Which developer tools do AI models actually recommend?

We ask real developer questions across three leading AI models and rank which tools show up. 33 categories, updated monthly.

How should I authenticate my users?

1 —

Auth0 Okta
2 ▲2

Firebase Authentication Google
3 ▼1

Okta

Identity & Auth leaderboard →

What can I use to access user banking data?

1 —

Plaid
2 ▲2

Stripe
3 ▼1

MX MX Technologies

Open Finance leaderboard →

What are the best site generators for developers?

1 ▲1

Gatsby Netlify
2 ▼1

Next.js Vercel
3 —

Astro Astro Technology Company

Site Generators leaderboard →

What CSS framework should I use?

1 —

Tailwind CSS Tailwind Labs
2 —

Bootstrap
3 ▲1

Foundation ZURB

CSS Frameworks leaderboard →

What's a dev-friendly cloud compute provider?

1 —

DigitalOcean
2 —

Linode Akamai
3 —

Vultr

Cloud Compute leaderboard →

Which messaging API is best?

1 —

Twilio
2 —

Sinch
3 ▲1

Infobip

Messaging leaderboard →

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How it works

We query GPT-5, Claude, and Gemini with the questions developers actually ask when choosing tools. Each category is tested 10 times per model. Companies are ranked by how often they appear across all three models — and where.

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Complete per-model results and every individual model run in a spreadsheet, a PDF for citing with a written read on what moved.

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