Leader
81Heralded Score, range 78–83
The most visible e-commerce platforms in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
146citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
Squarespace Commerce1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | | New entry | 2 , range 2–4 | 2#21 | 2
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 22 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#22 | 2
| 2% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 23 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#23 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 24 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#24 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 25 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#25 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 26 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#26 | 1
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 27 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#27 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 28 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#28 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 29 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#29 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 30 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#30 | 1
| 0% | 0% | None | 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 | | Social | 15.7% | 2 of 4 | 87 | Not read |
| 2 | | Community | 6.2% | 3 of 4 | 16 | 8 |
| 3 | | Regulator | 2.1% | 2 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 4.8% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | | Regulator | 1.9% | 1 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 6 | | Community | 3.1% | 1 of 4 | 16 | Not read |
| 7 | | Directory | 3.6% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.6% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 1 of 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 3.6% | 3 of 4 | 5 | 10 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Webshoptemplates of maatwerkontwikkeling voor kleine bedrijven: wat is beter? | Dutch |  Shopify and |
| Welke alternatieven zijn er voor het afhandelen van online bestellingen via berichten voor een kleine winkel? | Dutch | Shopify and |
| Welke alternatieven zijn er voor verkoop via marketplaces voor een klein bedrijf? | Dutch | |
| Ik heb een kledingwinkel met twee medewerkers. Welk online platform kan ik zelf beheren? | Dutch | Shopify |
| Ik heb een klein bedrijf en zoek een webshop die ik zonder ontwikkelaar kan opzetten. | Dutch | Shopify |
| best ecommerce platform for small businesses selling online | English | Shopify, |
| online store software for independent retailers | English | |
| how can a small business sell products online | English | |
| how to set up an online shop for a clothing business | English | Shopify and |
| how can an independent retailer take orders online | English | Shopify |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
- 1
- 2
WooCommerce
- 3
Wix eCommerce
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
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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.