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The most visible cloud hosting platforms in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Leader

AWS

47%of answers name it

Most cited source

shopify.com

5citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

DigitalOcean

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 AWS US New entry 45 , range 29–70
45
  • : score 45 · #1
 47% 11% First reading
2 OVHcloud FR New entry 42 , range 25–66
42
  • : score 42 · #2
 34% 15% None First reading
3 LWS FR New entry 38 , range 0–73
38
  • : score 38 · #3
 5% 1% None First reading
4 Hostinger LT New entry 35 , range 2–72
35
  • : score 35 · #4
 4% 1% None First reading
5 Google Cloud US New entry 34 , range 24–63
34
  • : score 34 · #5
 35% 10% First reading
6 o2switch FR New entry 29 , range 6–51
29
  • : score 29 · #6
 14% 4% None First reading
7 DigitalOcean US New entry 28 , range 21–54
28
  • : score 28 · #7
 21% 13% First reading
8 Microsoft Azure US New entry 27 , range 19–55
27
  • : score 27 · #8
 23% 6% First reading
9 Hetzner DE New entry 24 , range 20–45
24
  • : score 24 · #9
 19% 11% First reading
10 Vercel US New entry 23 , range 19–44
23
  • : score 23 · #10
 17% 10% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

New entries

148 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 shopify.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 5 Not read
2Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
3 prestashop.fr Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 3 Not read
4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
5 instawp.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 14
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
7Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
10 almapay.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Quelle est la meilleure plateforme d’hébergement cloud pour une startup ? French DigitalOcean
Hébergement cloud pour les petites boutiques en ligne French OVHcloud
Comment une startup peut-elle assurer la disponibilité de son application sans interruption ? French No brand recommended
Comment héberger une boutique en ligne qui attire de plus en plus de visiteurs ? French No brand recommended
Serveur interne ou hébergement cloud pour une startup ? French No brand recommended
Serveur dédié ou hébergement cloud pour une petite boutique en ligne ? French OVHcloud
Quelles sont les alternatives à l’hébergement sur serveur dédié pour une boutique en ligne ? French No brand recommended
Quelles alternatives aux serveurs sur site pour les applications d’une petite entreprise ? French No brand recommended
Je dirige une petite startup et je cherche un hébergement cloud avec des coûts mensuels prévisibles. French OVHcloud
J’ai une boutique en ligne avec un trafic saisonnier et je cherche des ressources cloud flexibles. French AWS

Each engine's top three

Method

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.

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