The most visible DLP 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

Most cited source

nist.gov

10citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Forcepoint

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
– Falcon Data Security US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Fasoo KR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Fortra Digital Guardian US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% First reading
– Google Cloud Sensitive Data Protection US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– GTB DLP US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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2% 0% None First reading
– HelpSystems US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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3% 0% First reading
– ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus IN Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– McAfee MVISION US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Mimecast Incydr GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 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 nist.gov Regulator 8.3% 1 of 4 8 2
2 youtube.com Social 10.0% 2 of 4 10 Not read
3 linkedin.com Social 10.0% 1 of 4 9 Not read
4 cisa.gov Regulator 8.3% 1 of 4 6 Not read
5 nhimg.org Industry authority 5.0% 2 of 4 6 Not read
6 bund.de Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 5 Not read
7 boddenberg.de Consultancy 5.0% 1 of 4 1 2
8 buse.de Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 1 Not read
9 europa.eu Regulator 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read
10 filecloud.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
how do companies prevent data leaks across email, browsers, and file storage English No brand recommended
can one policy protect sensitive data on laptops and in cloud services English No brand recommended
what can replace manual checks for employees sharing confidential files English No brand recommended
how can we replace separate rules for email and endpoint data leaks English Microsoft Purview
what can replace blocking every file upload to prevent data leaks English Microsoft Purview

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