Leader
81Heralded Score, range 78–83
The most visible CRM tools in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 81 , range 78–83 | 81#1 | 81
| 89% | 54% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 73 , range 69–76 | 73#2 | 73
| 75% | 44% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 51 , range 47–56 | 51#3 | 51
| 48% | 30% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 32 , range 27–35 | 32#4 | 32
| 23% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 17 , range 9–30 | 17#5 | 17
| 15% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 11 , range 8–24 | 11#6 | 11
| 10% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 8 , range 6–15 | 8#7 | 8
| 8% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 8 , range 6–14 | 8#8 | 8
| 8% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 7 , range 5–11 | 7#9 | 7
| 7% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 5–11 | 7#10 | 7
| 7% | 3% | | 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 | | Directory | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | | Vendor site | 1.9% | 1 of 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | | Media | 1.7% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | | Community | 2.1% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 15 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | | Review site | 1.9% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | | Review site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 19 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 20 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 4 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best crm software for small business sales teams | English | |
| crm tools for independent consultants to track client relationships | English | |
| how can a small business keep track of customer conversations | English | |
| how to follow up with sales leads before they go cold | English | No brand recommended |
| spreadsheets vs crm software for small sales teams | English | |
| What’s the best CRM software for small businesses? | English | |
| Customer relationship management for small businesses | English | |
| How can a small business keep track of conversations with customers? | English | |
| How can I keep from losing leads after the first contact? | English | |
| Manual sales tracking vs. CRM for small teams | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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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.