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The most visible cloud hosting platforms in Netherlands, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Netherlands in Dutch 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

pcpatrol.nl

3citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Render

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 53 , range 29–71
53
  • : score 53 · #1
 47% 13% First reading
2 IONOS DE New entry 44 , range 0–73
44
  • : score 44 · #2
 2% 2% None First reading
3 Google Cloud US New entry 43 , range 23–62
43
  • : score 43 · #3
 34% 9% First reading
4 DigitalOcean US New entry 43 , range 23–63
43
  • : score 43 · #4
 29% 14% First reading
5 Microsoft Azure US New entry 38 , range 22–60
38
  • : score 38 · #5
 30% 9% First reading
6 Contabo DE New entry 35 , range 0–72
35
  • : score 35 · #6
 2% 2% None First reading
= 7 Cherry Servers LT New entry 34 , range 0–72
34
  • : score 34 · #7
 2% 2% None First reading
= 7 UltaHost US New entry 34 , range 0–72
34
  • : score 34 · #7
 2% 2% None First reading
9 Bluehost US New entry 33 , range 0–72
33
  • : score 33 · #9
 5% 1% None First reading
10 HostGator New entry 32 , range 0–71
32
  • : score 32 · #10
 2% 1% 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. 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

157 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 aurahost.nl Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
12 bex.co Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
13Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
14 cpanel.net Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
15Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
16 devpanel.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
17Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
18Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
19 exalohosting.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
20 flexahosting.nl Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Wat is het beste cloudhostingplatform voor startups? Dutch AWS and DigitalOcean, tied
Cloudhosting voor kleine webwinkels Dutch Hostinger
Hoe kan een startup zijn app zonder onderbrekingen online houden? Dutch AWS, Google Cloud, Heroku, Render and Vercel, tied
Hoe host ik een webwinkel die steeds meer bezoekers krijgt? Dutch Cloud86, Cloudways, mijn.host and PC Patrol, tied
Eigen servers of cloudhosting voor startups? Dutch Microsoft Azure
Dedicated server of cloudhosting voor kleine webwinkels? Dutch No brand recommended
Alternatieven voor dedicated serverhosting voor webwinkels Dutch Cloud86, Hosting.nl and TransIP, tied
Alternatieven voor servers op locatie voor de apps van een klein bedrijf Dutch No brand recommended
Ik run een kleine startup en zoek cloudhosting met voorspelbare maandelijkse kosten Dutch Hetzner
Ik heb een webwinkel met seizoensgebonden verkeer en zoek flexibele cloudresources Dutch Microsoft Azure

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.

How the leaderboards are measured