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
41 Koban FR New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#41
2
  • : score 2 · #41
1% 0% None First reading
42 Agile CRM US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#42
1
  • : score 1 · #42
1% 0% None First reading
43 Keap US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#43
1
  • : score 1 · #43
1% 0% First reading
44 Efficy BE New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#44
1
  • : score 1 · #44
1% 0% None First reading
45 Holded ES New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#45
1
  • : score 1 · #45
1% 0% None First reading
46 Tribe CRM New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#46
1
  • : score 1 · #46
1% 0% None First reading
47 NetHunt CRM UA New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#47
1
  • : score 1 · #47
1% 0% First reading
48 Exact NL New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#48
1
  • : score 1 · #48
0% 0% First reading
– ADITO DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Apptivo US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% 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
1 youtube.com Social 13.1% 2 of 4 60 Not read
2 reddit.com Community 7.9% 3 of 4 25 7
3 linkedin.com Social 3.6% 2 of 4 18 Not read
4 techradar.com Media 4.3% 4 of 4 7 11
5 hackceleration.com Consultancy 3.3% 4 of 4 2 6
6 axisconsulting.io Consultancy 3.1% 3 of 4 1 9
7 airtable.com Community 1.9% 2 of 4 6 1
8 slack.com Vendor site 2.9% 2 of 4 1 8
9 europa.eu Regulator 0.7% 1 of 4 9 Not read
10 bedrijfssoftwaregids.nl Review site 1.4% 1 of 4 3 15

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quel est le meilleur logiciel CRM pour les petites entreprises ? French Axonaut
La gestion de la relation client pour les petites entreprises French Axonaut, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Sellsy and Zoho CRM, tied
Comment une petite entreprise peut-elle suivre ses échanges avec ses clients ? French HubSpot
Comment éviter de perdre des prospects après un premier contact ? French No brand recommended
Suivi manuel des ventes ou CRM pour les petites équipes ? French HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
E-mails et tableurs ou CRM pour les petites équipes commerciales ? French HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
Quelles alternatives aux tableurs pour suivre les prospects ? French HubSpot and noCRM.io, tied
Quelles alternatives au suivi manuel des clients pour les petites entreprises ? French Brevo
J’ai une entreprise de cinq personnes. Quel CRM puis-je utiliser pour gérer mes clients ? French HubSpot
Je dirige une équipe commerciale de trois personnes et je voudrais que nous suivions nos contacts. French HubSpot

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