Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Demand Planning
The demand planning category exhibits unusual uniformity at the top, where o9 Solutions, SAP, Kinaxis, and Anaplan all achieve 60-62% shortlist rates with maximum model diversity (4), suggesting genuine cross-model agreement rather than single-source bias. This tight clustering indicates these platforms have established clear market leadership in forecasting and S&OP capabilities. The 39-brand gap between consensus and evaluation sets, combined with 0% prompt coverage, reveals a category where brand awareness significantly outpaces rigorous comparative assessment—practitioners know the major players but lack structured evaluation frameworks.
157 discovery queries · 300 head-to-heads · refreshed Oct 22, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 157 buyer-style "Demand Planning" queries
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Signal by intent
By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 4/100
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Brands to know
In this category
o9 Solutions
Ties for highest shortlist rate (62%) with maximum model diversity, indicating broad AI model recognition for integrated planning capabilities.
Read brand profile →sap.com
Matches o9's 62% shortlist rate, leveraging SAP's ecosystem dominance in ERP-adjacent supply chain planning.
Read brand profile →Kinaxis
Achieves 62% shortlist rate with maximum diversity, reflecting strong reputation in concurrent planning and what-if scenario modeling.
Read brand profile →Anaplan
Reaches 61% shortlist rate, distinguished by connected planning platform architecture extending beyond traditional demand forecasting.
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Where AI pulls citations from
638 citations captured across Demand Planning prompt runs.
Vendor pages
192Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
225Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top Demand Planning questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
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