They are not competing versions of the same thing. They answer different questions, and the honest test of which you need is simpler than you think.

Most explanations of NLP are either vague or full of jargon. Here is what it actually is, what happens in a session, and what it is useful for.

It works in low-stakes moments, then dissolves the second pressure rises. That is not failure. Your identity is the operating system. Behavior is just the interface.