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Supplier management · October 2026 Edition

Coupa vs Gatekeeper

Three of fourteen models named Coupa first on the direct prompt; one named Gatekeeper. Coupa was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Gatekeeper by twelve and Coupa carries 45 labels and Gatekeeper 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Coupa

criticized challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

Gatekeeper

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate36%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4519A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Coupa reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Precoro was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Precoro vs Coupa · Precoro vs Gatekeeper · Procurify vs Coupa

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 supplier 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.
CoupaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGatekeeper
Direct313 against Coupa
Paraphrase024 against Coupa
Comparative30
Budget-constrained002 against Coupa
Scale-constrained101 against Coupa
Negative006 against Coupa
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Coupa and Gatekeeper stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Coupa Gatekeeper first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coupa on the left and Gatekeeper on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Coupa and Gatekeeper stood in it.

Coupa first, Gatekeeper not the choice

3 of 14 modelsGatekeeper was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniCoupa, Ivalua alternatives: Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, SAP Ariba Supplier Risk
Grok 4.1 FastCoupa alternatives: Payhawk, Precoro, Procurify, SAP Ariba
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoupa alternatives: HighRadius, Ivalua, Zycus

Gatekeeper first, Coupa not the choice

1 of 14 modelsCoupa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashGatekeeper alternatives: Kodiak Hub, Precoro, Procurify

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Procurify alternatives: Coupa, HICX, Jaggaer, Kodiak Hub
Gemini 3.5 FlashProcurify alternatives: ComplianceQuest, Gatekeeper, Graphite Connect, Ironclad, Kodiak Hub, Precoro, Vertice, Zip
Llama 4 MaverickPrecoro alternatives: Coupa, GEP SMART, Ivalua, Payhawk
GLM 4.7 FlashXPrecoro alternatives: Gatekeeper, Procurify, SAP Business One
Muse Glimmer 30BPayhawk, Procurify alternatives: Coupa, Gatekeeper, Kodiak Hub, Precoro

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarPayhawk alternatives: Precoro
Mistral SmallKodiak Hub, Procurify alternatives: Payhawk
Kimi K2Procurify alternatives: Precoro, ProcureDesk, Zip
MiniMax M2.5Payhawk, Precoro alternatives: Striven, Zip
GPT-6 LunaPrecoro alternatives: Kodiak Hub, Procurify

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Coupa0%#10 of 10
Gatekeeper0%#5 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Coupa leads by two points.
Coupa7%#4 of 13
Gatekeeper5%#5 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Coupa leads by fourteen points.
Coupa20%#2 of 8
Gatekeeper6%#5 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Coupa

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“### 2. Coupa ⚠️ Common complaints: - Clunky, poorly designed UI - described as "unworkable"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“the biggest mistake is choosing a heavyweight enterprise platform (like SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Jaggaer)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“"Best for centralized spend and supplier management: Coupa, if you want procurement and finance standardized in one place."” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Gatekeeper

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“I recommend Gatekeeper as your vendor onboarding and information management platform.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Most Mid-Market B2B: Gatekeeper” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation is Gatekeeper” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.