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Supplier management · September 2026 Edition

Gatekeeper vs Coupa

One of twelve models named Gatekeeper first on the direct prompt; zero named Coupa. Gatekeeper was named by eleven of the twelve models and Coupa by twelve and Gatekeeper carries 19 labels and Coupa 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Gatekeeper

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Coupa

criticized challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%52%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1946A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Gatekeeper reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Procurify was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Procurify vs Gatekeeper · Procurify vs Coupa · Precoro vs Gatekeeper

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 supplier management page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GatekeeperFirst choices, of twelve modelsCoupa
Direct106 against Coupa
Paraphrase216 against Coupa
Comparative011 against Gatekeeper
Budget-constrained001 against Gatekeeper · 2 against Coupa
Scale-constrained003 against Coupa
Negative007 against Coupa
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.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Gatekeeper and Coupa 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
Gatekeeper Coupa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Gatekeeper on the left and Coupa on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Gatekeeper first, Coupa not the choice

1 of 12 modelsCoupa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Gatekeeper alternatives: Ivalua, Payhawk, Precoro

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashZip alternatives: Gatekeeper, Graphite Connect, Kodiak Hub, Procurify, Tipalti
Perplexity SonarProcurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub, Precoro
Grok 4.1 FastPrecoro, Procurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub
Mistral SmallProcurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub, Precoro
DeepSeek V4 FlashPrecoro, Procurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub
Qwen 3.7 FlashProcurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub, Precoro
Kimi K2Precoro, Procurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub
GLM 4.7 FlashXProcurify alternatives: Coupa, Gatekeeper, Precoro, SAP Ariba
MiniMax M2.5Precoro, Procurify alternatives: Gatekeeper, Zip

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniProcurify alternatives: SAP Ariba
Llama 4 MaverickPrecoro

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.
Gatekeeper0%#6 of 10
Coupa0%#10 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Gatekeeper leads by four points.
Gatekeeper6%#3 of 10
Coupa2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Coupa leads at enterprise.
Coupa23%#2 of 7
Gatekeeper5%#5 of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Gatekeeper

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

“Smaller/mid-market alternatives like Gatekeeper (contract-focused, ~$875/mo) ... exist but lack the full SRM depth.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · soft negative
“~$1,245/month | Contract lifecycle management | Mid-market businesses needing contract management” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Gatekeeper has emerged as the industry standard for organisations that demand a unified, risk-first approach to supplier management” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Gatekeeper if vendor contracts, compliance, and governance are central to your needs” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder: Gatekeeper ... this is the strongest choice for the mid-market.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Coupa

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

“Coupa (especially the supplier portal) ... Suppliers frequently complain that the Coupa Supplier Portal is confusing and difficult to navigate” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Multiple issues reported with user interface and navigation... "clunky, poorly designed interface" and unprofessional support” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“I would recommend Coupa if your priority is a broad, scalable platform for vendor onboarding plus spend/procurement management” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase 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.