Does AI recommend HubSpot?
hubspot.com in CRM software: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to Salesforce, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
59%
of AI answers name HubSpot
Salesforce: 37%. Rank 1 of 68 brands tracked.
HubSpot vs Salesforce, engine by engine
Named most by Gemini (62%), least by ChatGPT (58%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Questions where Salesforce is named and HubSpot is not
- “Donor management software for small nonprofits”
- “How do I keep client records compliant as a financial advisor?”
2 more questions like these in this check. The snapshot finds them all for HubSpot against up to 5 competitors, on 50 buyer questions asked 3 times in each engine, with the sites to get listed on and 5 fixes.
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Is HubSpot named, and where?
- Yes. HubSpot is named in 59% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 1 of 68 brands we track in CRM software.
- In list answers it shows up at position 1.8 on average in Gemini (1 = first).
- Its own site, hubspot.com, is the 2nd most cited site in the category.
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (68 brands tracked in CRM software, Week 41).
2%
The typical brand
59%
The category leader
59%
HubSpot, above typical
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about CRM software, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- youtube.com4.0% of citations
- hubspot.com4.0% of citations
- reddit.com2.7% of citations
- salesforce.com2.7% of citations
- pipedrive.com1.5% of citations
- zoho.com1.3% of citations
- nutshell.com1.2% of citations
Can AI crawlers read hubspot.com?
Yes: nothing we checked stops the AI engines from reading the site. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | Cloudflare in front of the site | Lets them in |
| Text without JavaScript | 2140 words in the raw homepage HTML | Readable |
Nothing to fix here. The crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Google AI Overviews and Gemini can read the site, and the homepage text shows without JavaScript. The next step is being cited: see the sites above.
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