Entity management · October 2026 Edition
Athennian vs EntityKeeper
Ten of fourteen models named Athennian first on the direct prompt; zero named EntityKeeper. Both were named by all fourteen models and Athennian carries 57 labels and EntityKeeper 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share41%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5740A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Athennian reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Athennian vs ContractZen · Athennian vs Diligent Entities · Athennian vs Filejet
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the entity management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AthennianFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEntityKeeper
Direct100
Paraphrase82
Comparative30
Budget-constrained014 against Athennian · 2 against EntityKeeper
Scale-constrained20
Negative106 against Athennian · 2 against EntityKeeper
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Athennian and EntityKeeper were named in the same answer seventy-six times, of the 151 answers naming Athennian and the 103 naming EntityKeeper. In those answers EntityKeeper took the first choice sixteen times and Athennian twenty-one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Athennian and EntityKeeper stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Athennian EntityKeeper first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Athennian on the left and EntityKeeper on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Athennian and EntityKeeper stood in it.
Athennian first, EntityKeeper an alternative
10 of 14 modelsEntityKeeper was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Athennian, Commenda alternatives: Klea
Gemini 3.5 FlashAthennian alternatives: ContractZen, Diliforce, EntityKeeper, MinuteBox
Grok 4.1 FastAthennian alternatives: Commenda, EntityKeeper, Filejet
Mistral SmallAthennian, Filejet alternatives: Commenda, Diligent Entities, Discern
DeepSeek V4 FlashAthennian alternatives: Commenda, EntityKeeper, Filejet
Kimi K2Athennian alternatives: Filejet, NEWTON
GLM 4.7 FlashXAthennian alternatives: Diligent Entities, EntityKeeper, Filejet
MiniMax M2.5Athennian, Diligent Entities alternatives: Eqvista, Harbor Compliance
GPT-6 LunaAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, EntityKeeper
Muse Glimmer 30BAthennian alternatives: CSC Entity Management, CT Corporation Entity Management, Commenda, Discern
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniDiligent Entities alternatives: Athennian, CSC Entity Management
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarDiligent Entities alternatives: Commenda, GateWay Entities
Llama 4 MaverickCommenda, ContractZen alternatives: NEWTON
Qwen 3.7 FlashLegally alternatives: Diligent Boards, Docuum, Onspring
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
EntityKeeper leads by twenty-one points.
EntityKeeper23%#1 of 8Athennian2%#5 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Athennian leads at mid-market.
Athennian41%#1 of 11EntityKeeper6%#4 of 11Enterprise
Athennian leads by eighteen points.
Athennian18%#2 of 9EntityKeeper0%#9 of 9What the models said about Athennian
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“"Avoid Enterprise Tools: Athennian, Diligent Entities, etc., start at $15K+/year—overkill and too pricey"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms (Athennian ~$25K+/yr, Diligent from ~$10K/yr)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“noted as an enterprise\u2011tier tool with pricing that can reach $15,000\u2013$50,000 per year\u2014potentially overkill for smaller organizations” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Athennian — Strong for complex corporate structures, transactional entity work, AI-assisted data management, SOC 2 certified, published pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Athennian is noted for rapid implementation timelines and its ability to use AI to surface insights and automate routine compliance tasks” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Athennian or MinuteBox if you are an in-house legal operations team or law firm looking to modernise workflows” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about EntityKeeper
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“I'd skip EntityKeeper on a tight budget: its published annual plans start at $5,000” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid giants like EntityKeeper or Diligent unless you are prepared to pay $5,000+/year” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“"Legacy/Standalone Entity Databases (e.g., Basic Spreadsheets or Early CRMs like Generic \"EntityKeeper\" for Scale-Up Beyond Small Portfolios)"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“For the most budget-conscious option, EntityKeeper's free plan is a strong starting point.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“🥇 Top Pick: EntityKeeper (for Entity Management)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“EntityKeeper is the tool I'd recommend first” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.