Leader
71Heralded Score, range 58–78
The most visible e-signature tools in Germany, October 2026
Most cited source
2citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
2/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode and Gemini, not on 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 | | New entry | 71 , range 58–78 | 71#1 | 71
| 84% | 29% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 56 , range 46–70 | 56#2 | 56
| 68% | 19% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 44 , range 36–56 | 44#3 | 44
| 44% | 17% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 39 , range 32–49 | 39#4 | 39
| 34% | 15% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 38 , range 31–48 | 38#5 | 38
| 35% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 38 , range 33–44 | 38#6 | 38
| 37% | 8% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 17 , range 6–36 | 17#7 | 17
| 13% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–33 | 9#8 | 9
| 7% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | Paperless | New entry | 7 , range 3–31 | 7#9 | 7
| 10% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–32 | 7#10 | 7
| 6% | 5% | | 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 | | Media | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 3 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 4 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 5 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 6 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Was sind die besten Tools für elektronische Signaturen für kleine Unternehmen? | German | |
| Wie können kleine Unternehmen Verträge online unterschreiben? | German | |
| Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen Verträge unterschreiben, ohne sich persönlich zu treffen? | German | |
| Wie kann ich einen Kunden einen Vertrag online unterschreiben lassen? | German | No brand recommended |
| Ist es für kleine Unternehmen besser, Verträge online oder auf Papier zu unterschreiben? | German | No brand recommended |
| Sind elektronische Signaturen oder eingescannte Dokumente für kleine Unternehmen besser? | German | Document eSign and |
| Welche Alternativen zum Ausdrucken und Scannen von Verträgen gibt es für kleine Unternehmen? | German | |
| Welche Alternativen zum Unterschreiben von Verträgen auf Papier gibt es für kleine Unternehmen? | German | |
| Ich leite ein Unternehmen mit 10 Mitarbeitenden und möchte Verträge zur Online-Unterschrift verschicken. Was eignet sich dafür? | German | |
| Ich leite ein Vertriebsteam und muss Kundenverträge schnell unterschreiben lassen. Was eignet sich dafür? | German | Document eSign, |
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.