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
1 Microsoft Purview US New entry 43 , range 35–54 43#1
43
  • : score 43 · #1
42% 17% First reading
2 Google Workspace Security US New entry 39 , range 33–47 39#2
39
  • : score 39 · #2
46% 2% None First reading
3 Google Workspace DLP US New entry 35 , range 29–43 35#3
35
  • : score 35 · #3
36% 2% None First reading
4 Netskope US New entry 25 , range 8–37 25#4
25
  • : score 25 · #4
18% 5% None First reading
5 Forcepoint US New entry 16 , range 7–35 16#5
16
  • : score 16 · #5
19% 0% First reading
6 Broadcom Symantec DLP US New entry 9 , range 4–33 9#6
9
  • : score 9 · #6
14% 0% First reading
7 Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps US New entry 7 , range 2–31 7#7
7
  • : score 7 · #7
8% 2% None First reading
8 Proofpoint US New entry 5 , range 2–29 5#8
5
  • : score 5 · #8
8% 0% First reading
9 Cloudflare US New entry 4 , range 2–27 4#9
4
  • : score 4 · #9
7% 0% None First reading
10 Zscaler US New entry 4 , range 2–27 4#10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
7% 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
11 hornetsecurity.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
12 reddit.com Community 5.0% 1 of 4 3 Not read
13 dr-datenschutz.de Media 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
14 dsn-group.de Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
15 opswat.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
16 scalefusion.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 9
17 a1.digital Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
18 acronis.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 akamai.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
20 anexplorer.io Vendor site 1.7% 1 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