Of 60 answers

The most named companies in the study, and S&P 500 financials, with how many of their 60 AI answers named them.

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AI visibility statementFinance AI Visibility Study 2026Issued October 14, 2026
Account holder
Statement period
October 9, 2026
when the AI assistants were asked
Account no.
296 of 2,219
its rank by overall score
Closing balance

Named in

10of 60 answers

by 4 of 4 assistants

Statement note

What this means for Sage

AI assistants name Sage in 16.7% of answers, much more often than the typical company in its sector, which is named in 1.7% of answers. Sage's overall score is 39 out of 100, ranking 296th of 2,219 companies. Its website passes 3 of 14 technical checks for readiness for AI tools.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about its market, so no question mentioned Sage by name. AI assistants named it in 10 of the 60 answers. Counting only how often it is named, it ranks 63rd of 574 in its sector. The typical financial technology and data company is named in 1.7% of answers.

Overall score
39Overall score
  • Visibility18
  • Citations0
  • Sentiment100
  • Site quality73
  • AI readiness21
Summary of account
Named by AI in
16.7%
10 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
21.7%
of the mentions of it and its 5 peers
AI readiness
3/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 4
Rank in its sector
94 of 574
by overall score, where the typical financial technology and data company scores 29

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Line itemsSection 01

Every question, and where the company came up

Sage came up on 6 of 15 questions. Open any window to read that answer.

  1. 01What should a mid-sized US company consider before selecting an ERP solution for multi-entity management?1/4
  2. 02Is it worth investing in a fully integrated ERP suite for businesses aiming to streamline global operations?0/4
  3. 03What are the best ERP solutions for established businesses looking to manage finances, operations, and supply chain on a global scale?1/4
  4. 04What are the best alternatives to all-in-one ERP platforms for companies looking for modular solutions?3/4
  5. 05How do subscription and perpetual licensing models for ERP software compare for companies with 100+ employees?1/4
  6. 06What is the typical pricing range for cloud-based ERP software for mid-sized businesses in the US?0/4
  7. 07Which non-ERP business management systems are suitable for US-based manufacturers seeking operational control?0/4
  8. 08How can ERP help distributors track inventory and sales performance across different states?1/4
  9. 09ERP vs best-of-breed finance and supply chain management software: which is better for large enterprises?0/4
  10. 10Which ERP platforms offer the most flexibility for mid-sized companies expanding internationally?3/4
  11. 11Why do some ERP implementations fail to deliver the expected cost savings for growing companies?0/4
  12. 12What are some real-world examples of manufacturers improving efficiency with integrated ERP systems?0/4
  13. 13How can businesses troubleshoot common integration issues between ERP software and third-party applications?0/4
  14. 14Are there open-source ERP options available for large businesses needing customization in the United States?0/4
  15. 15How does cloud-based ERP compare to on-premises ERP for manufacturers managing multiple locations?0/4
Total namedOpenAI: 2/15Claude: 3/15Perplexity: 2/15Gemini: 3/15All assistants: 10/60
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Across the study, on 50% of the questions where a company is named, only one AI assistant names it.

Transaction detailSection 02

What Perplexity actually said

An answer that names the company

Perplexitynamed the company

“Which ERP platforms offer the most flexibility for mid-sized companies expanding internationally?”

For most mid-sized companies expanding internationally, the strongest flexible options are Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Acumatica, SAP Business One, and Sage X3. The best choice depends on whether flexibility means rapid global scaling, deep workflow customization, or industry-specific functionality.

Platform · Best fit · International and flexibility strengths

Oracle NetSuite OneWorld · Fast-growing, multi-subsidiary companies · Strong multi-entity consolidation, currencies, tax handling, cross-border transactions, and global financial visibility.[2 …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

PayeesSection 03

Where the mentions went

The companies these answers named, and how the mentions were split between this company and its peers.

Also named

CompanyTimes named
  1. 01
    Sage X3
    3
  2. 02
    SAP Business ByDesign
    1

Share of mentions

CompanyShare
  1. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
    34.8%
  2. NetSuite ERP
    28.3%
  3. Sage
    21.7%
  4. Epicor ERP
    10.9%
  5. Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine)
    4.3%
  6. SAP Business ByDesign
    0.0%
ReferrersSection 04

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

  1. 01
    erpresearch.com
    30
  2. 02
    netsuite.com
    16
  3. 03
    randgroup.com
    10
  4. 04
    sysgenpro.com
    10
  5. 05
    doss.com
    8
  6. 06
    techtarget.com
    7
  7. 07
    priority-software.com
    6
  8. 08
    erpfocus.com
    5
  9. 09
    top10erp.org
    5
  10. 10
    mckinsey.com
    5

Sage is in the study as an accounting, tax or payroll company.

By assistantSection 05

Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Gemini
3/15
Claude
3/15
Perplexity
2/15
OpenAI
2/15
Market comparisonSection 06

How Sage compares with all 2,219 companies

Every tower is a company in the study, taller for a higher overall score and lit where AI assistants named it. Its own group stays lit. Hover a tower to see it, and click to open it.

What makes up the score

Each part is scored out of 100.

Visibility
18

How often AI assistants name the company, and how that compares with its peers

Citations
0

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
100

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
73

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
21

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Against its sectorSection 07

Compared with financial technology and data companies

574 companies in this sector. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
39
Ranks 94 of 574. Typical company: 29
Named in answers
16.7%
Ranks 63 of 574. Typical company: 1.7%
AI readiness
21
Ranks 401 of 574. Typical company: 29
Against its categorySection 08

Compared with accounting, tax and payroll companies

32 companies in this category. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
39
Ranks 12 of 32. Typical company: 38
Named in answers
16.7%
Ranks 11 of 32. Typical company: 15.0%
AI readiness
21
Ranks 23 of 32. Typical company: 29
AI agentsSection 09

Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and pay through, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 0: Not yet agent-ready. Agents struggle to find basic information about the site.

To reach level 1:
  • 2 of robots.txt, Sitemap, Link headers
Can an AI agent check out here?

Not by itself. Sage publishes none of the agent payment protocols we look for. An agent would have to click through the website like a person.

Agent payment protocols
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • ACPNot present
  • UCPNot present
Interfaces for AI agents
  • MCP Server CardNot present
  • A2A Agent CardNot present
  • Agent SkillsNot present
  • API CatalogNot present
  • llms.txtNot present
  • WebMCPCould not check
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
41 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    study: 86.1%
  • SitemapNot met

    Serve an XML sitemap and reference it from robots.txt.

    study: 87.9%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 1.5%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 4.3%
Content accessibility
0 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 6.2%
  • llms.txtNot met

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

    study: 31.0%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    study: 92.7%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    study: 2.3%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.3%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 1.3%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    study: 6.3%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    study: 5.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.2%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.8%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.2%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 1.0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    study: 0.0%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.2%

Score 16 of 100 · 97% of checks could run · checked on October 9, 2026 · www.sagex3.pl · 2,200 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

AI readinessSection 10

The checks behind the AI readiness score

3 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks

Discoverability

  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.1%
  • Not metXML sitemapstudy: 79.4%
  • PassedHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 42.5%

Content Accessibility

  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 7.4%
  • Not metllms.txt publishedstudy: 28.1%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 97.3%

Bot Access Control

  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 11.5%

API / Auth / MCP

  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 1.1%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 5.2%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 4.6%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.2%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 0.3%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.1%
AI crawlersSection 11

What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 86% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI

  • GPTBotpartly
  • ClaudeBotpartly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extendedpartly
  • Meta-ExternalAgentpartly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespiderpartly
  • CCBotpartly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly

AI search

  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBotpartly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbotpartly
  • YouBotpartly

Answering questions

  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

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