B2B and B2C brands by AI visibility in their industry, October 2026

October 2026 · 36 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 288 answers read

Most cited source

youtube.com

108citations

From Google AI Mode and 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
ClickUp US #3 in project management tools 71 , range 59–77 69% 39% First reading
Smartsheet US #5 in project management tools 48 , range 41–61 46% 26% First reading
Trello US #7 in project management tools 33 , range 26–40 26% 9% First reading
beehiiv US #8 in email marketing tools 35 , range 29–43 26% 15% First reading
Notion US #9 in project management tools 21 , range 14–31 14% 4% First reading
Substack US #13 in email marketing tools 14 , range 7–24 5% 4% First reading
Ghost SG #16 in email marketing tools 11 , range 3–21 3% 3% First reading
MeisterTask AT #17 in project management tools 12 , range 6–22 6% 1% First reading
Airtable US #20 in project management tools 11 , range 4–20 5% 1% First reading
Vikunja Unranked in project management tools Too few answers 1% 1% None 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 pcmag.com Media 9.0% 3 of 4 6 Not read
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4 thedigitalprojectmanager.com Media 3.5% 2 of 4 6 0
5 dupple.com Media 2.1% 1 of 4 6 0
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
7Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9 rework.com Media 1.4% 2 of 4 3 0
10 websiteplanet.com Media 1.4% 2 of 4 1 0

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
CRM software that integrates with Gmail English No brand recommended
CRM software with GDPR-compliant hosting English No brand recommended
CRM software for manufacturing English No brand recommended
most reliable CRM software English No brand recommended
CRM software with the best support English No brand recommended
which CRM software do experts recommend English No brand recommended

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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