The most visible CRM tools in Germany, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Germany in German and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

HubSpot

82Heralded Score, range 73–88

Where engines disagree most

CentralStationCRM

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

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 HubSpot US New entry 82 , range 73–88 82#1
82
  • : score 82 · #1
88% 58% None First reading
2 Pipedrive US New entry 76 , range 66–83 76#2
76
  • : score 76 · #2
81% 48% None First reading
3 Zoho CRM IN New entry 52 , range 42–68 52#3
52
  • : score 52 · #3
48% 33% None First reading
4 CentralStationCRM DE New entry 38 , range 31–48 38#4
38
  • : score 38 · #4
32% 15% None First reading
5 monday CRM IL New entry 31 , range 11–40 31#5
31
  • : score 31 · #5
23% 6% None First reading
6 Bigin IN New entry 21 , range 6–37 21#6
21
  • : score 21 · #6
13% 8% None First reading
7 Salesforce US New entry 19 , range 6–36 19#7
19
  • : score 19 · #7
15% 5% None First reading
8 weclapp DE New entry 11 , range 4–34 11#8
11
  • : score 11 · #8
9% 7% None First reading
9 Copper US New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#9
7
  • : score 7 · #9
6% 6% None First reading
10 HoneyBook US New entry 6 , range 2–31 6#10
6
  • : score 6 · #10
4% 4% 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
1 haufe-akademie.de Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
2 wikipedia.org Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Welche CRM-Software ist die beste für kleine Unternehmen? German HubSpot and Zoho CRM, tied
Kundenbeziehungsmanagement für kleine Unternehmen German CentralStationCRM, HubSpot, Pipedrive, weclapp and Zoho CRM, tied
Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen den Überblick über Kundengespräche behalten? German HubSpot
Wie verhindere ich, dass Leads nach dem Erstkontakt verloren gehen? German HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
Vertrieb manuell nachverfolgen oder CRM für kleine Teams? German HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM, tied
E-Mails und Tabellen oder CRM für kleine Vertriebsteams? German HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied
Alternativen zu Tabellen für die Verwaltung von Leads German HubSpot
Alternativen zur manuellen Kundenverwaltung für kleine Unternehmen German HubSpot
Ich habe ein Unternehmen mit fünf Mitarbeitenden. Welches CRM kann ich zur Kundenverwaltung nutzen? German HubSpot
Ich leite ein dreiköpfiges Vertriebsteam und möchte, dass wir unsere Kontakte nachverfolgen. German HubSpot and Pipedrive, tied

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