Preview edition
500 ChatGPT runs, one per prompt
- 25 prompts in each of 20 categories
- Captured 19–20 September (3 categories) and 2–3 October 2026 (17)
- The protocol calls for three runs over two days, so treat this as a first reading
WebPossible · AI Shortlist Index, September 2026 edition · preview
We get property management software recommended by AI
WebPossible publishes the AI Shortlist Index, a monthly record of which vendors come up when property managers ask AI, and helps vendors get on it.
- Vendors: see which prompts put you on the shortlist, which left you off, and the sources behind both.
- Property managers: read what the answers say in each category, with the run count beside every number.
- Analysts and press: every edition is archived with its prompt set and run counts.
This edition’s leaders
September 2026| Resident services | ||
|---|---|---|
| RBPs | Second Nature | 86% |
| Community engagement apps | Livly | 65% |
| Resident experience platforms | Livly | 68% |
| Pest control programs | Terminix Commercial | 61% |
| Renters insurance programs | Foxen | 76% |
| Filter delivery programs | Second Nature | 95% |
| Leasing and payments | ||
| Tenant screening | TransUnion SmartMove | 48% |
| AI leasing assistants | EliseAI | 100% |
| Rent payment platforms | Zego | 52% |
| Deposit alternatives | Jetty | 92% |
| Building systems | ||
| Access control | ButterflyMX | 83% |
| Utility management | Conservice | 83% |
| Parking management | Community Boss | 82% |
| EV charging | ChargePoint | 96% |
| Package management | Luxer One | 95% |
| Smart home platforms | SmartRent | 95% |
| Operations and compliance | ||
| Maintenance software | Property Meld | 91% |
| HOA management software | Vantaca | 87% |
| Facilities management | Building Engines | 74% |
| Affordable housing compliance software | Preferred Compliance Solutions | 26% |
500 recorded runs so far this edition, 25 per category
- 20 categories
- 500 ChatGPT runs this edition
- 228 vendors named
- Published monthly
- Every prompt public
- Paying never moves a vendor in the Index
What we found this month
Sources
72% of citations went to vendors' own sites
- Counted across the 20 most-cited domains in each category
- Forums and review platforms got under 1% each
- What a vendor's own site says matters most
Leaders
100% EliseAI, named in every AI leasing assistant run
- ChargePoint: 96% of EV charging runs
- Luxer One, SmartRent and Second Nature (HVAC filter delivery): 95% each
Wide open
26% the best any affordable housing compliance vendor did
- No vendor in the category was named in more than 26% of runs
- A shortlist nobody owns yet
ChatGPT cited webpossible.com 16 times across 8 of the 20 categories. WebPossible publishes the Index, so each source map marks it as the publisher's own site.
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | – | 500 |
How the Index works
Same method every month
- 1
The prompts
Twenty-five questions per category, written the way a property manager asks them. All of them are in the prompt library.
- 2
The runs
Each prompt runs in a fresh session. We store every answer, every vendor in it, and every source it links to.
- 3
The record
Mention rates, positions and sources go up each month with the run count beside them, and each edition is frozen in the archive.
Every rule is public: how the Index is measured and the publication policy.
Find your category
20 categories in four groups
Resident services
Leasing and payments
Building systems
Operations and compliance
Who it’s for
Software vendors
Find out why you’re on the shortlist or not, and get the work done that changes it.
Services for vendorsProperty managers
Compare software by category, with what the answers said and how often.
Compare softwareAnalysts and press
Every edition, its prompt set version and its run counts, kept as published.
Browse past editionsServices for software vendors
Three services, fixed prices, property management software only. Paying never moves a vendor in the Index; the work changes what AI finds when it looks.
AI Visibility Audit
$3,500
7 days
Why AI does or doesn’t name you, the cause, and a 90-day fix.
AI Visibility Sprint
$10–12k
90 days
Entry into the sources AI cites in your category, measured against the Source Map.
AI Visibility Retainer
$5–8k/mo
monthly
Defend the position; a movement report from every edition.
See what an Audit delivers
- Your position, prompt by prompt
- The cause, with the evidence linked
- The sources you’re missing
- A 90-day fix
How it works, what it costs and who it’s for: services for software vendors.
Questions
What is the AI Shortlist Index?
A monthly record of which property management software comes up when property managers ask AI who to use. It covers 20 categories with 25 published prompts each, and prints the run count beside every figure.
Which AI engines does it measure?
ChatGPT this edition. Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews are marked missing, not dropped, until their runs are recorded.
Does paying WebPossible change a vendor’s position?
No. Paying WebPossible never affects Index placement. Clients buy the work that earns a position, and every client is disclosed on its Index row.
Our row looks wrong. How do we get it checked?
The publication policy explains what counts as a correction and how a vendor asks for a re-check. Published editions are frozen; corrections are added with the original kept. Read the policy.
Paying WebPossible never affects Index placement. The Index measures what AI engines say. Clients buy the work that earns a position, not the position.
Ryan York
Founder, WebPossible
Founder, WebPossible
See why AI does or doesn’t recommend you — $3,500
Seven days. Twenty-five prompts in ChatGPT. The cause behind your row and a 90-day fix. Ryan replies with an agreement and an invoice; no call required.