Design Tools
AI mentions in answer for 1 question: "What are the best Design Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space."
2025-12-30
About This Report
This report was generated for brands and citations mentioned in answers about Design Tools from 5 AI models (namely: Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest),
OpenAI ChatGPT Latest,
Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)). AI models were asked the following questions:
- "What are the best Design Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
- "If I'm looking to get into Design Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
- "What does the Design Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
Brand Rankings
Brands mentioned by AI models, ranked by share of voice
| # | Brand | Voice | Position | Mentions | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
100.0%★
|
1★ | 18.5% (43)★ |
|
| 2 |
Adobe
organization
|
63.7%★
|
3★ | 20.7% (48)★ |
|
| 3 |
|
18.7%★
|
3★ | 7.3% (17)★ |
|
| 4 |
|
12.8%★
|
7★ | 5.2% (12)★ |
|
| 5 |
Framer
product
|
8.1%★
|
8★ | 3.9% (9)★ |
|
| 6 |
|
7.9%★
|
9★ | 4.3% (10)★ |
|
| 7 |
Nielsen Norman Group
organization
|
5.1%★
|
15★ | 3.9% (9)★ |
|
| 8 |
|
3.9%★
|
16★ | 3.0% (7)★ |
|
| 9 |
Adobe MAX
event
|
2.9%★
|
20★ | 2.2% (5)★ |
|
| 10 |
Smashing Magazine
product
|
2.6%★
|
21★ | 2.2% (5)★ |
|
| 11 |
Julie Zhuo
person
|
2.3%★
|
18★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 12 |
Pentagram
organization
|
2.2%★
|
15★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 13 |
Don Norman
person
|
2.1%★
|
17★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 14 |
UX Collective
product
|
2.0%★
|
23★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 15 |
Blender
product
|
2.0%★
|
11★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 16 |
Adobe XD
product
|
1.9%★
|
4★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 17 |
|
1.3%★
|
7★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 18 |
Rive
product
|
1.3%★
|
14★ | 1.7% (4)★ |
|
| 19 |
Adobe Illustrator
product
|
1.3%★
|
8★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 20 |
Adobe Photoshop
product
|
1.3%★
|
7★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 21 |
Adobe After Effects
product
|
1.0%★
|
13★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 22 |
Zeroheight
product
|
1.0%★
|
12★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 23 |
LottieFiles
product
|
1.0%★
|
15★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 24 |
IDEO
organization
|
0.9%★
|
19★ | 1.3% (3)★ |
|
| 25 |
Affinity Designer
product
|
0.8%★
|
9★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 26 |
Autodesk Maya
product
|
0.7%★
|
17★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 27 |
Supernova
product
|
0.6%★
|
13★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 28 |
Frog Design
organization
|
0.6%★
|
7★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 29 |
AIGA Design Conference
event
|
0.4%★
|
17★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 30 |
Interaction Design Association
organization
|
0.0%★
|
32★ | 0.9% (2)★ |
|
| 31 |
Mike Monteiro
person
|
0.0%★
|
22★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 32 |
Khoi Vinh
person
|
0.0%★
|
23★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 33 |
Jessica Hische
person
|
0.0%★
|
24★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 34 |
Paula Scher
person
|
0.0%★
|
25★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 35 |
UX London
event
|
0.0%★
|
34★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 36 |
DesignOps Summit
event
|
0.0%★
|
33★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
| 37 |
Design Better Podcast
product
|
0.0%★
|
37★ | 0.4% (1)★ |
|
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What is this AI Mentions Report about?
What questions were analyzed in this report?
- "What are the best Design Tools options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." (view report)
- "If I'm looking to get into Design Tools, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." (view report)
- "What does the Design Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." (view report)
How many brands were analyzed in this report?
How many web sources were detected?
Which brands are mentioned most by AI models?
How many AI models were analyzed?
What does "Share of Voice" mean and how is it calculated?
Formula: Share of Voice = Model Coverage × Quality Score
Where:
• Model Coverage = Sum of normalized weights for models mentioning the brand
• Quality Score = Prominence / Max Prominence in dataset
• Prominence = Mentions × (1 / log₂(Position + 1))
Model weights (based on Monthly Active Users):
• OpenAI ChatGPT Latest: 900M MAU (~54.1% weight)
• Google Gemini Flash (latest): 650M MAU (~39.1% weight)
• Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest): 45M MAU (~2.7% weight)
• X.AI Grok (latest): 39M MAU (~2.3% weight)
• Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest): 30M MAU (~1.8% weight)
Brands appearing in top positions across high-traffic models achieve higher Share of Voice.