# Plum: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/plum/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate assessment | 2% | 11 | 0% | 2 |
| Succession planning | 0% | 77 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Mid-market platforms (Criteria Corp, Plum, TestGorilla Plus tier) often hit the sweet spot of capability vs. cost." (Kimi K2, Candidate assessment)
- "Choose Plum if you want assessment-driven identification of future leaders." (Perplexity Sonar, Succession planning)

## And against it

- "Plum
- Why be cautious: Lacks regional data filters" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Succession planning)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Candidate assessment: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 11 of 118.
- Succession planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 30 → 77 of 93.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Custom LMS Development & Training Infrastructure Studio (https://plumestudio.com/)
- For: training providers and e-learning businesses (https://plumestudio.com/)
- Price stated: Transparent pricing. (https://plumestudio.com/about/pricing)
- Starting price: $0 per year (https://plumestudio.com/about/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: $0 per year (https://plumestudio.com/about/pricing)
- Hosting: US, UK, Europe
- Customers named: Ford Creative, Absolute Dogs, Google Classroom, BioBuddy, Assistance Dogs International, Traffic School Online, Aesthetic Hub, Career Master Class

## What it publishes

Every page plumestudio.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 281 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 186 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-14
- case study: 38 pages, 37 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-26
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-09
- comparison: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-12-25
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Saas vs custom cost calculator https://plumestudio.com/information/saas-vs-custom-cost-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-28 case study: Video ai sales role play https://plumestudio.com/case-studies/video-ai-sales-role-play
- Recent: 2026-09-28 case study: From unstable wordpress lms to a scalable multi tenant b2b training platform https://plumestudio.com/case-studies/from-unstable-wordpress-lms-to-a-scalable-multi-tenant-b2b-training-platform
- Recent: 2026-09-28 case study: Kids quiz https://plumestudio.com/case-studies/kids-quiz
- Recent: 2026-09-28 case study: The redesign that 3x d learner engagement https://plumestudio.com/case-studies/the-redesign-that-3x-d-learner-engagement
- Recent: 2026-09-28 case study: How plume built biobuddy s ap biology test prep lms https://plumestudio.com/case-studies/how-plume-built-biobuddy-s-ap-biology-test-prep-lms

## 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.