# Haystack: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/haystack/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal communications and intranet | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Jostle / Haystack / Oak Engage: good alternatives" (GPT-5.4 mini, Internal communications)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Internal communications and intranet: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 37 → 47 of 86.

## In its own words

What Haystack's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A Modern Intranet Employees Love (https://haystackteam.com/)
- For: teams and organizations of any size (https://www.haystackteam.com/more/pricing)
- Price stated: Custom Quote (https://www.haystackteam.com/more/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 6 (https://haystackteam.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type 1 & 2, GPDR, CCPA
- Customers named: GoodRx, Thumbtack, Everbridge, NerdWallet, BuzzFeed, MB2 Dental, Ally Logistics, OpenStore

## What it publishes

Every page haystackteam.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 421 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 90 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- case study: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-27
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-14
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Employer brand competitive edge ai era https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/employer-brand-competitive-edge-ai-era
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Haystack launches the intranet industrys first model context protocol mcp server https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/haystack-launches-the-intranet-industrys-first-model-context-protocol-mcp-server
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: How to communicate new policies to employees https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/how-to-communicate-new-policies-to-employees
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: How to support employee resource groups on your intranet https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/how-to-support-employee-resource-groups-on-your-intranet
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: What to include on your internal mobility page and how to make it work https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/what-to-include-on-your-internal-mobility-page-and-how-to-make-it-work
- Recent: 2026-07-16 blog: 10 reasons to embrace flexibility at work https://www.haystackteam.com/blog/10-reasons-to-embrace-flexibility-at-work

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.