Leader
5Heralded Score, range 4–8
The most visible AI automation and consulting agencies in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
9citations
From Google AI Mode and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 5 , range 4–8 | 5#1 | 5
| 7% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 4 , range 3–7 | 4#2 | 4
| 5% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–6 | 3#3 | 3
| 2% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#4 | 3
| 3% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#5 | 2
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#6 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#7 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#8 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 2 of 4 | 9 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 3 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 0.5% | 2 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 0.7% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 0.7% | 3 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 0.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| AI freelancer vs. AI consulting firm for a small business in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to hiring an in-house AI team in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives to large consulting firms for AI projects in the UK | English | |
| I run a 100-person company in the UK and want to automate customer service with AI. Which agency should we work with? | English | No brand recommended |
| I lead operations at a manufacturer in the UK and need a partner to build AI workflows. | English | No brand recommended |
| best AI automation agencies in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| AI consulting company for small businesses in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| how to choose an AI development partner in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| how much does an AI automation agency cost in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
| AI agency vs in-house AI team in the UK | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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Method
Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.
For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.