Leader
46Heralded Score, range 42–49
The most visible applicant tracking systems in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
86citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT
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 | 46 , range 42–49 | 46#1 | 46
| 44% | 21% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 37 , range 34–41 | 37#2 | 37
| 27% | 17% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 35 , range 32–38 | 35#3 | 35
| 27% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 34 , range 32–37 | 34#4 | 34
| 25% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 30 , range 21–33 | 30#5 | 30
| 21% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 25 , range 14–32 | 25#6 | 25
| 16% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 11 , range 8–23 | 11#7 | 11
| 11% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 11 , range 8–23 | 11#8 | 11
| 13% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 10 , range 7–21 | 10#9 | 10
| 10% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 7–20 | 9#10 | 9
| 10% | 5% | | 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 | | Social | 12.4% | 3 of 4 | 37 | Not read |
| 2 | | Social | 6.2% | 3 of 4 | 30 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 6.9% | 4 of 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | | Review site | 5.7% | 3 of 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | | Media | 6.0% | 4 of 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | | Community | 5.0% | 3 of 4 | 18 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 5.2% | 4 of 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 9 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 10 | | Directory | 2.6% | 2 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best applicant tracking system for small businesses | English | |
| recruiting software for startups | English | |
| how to manage job applicants in one place | English | |
| how to post a job to multiple job boards at once | English | |
| applicant tracking system vs spreadsheets for hiring | English | No brand recommended |
| Wat is het beste applicant tracking system voor kleine bedrijven? | Dutch | |
| Recruitmentsoftware voor groeiende bedrijven | Dutch | |
| Hoe kan een klein bedrijf sollicitanten beheren zonder kandidaten kwijt te raken? | Dutch | |
| Hoe organiseer ik het wervingsproces als we honderden sollicitaties ontvangen? | Dutch | No brand recommended |
| Werven via e-mail en spreadsheets versus een applicant tracking system voor startups | Dutch | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Workable
- 2
Greenhouse
- 3
Teamtailor
Gemini
- 1
Breezy HR
- 2
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
Recruitee
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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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.