Braze vs phpList
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Braze edges out phpList overall, with a score of 5 versus 3, and shows up more often too: 6 of 59 answers compared to phpList's 3 of 59. Braze gets scattered mentions across topics like best deliverability, ecommerce platforms, and SaaS startups, each just 1 of 3 answers. phpList, on the other hand, is a one-trick pony in AI's eyes, but it's a perfect trick: named in all 3 of 3 answers for best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool. Head-to-head, Braze was named more often in 6 questions, phpList in just 1, with 13 ties.
Head to head
| metric | Braze | phpList |
|---|---|---|
| score | 5 | 3 |
| questions won | 6 | 1 |
By assistant
Braze
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 10 | 20% of answers | #8.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 5 | 10% of answers | #6.5 |
phpList
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
| Claude | 3 | 5% of answers | #6.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
Where they differ
Only Braze gets named for
- What's the best tool for automated onboarding and drip emails?
- What's the best email platform for a SaaS startup?
- What's the best email marketing platform for an ecommerce store?
- Which email tool has the best deliverability?
- What's the best email platform that segments users by behaviour?
- What are the best email marketing platforms?
Only phpList gets named for
- What's the best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Email marketing platforms leaderboard