# Pendo: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/pendo/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee onboarding | 0% | 76 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "it comes with enterprise-level price tags and a steep learning curve" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee onboarding)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Employee onboarding: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 63 → 76 of 87.

## In its own words

What Pendo's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Product Context for Your Apps and AI Agents (https://pendo.io/)
- For: product, revenue, and IT teams (https://pendo.io/)
- Price stated: Free; Base; Core; Ultimate; Add Pendo AI to any Pendo plan (https://www.pendo.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free (https://pendo.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 85 (https://www.pendo.io/pricing)
- Certifications: GDPR Compliant, SOC2 Type 2 Certified, PCI DSS Compliant, HIPAA Compliant, SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2
- Customers named: Nelnet, CallRail, Procare, ClearCo, ADP, Pushpay, Datasite, Cohley

## What it publishes

Every page pendo.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3832 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 297 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 194 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 62 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-15
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 70 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 212 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 157 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-04-15 comparison: Buy vs build churn models https://www.pendo.io/pendo-blog/buy-vs-build-churn-models/

## 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.