The most visible CRM tools in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

HubSpot

81Heralded Score, range 78–83

Most cited source

youtube.com

98citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Veeva US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– vtenext IT Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Wice CRM DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– work4all DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Workbooks GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– YellowBox CRM FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Youday CRM FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Zarina CRM Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Zimplu CRM RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% 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 gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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
11 fastlancer.org Directory 2.1% 3 of 4 2 11
12 google.com Vendor site 1.9% 1 of 4 5 2
13 pcmag.com Media 1.7% 2 of 4 2 13
14 quora.com Community 2.1% 1 of 4 5 Not read
15 zoom.com Vendor site 2.1% 3 of 4 1 1
16 stacknota.com Review site 1.9% 1 of 4 2 3
17 business.com Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
18 captverse.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 dupple.com Media 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
20 baserow.io Vendor site 1.4% 2 of 4 1 4

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best crm software for small business sales teams English Pipedrive and Zoho CRM, tied
crm tools for independent consultants to track client relationships English HubSpot
how can a small business keep track of customer conversations English HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
how to follow up with sales leads before they go cold English No brand recommended
spreadsheets vs crm software for small sales teams English HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
Wat is de beste CRM-software voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
Klantrelatiebeheer voor kleine bedrijven Dutch HubSpot, Odoo, Pipedrive, Teamleader and Zoho CRM, tied
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf gesprekken met klanten bijhouden? Dutch HubSpot
Hoe voorkom ik dat ik leads kwijtraak na het eerste contact? Dutch No brand recommended
Handmatige verkoopregistratie of een CRM voor kleine teams? Dutch Pipedrive

Each engine's top three

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.

How the leaderboards are measured