Leader
52Heralded Score, range 33–76
The most visible business intelligence tools in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
4citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
They agree
Every engine names the same top three.
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 52 , range 33–76 | 68#1 | 25#3 | 52
| 46% | 24% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 38 , range 21–59 | 40#3 | 33#1 | 38
| 25% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 27 , range 23–58 | 43#2 | 0= #32 | 27
| 25% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 26 , range 5–52 | 30#5 | 20#4 | 26
| 12% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 23 , range 9–53 | 32#4 | 6#9 | 23
| 17% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 10 , range 3–49 | 15#6 | 2#17 | 10
| 7% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 6 , range 1–46 | 6#7 | 7#7 | 6
| 5% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 5 , range 1–46 | 6#8 | 4#13 | 5
| 6% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–44 | 4= #9 | 2= #18 | 3
| 3% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 3 , range 1–44 | 4= #9 | 0= #32 | 3
| 3% | 1% | | 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 | | Reference | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 13 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 14 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 15 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 17 | | Industry authority | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 18 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 19 | | Regulator | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 20 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Best business intelligence tools for small businesses | English | |
| Business intelligence tools for finance teams | English | |
| How can a finance team spot spending trends across departments? | English | No brand recommended |
| How can a sales team see which regions are missing their targets? | English | |
| Spreadsheets vs. dashboards for small business owners | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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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.