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Employee giving and volunteering · October 2026 Edition
Groundswell vs Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Three of fourteen models named Groundswell first on the direct prompt; one named Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform. Groundswell was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform by fourteen and Groundswell carries 20 labels and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform 61, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%59%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2061A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Groundswell reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Uncommon Giving was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Millie vs Groundswell · Millie vs Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform · Selflessly vs Groundswell
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 employee giving and volunteering page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GroundswellFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Direct318 against Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Paraphrase018 against Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Comparative012
Budget-constrained001 against Groundswell · 6 against Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Scale-constrained103 against Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Negative2011 against Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Groundswell and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform were named in the same answer seventy-one times, of the 86 answers naming Groundswell and the 180 naming Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform. In those answers Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform took the first choice thirty-one times and Groundswell ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Groundswell and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | | |
Groundswell Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Groundswell on the left and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Groundswell and Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform stood in it.
Groundswell first, Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform not the choice
3 of 14 modelsBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashGroundswell alternatives: Bright Funds, Deed, Millie, Uncommon Giving
DeepSeek V4 FlashGroundswell, Millie alternatives: Bright Funds, OnHand, Selflessly, Uncommon Giving
Kimi K2Groundswell, Millie alternatives: Alaya, OnHand, YourCause
Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform first, Groundswell not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGroundswell was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Social Cues alternatives: Goodchange, Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Uncommon Giving alternatives: Bright Funds, Groundswell, Millie
GPT-5.4 miniBonterra alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
GPT-6 LunaSelflessly alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Millie, YourCause
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarMillie alternatives: Percent Pledge, Uncommon Giving
Grok 4.1 FastMillie alternatives: Goodera, Selflessly, Uncommon Giving
Mistral SmallBright Funds alternatives: Uncommon Giving, VolunteerLocal
Llama 4 MaverickBright Funds alternatives: Guideflow, Uncommon Giving
GLM 4.7 FlashXBright Funds alternatives: Uncommon Giving
MiniMax M2.5Bright Funds, Uncommon Giving alternatives: Millie, OnHand
Muse Glimmer 30BBright Funds, Uncommon Giving
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
Groundswell leads by two points.
Groundswell2%#5 of 11Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Groundswell leads by three points.
Groundswell7%#5 of 10Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform3%#7 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform leads at enterprise.
Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform69%#1 of 11Groundswell4%#4 of 11What the models said about Groundswell
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Platforms like Groundswell or Selflessly (~$2–$4.50+/user/month or $4,500+/year) add giving but exceed tight budgets.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Groundswell: A modern, mobile-first platform built specifically to make enterprise-grade giving and DAFs accessible to mid-market companies. Very low administrative burden.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“look into modern, employee-experience-first platforms such as Deed, Groundswell, Uncommon Giving, or Millie” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“positioned specifically as a Benevity alternative, addressing fragmentation and disbursement concerns” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Platforms with documented, repeated criticisms Benevity ... complex admin, slow fund distribution, 2–3% transaction fees, hard-to-reach support, and low employee engagement.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Legacy CSR platforms with slow payouts, limited payment options, or clunky workflows; Benevity, YourCause, and Deed are specifically called out for issues” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Platforms like Benevity, YourCause, CyberGrants that charge extra for support, have high transaction fees, and require complex onboarding” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“It's one of the most comprehensive "all-in-one" CSR platforms, with strong global disbursement, nonprofit vetting, mobile access, and enterprise reporting.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Benevity if you need the most comprehensive platform, have complex global needs, and budget isn't a primary constraint” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Benevity is described as the reference for employee-led programmes — giving, matching and volunteering at global scale” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Millie vs GroundswellMillie vs Benevity Enterprise Impact PlatformSelflessly vs GroundswellSelflessly vs Benevity Enterprise Impact PlatformUncommon Giving vs GroundswellUncommon Giving vs Benevity Enterprise Impact PlatformBright Funds vs GroundswellBright Funds vs Benevity Enterprise Impact PlatformGroundswell vs YourCauseGroundswell vs DeedYourCause vs Benevity Enterprise Impact PlatformBenevity Enterprise Impact Platform vs DeedAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full giving & volunteering standing
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.