AI Shortlist Index · September 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Maintenance & Vendor Network Software: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026
The maintenance & vendor network software ranking as the September 2026 edition measured it: 25 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Twenty-five prompts, one run each, from ChatGPT with web search. Property Meld was named in 91% of runs, Lula in 65% and Latchel in 64%, and all 13 vendors in the database were named at least once. The most-cited domains were latchel.com, propertymeld.com and lula.life, and Property Meld's documentation subdomain drew 17 citations on its own. A support site earning that many citations suggests the engine reaches for product documentation when a prompt asks how something actually works. Treat the ranking as a first reading; the full protocol is three runs per prompt per engine across at least two days.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Property Meld | 91% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | Lula | 65% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Latchel | 64% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | HappyCo | 24% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Vendoroo | 20% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | AppWork | 16% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | NetVendor | 16% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | DoorlineOps | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | MaintainX | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 10 | UpKeep | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | EZ Repair Hotline | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Leonardo247 | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Wayline | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | VendorPM | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Lessen | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 16 | SmartRent | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Limble | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | Fiix | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| – | fixRAgent | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | SuiteSpot | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | Winston Ops | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | – | 25 |
Part of the September 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.