebox, Lusha, Manatal, MindHunt AI, SeekOutFour alternatives
Precoro, ProcureDesk, Procurify, RampMiniMax M2.5TradogramTradogramHeldno first choiceagainst: Coupa, LinkedIn Recruiter, SAP AribaTradogram, obolooagainst: BuyingStation, PrecoroTradogramagainst: SAP Aribaagainst: Alibaba, Global Sources, LinkedIn Recruiter, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday
Two alternatives
Precoro, ProcurifyFive alternatives
Loopio, Market Dojo, Precoro, Responsive, obolooOne alternative
VendorfulThree alternatives
Procol, ProcurePort, SourceRFXBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
05The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 17:54 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:33 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 20:17 | yes | 16 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:04 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:55 | yes | 33 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:19 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 19:53 | yes | 16 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:52 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:15 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:49 | yes | 23 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:25 | yes | 15 | 104 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 21:08 | yes | 10 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:46 | yes | 14 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:56 | yes | 3 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:56 | yes | 9 | 49 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:18 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:41 | yes | 34 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:15 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:45 | yes | 9 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:24 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 20:52 | no | 0 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:57 | yes | 14 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:18 | yes | 27 | 89 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:57 | yes | 10 | 51 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:26 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:23 | yes | 7 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:29 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:25 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:49 | yes | 22 | 14 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:51 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 19:30 | yes | 20 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:03 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:21 | yes | 5 | 35 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:10 | yes | 8 | 22 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:34 | yes | 16 | 37 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:13 | yes | 20 | 39 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:40 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:03 | yes | 2 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:53 | yes | 24 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:01 | yes | 36 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:24 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:48 | yes | 18 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:04 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 21:03 | yes | 15 | 55 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:59 | yes | 21 | 41 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:14 | yes | 13 | 49 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:48 | yes | 9 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:24 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:48 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:39 | yes | 20 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:13 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:55 | yes | 14 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:47 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 19:58 | yes | 18 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:33 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:04 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:43 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:13 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:50 | yes | 14 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:05 | yes | 18 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:12 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:21 | yes | 11 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:06 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:36 | yes | 39 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:53 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-17 19:55 | yes | 22 | 47 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:54 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:56 | no | 0 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:02 | yes | 27 | 53 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:53 | yes | 13 | 113 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:31 | yes | 13 | 41 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
Category-scoped readings
Alibaba.com read as Alibaba
Ariba read as SAP Ariba
Ariba (SAP) read as SAP Ariba
Made-in-China.com read as Made-in-China
Unresolved, counted raw
1up
1up.ai
AsiaInspection
BidSparq
BravoSolution
Breezy HR
BreezyHR
CJdropshipping
Catapult
Data Miner
DigiChain
DocuSign
EC eSourcing
Faire
Google X-Ray
Homerun
Hunter.io
JingSourcing
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Basic or Premium
LinkedIn Sales Navigator Lite
Nusii
Oracle Taleo
POCsheet
PitchBook
PowerRFP
ProcFlow
Proposify
Quotable AI
RFPO (Formerly RFPGO)
Recruiterflow
SAP Coupa
Scanadu
Scanbase
Shein
Snov.io
SourceScrub
Sourcing Force
SpendMap
SupplyMe
Syncee
Temu
Text Blaze
Underdog.io
Wellfound
Wholesale Central
Wonnda
Workable
Zoho Procurement
Zoho Recruit
ZoomEye
Zyler
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.