Leader
76%of answers name it
The most visible cloud hosting platforms in Romania, October 2026
Most cited source
41citations
From Google AI Mode and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
2/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode and Gemini
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AWS US | New entry | 63 , range 54–72 | 63
| 76% | 24% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 54 , range 46–65 | 54
| 54% | 31% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 49 , range 43–59 | 49
| 57% | 18% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 46 , range 40–53 | 46
| 50% | 16% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 42 , range 36–49 | 42
| 33% | 23% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 35 , range 30–42 | 35
| 24% | 16% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 34 , range 25–40 | 34
| 22% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 27 , range 9–35 | 27
| 15% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 26 , range 9–35 | 26
| 14% | 9% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 14 , range 7–32 | 14
| 13% | 4% | | 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
Drop-outs
No drop-outs.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Community | 5.8% | 2 of 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | | Community | 2.5% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | | Community | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | Community | 0.8% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | Community | 0.8% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | Community | 0.8% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best cloud hosting platform for independent developers | English | |
| cloud hosting for small software teams | English | |
| how can a developer host an app without managing servers | English | |
| how to keep a startup website online as traffic grows | English | AWS |
| managed cloud hosting vs self-managed servers for startups | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
- 2
DigitalOcean
- 3
Google Cloud
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
Microsoft Azure
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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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.