Leader
54Heralded Score, range 46–68
The most visible cloud hosting platforms in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
41citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews 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
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AWS US | New entry | 54 , range 46–68 | 60#1 | 45#1 | 54
| 50% | 14% |   | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 46 , range 38–60 | 48#2 | 43#2 | 46
| 40% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 37 , range 29–58 | 46#3 | 21#6 | 37
| 30% | 15% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 36 , range 27–55 | 41#4 | 26#4 | 36
| 29% | 8% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 26 , range 22–52 | 37#5 | 8#11 | 26
| 18% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 24 , range 21–50 | 37#6 | 1#57 | 24
| 18% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 23 , range 21–50 | 36#7 | 1= #64 | 23
| 16% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 23 , range 16–48 | 31#9 | 9#10 | 23
| 12% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 20 , range 15–45 | 31#8 | 1= #64 | 20
| 11% | 8% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 20 , range 11–46 | 29#10 | 4#30 | 20
| 14% | 2% | 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 | shopify.com | Vendor site | 6.2% | 4 of 4 | 33 | 20 |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 1 of 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | instawp.com | Vendor site | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 1.9% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 0.7% | 1 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Qual è la migliore piattaforma di cloud hosting per startup? | Italian | AWS, |
| Cloud hosting per piccoli negozi online | Italian | |
| Come può una startup mantenere la propria app online senza interruzioni? | Italian | AWS and |
| Come posso ospitare un negozio online che sta ricevendo sempre più visite? | Italian | AWS and |
| Server interni o cloud hosting per startup? | Italian | AWS |
| Server dedicato o cloud hosting per piccoli negozi online? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative all’hosting su server dedicati per negozi online | Italian | |
| Alternative ai server on-premise per le app di una piccola impresa | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Gestisco una piccola startup e cerco un servizio di cloud hosting con costi mensili prevedibili | Italian | |
| Ho un negozio online con traffico stagionale e cerco risorse cloud flessibili | Italian | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
- 2
DigitalOcean
- 3
Google Cloud
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
Microsoft Azure
Related leaderboards
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.