American B2B brands by AI visibility in their industry on Google AI Overviews, October 2026

October 2026 · 36 questions asked in English, worldwide · Google AI Overviews · 72 answers read

Most cited source

youtube.com

56citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Not compared

A list across industries has no engine top three.

Brands

Brand Place in its industry Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
HubSpot US #1 in CRM tools 83 , range 71–91 83% 63% First reading
ClickUp US #1 in project management tools 77 , range 60–85 88% 38% First reading
Salesforce US #2 in CRM tools 74 , range 52–85 71% 46% First reading
ActiveCampaign US #2 in email marketing toolsUnranked in CRM tools 40 , range 31–53 31% 21% First reading
Klaviyo US #3 in email marketing tools 62 , range 42–78 54% 38% First reading
Asana US #3 in project management tools 59 , range 41–77 58% 29% First reading
Pipedrive US #4 in CRM tools 52 , range 37–75 50% 29% First reading
Smartsheet US #5 in project management tools 43 , range 32–65 46% 13% First reading
Microsoft Dynamics 365 US #5 in CRM tools 23 , range 11–42 13% 8% First reading
Zendesk Sell US #5 in CRM tools 23 , range 14–41 21% 0% First reading

This list spans more than one industry, so each brand shows its place in its own. Every brand named in at least three answers is placed. 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 youtube.com Social 41.7% 1 of 4 35 36
2 reddit.com Community 34.7% 1 of 4 21 44
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4 zapier.com Vendor site 15.3% 1 of 4 3 17
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
7 capterra.com Review site 8.3% 1 of 4 3 6
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
10 uschamber.com Unclassified 8.3% 1 of 4 4 3

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best email marketing software for a e-commerce company English Klaviyo
email marketing software recommendations for a content marketer English ActiveCampaign and Kit, tied
top email marketing software English ActiveCampaign and Klaviyo, tied
how to choose email marketing software English No brand recommended
what to look for in email marketing software English No brand recommended
email marketing software for a team of 20 to 200 English ActiveCampaign and Klaviyo, tied
email marketing software that integrates with Shopify English Mailchimp
email marketing software with GDPR-compliant hosting English No brand recommended
email marketing software for publishing English beehiiv, Kit, Mailchimp, Omeda and Twilio SendGrid, tied
most reliable email marketing software English ActiveCampaign

Method

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.

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