# Whale: 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/whale/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal communications and intranet | 2% | 18 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Whale (Best Overall for Small Teams)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, 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 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 18 of 86.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI-powered SOP and training platform that helps teams document standard operating procedures, organize knowledge, and train employees faster. (https://usewhale.io/)
- For: Operations Teams, HR Teams, Customer Support Teams, Manufacturing Teams, IT Teams (https://usewhale.io/)
- Price stated: Free, Scale, Advance, Enterprise (https://usewhale.io/)
- Starting price: 249 (https://usewhale.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free, no cc needed. Free forever plan including 10 members, 1 creator, AI-assisted documentation, Step Recorder, Screen Recorder, Video to SOP Converter and Checklists. (https://usewhale.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 5 (https://usewhale.io/); 1000 (https://usewhale.io/pricing) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant, HIPAA ready, SOC 2, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, 2025-2026 SOC2 Type 2 Report, HIPAA
- Hosting: US, EU, Belgium, Iowa
- Customers named: Nespresso, Johnstone Supply, Rihm Family Companies, Oxygen Service Companies, Harvard Business School, TurnUp, Wolfe Ridge Manufacturing, CashWa Direct

## What it publishes

Every page usewhale.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 968 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 336 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- case study: 20 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- webinar or virtual event: 16 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-22
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-12-14
- comparison: 32 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- template or tool: 251 pages, 87 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- glossary or explainer: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-17
- Recent: 2026-09-18 comparison: Best guidde alternatives https://usewhale.io/blog/best-guidde-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Best tango alternatives https://usewhale.io/blog/best-tango-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-08 template or tool: Health and safety templates https://usewhale.io/templates/health-and-safety-templates
- Recent: 2026-09-08 template or tool: Compliance templates https://usewhale.io/templates/compliance-templates
- Recent: 2026-09-08 template or tool: Absence management policy https://usewhale.io/templates/human-resources-templates/absence-management-policy
- Recent: 2026-09-08 template or tool: Alcohol drug policy https://usewhale.io/templates/human-resources-templates/alcohol-drug-policy

## 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.