Leader
87%of answers name it
The most visible customer support tools, October 2026
Most cited source
32citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 81 , range 75–86 | 81
| 87% | 57% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 76 , range 68–82 | 76
| 74% | 54% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 58 , range 47–70 | 58
| 54% | 37% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 50 , range 42–62 | 50
| 49% | 27% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 47 , range 40–58 | 47
| 44% | 26% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 46 , range 39–56 | 46
| 45% | 22% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 44 , range 37–52 | 44
| 39% | 21% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 37 , range 31–45 | 37
| 25% | 18% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 32 , range 15–39 | 32
| 19% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 3–27 | 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. 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 | | Brand site | 15.6% | 1 of 4 | 23 | 16 |
| 2 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 3 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 4 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 5 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 6 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 7 | | Vendor site | 15.6% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 9 | | Community | 13.5% | 3 of 4 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 1 of 4 | 10 | Not read |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best customer support software for a e-commerce company | English | |
| customer support software recommendations for a head of support | English | |
| top customer support software | English | |
| how to choose customer support software | English | |
| what to look for in customer support software | English | No brand recommended |
| customer support software for a team of 20 to 200 | English | |
| customer support software that integrates with Slack | English | |
| customer support software with GDPR-compliant hosting | English | |
| customer support software for travel | English | |
| most reliable customer support software | English | |
Each engine's top three
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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.